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RUS Electric Program Regulations

Regulations
Bulletins Codified or Incorporated by Reference
Federal Register Issuances

The regulations are available in html format for viewing in your browser and in Adobe Acrobat PDF format for downloading and printing. The regulations below are from the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) as of January 1, 2004. Amendments since that date are noted in the description. 

The E-CFR beta site, maintained by the National Archives and Records Administration, provides a copy of the CFR which is updated daily.

Regulations

7 CFR Part HTML PDF Description
1710 html pdf General and pre-loan policies and procedures common to insured and guaranteed electric loans
1714 html pdf Pre-loan policies and procedures for insured electric loans
1717 html pdf

Post-loan policies and procedures common to insured and guaranteed electric loans

1718 html pdf Loan security documents for electric borrowers
1720 - - Guarantees for bonds and notes issued for electrification or telephone purposes (New Part in CFR - See Final Rule published in the Federal Register on 10/29/2004 -html, pdf)
1721 html pdf Post-loan policies and procedures for insured electric loans
1724 html pdf Electric engineering, architectural services and design policiesand procedures (See Final Rule published in the Federal Register on 2/13/2004 - html, pdf. See Forms page for revised forms.) (See Final Rule published in the Federal Register on 8/27/2004 - html, pdf.)
1726 html pdf Electric system construction policies and procedures (See Final Rule published in the Federal Register on 2/13/2004 - html, pdf. See Forms page for revised forms.) (See Final Rule published in the Federal Register on 8/27/2004 - html, pdf.)
1728 html pdf Electric standards and specifications for materials and construction
1730 html pdf Electric system operations and maintenance (See Final Rule published in the Federal Register on 9/12/2004 - html, pdf.)
1767 html pdf Accounting requirements for RUS electric borrowers
1773 html pdf Policy on audits of RUS borrowers
1785 html pdf Loan account computations, procedures and policies for electric and telephone borrowers
1786 html pdf Prepayment of RUS guaranteed and insured loans to electric and telephone borrowers
1788 html pdf RUS fidelity and insurance requirements for electric and telephone borrowers
1789 html pdf Use of consultants funded by borrowers
1792 html pdf Compliance with other Federal statutes, regulations, and Executive orders (See Direct Final Rule published in the Federal Register on 4/30/2004 - html, pdf.)
1794 html pdf Environmental policies and procedures

 

Bulletins Codified or Incorporated by Reference

Bulletin Size
(.doc)
Text MS
Word
PDF Description
1728F-803

10.6M

N/A

N/A

.pdf Specifications and Drawings for 24.9/14.4 kV Line Construction (Incorporated by reference - §1728.97).  See letter dated March 7, 2001, letter concerning assembly numbering (html) (pdf).
1728F-806

4.2M

N/A N/A .pdf Specifications and Drawings for Underground Electric Distribution (Incorporated by reference - §1728.97)
1728F-700

4.1M

N/A .doc .pdf Specification for Wood Poles, Stubs and Anchor Logs (Incorporated by reference - §1728.97)
1728H-701

30K

.txt .doc .pdf Specifications for wood crossarms, transmission timbers, and pole keys (Codified - §1728.201)
1728H-702

24K

.txt .doc .pdf Specifications for quality control and inspection of timber products (Codified - §1728.202)

For bulletins and informational publications, see the Electric Program Bulletins Page.

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RUS Electric Program borrowers will be notified of new and revised regulations by memo or hard copy. RUS borrowers should notify their business associates of the availability of these regulations. All new and revised RUS Electric Program regulations will be available here upon issuance. If you have any questions regarding these documents or documents not included here, call (202) 720-8674 or FAX (202) 205-3654.

For other RUS regulations, visit the main RUS Publications and Directives Page.


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