§ 1439.100 - Administration.

(a) The regulations in this subpart provide for what will be referred to as the 2003/2004 Livestock Assistance Program (LAP) which will be administered under the general supervision and direction of the Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), and the Deputy Administrator for Farm Programs, Farm Service Agency (FSA). In the field, the regulations in this part will be administered by FSA State and county committees.

(b) The FSA State executive directors, county executive directors, and State and county committees do not have the authority to modify or waive any of the provisions in this part unless specifically authorized by the Deputy Administrator.

(c) The FSA State committee may take any action authorized or required by this part to be taken by the FSA county committee that has not been taken by such committee, such as:

(1) Correct or require a FSA county committee to correct any action taken by such committee that is not in accordance with this part; or

(2) Require an FSA county committee to withhold taking any action that is not in accordance with this part.

(d) No delegation herein to an FSA State or county committee shall preclude the Executive Vice President, CCC, or a designee, or the Deputy Administrator from determining any question arising under this part or from reversing or modifying any determination made by an FSA State or county committee.

(e) Data furnished by the applicants will be used to determine eligibility for program benefits. Although participation in the 2003/2004 LAP is voluntary, program benefits will not be provided unless the participant furnishes all requested data.