[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 4]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR279.3]

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                          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 A--Administrative Review--General
 
Sec. 279.3  Authority and jurisdiction.

    (a) Jurisdiction. An administrative review officer shall act for the 
Department on requests for review filed by firms aggrieved by any of the 
following actions:
    (1) Denial of an application or withdrawal of authorization to 
participate in the program under Sec. 278.1;
    (2) Imposition of a fine under Secs. 278.6(l) or 278.6(m) of this 
chapter or disqualification from participation in the program or 
imposition of a civil money penalty under Sec. 278.6 of this chapter, 
except for disqualification actions imposed under Sec. 278.6(e)(8) of 
this chapter;
    (3) Denial of all or part of any claim asserted by a firm against 
FNS under Sec. 278.7 (c), (d), or (e);
    (4) Assertion of a claim under Sec. 278.7(a); or
    (5) Forfeiture of part or all of a collateral bond under Sec. 278.1, 
if the request for review is made by the authorized firm. The 
administrative review officer shall not accept requests for review made 
by a bonding company or agent.
    (b) Authority. The determination of the administrative review 
officer shall be the final administrative determination of the 
Department, subject, however, to judicial review under section 14 of the 
Food Stamp Act and subpart C of this part.

[Amdt. 136, 43 FR 43279, Sept. 22, 1978, as amended by Amdt. 258, 49 FR 
28393, July 12, 1984; Amdt. 257, 49 FR 32538, Aug. 15, 1984; Amdt. 262, 
49 FR 50598, Dec. 31, 1984; Amdt. 334, 57 FR 3913, Feb. 3, 1992; Amdt. 
356, 59 FR 29714, June 9, 1994; Amdt. 364, 61 FR 54320, Oct. 17, 1996; 
64 FR 23174, Apr. 30, 1999]