RHS is responsible for ensuring that the application is in compliance with all applicable Federal requirements, including the following specific requirements:
- (a) Intergovernmental review. 7 CFR part 3015, subpart V, or any successor regulation, including the Agency supplemental administrative instruction, RD Instruction 1970-I, ‘Intergovernmental Review,’ available in any Agency office or on the Agency's Web site.
- (b) National flood insurance. The National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended by the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973; and the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994.
- (c) Clean Air Act and Water Pollution Control Act Requirements. For any contract, all applicable standards, orders or requirements issued under section 306 of the Clean Air Act; section 508 of the Clean Water Act, Executive Order 11738, and 40 CFR part 32.
- (d) Historic preservation requirements. The provisions of 7 CFR part 1901, subpart F or any successor regulation.
- (e) Lead-based paint requirements. The applicable provisions of 24 CFR part 35, subparts A through D, J, and R, as published by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
[69 FR 69106, Nov. 26, 2004, as amended at 76 FR 80731, Dec. 27, 2011; 91 FR 20867, Apr. 20, 2026]