§ 729.104 - Administration.

(a) The regulations in this part will be administered under the general supervision of the Administrator, FSA, and shall be carried out in the field by State and county FSA committees.

(b) State and county committees, and representatives and employees thereof do not have the authority to modify or waive any of the provisions of the regulations of this part.

(c) The State committee:

(1) Shall instruct a county committee to:

(i) Correct any action taken by such committee which is not in accordance with the regulations of this part, or

(ii) Withhold taking any action which such committee is known to be contemplating if such action is not in accordance with the regulations of this part.

(iii) Take any action required in accordance with the regulations of this part if such county committee has knowingly failed to take such action.

(2) May, after duly instructing a county committee in accordance with paragraph (c)(1) of this section, correct or modify any action required by these regulations that such committee has failed or refused to take.

(d) The Deputy Administrator:

(1) Shall instruct a State committee to:

(i) Correct any action taken by such committee which is not in accordance with the regulations of this part, or

(ii) Withhold taking any action which such committee is known to be contemplating if such action is not in accordance with this part.

(iii) Take any action required in accordance with regulations of this part if such State committee has knowingly failed to take such action.

(2) Shall after duly instructing the State committee in accordance with paragraph (d)(1) of this section, correct or modify any action required by these regulations that such committee has failed or refused to take.

(3) May waive or modify deadlines and other program requirements in cases for which the Deputy Administrator determines that lateness, or failure to meet such other requirements, as applicable, does not affect adversely the operation of the peanut program. Such authority shall include, but not be limited to, the delegation of the authority to the State FSA committee to, acting in accordance with such instructions as the Deputy Administrator may issue, modify deadlines for the filing of transfer of peanut quotas.

(e) Notwithstanding any provisions in the regulations of this part, the Administrator, FSA, or a designee, may determine any question arising under the regulations of this part or may reverse or modify any determination made by a State or county committee.