[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: 7CFR1780.48]

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                          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. 1780.48  Regional commission grants.

    Grants are sometimes made by regional commissions for projects 
eligible for RUS assistance. RUS has agreed to administer such funds in 
a manner similar to administering RUS assistance.

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    (a) When RUS has funds in the project, no charge will be made for 
administering regional commission funds.
    (b) When RUS has no loan or grant funds in the project, an 
administrative charge will be made pursuant to the Economy Act of 1932 
(31 U.C.S. 1535). A fee of 5 percent of the first $100,000 of a regional 
commission grant and 1 percent of any amount over $100,000 will be paid 
to RUS by the commission.
    (1) Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC). RUS Bulletin 1780-23 will 
be followed in determining the responsibilities of RUS. The ARC Federal 
Co-chairman and the State program official will provide each other with 
the necessary notification and certification.
    (2) Other regional commissions. Title V of the Public Works and 
Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121 et seq.) authorizes 
other commissions similar to ARC. RUS Bulletin 1780-23 will be used to 
develop a separate project management agreement between RUS and the 
commission for each project. The agreement should be prepared by the 
State program official as soon as notification is received that a 
commission grant will be made and the amount is confirmed.
    (c) Regional commission grants should be obligated as soon as 
possible in accordance with Sec. 1780.41, except that the announcement 
procedure referred to in RUS Staff Instruction 1780-2 is not applicable. 
Regional commission grants will be disbursed from the Finance Office in 
the same manner as RUS funds.

[62 FR 33478, June 19, 1997, as amended at 64 FR 29946, June 4, 1999]