---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 614.10"
title: "7"
number: "614.10"
heading: "Appeals before the Farm Service Agency county committee."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/614.10"
---

# §614.10. Appeals before the Farm Service Agency county committee.

- (a) In accordance with [7 CFR part 780](/cfr/7/part780.md), 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 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; and
  - (3) Conduct a field visit to review and obtain additional information concerning the technical determination.
- (c) After the actions set forth in [paragraphs (b)(1) through (3)](#b-1..b-3) of this section are completed, provide the FSA county committee with a written technical determination in the form required by [§ 614.6(b)(1) through (2)](/cfr/7/614.6.md?p=b-1..b-2) as well as a copy of the agency record.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 7 U.S.C. 6932 and 6995; and 16 U.S.C. 3822(a).

### Source

Source: 77 FR 34190, June 11, 2012, unless otherwise noted.