PART 1792—COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER FEDERAL STATUTES, REGULATIONS, AND EXECUTIVE ORDERS Authority: 7 U.S.C. 901 et seq., et seq., et seq.; et seq.; Source: 58 FR 32437, June 10, 1993, unless otherwise noted. Subparts A-B [Reserved] Subpart C—Seismic Safety of Federally Assisted New Building Construction § 1792.101 General. (a) The Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq. (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] § 1792.102 Definitions. As used in this subpart, the following terms have the following meaning: Administrator Borrower Building Federally assisted Grant recipient Lien accommodation Lien subordination Model Code NEHRP Registered RUS State [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] § 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 2000 edition 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 2000 NEHRP Recommended Provisions and are appropriate for federally assisted new building construction: (1) 2003 NFPA 5000 Building Construction and Safety Code. (2) 2002 American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 7, Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures. [email protected]. (3) 2003 International Code Council (ICC) International Building Code (IBC). (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, as amended at 71 FR 60658, Oct. 16, 2006] § 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 § 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]