7 CFR § 1217.61 - Independent evaluation.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t7/s1217.61"
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title: "7 CFR § 1217.61 - Independent evaluation."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "1217.61"
section_name: "Independent evaluation."
chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND ORDERS; MISCELLANEOUS COMMODITIES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "1217"
part_name: "SOFTWOOD LUMBER RESEARCH, PROMOTION, CONSUMER EDUCATION AND INDUSTRY INFORMATION ORDER"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "7 U.S.C. 7411-7425; 7 U.S.C. 7401."
regulatory_source: "76 FR 22755, Apr. 22, 2011, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1217.61 Independent evaluation.

At least once every five years, the Board shall authorize and fund from funds otherwise available to the Board, an independent evaluation of the effectiveness of the Order and the programs conducted by the Board pursuant to the Act. The Board shall submit to the Secretary, and make available to the public, the results of each periodic independent evaluation conducted under this paragraph.