[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: 7CFR780.7]

[Page 463]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
                            CHAPTER VII--FARM
                SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 780--APPEAL REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 780.7  Reconsideration and appeals with the county and State committees and reconsideration with the regional service offices.

    (a) A participant may appeal a decision of personnel subordinate to 
the county committee by filing with the county committee a written 
request for appeal that states the basis upon which the participant 
relies to show that:
    (1) The decision was not proper and not made in accordance with 
applicable program policies; or
    (2) All material facts were not properly considered in such 
decision.
    (b) A participant may seek reconsideration of a final decision by a 
county committee or the Regional Service Office by filing a written 
request for reconsideration with the county committee or the Regional 
Service Office that states the basis upon which the participant relies 
to show that:
    (1) The decision was not proper and not made in accordance with 
applicable program regulations; or
    (2) All material facts were not properly considered in such 
decision.
    (c) A participant may appeal a final decision by a county committee 
or the Regional Service Office to the State committee and request an 
informal hearing in connection therewith, by filing a written appeal 
with the State committee.
    (d) A participant may seek reconsideration of a decision by a State 
committee, and request an informal hearing in connection therewith, by 
filing a written request for reconsideration with the State committee 
that states the basis upon which the participant relies to show that:
    (1) The decision was not proper and not made in accordance with 
applicable program regulations; or
    (2) All material facts were not properly considered in such 
decision.
    (e) Nothing in this part prohibits a participant from filing an 
appeal of a final decision of the county committee or the Regional 
Service Office with NAD in accordance with the NAD regulations.
    (f) This section does not apply to a technical determination by 
NRCS. Procedures regarding the appeal of a technical determination by 
NRCS are contained in Sec. 780.9.