[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: 7CFR1777.4]

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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. 1777.4  Definitions.

    Applicant. Entity that receives the Agency loan or grant under this 
part. The entities can be public bodies such as municipalities, 
counties, districts, authorities, or other political subdivisions of a 
State, and organizations operated on a not-for-profit basis such as 
associations, cooperatives, private corporations, or Indian tribes on 
Federal and State reservations, and other Federally recognized Indian 
tribes.
    Colonia. Any identifiable community designated in writing by the 
State or county in which it is located; determined to be a colonia on 
the basis of objective criteria including lack of potable water supply, 
lack of adequate sewage systems, and lack of decent, safe, and sanitary 
housing, inadequate roads and drainage; and existed and was generally 
recognized as a colonia before October 1, 1989.
    Cooperative. A cooperative formed specifically for the purpose of 
the installation, expansion, improvement, or operation of water supply 
or waste disposal facilities or systems.
    Individual. Recipient of a loan or grant through the applicant to 
facilitate use of the applicant's water and/or waste disposal system.
    Rural areas. Includes unincorporated areas and any city or town with 
a population not in excess of 10,000 inhabitants according to the most 
recent decennial census of the United States. They can be located in any 
of the 50 States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Western Pacific 
Territories, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Republic 
of Palau, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.