{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-789.16","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 789.16","heading":"Changes or cancellations of priority ratings and rated orders.","body":"(a) The priority rating on a rated order may be changed or canceled by:\n(1) An official action of USDA; or\n(2) Written notification from the person who placed the rated order.\n(b) If an unrated order is amended so as to make it a rated order, or a DO rating is changed to a DX rating, the supplier must give the appropriate preferential treatment to the order as of the date the change is received by the supplier.\n(c) An amendment to a rated order that significantly alters a supplier's original production or delivery schedule constitutes a new rated order as of the date of its receipt. The supplier must accept or reject the amended order according to the provisions of § 789.13.\n(d) The following amendments do not constitute a new rated order:\n(1) A change in shipping destination;\n(2) A reduction in the total amount of the order;\n(3) An increase in the total amount of the order that has a negligible impact upon deliveries;\n(4) A minor variation in size or design; or\n(5) A change that is agreed upon between the supplier and the customer.\n(e) If a person no longer needs items or services to fill a rated order, any rated orders placed with suppliers for the items or services, or the priority rating on those orders, must be canceled.\n(f) When a priority rating is added to an unrated order, or is changed or canceled, all suppliers must be promptly notified in writing.","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture","CHAPTER VII—FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","SUBCHAPTER D—SPECIAL PROGRAMS","PART 789—AGRICULTURE PRIORITIES AND ALLOCATIONS SYSTEM (APAS)","Subpart C—Placement of Rated Orders"],"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":"a81868eeb772a0be5835fd37ee23889413990a6c9a307f1a902de4fb27aa3ff9","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-789.15","next":"us/7-cfr-789.17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}