TITLE 7 - AGRICULTURE

SUBTITLE B - REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

CHAPTER XVII - RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

PART 1703 - RURAL DEVELOPMENT

subpart b - RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LOAN AND GRANT PROGRAM

1703.58 - Post selection period.

  (a) RUS will inform a borrower whether the Administrator has selected its application. The advance of RUS funds after the selection has occurred is contingent upon the borrower meeting any terms and conditions the Administrator determines are necessary. A borrower that submitted an application which was not selected will be asked to inform RUS whether it desires to be reconsidered at a later date. The borrower may modify the application after it has been considered without resubmitting all the required material in an application, except if it changes the request from a grant to a zero-interest loan it must submit information necessary for the Administrator to evaluate a loan proposal as set forth in 1703.35 and 1703.36 and submit a new board resolution requesting a loan. If the borrower so desires, the Administrator will consider an application for up to one year after the date RUS originally received the application. A borrower may submit new applications as often as it desires.

  (b) During the period between the selection of the application and the execution of RUS's legal documents, the borrower must inform the Administrator if the project is no longer viable or the borrower no longer desires a zero-interest loan or grant for the project. Upon a determination by the Administrator to that effect, the selected application will be considered cancelled.

  (c) If an application has been selected and the nature of the project changes, as determined by the Administrator, the borrower may be required to submit a new application to RUS for consideration. The selection may not be transferred to another project, as determined by the Administrator. At any time after the selection of an application, the Administrator may, upon a request from the borrower and receipt of any documentation the Administrator considers necessary, approve changes in the method of carrying out the purpose of the project as long as the overall purpose of the project remains the same, revise the amount of the zero-interest loan and/or grant, revise the loan maturity date and principal deferment period and make other adjustments. The Administrator may reduce the amount of the RUS loan or grant to reflect reductions in the amount of supplemental funds to be provided to the project. For substantial reductions in amount of supplemental funds to be provided to the project, the Administrator may require the borrower to re-apply for the RUS loan or grant funds.

  (d) If state or local governments raise objections to a proposed project under the intergovernmental review process that are not resolved within three months of the Administrator's selection of the application, the Administrator may consider the selection of the application cancelled.