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Rural Utilities Service 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, 2007. 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
1709 html pdf Assistance to high energy cost rural communities
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 html pdf Guarantees for bonds and notes issued for electrification or telephone purposes
1721 html pdf Post-loan policies and procedures for insured electric loans
1724 html pdf Electric engineering, architectural services and design policies and procedures
1726 html pdf Electric system construction policies and procedures
1728 html pdf Electric standards and specifications for materials and construction.
1730 html pdf Electric system operations and maintenance
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
1794 html pdf Environmental policies and procedures

Bulletins Codified or Incorporated by Reference

Bulletin Size PDF Description
1728F-803 10.6M .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-804 12.8M .pdf Specifications and Drawings for 12.5/7.2 kV Line Construction (Incorporated by reference - §1728.97) (4/21/2005)
1728F-806 4.2M .pdf Specifications and Drawings for Underground Electric Distribution (Incorporated by reference - §1728.97)
1728F-700 4.1M .pdf Specification for Wood Poles, Stubs and Anchor Logs (Incorporated by reference - §1728.97)
1728F-810 3M .pdf Electric Transmission Specifications and Drawings, 34.5kV Through 69kV (4/9/1999) (Incorporated by reference - §1728.97)
1728F-811 3M .pdf Electric Transmission Specifications and Drawings, 115kV Through 230kV (4/9/1999) (Incorporated by reference - §1728.97)
1728H-701 30K .pdf Specifications for wood crossarms, transmission timbers, and pole keys (Codified - §1728.201)
1728H-702 24K .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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Electric Programs borrowers will be notified of new and revised regulations by memo or hard copy. Borrowers should notify their business associates of the availability of these regulations. All new and revised 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.

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