# 7 C.F.R. § 11.10 (2026): Basis for determinations

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T7_P11_S11_10

## Section

- **Citation:** 7 C.F.R. § 11.10 (2026)
- **Heading:** Basis for determinations
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 7 CFR: Agriculture / Part 11 / Subpart A / § 11.10: § 11.10   Basis for determinations.

## Text

(a) In making a determination, the Hearing Officers and the Director are not bound by previous findings of facts on which the agency's adverse decision was based. (b) In making a determination on the appeal, Hearing Officers and the Director shall ensure that the decision is consistent with the laws and regulations of the agency, and with the generally applicable interpretations of such laws and regulations. (c) All determinations of the Hearing Officers and the Director must be based on information from the case record, laws applicable to the matter at issue, and applicable regulations published in the Federal Register and in effect on the date of the adverse decision or the date on which the acts that gave rise to the adverse decision occurred, whichever date is appropriate under the applicable agency program laws and regulations.

## Nearby sections

- [7 C.F.R. § 11.1 (2026) § 11.1   Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T7_P11_S11_1.md)
- [7 C.F.R. § 11.2 (2026) § 11.2   General statement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T7_P11_S11_2.md)
- [7 C.F.R. § 11.3 (2026) § 11.3   Applicability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T7_P11_S11_3.md)
- [7 C.F.R. § 11.4 (2026) § 11.4   Other laws and regulations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T7_P11_S11_4.md)
- [7 C.F.R. § 11.5 (2026) § 11.5   Informal review of adverse decisions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T7_P11_S11_5.md)
- [7 C.F.R. § 11.6 (2026) § 11.6   Director review of agency determination of appealability and right of participants to Division hearing.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T7_P11_S11_6.md)
- [7 C.F.R. § 11.7 (2026) § 11.7 Ex parte communications.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T7_P11_S11_7.md)
- [7 C.F.R. § 11.8 (2026) § 11.8   Division hearings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T7_P11_S11_8.md)
- [7 C.F.R. § 11.9 (2026) § 11.9   Director review of determinations of Hearing Officers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T7_P11_S11_9.md)
- [7 C.F.R. § 11.10 (2026) § 11.10   Basis for determinations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T7_P11_S11_10.md)
- [7 C.F.R. § 11.11 (2026) § 11.11   Reconsideration of Director determinations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T7_P11_S11_11.md)
- [7 C.F.R. § 11.12 (2026) § 11.12   Effective date and implementation of final determinations of the Division.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T7_P11_S11_12.md)
- [7 C.F.R. § 11.13 (2026) § 11.13   Judicial review.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T7_P11_S11_13.md)
- [7 C.F.R. § 11.14 (2026) § 11.14   Filing of appeals and computation of time.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T7_P11_S11_14.md)

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