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USDA/FSA RIN: 0560-AG88 Publication ID: Spring 2003 
Title: ●Clarification of Informal Appeals Procedures 
Abstract: This action will amend the general administrative regulations and rules for informal agency appeals, including use of mediation or reconsideration by decision-makers, during the informal appeals process. The goal of the amended regulations will be to furnish additional detail in published regulations regarding procedures for program participant appeals of adverse decisions made by the FSA, CCC, and, as applicable, certain determinations of NRCS, and to clarify in the regulations the policies and procedures currently operating during appeals and mediations of adverse program decisions. 
Agency: Department of Agriculture(USDA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 7 CFR 780   
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301    15 USC 714b    15 USC 714c    16 USC 590h   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Final Action  07/00/2003    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Sectors Affected: 11 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, and Hunting 
Agency Contact:
Phillip Elder
Agricultural Economist
Department of Agriculture
Farm Service Agency
MS 0572, 1400 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20250
Phone:202 690-8104
Fax:202 720-5233
Email: phillip_elder@wdc.usda.gov