CFR > Title 7 - Agriculture > SUBTITLE B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture > CHAPTER XVIII—RURAL HOUSING SERVICE, RURAL BUSINESS-COOPERATIVE SERVICE, RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, AND FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (parts 1804 to 2045) > SUBCHAPTER H—PROGRAM REGULATIONS (parts 1900 to 1981) > PART 1944—HOUSING > SUBPART N—Housing Preservation Grants (§1944.651 to §1944.700) > 1944.660—Authorized representative of the HPG applicant and FmHA or its successor agency under Public Law 103-354 point of contact.

1944.660—Authorized representative of the HPG applicant and FmHA or its successor agency under Public Law 103-354 point of contact.

(a) FmHA or its successor agency under Public Law 103-354 will deal only with authorized representatives designated by the HPG applicant.
(b) The State Director will designate either the State Office and/or the District Office as the processing office and/or the servicing office for the HPG program. The State Director's selection may be based on staffing, total program size, number of preapplications anticipated, type of applicants, or similar criteria. The State Director must publish this designation each year at the time the Federal Register is published informing the public of the open period for acceptance of preapplications as outlined in § 1944.678 of this subpart.