# Appeal of Oral Decisions Under the Rules of Practice
> **US Department of Agriculture** · Final rule. · Published 2003-02-07 · 68 FR 6339
## Document
- **Document number:** 03-3059
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Agriculture
- **Federal Register citation:** 68 FR 6339
- **CFR reference:** 7 CFR 1
- **Publication date:** 2003-02-07
## Abstract

The Office of the Secretary is amending the rules of practice governing formal adjudicatory proceedings instituted by the Secretary under various statutes. This final rule amends the rules of practice governing formal adjudicatory proceedings instituted by the Secretary under various statutes to provide that any appeal to the Judicial Officer from an oral decision of an administrative law judge must be filed within 30 days after the oral decision is issued. The Office of the Secretary is also making a number of minor, nonsubstantive changes to the rules of practice governing formal adjudicatory proceedings instituted by the Secretary under various statutes.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/02/07/03-3059/appeal-of-oral-decisions-under-the-rules-of-practice)
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