[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 11]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR1710.202]

[Page 113]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
    CHAPTER XVII--RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 1710--GENERAL AND PRE-LOAN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES COMMON TO ELECTRIC LOANS AND GUARANTEES--Table of Contents
 
                        Subpart E--Load Forecasts
 
Sec. 1710.202  Requirement to prepare a load forecast--power supply borrowers.

    (a) A power supply borrower with a total utility plant of $500 
million or more must maintain an approved load forecast that meets the 
requirements of this subpart on an ongoing basis and provide an approved 
load forecast in support of any request for RUS financial assistance. 
The borrower must also maintain an approved load forecast work plan. The 
borrower's approved load forecast must be prepared pursuant to the 
approved load forecast work plan.
    (b) A power supply borrower that is a member of another power supply 
borrower that has a total utility plant of $500 million or more must 
maintain an approved load forecast that meets the requirements of this 
subpart on an ongoing basis and provide an approved load forecast in 
support of any request for RUS financial assistance. The member power 
supply borrower may comply with this requirement by participation in and 
inclusion of its load forecasting information in the approved load 
forecast of its power supply borrower. The approved load forecasts must 
be prepared pursuant to the RUS approved load forecast work plan.
    (c) A power supply borrower that has total utility plant of less 
than $500 million and that is not a member of another power supply 
borrower with a total utility plant of $500 million or more must provide 
an approved load forecast that meets the requirements of this subpart in 
support of an application for any RUS loan or loan guarantee which 
exceeds $50 million. The borrower is not required to maintain on an 
ongoing basis either an approved load forecast or an approved load 
forecast work plan.