[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 7]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR711.9]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
                            CHAPTER VII--FARM
                SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 711--MARKETING QUOTA REVIEW REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 711.9  Composition of review committee.

    (a) Three designated members from the panel constitute a review 
committee. Three members from the panel shall act as a review committee 
to hear applications for review for the prescribed area of venue. The 
State executive director shall designate from the panel of members for 
the prescribed area of venue three members who shall act as a review 
committee to hear specific applications and shall designate one of these 
three members as chairman of the review committee and another member as 
vice-chairman. Where the number of applications pending require two or 
more review committees for prompt disposition of such applications, the 
State executive director shall designate the members of each review 
committee, the chairman and vice chairman thereof, and the specific 
application to be heard by each review committee. Two or more review 
committees may hear applications concurrently in an area of venue. In 
the absence of the chairman, the vice chairman shall perform the duties 
and exercise the powers of the chairman. The State executive director 
shall notify members of each review committee of the schedule of 
hearings. No member shall serve in any case in which a quota will be 
reviewed for a farm in which such member, any of his relatives or 
business associates, is interested, nor shall any member serve where he 
had acted as State, county, or community committee member on a quota to 
be reviewed by the review committee.
    (b) Only two members present to commence hearing. Where only two 
members of a review committee are present to commence a hearing, 
although three members were scheduled to hear the application, at the 
request of or with the consent of the applicant in writing, a hearing 
conducted by two members of the review committee shall be deemed to be a 
regular hearing of the review committee as to such application. The 
determination made by such members shall constitute the determination of 
the review committee. In the event such members cannot agree upon a 
determination, such fact shall be set forth in writing and a new hearing 
scheduled by the State executive director. If the applicant does not 
consent in writing to a hearing conducted by two members of the review 
committee, the hearing shall be rescheduled.
    (c) Only two members remain to complete a hearing. Where only two 
members of a review committee remain to complete a hearing commenced 
with three members, due to serious illness, death, or other cause which 
prevents one of the members from completing the hearing within a 
reasonable time, at the request or with the consent of the applicant in 
writing, the remaining two members of the review committee shall 
henceforth constitute an entire review committee for the purpose of such 
hearing. In the event such members cannot agree upon a determination, 
such fact shall be set forth in writing and a new hearing scheduled by 
the State executive director. If the applicant does not consent in 
writing to completion of the hearing by two members of the review 
committee, the hearing shall be rescheduled.
    (d) Reopened or remanded hearings. In the case of a reopened or 
remanded hearing, if any member of the review committee is no longer in 
office because of death, resignation, or ineligibility, the State 
executive director shall designate another member of the review 
committee panel to serve on the review committee. If a hearing held 
pursuant to paragraph (b) or (c) of this section is reopened or remanded 
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only one review committee member is available to hear such reopened or 
remanded hearing, the State executive director shall designate two 
additional members from the review committee panel to serve on the 
review committee.