[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 10]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR1439.100]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER XIV--COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 1439_EMERGENCY LIVESTOCK ASSISTANCE--Table of Contents
 
            Subpart B_2003	2004 Livestock Assistance Program
 
Sec. 1439.100  Administration.

    Source: 70 FR 16394, Mar. 31, 2005, unless otherwise noted.


    (a) The regulations in this subpart provide for what will be 
referred to as the 2003/2004 Livestock Assistance Program (LAP) which 
will be administered under the general supervision and direction of the 
Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), and the 
Deputy Administrator for Farm Programs, Farm Service Agency (FSA). In 
the field, the regulations in this part will be administered by FSA 
State and county committees.
    (b) The FSA State executive directors, county executive directors, 
and State and county committees do not have the authority to modify or 
waive any of the provisions in this part unless specifically authorized 
by the Deputy Administrator.
    (c) The FSA State committee may take any action authorized or 
required by this part to be taken by the FSA county committee that has 
not been taken by such committee, such as:
    (1) Correct or require a FSA county committee to correct any action 
taken by such committee that is not in accordance with this part; or
    (2) Require an FSA county committee to withhold taking any action 
that is not in accordance with this part.
    (d) No delegation herein to an FSA State or county committee shall 
preclude the Executive Vice President, CCC, or a designee, or the Deputy 
Administrator from determining any question arising under this part or 
from reversing or modifying any determination made by an FSA State or 
county committee.
    (e) Data furnished by the applicants will be used to determine 
eligibility for program benefits. Although participation in the 2003/
2004 LAP is voluntary, program benefits will not be provided unless the 
participant furnishes all requested data.

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