36 CFR § 242.15 - Rural determination process.

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# 242.15 Rural determination process.

(a) The Board determines which areas or communities in Alaska are nonrural. Current determinations are listed at § 242.23.

(b) All other communities and areas are, therefore, rural.

[80 FR 68253, Nov. 4, 2015]