[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7 Volume 4]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR279.5]

[Page 945]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
    CHAPTER II--FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 279--ADMINISTRATIVE AND JUDICIAL REVIEW--FOOD RETAILERS AND FOOD WHOLESALERS--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart B--Rules of Procedure
 
Sec. 279.5  Manner of filing requests for review.


    (a) Addressing requests for review. Requests for review submitted by 
firms shall be mailed to or filed with Director, Administrative Review 
Division, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, 
Room 304, 3101 Park Center Drive, Alexandria, Virginia 22302.
    (b) Content of requests. Requests for review shall be in writing and 
shall state the name and business address of the firm involved, and the 
name, address and position with the firm of the person who signed the 
request. The request shall be signed by the owner of the firm, an 
officer or partner of the firm, or by counsel, and need not be under 
oath.
    (c) Time limit for requesting review. A request for review shall be 
filed with the Director, Administrative Review Division, within 10 days 
of the date of delivery of the notice of the action for which review is 
requested. For purposes of determining whether a filing date is timely:
    (1) The filing date shall be the postmark date of the request, or 
equivalent if the written request is filed by a means other than mail;
    (2) In computing the 10 day period, the day of delivery of the 
notice of the action for which review is requested may not be included. 
The last day of the period so computed shall be included, unless it is a 
Saturday, a Sunday, or a legal holiday. In that case, the period runs 
until the end of the next day which is not a Saturday, a Sunday, or a 
legal holiday. As used in this paragraph, ``legal holiday'' includes New 
Year's Day, Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor 
Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and 
any other day designated as a holiday by the President or the Congress 
of the United States.


[Amdt. 136, 43 FR 43279, Sept. 22, 1978, as amended by Amdt. 236, 49 FR 
22058, May 25, 1984]