7 CFR § 1774.20 - Conflict of Interest.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t7/s1774.20"
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title: "7 CFR § 1774.20 - Conflict of Interest."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "1774.20"
section_name: "Conflict of Interest."
chapter_name: "RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "1774"
part_name: "SPECIAL EVALUATION ASSISTANCE FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES AND HOUSEHOLDS PROGRAM (SEARCH)"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(2)(C)."
regulatory_source: "75 FR 35963, June 24, 2010, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1774.20 Conflict of Interest.

Any processing or servicing activity conducted pursuant to this part involving authorized assistance to Rural Development employees with Water and Environmental Programs responsibility, members of their families, known close relatives, or business or close personal associates, is subject to the provisions of subpart D of part 1900 of this title. Applicants of this assistance are required to identify any known relationship or association with an RUS employee.