§ 3015.72 - Definitions.

(a) Cognizant agency means the Federal agency assigned by OMB to carry out the responsibilities described in OMB Circular A-128. Within USDA the Secretary has designated the Office of Finance and Management (OFM) as the cognizant agency. OFM further has the responsibility to delegate cognizant agency responsibilities to those USDA awarding agencies that provide the major of Federal funds or services to the recipient and to monitor the agencies implementation of the Single Audit Act of 1984 and OMB Circular A-128. In those instances where USDA is designated as the cognizant agency, the USDA Office of Inspector General (OIG) shall fulfill the responsibilities defined in § 3015.74 of this subpart.

(b) OIG means the Office of Inspector General, United States Department of Agriculture.

(c) Regional Inspector General means the OIG official in the United States Department of Agriculture who is responsible for audit-related matters in one of the designated regions covered by a Regional Audit Office.

(d) Other definitions applicable to this subpart are set forth in Appendix B.