7 CFR § 1752.31 - Authorized signatories.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t7/s1752.31"
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title: "7 CFR § 1752.31 - Authorized signatories."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "1752.31"
section_name: "Authorized signatories."
chapter_name: "RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "1752"
part_name: "SERVICING OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROGRAMS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "7 U.S.C. 1981(b)(4), 7 U.S.C. 901  and 7 U.S.C. 950aaa"
regulatory_source: "85 FR 10558, Feb. 25, 2020, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1752.31 Authorized signatories.

Only the RUS Administrator can bind the Government to the expenditure of funds. Notwithstanding anything contained in this part, however, any settlement resulting in the reduction of $500,000 or more in payment to the Government, inclusive of attorney's fees, shall be approved by the Under Secretary for Rural Development, or higher.