Appeals.

(a) A participant may obtain administrative review of an adverse decision under AMA in accordance with 7 CFR parts 11 and 614, except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section. (b) The following decisions are not appealable: (1) Payment rates, payment limits; (2) Funding allocations; (3) Eligible conservation practices; and (4) Other matters of general applicability, including: (i) Technical standards and formulas; (ii) Denial of assistance due to lack of funds or authority; or (iii) Science-based formulas and criteria.