[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 14]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR1956.84]

[Page 261]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
   CHAPTER XVIII--RURAL HOUSING SERVICE, RURAL BUSINESS--COOPERATIVE 
SERVICE, RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, AND FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF 
                         AGRICULTURE (CONTINUED)
 
PART 1956--DEBT SETTLEMENT--Table of Contents
 
 Subpart B--Debt Settlement--Farm Loan Programs and Multi-Family Housing
 
Sec.  1956.84  Approval or rejection.

    (a)-(d) [Reserved]
    (e) Appeal rights. A debtor whose debt settlement offer is rejected 
will be notified of appeal rights pursuant to subpart B of part 1900 of 
this chapter. In cases where the adverse decision maker is the County 
Committee, the FmHA or its successor agency under Public Law 103-354 
official will advise the debtor of appeal rights. If the debtor 
exercises his/her right to a meeting, the County Committee must meet 
with the debtor. If the meeting does not result in a resolution, the 
debtor may exercise his/her right to a hearing. If the hearing officer 
reverses the adverse County Committee decision, the case will be 
forwarded to the appropriate debt settlement approval official for 
consideration of approval.

[58 FR 21345, Apr. 21, 1993]