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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Hussion v. Madigan, 950 F.2d 1546 (1992)

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Hussion v. Madigan, 950 F.2d 1546 (1992)
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Hussion v. Madigan, 950 F.2d 1546 (1992)
Effective Date
1992-01-24

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Concerns about the burdens of this multi-layered process prompted the FmHA to propose revisions in 1982 intended to remove eviction actions governed by state law from the grievance process. The FmHA also proposed that a direct review of the outcome of the informal meeting by the district director be substituted for the existing review hearing conducted by a hearing officer or panel. See 47 Fed.Reg. 17,300, 17,301-02 (1982). In particular, the FmHA was concerned that unpaid hearing officers with suitable qualifications were difficult to secure in rural areas and that the costs of retaining such persons for pay would burden all tenants in the form of higher rents. Id. at 17,300. Hence, the FmHA sought to modify the rules to minimize potential economic burdens inuring to participants in program housing. The Agency published notice of the proposed rulemaking, collected comments, invited the commenting parties to extend and clarify their comments, and summarized the positions urged by opponents and proponents before issuing its final rule in December 1983. See 48 Fed.Reg. 56,175, 56,-175-77 (1983).