The National Appeals Division (NAD) of the U. S. Department of
Agriculture was established by the Secretary of Agriculture on October 20,
1994 by Secretary's Memorandum 1010-1, pursuant to the Federal Crop
Insurance Reform and Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994
(P. L. 103-354, section 271 et seq. (October 13, 1994). The Act
consolidated the appellate functions and staffs of several USDA Agencies
to provide for independent hearings and reviews of adverse Agency
decisions. NAD's organizational structure was approved by the Secretary on
May 14, 1996, and interim final regulations governing NAD appeals were
published on December 29, 1995.
NAD is responsible for all administrative appeals arising from program
activities of assigned Agencies, as well as such other administrative
appeals arising from decisions of Agencies of USDA designated by the
Secretary. NAD appeals involve program decisions of the Farm Service Agency, Risk Management Agency, Natural Resources Conservation
Service, Rural
Business-Cooperative Development Service, Rural Housing
Service, and the Rural Utilities
Service.
Last Modified: 03/30/2006
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