[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: 7CFR718.9]

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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. 718.9  Finality rule.

    (a) A determination by a State or county committee made on or after 
October 13, 1994, becomes final and binding 90 days from the date the 
application for benefits has been filed, and supporting documentation 
required to be supplied by the producer as a condition for eligibility 
for the particular program has been filed unless one of the following 
conditions exist:

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    (1) The participant has requested an administrative review of the 
determination in accordance with the provisions of part 780 of this 
chapter;
    (2) The determination was based on misrepresentation, false 
statement, fraud, or willful misconduct by or on behalf of the 
participant;
    (3) The determination was modified by the Administrator, FSA, or the 
Executive Vice President, CCC; or
    (4) The participant had reason to know that the determination was 
erroneous.
    (b) Should an erroneous determination become final under the 
provisions of this section, it shall only be effective through the year 
in which the error was found and communicated to the participant.