7 CFR § 1737.30 - General.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t7/s1737.30"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "7 CFR § 1737.30 - General."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "1737.30"
section_name: "General."
chapter_name: "RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "1737"
part_name: "PRE-LOAN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES COMMON TO INSURED AND GUARANTEED TELECOMMUNICATIONS LOANS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "7 U.S.C. 901  1921  and 6941"
regulatory_source: "54 FR 13356, Apr. 3, 1989, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 55 FR 39396, Sept. 27, 1990."
cfr_part: "1737"
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# 1737.30 General.

In support of a loan application, the borrower shall prepare and submit to RUS: (a) A market forecast to determine service requirements (the Area Coverage Survey) and (b) engineering studies to determine the system design that provides service most efficiently (the Loan Design). The RUS field representative confers with the borrower and its engineer to schedule the completion and submission of these studies.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 0572-0079)