[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 7]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR735.8]

[Page 178-179]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
       CHAPTER VII--FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 735_REGULATIONS FOR THE UNITED STATES WAREHOUSE ACT--Table of 
Contents
 
                      Subpart A_General Provisions
 
Sec. 735.8  Appeals.

    (a) Any person who is subject to an adverse determination made under 
the Act may appeal the determination by filing a written request with 
DACO at the following address: Deputy Administrator, Commodity 
Operations, Farm Service Agency, United States Department of 
Agriculture, STOP 0550, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 
20250-0550.
    (b) Any person who believes that they have been adversely affected 
by a

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determination under this part must seek review by DACO within twenty-
eight calendar days of such determination, unless provided with notice 
by DACO of a different deadline.
    (c) The appeal process set forth in this part is applicable to all 
licensees and providers under any provision of the Act, regulations or 
any applicable licensing agreement as follows:
    (1) DACO will notify the person in writing of the nature of the 
suspension, revocation or liquidation action;
    (2) The person must notify DACO of any appeal of its action within 
twenty-eight calendar days;
    (3) The appeal and request must state whether:
    (i) A hearing is requested,
    (ii) The person will appear in person at such hearing, or
    (iii) Such hearing will be held by telephone;
    (4) DACO will provide the person a written acknowledgment of their 
request to pursue an appeal;
    (5) When a person requests an appeal and does not request a hearing 
DACO will allow that person:
    (i) To submit in writing the reasons why they believe DACO's 
determination to be in error,
    (ii) Twenty-eight calendar days from the receipt of the 
acknowledgment to file any statements and documents in support of their 
appeal, unless provided with notice by DACO of a different deadline, and
    (iii) An additional fourteen calendar days to respond to any new 
issues raised by DACO in response to the person's initial submission, 
unless provided with notice by DACO of a different deadline;
    (6) If the person requests to pursue an appeal and requests a 
hearing, DACO will:
    (i) Notify the person of the date of the hearing,
    (ii) Determine the location of the hearing, when the person asks to 
appear in person,
    (iii) Notify the person of the location of the hearing,
    (iv) Afford the person twenty-eight calendar days from the receipt 
of the notification of the scheduling of the hearing to submit any 
statements and documents in support of the appeal, unless provided with 
notice by DACO of a different deadline, and
    (v) Allow the person an additional fourteen calendar days from the 
date of the hearing to submit any additional material, unless provided 
with notice by DACO of a different deadline;
    (7) Determinations of DACO will be final and no further appeal 
within USDA will be available except as may be specified in the final 
determination of DACO; and
    (8) A person may not initiate an action in any court of competent 
jurisdiction concerning a determination made under the Act prior to the 
exhaustion of the appeal process set forth in this section.