[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 6]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR614.101]

[Page 362]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
   CHAPTER VI--NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                               AGRICULTURE
 
PART 614--APPEAL PROCEDURES--Table of Contents
 
     Subpart B--Appeals of Technical Determinations Related to the 
  Conservation Title (Title XII) of the Food Security Act of 1985, as 
                                 Amended
 
Sec. 614.101  Notice of preliminary technical determinations.

    (a) All preliminary technical determinations related to programs 
provided for in Sec. 614.100 shall be in writing and shall inform the 
landowner or program participant of the following:
    (1) The preliminary technical determination will become final after 
30 days if the landowner or program participant does not arrange with 
the designated conservationist for either or both of the following 
options:
    (i) A field visit to the site to gather additional information and 
to discuss the facts concerning the preliminary technical determination, 
together with, at the option of the conservation district, a district 
representative; and
    (ii) Mediation.
    (2) Once the technical determination is final, the landowner or 
program participant may appeal the technical determination to the FSA 
county or area committee pursuant to 7 CFR part 780. Landowners or 
program participants wishing to appeal must exhaust any available appeal 
procedures through the FSA county committee prior to appealing to NAD. 
Judicial review is available only as specified in 7 CFR part 11.
    (b) The document containing the preliminary technical determination 
shall be mailed or hand delivered to the landowner or program 
participant.