[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: 7CFR1780.33]

[Page 1044-1045]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
    CHAPTER XVII--RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 1780--WATER AND WASTE LOANS AND GRANTS--Table of Contents
 
            Subpart B--Loan and Grant Application Processing
 
Sec. 1780.33  Application requirements.

    An initial application consists of the following:
    (a) One copy of a completed SF 424.2;
    (b) A copy of the State intergovernmental comments or one copy of 
the filed application for State intergovernmental review; and
    (c) Two copies of the preliminary engineering report (PER) for the 
project.
    (1) The PER may be submitted to the processing office prior to the 
rest of the application material if the applicant desires a preliminary 
review.

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    (2) The processing office will forward one copy of the PER with 
comments and recommendations to the State staff engineer for review upon 
receipt from the applicant.
    (3) The State staff engineer will consult with the applicant's 
engineer as appropriate to resolve any questions concerning the PER. 
Written comments will be provided by the State staff engineer to the 
processing office to meet eligibility determination time lines.
    (d) Written certification that other credit is not available.
    (e) Supporting documentation necessary to make an eligibility 
determination such as financial statements, audits, organizational 
documents, or existing debt instruments. The processing office will 
advise applicants regarding the required documents. Applicants that are 
indebted to RUS will not need to submit documents already on file with 
the processing office.
    (f) Environmental Report. For those actions listed in 
Secs. 1794.22(b) and 1794.23(b), the applicant shall submit, in 
accordance with RUS Bulletin 1794A-602, two copies of the completed 
Environmental Report.
    (1) Upon receipt of the Environmental Report, the processing office 
shall forward one copy of the report with comments and recommendation to 
the State Environmental Coordinator for review.
    (2) The State Environmental Coordinator will consult with the 
applicant as appropriate to resolve any environmental concerns. Written 
comments will be provided by the State Environmental Coordinator to the 
processing office to meet eligibility determination time lines.
    (g) The applicant's Internal Revenue Service Taxpayer Identification 
Number (TIN). The TIN will be used by the Agency to assign a case number 
which will be the applicant's or transferee's TIN preceded by State and 
County Code numbers. Only one case number will be assigned to each 
applicant regardless of the number of loans or grants or number of 
separate facilities, unless an exception is authorized by the National 
Office.
    (h) Other Forms and certifications. Applicants will be required to 
submit the following items to the processing office, upon notification 
from the processing office to proceed with further development of the 
full application:
    (1) Form RD 442-7, ``Operating Budget'';
    (2) Form RD 1910-11, ``Application Certification, Federal Collection 
Policies for Consumer or Commercial Debts'';
    (3) Form RD 400-1, ``Equal Opportunity Agreement'';
    (4) Form RD 400-4, ``Assurance Agreement'';
    (5) Form AD-1047, ``Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension 
and other Responsibility Matters'';
    (6) Form AD-1049, Certification regarding Drug-Free Workplace 
Requirements (Grants) Alternative I For Grantees Other Than Individuals;
    (7) Certifications for Contracts, Grants, and Loans (Regarding 
Lobbying); and
    (8) Certification regarding prohibited tying arrangements. 
Applicants that provide electric service must provide the Agency a 
certification that they will not require users of a water or waste 
facility financed under this part to accept electric service as a 
condition of receiving assistance.

[62 FR 33478, June 19, 1997, as amended at 63 FR 68655, Dec. 11, 1998]