[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: 7CFR1792.102]

[Page 1129]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
    CHAPTER XVII--RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 1792--COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER FEDERAL STATUTES, REGULATIONS, AND EXECUTIVE ORDERS--Table of Contents
 
      Subpart C--Seismic Safety of Federally Assisted New Building 
                              Construction
 
Sec. 1792.102  Definitions.

    As used in this subpart, the following terms have the following 
meaning:
    Administrator--Administrator of RUS or the Governor of the Rural 
Telephone Bank or his or her designee.
    Borrower--An entity which borrows or seeks to borrow money from, or 
arranges financing with the assistance of RUS through guarantees, lien 
accommodations or lien subordinations.
    Building--Any structure, fully or partially enclosed, used or 
intended for sheltering persons or property.
    Federally assisted--The provision of financing assistance by RUS 
through loans, loan guarantees, grants, and lien accommodations and 
subordinations.
    Grant recipient--Any entity which receives a grant from RUS.
    Lien accommodation--The consensual sharing of the government's 
(RUS's) lien on property or the release of government's lien on 
property.
    Lien subordination--Agreement that the government's (RUS) lien on 
property will rank below the lien of another entity.
    Model Code--A building code developed for the adoption of local or 
state authorities or to be used as the basis of a local or state 
building code.
    NEHRP--National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program.
    Registered--A person licensed by the State(s) or Authority(ies) to 
perform architectural or engineering services in the State(s) where 
construction occurs.
    RUS--Rural Utilities Service, and for the purposes of this subpart, 
shall include the Rural Telephone Bank. For the purposes of RTB 
borrowers, as used in this subpart, RUS means RTB and Administrator 
means Governor.
    Seismic--Related to or caused by earthquakes.
    Seismic factor-- The factor used in design based on the seismic zone 
(Z = .4, .3, .2, etc.) or based on acceleration (Av or Aa, whichever 
controls) for the location of the building, and given on the seismic 
maps in the model codes.
    State--Each of the 50 States of the United States, the District of 
Columbia, and territories and possessions of the United States which are 
authorized to receive loans, loan guarantees, or grants from RUS.

[58 FR 32437, June 10, 1993, as amended at 59 FR 66440, Dec. 27, 1994; 
65 FR 76916, Dec. 8, 2000]