7 CFR § 990.40 - General adverse action appeal process.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t7/s990.40"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "7 CFR § 990.40 - General adverse action appeal process."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "990.40"
section_name: "General adverse action appeal process."
chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND ORDERS; FRUITS, VEGETABLES, NUTS), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "990"
part_name: "DOMESTIC HEMP PRODUCTION PROGRAM"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "7 U.S.C. 1639o note, 1639p, 1639q, 1639r."
regulatory_source: "86 FR 5680, Jan. 19, 2021, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "990"
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# 990.40 General adverse action appeal process.

(a) Persons who believe they are adversely affected by the denial of a license application under the USDA hemp production program may appeal such decision to the AMS Administrator.

(b) Persons who believe they are adversely affected by the denial of a license renewal under the USDA hemp production program may appeal such decision to the AMS Administrator.

(c) Persons who believe they are adversely affected by the revocation or suspension of a USDA hemp production license may appeal such decision to the AMS Administrator.

(d) States and Indian Tribes that believe they are adversely affected by the denial of a proposed State or Tribal hemp plan may appeal such decision to the AMS Administrator.