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7 C.F.R. § 7.3

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The following definitions apply to this part. The definitions in § 718.2 of this title also apply to this part, except where they conflict with the definitions in this section.

Cooperate means to enroll a farming operation or agricultural property with a county office.

Deputy Administrator means Deputy Administrator for Field Operations, Farm Service Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture or the designee.

Local administrative area means an elective area for FSA committees in a single county or multi-county jurisdiction.

Participate means to receive assistance, services, or benefits directly from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), or from USDA indirectly through another governmental agency.

Socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher is an individual or entity who is a member of a group whose members have been subject to racial, ethnic, or gender prejudice because of their identity as members of a group without regard to their individual qualities. These groups consist of: American Indians or Alaskan Natives, Asians, Blacks or African Americans, Native Hawaiians or other Pacific Islanders, Hispanics, and women.

State committee means the FSA State committee.

Uniform Guidelines means the Uniform Guidelines for Conducting Farm Service Agency County Committee Elections, which are available in FSA Handbook 15-AO.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1960–2026 · leading case: Guy v. Glickman, 945 F. Supp. 324 (D.D.C. 1996).
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Guy v. Glickman, 945 F. Supp. 324 (D.D.C. 1996). “) State committee members are appointed by the Secretary, 7 C.F.R. § 7.3 ; county committee members are elected by their farming peers in the local area, 7 C.”
Morrow v. Clayton, 326 F.2d 36 (10th Cir. 1963). “7 C.F. R. § 7.3 (March 23, 1961), details the purposes of these committees to be “to direct the administration of * * * ^he Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 * * * and any amendments to such acts- and sueh other acts of Congress as the Secretary of Agriculture or Congress may…”
Rakestraw v. Winchester, 254 F. Supp. 729 (M.D.N.C. 1966). “The Secretary of Agriculture has provided in 7 C.F.R. § 7.3 that the County Gommittee is to conduct its operations: “ * * * in accordance with applicable laws, regulations and official instructions.”
Morrow v. Clayton, 326 F.2d 36 (10th Cir. 1964). “7 C.F.R. 7.3 (March 23, 1961), details the purposes of these committees to be 'to direct the administration of * * * the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 * * * and any amendments to such acts, and such other acts of Congress as the Secretary of Agriculture or Congress may…”
Dep't of Agric. Preferences for "Socially Disadvantaged" Groups (OLC 2026). “See 7 C.F.R. § 7.3 . For purposes of financial benefits under the program, USDA reg- ulations tether one’s status as socially disadvantaged to race—though the regulations do not specify which racial groups qualify.”
Rex L. Neely v. United States, 274 F.2d 389 (9th Cir. 1960). “610), placed the local administration of the program in the hands of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committees, * * * (7 CFR 7.3). Under the regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture, the county office manager of the ASC committees was charged with the…”
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