9 CFR § 351.7 - Administration of certification service program.

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title: "9 CFR § 351.7 - Administration of certification service program."
title_number: 9
title_name: "Animals and Animal Products"
section_number: "351.7"
section_name: "Administration of certification service program."
chapter_name: "FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
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subchapter_name: "AGENCY ORGANIZATION AND TERMINOLOGY; MANDATORY MEAT AND POULTRY PRODUCTS INSPECTION AND VOLUNTARY INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION"
part_number: "351"
part_name: "CERTIFICATION OF TECHNICAL ANIMAL FATS FOR EXPORT"
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authority: "7 U.S.C. 1622, 1624; 7 CFR 2.17 (g) and (i), 2.55."
regulatory_source: "40 FR 58627, Dec. 18, 1975, unless otherwise noted."
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# 351.7 Administration of certification service program.

(a) The regulations in this part shall be administered by the circuit supervisor for the jurisdiction in which is located the certified plant or plants for which application for certification service is made, and such assistants as may be necessary will be assigned by the Administrator.

(b) The Administrator may enter into a cooperative agreement with any recognized State for the conduct by State employees of any surveys, examinations, and other activities involved in the administration of the regulations in this part. However, certifications under these regulations may be issued only by Program employees, as provided in § 351.3.