FV-237A Request for Audit Services (Business, farms)

FORM APPROVED BY OMB No. 0581-0125

	UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE, FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PROGRAM REQUEST FOR AUDIT SERVICES (This is the only acceptable form for fax or electronic submission to USDA for audit requests) NOTE: Fill in all appropriate blocks. Requested services may be delayed because of incomplete information. Type of service requested must be selected below. Services will be declined if the request is beyond our scope of certification. Once a request has been received, a USDA representative will make contact within 48 hours of receipt to schedule the audit.
DATE OF REQUEST:					ANTICIPATED DATE OF AUDIT:
AUDITEE INFORMATION						FARM / FACILITY INFORMATION
Company Name:						Location:
Street Address:
City, State & Zip:						Total Acres / Total Sq Feet to be audited:
Phone Number:
Contact Person:
APPLICANT INFORMATION						COMMODITIES TO BE COVERED BY AUDIT (Please List)
Company Name
Phone Number:
Fax Number:
E-mail:
Contact Person:
TYPE OF AUDIT SERVICES REQUESTED (Please choose at least one)
□ Produce GAPs Harmonized Audit - Field Operations & Harvesting □ Produce GAPs Harmonized Audit - Field Operations & Harvesting w/ Global Markets Primary Production Addendum □ Produce GAPs Harmonized Audit - Post Harvest □ Produce GAPs Harmonized Audit – Post Harvest w/ Global Markets Primary Production Addendum □ Mushroom Specific GAP Audit (M-GAP) □ Tomato Audit Protocol - Open Field Production, Harvest & Field Packing □ Tomato Audit Protocol - Packinghouse □ Tomato Audit Protocol - Greenhouse □ Tomato Audit Protocol – Repacking and Distribution □ Plant Systems Audit (PSA)							□ USDA Good Agricultural Practices and Good Handling Practices (GAP&GHP) Audit (choose scopes below) □ Part 1 – Farm Review □ Part 2 – Field Harvest & Field Packing Activities □ Part 3 – House Packing Facility □ Part 4 – Storage & Transportation □ Part 6 – Wholesale Distribution Center / Terminal Warehouse □ Part 7 – Preventative Food Defense Procedures □ Food Defense □ Other:
ADDITIONAL REMARKS
According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 0581-0125. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated average 2 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal or because all or part of an individual’s income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s TARGET Center at (202)720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, or call (800)795-3272 (voice) or (202)720-6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

FV-237A (04-14) (Previous editions are to be destroyed)