[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: 7CFR1777.12]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
    CHAPTER XVII--RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 1777--SECTION 306C WWD LOANS AND GRANTS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 1777.12  Eligibility.

    (a) The provisions of paragraphs (a) (1) and (2) of this section do 
not apply to a rural area recognized as a colonia. Otherwise, the 
facility financed under this part must provide water and/or waste 
disposal services to rural areas of a county where, on the date 
preapplication is received by the Agency, the:

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    (1) Per capita income of the residents is not more than 70 percent 
of the most recent national average per capita income, as determined by 
the Department of Commerce; and
    (2) Unemployment rate of the residents is not less than 125 percent 
of the most recent national average unemployment rate, as determined by 
the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
    (b) Residents of the rural area to be served must face significant 
health risks due to the fact that a significant proportion of the 
community's residents do not have access to, or are not served by, 
adequate, affordable, water and/or waste disposal systems. The file 
should contain documentation to support this determination.