[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 7, Parts 700 to 899]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR718.8]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
                            CHAPTER VII--FARM
                SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 718--PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO MULTIPLE PROGRAMS--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A--General Provisions
 
Sec. 718.8  Incomplete performance based upon action or advice of an authorized representative of the Secretary.

    (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, performance 
rendered in good faith based upon action of, or information provided by, 
any authorized representative of a County or State Farm Service Agency 
Committee, may be accepted by the Administrator, FSA (Executive Vice 
President, CCC), the Associate Administrator, FSA (Vice President, CCC), 
or the Deputy Administrator for Farm Programs, FSA (Vice President, 
CCC), as meeting the requirements of the applicable program, and 
benefits may be extended or payments may be made therefor in accordance 
with such action or advice to the extent it is deemed desirable in order 
to provide fair and equitable treatment.
    (b) The provisions of this section shall be applicable only if a 
producer relied upon the action of a county or State committee or an 
authorized representative of such committee or took action based on 
information provided by such representative. The authority provided in 
this part does not extend to cases where the producer knew or had 
sufficient reason to know that the action or advice of the committee or 
its authorized representative upon which they relied was improper or 
erroneous, or where the producer acted in reliance on their own 
misunderstanding or misinterpretation of program provisions, notices, or 
advice.