7 CFR 789.23 - Criteria for assistance.

Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 10, 2026

Title 7 - Agriculture last revised: Jul 29, 2026

View all text of Subpart D [§ 789.20 - § 789.24]

§ 789.23 - Criteria for assistance.

(a) Requests for special priorities assistance should be timely (for example, the request has been submitted promptly and enough time exists for USDA to meaningfully resolve the problem), and must establish that:

(1) There is an urgent need for the item; and

(2) The applicant has made a reasonable effort to resolve the problem.

(b) [Reserved]

authority: 50 U.S.C. App. 2061-2170, 2171, and 2172; 42 U.S.C. 5195-5197h.

source: 80 FR 63898, Oct. 22, 2015, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 7 CFR 789.23