Item 4. Controls and Procedures
ITEM
4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We
maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that
we file or submit under the Exchange Act is (1) recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the
SEC’s rules and forms and (2) accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer, as our principal
executive officer, and Interim Chief Financial Officer, as our principal financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure.
In
connection with the preparation of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2023, our management, with the
participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls
and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act). Our management recognizes that any controls and
procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives, and management
necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based upon the evaluation
described above, our Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer concluded that, due to the material weaknesses previously
reported in our Annual Report that have not yet been remediated, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of September
30, 2023.
Changes
in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Management
described a plan to remediate the material weaknesses within our Annual Report. Management, with the assistance of a third-party service
provider, continues to design and implement internal controls. Additionally, management continued its risk assessment to identify risks
and objectives. There were no other changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended
September 30, 2023 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Management will continue to evaluate and enhance our processes as noted in the remediation plan described within our Annual Report. The
elements of our remediation plan can only be accomplished over time, and we can offer no assurance that these will ultimately have the
intended effects.
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