Compliance w/other Federal Statutes, Regulations, & Executive Orders

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WAIS Document Retrieval [Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 7, Volume 11]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 7CFR1792]

[Page 1188-1189]

TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE

CHAPTER XVII--RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

PART 1792_COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER FEDERAL STATUTES, REGULATIONS, AND

EXECUTIVE ORDERS

Subparts A-B [Reserved]

Subpart C_Seismic Safety of Federally Assisted New Building Construction

Sec.

1792.101 General.

1792.102 Definitions.

1792.103 Seismic design and construction standards for new buildings.

1792.104 Seismic acknowledgments.

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 901 et seq., 1921 et seq., 6941 et seq.; 42

U.S.C. 7701 et seq.; E.O. 12699 (3 CFR, 1990 Comp., p. 269).

Source: 58 FR 32437, June 10, 1993, unless otherwise noted.

Subparts A-B [Reserved]

Subpart C_Seismic Safety of Federally Assisted New Building Construction

Sec. 1792.101 General.

(a) The Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) was enacted to reduce risks to life and property through the establishment and maintenance of an effective earthquake hazards reduction program (the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program or

NEHRP). The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is designated as the agency with the primary responsibilities to plan and coordinate the NEHRP. This program includes the development and implementation of feasible design and construction methods to make structures earthquake resistant. Executive Order 12699 of January 5, 1990, Seismic Safety of Federal and Federally Assisted or Regulated New Building Construction (3CFR, 1990 Comp., p. 269), requires that measures to assure seismic safety be imposed on federally assisted new building construction.

(b) This subpart identifies acceptable seismic standards which must be employed in new building construction funded by loans, grants, or guarantees made by the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) or the Rural Telephone Bank (RTB) (or through lien accommodations or subordinations

approved by RUS or RTB).

[58 FR 32437, June 10, 1993, as amended at 65 FR 76916, Dec. 8, 2000]

Sec. 1792.102 Definitions.

As used in this subpart, the following terms have the following meaning:

Administrator--Administrator of RUS or the Governor of the Rural Telephone Bank or his or her designee.

Borrower--An entity which borrows or seeks to borrow money from, or arranges financing with the assistance of RUS through guarantees, lien accommodations or lien subordinations.

Building--Any structure, fully or partially enclosed, used or intended for sheltering persons or property.

Federally assisted--The provision of financing assistance by RUS through loans, loan guarantees, grants, and lien accommodations and subordinations.

Grant recipient--Any entity which receives a grant from RUS.

Lien accommodation--The consensual sharing of the government's (RUS's) lien on property or the release of government's lien on property.

Lien subordination--Agreement that the government's (RUS) lien on property will rank below the lien of another entity.

Model Code--A building code developed for the adoption of local or state authorities or to be used as the basis of a local or state building code.

NEHRP--National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program.

Registered--A person licensed by the State(s) or Authority(ies) to perform architectural or engineering services in the State(s) where construction occurs.

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RUS--Rural Utilities Service, and for the purposes of this subpart, shall include the Rural Telephone Bank. For the purposes of RTB borrowers, as used in this subpart, RUS means RTB and Administrator means Governor.

State--Each of the 50 States of the United States, the District of Columbia, and territories and possessions of the United States which are authorized to receive loans, loan guarantees, or grants from RUS.

[58 FR 32437, June 10, 1993, as amended at 59 FR 66440, Dec. 27, 1994;

65 FR 76916, Dec. 8, 2000; 69 FR 23642, Apr. 30, 2004]

Sec. 1792.103 Seismic design and construction standards for new buildings.

(a) In the design and construction of federally assisted buildings, the borrowers and grant recipients must utilize the seismic provisions of the most recent edition of those standards and practices that are substantially equivalent to or exceed the seismic safety level in the

1994, 1997, or 2000 editions of the NEHRP Recommended Provisions for the Development of Seismic Regulation for New Buildings.

(b) Each of the following model codes or standards provides a level of seismic safety substantially equivalent to that provided by the 1994 or 1997 NEHRP Recommended Provisions and are appropriate for federally assisted new building construction:

(1) 1997 International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO)Uniform Building Code. Copies of the book or CD-ROM are available from the International Conference of Building Officials, 5360 Workman Mill Road, Whittier, CA 90601-2298, phone: 1-800-284-4406, fax: 1-888-329-4226.

(2) 1995 or 1998 American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 7, Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures. Copies are available from the American Society of Civil Engineers, Publications Marketing Department, 1801 Alexander Bell Drive, Reston, VA 20191-4400, e-mail: marketing@asce.org, fax: 1-703-295-6211.

(3) 2000 International Code Council (ICC) International Building Code. Copies of the book or CD-ROM are available from the International Conference of Building Officials, 5360 Workman Mill Road, Whittier, CA 90601-2298, phone: 1-800-284-4406, fax: 1-888-329-4226.

(c) The NEHRP Recommended Provisions for the Development of Seismic Regulations for New Buildings is available from the Office of Earthquakes and Natural Hazards, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.

[69 FR 23642, Apr. 30, 2004]

Sec. 1792.104 Seismic acknowledgments.

For each applicable building, borrowers and grant recipients must provide RUS a written acknowledgment from a registered architect or engineer responsible for the building design stating that seismic provisions pursuant to Sec. 1792.103 of this subpart will be used in the design of the building.

(a) For projects in which plans and specifications are required to be submitted to RUS, this acknowledgement shall be on the title page of the drawings included with the final plans and specifications. This acknowledgement will include the identification and date of the model

code or standard that is used in the seismic design of the building project. The plans and specifications must be dated, signed, and sealed by the registered architect or engineer.

(b) For projects in which plans and specifications are not submitted, this acknowledgement shall be in the form of a statement from the architect or engineer responsible for the building design. The statement shall identify the model code or standard identified that is

used in the seismic design of the building or buildings and, shall be dated and signed.

[69 FR 23642, Apr. 30, 2004]