Written notifications and complaints.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 7

(a) Written notification, as used in section 6(b) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 499f (b)), means: (1) Any written statement reporting or complaining of a violation of the Act made by any officer or agency of any State or Territory having jurisdiction over licensees or persons subject to license, or a person filing a complaint under section 6(a), or any other interested person who has knowledge of or information regarding a possible violation of the Act, other than an employee of an agency of USDA administering the Act; (2) Any written notice of intent to preserve the benefits of, or any claim for payment from, the trust established under section 5 of the Act (7 U.S.C. 499e); (3) Any official certificate(s) of the United States Government or States or Territories of the United States; or (4) Any public legal filing or other published document describing or alleging a violation of the Act. (b) Any written notification may be filed by delivering the written notification to any office of USDA or any official of USDA responsible for administering the Act. Any written notification published in any public forum, including, but not limited to, a newspaper or an internet website shall be deemed filed upon visual inspection by any office of USDA or any official of USDA responsible for administering the Act. A written notification which (c) Upon becoming aware of a complaint under section 6(a) or written notification under 6(b) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 499f (a) or (b)) by means described in paragrap

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 7:§ 46.49