7 CFR § 1280.224 - Periodic evaluation.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t7/s1280.224"
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title: "7 CFR § 1280.224 - Periodic evaluation."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "1280.224"
section_name: "Periodic evaluation."
chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND ORDERS; MISCELLANEOUS COMMODITIES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "1280"
part_name: "LAMB PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND INFORMATION ORDER"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "7 U.S.C. 7411-7425 and 7 U.S.C. 7401."
regulatory_source: "67 FR 17857, Apr. 11, 2002, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1280.224 Periodic evaluation.

Pursuant to the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7401), the Board shall, not less often than every 5 years, authorize and fund, from funds otherwise available to the Board, an independent evaluation of the effectiveness of the Order and other programs conducted by the Board. The Board shall submit to the Secretary, and make available to the public, the results of each periodic independent evaluation conducted under this paragraph.