§ 1280.663 - Results of the referendum.

(a) The Deputy Administrator, FSA, shall submit the results of the referendum to the Administrator. The Administrator shall prepare and submit to the Secretary a report of the results of the referendum. The results of any referendum shall be issued by the Department in an official press release and published in the Federal Register. State reports and related papers shall be available for public inspection in the office of the Marketing Programs Branch, Livestock and Seed Division, AMS, USDA, Room 2606, South Agriculture Building, 14th and Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC.

(b) If the Secretary deems it necessary, the report of any State or county shall be reexamined and checked by such persons as may be designated by the Deputy Administrator, FSA, or the Secretary.