GroundRules
50 CFR 260.21: Declining an appeal application.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 50—Wildlife and Fisheries
- CHAPTER II—NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
- SUBCHAPTER G—PROCESSED FISHERY PRODUCTS, PROCESSED PRODUCTS THEREOF, AND CERTAIN OTHER PROCESSED FOOD PRODUCTS
- PART 260—INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION
- Subpart A—Inspection and Certification of Establishments, Fishery Products, and Other Marine Ingredients
A request for an appeal may be declined when:
(a) The reasons for the appeal are frivolous or not substantial;
(b) The quality or condition of the product has undergone a material change since the inspection covering the product on which an appeal inspection is requested;
(c) The lot relative to which an appeal inspection is requested is not, or cannot be made, accessible for the selection of officially drawn samples;
(d) The lot relative to which an appeal inspection is requested cannot be positively identified by the inspector as the lot from which officially drawn samples were previously inspected; or
(e) There is noncompliance with the regulations in this part. The applicant shall be notified promptly if a request for appeal is declined, as outlined in the SIP Manual.
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