7 CFR § 1780.24 - Approval authorities.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t7/s1780.24"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "7 CFR § 1780.24 - Approval authorities."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "1780.24"
section_name: "Approval authorities."
chapter_name: "RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "1780"
part_name: "WATER AND WASTE LOANS AND GRANTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; 7 U.S.C. 1989; 16 U.S.C. 1005."
regulatory_source: "62 FR 33478, June 19, 1997, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1780"
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# 1780.24 Approval authorities.
Appropriate reviews, concurrence, and authorization must be obtained for all loans or grants in excess of the amounts indicated in RUS Staff Instruction 1780-1.
(a) *Redelegation of authority by State Directors.* Unless restricted by memorandum from the RUS Administrator, State Directors can redelegate their approval authorities to State employees by memorandum.
(b) *Restriction of approval authority by the RUS Administrator.* The RUS Administrator can make written restrictions or revocations of the authority given to any approval official.