PART 2003—ORGANIZATION Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 7 U.S.C. 6941; and 7 CFR 2.17. Source: 62 FR 67259, Dec. 24, 1997, unless otherwise noted. Subpart A—Functional Organization of the Rural Development Mission Area § 2003.1 Definitions. EEO et seq. O&M P&P RBS RHS Rural Development RUS Secretary USDA [62 FR 67259, Dec. 24, 1997, as amended at 84 FR 59923, Nov. 7, 2019] § 2003.2 General. The Rural Development mission area of the Department of Agriculture was established as a result of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994, Title II of Pub.L. 103-354. Rural Development's basic organization consists of Headquarters in Washington, D.C. and 47 State Offices. Headquarters maintains overall planning, coordination, and control of Rural Development agency programs. Administrators head RHS, RBS, and RUS under the direction of the Under Secretary for Rural Development. State Directors head the State Offices and are directly responsible to the Under Secretary for the execution of all Rural Development agency programs within the boundaries of their states. §§ 2003.3-2003.4 [Reserved] § 2003.5 Headquarters organization. (a) The Rural Development Headquarters is comprised of: (1) The Office of the Under Secretary; (2) Two Deputy Under Secretaries; and, (3) Three Administrators and their staffs. (b) The Rural Development Headquarters is located at 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC. 20250-0700 § 2003.6 Office of the Under Secretary. In accordance with 7 CFR § 2.17 the Secretary has delegated to the Under Secretary, Rural Development, authority to manage and administer programs and support functions of the Rural Development mission area. (a) Office of the Deputy Under Secretary for P&P. (1) The Budget Analysis Division assesses potential impacts of alternative policies on the mission area's programs and operations and develops recommendations for change. The units are headed by the Chief Budget Officer, who individually serves as the top policy advisor to the Under Secretary and Deputy Under Secretary on all matters relating to mission area budget policy. (2) The Research, Analysis and Information Division analyzes information on rural conditions and the strategies and techniques for promoting rural development. The division performs, or arranges to have conducted, short-term and major research studies needed to formulate policy. (3) The Reinvention and Capacity Building Division coordinates the mission area's strategic planning initiatives, both at the National level and in the State Offices. The division assists the Rural Development agencies in their implementation of the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) and special initiatives of the Administration, USDA, and the Office of the Under Secretary. (4) The Rural Initiatives and Partnership Division manages the mission area's involvement and coordination with other Federal and state departments and agencies to assess rural issues and develop model partnerships and initiatives to achieve shared rural development goals. The division is responsible for managing the National Rural Development Partnership and providing support and oversight of 37 State Rural Development Councils. (b) Office of the Deputy Under Secretary for O&M. (1) Office of the Deputy Administrator for O&M. (i) Office of the Controller. (ii) Office of Assistant Administrator for Procurement and Administrative Services. (A) The Procurement Management Division is responsible for developing, implementing, and interpreting procurement and contracting policies for the Rural Development mission area. Major functions include planning outreach efforts and goals for small and disadvantaged businesses, providing staff assistance reviews in State and Local Offices, administering the Contracting Officer Professionalism Warrant program for Rural Development agencies, and coordinating the development of Rural Development's acquisition plans. (B) The Property and Supply Management Division is responsible for developing office space acquisition and utilization policies, providing training to field office leasing officers, administering the Leasing Officer Warrant program, assuring accessibility compliance in Rural Development's work sites, administering Rural Development's Physical Security program, and establishing and providing oversight to the worksite Energy Conservation program. This office operates a nationwide supply warehousing and distribution program, and oversees a nationwide Personal Property Management and Utilization Program, manages the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Excess Personal Property Program for field level activities, and provides direct support services to Rural Development's St. Louis facilities. (C) The Support Services Division has responsibility for designing, developing, administering, and controlling Rural Development's directives management and issuance system, coordinating Rural Development's Regulatory Agenda and Regulatory Program submissions to USDA and OMB, serving as Federal Register (iii) Office of Information Resources Management (IRM). (A) The Customer Services Division is responsible for direct customer and technical support (hardware and software). (B) The Management Services Division coordinates all IRM acquisition, budget, and policy and planning activities in support of Rural Development automation. (C) The Information Technology Division provides support technical services in the areas of data administration, system integrity management, research and development, and telecommunications. (D) The Systems Services Division is responsible for planning, directing, and controlling activities related to Rural Development's Automated Information Systems. (iv) Office of the Assistant Administrator for Human Resources. (2) Office of Civil Rights Staff. (3) Office of Communications. §§ 2003.7-2003.9 [Reserved] § 2003.10 Rural Development State Offices. (a) Headed by State Directors, State Offices report directly to the Under Secretary, Rural Development, and are responsible to the three Rural Development agency Administrators for carrying out agency program operations at the State level, ensuring adherence to program plans approved for the State by the Under Secretary, and rendering staff advisory and manpower support to Area and Local offices. The Rural Development State Directors, for budget and accounting purposes, are housed in the RHS agency. (b) Program Directors within the State Office provide oversight and leadership on major program functions. Major program functions include: Single Family and Multi-Family Housing loans and grants, Community Facility, Water and Waste Disposal, Business and Cooperative, and the Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities (EZ/EC) programs. (c) The USDA Rural Development State Office locations are as follows: State Location Alabama Montgomery, AL Alaska Palmer, AK Arizona Phoenix, AZ Arkansas Little Rock, AR California Woodland, CA Colorado Lakewood, CO Delaware Camden, DE Florida Gainesville, FL Georgia Athens, GA Hawaii Hilo, HI Idaho Boise, ID Illinois Champaign, IL Indiana Indianapolis, IN Iowa Des Moines, IA Kansas Topeka, KS Kentucky Lexington, KY Louisiana Alexandria, LA Maine Bangor, ME Massachusetts Amherst, MA Michigan East Lansing, MI Minnesota St. Paul, MN Mississippi Jackson, MS Missouri Columbia, MO Montana Bozeman, MT Nebraska Lincoln, NE Nevada Carson City, NV New Jersey Mt. Holly, NJ New Mexico Albuquerque, NM New York Syracuse, NY North Carolina Raleigh, NC North Dakota Bismarck, ND Ohio Columbus, OH Oklahoma Stillwater, OK Oregon Portland, OR Pennsylvania Harrisburg, PA Puerto Rico Hato Rey, PR South Carolina Columbia, SC South Dakota Huron, SD Tennessee Nashville, TN Texas Temple, TX Utah Salt Lake City, UT Vermont Montpelier, VT Virginia Richmond, VA Washington Olympia, WA West Virginia Charleston, WV Wisconsin Stevens Point, WI Wyoming Casper, WY [62 FR 67259, Dec. 24, 1997; 63 FR 3256, Jan. 22, 1998] §§ 2003.11-2003.13 [Reserved] § 2003.14 Field Offices. Rural Development field offices report to their respective State Director and State Office Program Directors. State Directors may organizationally structure their offices based on the program workloads within their respective State. Field offices generally are patterned in a three or two tier program delivery structure. In a three tier system, Local offices report to an Area office, that reports to the State Office. In a two tier system, a “Local” or “Area” office reports to the State Office. Locations and telephone numbers of Area and Local Offices may be obtained from the appropriate Rural Development State Office. §§ 2003.15-2003.16 [Reserved] § 2003.17 Availability of information. Information concerning Rural Development programs and agencies may be obtained from the Office of Communications, Rural Development, U. S. Department of Agriculture, STOP 0705, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-0705. § 2003.18 Functional organization of RHS. (a) General. (b) Office of the Administrator. et seq. et seq. (1) Legislative Affairs Staff. (2) Office of Program Support Staff. (3) Office of Deputy Administrator, Single Family Housing. (i) Office of Single Family Housing Processing Division. (ii) Office of Single Family Housing Servicing and Property Management Division. (iii) Office of Single Family Housing Centralized Servicing Center (CSC)—St. Louis, Missouri. (4) Office of the Deputy Administrator, Multi-Family Housing Division. (i) Multi-Family Housing Processing Division. (ii) Multi-Family Housing Portfolio Management Division. (5) Office of the Deputy Administrator, Community Programs. (i) Community Programs Loan Processing Division. (ii) Servicing and Special Authorities Division. [62 FR 67259, Dec. 24, 1997, as amended at 64 FR 32388, June 17, 1999] §§ 2003.19-2003.21 [Reserved] § 2003.22 Functional organization of RUS. (a) General. (b) Office of the Administrator. et. seq. et. seq. (1) Borrower and Program Support Services. (i) Administrative Liaison Staff. (ii) Program Accounting Services Division. (iii) Program and Financial Services Staff. (2) Office of Assistant Administrator—Electric Program. (i) Electric Regional Divisions. (ii) Power Supply Division. (iii) Electric Staff Division. (3) Office of Assistant Administrator Telecommunications Program. (i) Telecommunications Standards Division. (ii) Advanced Telecommunications Services Staff. (iii) Telecommunications Area Offices. (4) Office of the Assistant Administrator—Water and Environmental Programs. (i) Water Programs Division. (ii) Engineering and Environmental Staff. [62 FR 67259, Dec. 24, 1997, as amended at 84 FR 59923, Nov. 7, 2019] §§ 2003.23-2003.25 [Reserved] § 2003.26 Functional organization of RBS. (a) General. (b) Office of the Administrator. et seq. et seq. (1) Resources Coordination Staff. (2) Office of the Deputy Administrator, Business Programs. (i) Processing Division. (ii) Servicing Division. (iii) Specialty Lenders Division. (3) Office of the Deputy Administrator, Cooperative Services Programs. (i) Cooperative Marketing Division. (ii) Cooperative Development Division. (iii) Cooperative Resource Management Division. (4) Office of the Deputy Administrator, Community Development. (i) Empowerment Program Division. (ii) Community Outreach Division. (5) Alternative Agricultural Research and Commercialization Corporation. et seq. §§ 2003.27-2003.50 [Reserved]