7 CFR 635.3
§ 635.3 Reliance on incorrect actions or information.
United States · 7 CFR — Agriculture · Status: effective
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- 7 CFR 635.3, § 635.3 Reliance on incorrect actions or information, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/19258
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The Chief may grant equitable relief to any participant that NRCS determines is not in compliance with the requirements, terms and conditions of a covered program, and therefore ineligible for a payment, or other benefit, if the participant—
(a) Acting in good faith, relied on action and advice from an NRCS employee or representative of USDA to their detriment;
(b) Did not know or have sufficient reason to know that the action or advice upon which they relied would be detrimental; and
(c) Did not act in reliance on their own misunderstanding or misinterpretation of the program provisions, notices, or information.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.