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7 CFR 1.314: Parties to the hearing.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 7—Agriculture
- Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Agriculture
- PART 1—ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS
- Subpart L—Procedures Related to Administrative Hearings Under the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act of 1986
(a) The parties to the hearing shall be the respondent and USDA. The proceeding shall be brought in the name of the Secretary.
(b) Pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3730(c)(5), a private party plaintiff under the False Claims Act may participate in proceedings under this subpart to the extent authorized by the provisions of that Act.
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