[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: 7CFR1780.53]

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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 C--Planning, Designing, Bidding, Contracting, Constructing and 
                               Inspections
 
Sec. 1780.53  General.


    This subpart is specifically designed for use by owners including 
the professional or technical consultants or agents who provide 
assistance and services such as engineering, environmental, inspection, 
financial, legal or other services related to planning, designing, 
bidding, contracting, and constructing water and waste disposal 
facilities. These procedures do not relieve the owner of the contractual 
obligations that arise from the procurement of these services. For this 
subpart, an owner is defined as an applicant, borrower, or grantee.