{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-1.815","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 1.815","heading":"Decision by the Secretary.","body":"After due consideration of the record, the Secretary shall render a decision. Such decision shall become a part of the record and shall include:\n(a) A statement of findings and conclusions, including the reasons or basis for such findings, upon all the material issues of fact or law presented on the record.\n(b) A ruling upon proposed findings and proposed conclusions not previously ruled upon in the record.\n(c) A ruling upon exceptions filed by interested persons.\n(d) Either a denial of the proposal to issue a rule, or, if the findings upon the record so warrant, a rule, the provisions of which shall be set forth and such rule shall be complete.","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Agriculture","PART 1—ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS","Subpart P—Rules of Practice and Procedure Governing Formal Rulemaking Proceedings Instituted by the Secretary"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-7.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:01Z","sha256":"7120f9e9cc94098f423a0a67e77543515bcb15cd7511eb7a70ed72446cfca421","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-1.814","next":"us/7-cfr-1.816"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}