§ 52.6 How to make application. An 

 application for inspection service may 

 be made to the office of inspection or to 

 any inspector, at or nearest the place 

 where the service is desired. An up-to- 

 date list of the Inspection Field Offices 

 of the Department may be obtained up- 

 on request to the Administrator. Satis- 

 factory proof that the applicant is an 

 interested party shall be furnished. 



§ 52.7 Information required in con- 

 nection with application. Application 

 for inspection service shall be made in 

 the English language and may be made 

 orally (in person or by telephone), in 

 writing, or by telegraph. If an applica- 

 tion for inspection service is made orally, 

 such application shall be confirmed 

 promptly in writing. In connection 

 with each application for inspection 

 service, there shall be furnished such in- 

 formation as may be necessary to per- 

 form an inspection on the processed 

 product for which application for in- 

 spection is made, including but not 

 limited to, the name of the product, 

 name and address of the packer or plant 

 where such product was packed, the lo- 

 cation of the product, its lot or car 

 number, codes or other identification 

 marks, the number of containers, the 

 type and size of the containers, the in- 

 terest of the applicant in the product, 

 whether the lot has been inspected pre- 

 viously to the application by any Federal 

 agency and the purpose for which in- 

 spection is desired. 



§ 52.8 Filing of application. An ap- 

 plication for inspection service shall be 

 regarded as filed only when made in ac- 

 cordance with the regulations in this 

 part. 



§ 52.9- Record of filing time. A 

 record showing the date and hour when 

 each application for inspection or for 

 an appeal inspection is received shall 

 be maintained. 



5 52.10 When application may be re- 

 jected. An application for inspection 

 service may be rejected by the Admin- 

 istrator (a) for non-compliance by the 

 applicant with the regulations in this 

 part, (b) for non-payment for previous 

 inspection services rendered, (c) when 

 the product is not properly identifiable 

 by code or other marks, or (d) when it 

 appears that to perform the inspection 

 service would not be to the best interests 

 of the Government. Such applicant 

 shall be promptly notified of the reason 

 for such rejection. 



§ 52.11 When application may be 

 withdrawn. An application for inspec- 

 tion service may be withdrawn by the 

 applicant at any time before the inspec- 

 tion is performed: Provided, That, the 

 applicant shall pay at the hourly rate 

 prescribed in § 52.48 for the time in- 

 curred by the inspector in connection 

 with such application, any travel ex- 

 penses, telephone, telegraph or other 

 expenses which have been incurred by 

 the inspection service in connection with 

 such application. 



6 52.12 Disposition of inspected 

 mmpie. Any sample of a processed prod- 



uct that has been used for inspection 

 may be returned to the applicant, at his 

 request and expense; otherwise it shall 

 be destroyed, or disposed of to a chari- 

 table institution. 



§ 52.13 Basis of inspection. Inspec- 

 tion service shall be performed on the 

 basis of the appropriate U. S. Standards 

 for grades of processed products, Fed- 

 eral, Quartermaster Corps, Military or 

 Veterans Administration specifications, 

 written buyer and seller contract speci- 

 fications or any written specification 

 supplied by an applicant which is ap- 

 proved by the Administrator, 



I 52*.14 * Order of inspection service. 

 Inspection service shall be performed, 

 insofar as practicable, in the order in 

 which applications therefor are made ex- 

 cept that precedence may be given to any 

 such applications which are made by 

 the United States (including, but not 

 being limited to, any instrumentality or 

 agency thereof) and to any application 

 for an appeal inspection. 



S 52.15 Postponing inspection service. 

 If the inspector determines that it is not 

 possible to accurately ascertain the 

 quality or condition of a processed prod- 

 uct immediately after processing be- 

 cause the product has not reached equi- 

 librium in color, sirup density, or drained 

 weight, or for any other substantial 

 reason, he may postpone inspection serv- 

 ice for such period as may be necessary. 



§ 52.16 Financial interest of inspector. 

 No inspector shall inspect any processed 

 product in which he is directly or in- 

 directly financially interested. 



§ 52.17 Forms of certificates. Inspec- 

 tion certificates, certificates of sampling 

 or loading, and other memoranda con- 

 cerning inspection service shall be issued 

 on forms approved by the Administrator. 



§ 52.18 Issuance of certificates, (a) 

 An inspection certificate may be issued 

 only by an inspector: Provided, That, 

 another employee of the inspection serv- 

 ice may sign any such certificate cover- 

 ing any processed product inspected by 

 an inspector when given power of attor- 

 ney by such inspector and authorized by 

 the Administrator, to affix the inspector's 

 signature to an inspection certificate 

 which has been prepared in accordance 

 with the facts set forth in the notes, 

 made by the inspector, in connection 

 with the inspection. 



(b) A certificate of loading shall be is- 

 sued and signed by the inspector or li- 

 censed sampler authorized to check the 

 loading of a specific lot of processed 

 products: Provided, That, another em- 

 ployee of the inspection service may sign 

 such certificate oi loading covering any 

 processed product checkloaded by an 

 inspector or licensed sampler when given 

 power of attorney by such inspector or 

 licensed sampler and authorized by the 

 Administrator to affix the inspector's or 

 licensed sampler's signature to a certifi- 

 cate of loading which has been prepared 

 in accordance with the facts set forth in 

 the notes made by the inspector or li- 

 censed sampler in connection with the 

 checkloading of a specific lot of processed 

 products. 



§ 52.19 Issuance of corrected certifi- 

 cates. A corrected inspection certificate 

 may be issued by the inspector who is- 

 sued the original certificate after dis- 

 tribution of a certificate if errors, such 

 as incorrect dates, code marks, grade 

 statements, lot or car numbers, container 

 sizes, net or drained weights, quantities, 

 or errors in any other pertinent informa- 

 tion require the issuance of a corrected 

 certificate. Whenever -a corrected cer- 

 tificate is issued, such certificate shall 

 supersede the inspection certificate 

 which was issued in error and the super- 

 seded certificate shall become null and 

 void after the issuance of the corrected 

 certificate. 



S 52.20 Issuance of an inspection re- 

 port in lieu of an inspection certificate. 

 A letter report in lieu of an inspection 

 certificate may be issued by an inspector 

 when such action appears to be more 

 suitable than an inspection certificate: 

 Provided, That, the issuance of such re- 

 port is approved by the Administrator. 



§ 52.21 Disposition of inspection cer- 

 tificates. The original of any inspection 

 certificate, issued under the regulations 

 in this part, and not to exceed four copies 

 thereof, if requested prior to issuance, 

 shall be delivered or mailed promptly to 

 the applicant, or person designated by 

 the applicant. All other copies shall be 

 filed in such manner as the Administra- 

 tor may designate. Additional copies of 

 any such certificates may be supplied to 

 any interested party as provided in 

 § 52.50. 



§ 52.22 Report of inspection results 

 prior to issuance of formal report. Upon 

 request of any interested party, the re- 

 sults of an inspection may be telegraphed 

 or telephoned to him, or to any other 

 person designated by him, at his expense. 



APPEAL INSPECTION 



§ 52.23 When appeal inspection may 

 be requested. An application for an ap- 

 peal inspection may be made by any 

 interested party who is dissatisfied with 

 the results of an inspection as stated in 

 an inspection certificate, if the lot of 

 processed products can be positively 

 identified by the inspection service as the 

 lot from which officially drawn samples 

 were previously inspected. Such appli-« 

 cation shall be made within thirty (30) 

 days following the day on which the 

 previous inspection was performed, ex- 

 cept upon approval by the Administrator 

 the time within which an application for 

 appeal inspection may be made may be 

 extended. 



§ 52.24 Where to file for an appeal 

 inspection and information required. 



(a) Application for an appeal inspection 

 may be filed with: 



(1) The inspector who issued the in- 

 spection certificate on which the appeal 

 covering the processed product is re- 

 quested; or 



(2) The inspector in charge of the 

 office of inspection at or nearest the 

 place where the processed product is 

 located. 



(b) The application for appeal inspec- 

 tion shall state the location of the lot of 

 processed products and the reasons for 



