7 USC 7991 - Administration generally

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§ 7991.

Administration generally

(a)

Use of Commodity Credit Corporation

(b)

Determinations by Secretary

(c)

Regulations

(1)

In general

(2)

Procedure

The promulgation of the regulations and administration of this chapter shall be made without regard to—

(A)

chapter 35 of title 44 (commonly know 1

 So in original. Probably should be “known”.

as the “Paperwork Reduction Act”);

(B)

the Statement of Policy of the Secretary of Agriculture effective July 24, 1971 (36 Fed. Reg. 13804), relating to notices of proposed rulemaking and public participation in rulemaking; and

(C)

the notice and comment provisions of section 553 of title 5.

(3)

Congressional review of agency rulemaking

(d)

Treatment of advance payment option

The protection that was afforded producers that had an option to elect to accelerate the receipt of any payment under a production flexibility contract payable under the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996, as provided by section 525 of Public 2

 So in original. Probably should be followed by “Law”.

106–170 (113 Stat. 1928; 7 U.S.C. 7212 note), shall also apply to the option to receive—

(1)

the advance payment of direct payments and counter-cyclical payments under subchapter I and subchapter III;

(2)

the single payment of compensation for eligible peanut quota holders under section 7960 of this title; and

(3)

the advance payment of direct payments and counter-cyclical payments under title I of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 [7 U.S.C. 8701 et seq.].

(e)

Adjustment authority related to Uruguay Round compliance

(1)

Required determination; adjustment

(2)

Congressional notification

(Pub. L. 107–171, title I, § 1601, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 211; Pub. L. 110–234, title I, § 1601(e), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1001; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title I, § 1601(e), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1729.)

cite as: 7 USC 7991