(a) Appeal to Division for hearingSubject to subsection (b), a participant shall have the right to appeal an adverse decision to the Division for an evidentiary hearing by a hearing officer consistent with section 6997 of this title.
(b) Time for appealTo be entitled to a hearing under section 6997 of this title, a participant shall request the hearing not later than 30 days after the date on which the participant first received notice of the adverse decision.
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CHAPTER 98— DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE REORGANIZATION
SUBCHAPTER VIII— NATIONAL APPEALS DIVISION
§ 6992. National Appeals Division and Director
§ 6994. Notice and opportunity for hearing
§ 6996. Right of participants to Division hearing
§ 6998. Director review of determinations of hearing officers
§ 7000. Implementation of final determinations of Division
§ 7001. Conforming amendments relating to National Appeals Division