[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 6]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR614.10]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
   CHAPTER VI--NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                               AGRICULTURE
 
PART 614_NRCS APPEAL PROCEDURES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 614.10   Appeals before the Farm Service Agency county committee.

    (a) In accordance with 7 CFR part 780, a participant may appeal a 
final technical determination or a program decision to the FSA county 
committee for those decisions made under Title XII.
    (b) When the FSA county committee hearing the appeal requests review 
of the technical determination by the applicable State Conservationist 
prior to issuing their decision, the State Conservationist will:
    (1) Designate an appropriate NRCS official to gather any additional 
information necessary for review of the technical determination;
    (2) Obtain additional oral and documentary evidence from any party 
with personal or expert knowledge about the facts under review;

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    (3) Conduct a field visit to review and obtain additional 
information concerning the technical determination; and
    (4) After the actions set forth in paragraphs (b)(1) through (3) of 
this section are completed, provide the FSA county committee with a 
written technical determination in the form required by Sec. 
614.6(b)(1) through (2) as well as a copy of the agency record.