Part 510 - General Operating Procedures 

 510.89(C) 



(c) The NTC will send the administrative record and its 

 findings, comments, and recommendations to the Deputy Chief 

 for Technology via overnight mail. The NTC recommendation 

 will be based on an independent evaluation of the 

 administrative record, and will not be simply a concxirrence 

 or non-concurrence with the prior decision of the STC. The 

 appropriate division director (s) in Technology will review, 

 comment, and forward the record to the Director of LTPD or 

 CPD within 10 calendar days of receipt. 



(d) The Director of CPD or LTPD will coordinate with 

 the Deputy Chief for Technology and Office of General 

 Counsel and develop a response for consideration by the 

 Chief. Decisions on appeals generally will be rendered 

 within 60 working days of the receipt of the appeal by the 

 Chief. 



510.90 Administrative record. 



(a) The administrative record is started when a person 

 requests a reconsideration. The administrative record is 

 that part of the case file that contains materials related 

 to appeals. The administrative record for all appeal cases 



shall contain all of the materials used to make the decision C 

 as well as the support materials. It should not be 

 necessary to add materials to the administrative record at 

 the time it is requested by the next higher level. It 

 should already be complete. 



(b) The original of the administrative record is to be 

 forwarded to the appeal office at the next higher level when 

 requested. Failure to do so will delay the appeal decision. 

 The DC will retain a copy of the administrative record in 

 the case file. - , 



(c) Content of the administrative record. Review: 

 During the state-level review, the state staff specialists 

 (state soil scientist, state engineer, and state resource 

 conservationists or other qualified technical staff) should 

 review the administrative record and sign off that all 

 necessary documentation is present before the state 

 conservationist provides a decision to the appellant. 



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(180-V-NFSAM, Second Ed., Amend. 6, May 1991) 



