Act used in this chapter means the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as amended.

Administration, Agency, or EDA means the Economic Development Administration.

Advisory Committee means the Committee on Regional Economic Develop ment appointed by the Secretary in accordance with section 602 of the Act.

Alaskan Native Village means a town or village site occupied and used by natives of Alaska-Indians, Eskimos, and Aleuts pursuant to the 1926 Native Townsite Act or recognized as a native village under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, together with any contiguous corporate boundary adjustments thereof under the laws of the State of Alaska and such additional lands as are authorized to be included within the meaning of Indian reservation and trust or restricted Indian-owned land areas by Pub. L. 92-203, section 2, Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 688, 43 U.S.C. 1601.

ARA means the Area Redevelopment Administration (now expired) which was an experimental program designed to cope with the problems of long-term unemployment and underemployment.

Assistant Secretary means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development.

Community development corporation means: (a) Any public organization or association created under the authority of State or local law to further the development of the area but which has no power of taxation; and

(b) Any private nonprofit organization whose purpose is to further the development of the area.

Designated Area means any area or center which has been determined by the Assistant Secretary pursuant to sections 401 or 403 of the Act as eligible to apply for financial assistance.

Designation means the act of the Assistant Secretary whereby a geographic area, district or economic development center is determined to be eligible to apply for assistance under the Act.

Disaster Area means areas designated under title IV of the Act and designated by the President under the Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Pub. L. 100-707). The disaster area shall remain such for as long a period

as it retains both EDA and Disaster designations, and such concurrent designations have not exceeded 1 year in duration.

Economic Development Center means any geographic area within the United States having a population of 250,000 or less which has been identified in an approved district overall economic development program as having the potential for economic growth and the ability to alleviate the economic distress of the redevelopment areas within the district.

Economic Development District means a geographic area composed of adjoining and economically related areas which are of proper size to permit effective economic planning, including at least one redevelopment area and one or more economic growth center(s) and which has been designated by the Assistant Secretary.

Economic growth center means an economic development center or redevelopment center, designated or recognized by the Assistant Secretary, whose growth may be reasonably expected to contribute significantly to the alleviation of distress in the district's redevelopment areas.

Indian tribe means the governing body of a tribe, nonprofit Indian corporation (restricted to Indians), Indian authority or other tribal organization or entity or Alaskan Native Village.

Local Government means any municipality, county, town, parish, or other general purpose political subdivision of a State.

OEDP means an Overall Economic Development Program (or orderly plan of action) pertaining to an area or district.

Planning Grants means grants for administrative expenses to eligible applicants under section 301(b) of the Act for planning purposes.

Public Works Impact Program Area means any community or neighborhood (defined without regard to political or other subdivisions or boundaries) which has been designated by the Assistant Secretary pursuant to section 401(a)(6) of the Act and which is exempted from the requirements of paragraphs (a)(1) (A) and (C) of section 101 of the Act.

Qualified Area means an area which meet the criteria of the Act for designation as redevelopment area.

Redevelopment Area means any geographic area which has been designated by the Assistant Secretary pursuant to section 401 of the Act and is eligible for the full range of EDA assistance.

Redevelopment center means any geographic area constituting all or part of a redevelopment area which has been identified in an approved district overall economic development program as having sufficient size and potential to foster the economic growth activities necessary to alleviate the distress of the redevelopment areas composing the economic development district.

Secretary means the Secretary of Commerce, the Assistant Secretary when exercising authorities delegated by the Secretary of Commerce, or any person duly authorized to act for the Secretary of Commerce in his stead.

Section 302 Planning Grants means economic development planning grants authorized under section 302 of the Act. Special Impact Area means:

(a) Any community or neighborhood (defined without regard to political or other subdivision or boundaries) which has been designated by the Assistant Secretary pursuant to section 401(a)(6) of the Act. It does not include a Public Works Redevelopment Area which has been designated by the Assistant Secretary pursuant to section 401(a)(6) of the Act.

(b) Any area selected as special impact area (as defined under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, as amended), funded by the Office of Economic Opportunity, and designated by the Assistant Secretary.

Sudden rise area means any area which has been designated by the Assistant Secretary as a redevelopment area under section 401(a)(4) of the Act.

Supplemental Grant means the amount of additional grant assistance provided pursuant to section 101(c) of the Act.

Working capital means the excess of current assets over current liabilities and identifies the relatively liquid portion of total enterprise capital which constitutes a margin or buffer or meet

ing obligations within the ordinary operating cycle of the business.

[38 FR 2260, Jan. 23, 1973, as amended at 39 FR 12859, Apr. 9, 1974; 39 FR 44959, Dec. 30, 1974; 42 FR 5598, Jan. 28, 1977; 45 FR 55701, Aug. 21, 1980; 54 FR 47970, Nov. 20, 1989]

Subpart B-Description of Program Areas

§301.20 Public works and development facility grants.

(a) Direct grants are authorized for: (1) Public works, public service and development facility projects which directly or indirectly contribute to longrange economic growth or benefit longterm unemployed and members of lowincome

families in redevelopment areas, and parts of economic development districts.

(2) Public works, public service and development facility projects which provide immediate useful work to the unemployed and underemployed of the project area.

(b) Supplementary grants to augment the direct grants received under the Act or to augment the basic grants under other Federal grant-in-aid programs may be provided to public works, public service and development facility projects which directly or indirectly contribute to long-range economic growth or benefit long-term unemployed and members of low-income families in redevelopment areas, and parts of economic development districts.

(c) Under section 304 of the Act the Secretary is authorized to make grants to the States for the purpose of supplementing or making grants and loans authorized under Titles I, II, and IV of the Act.

[38 FR 2260, Jan. 23, 1973, as amended at 39 FR 44959, Dec. 30, 1974]

§301.21 Loans and guarantees.

(a) Loans are authorized for public works, public service, and development facility projects in redevelopment areas and parts of economic development districts.

(b) Loans are authorized for industrial and commercial purposes in redevelopment areas and parts of economic development districts.

(c) Guarantees are authorized for loans made to private borrowers by private lending institutions and for rental payments of loans in redevelopment areas and parts of economic development districts.

[39 FR 44959, Dec. 30, 1974]

§301.22 Technical assistance.

(a) Technical assistance in the form of direct assistance by EDA personnel, payment to other Federal agencies, contracts, and grants may be extended to redevelopment areas and other areas that have substantial need for such assistance. Any such technical assistance must be useful in alleviating or preventing conditions of excessive unemployment or underemployment.

(b) Planning and administrative grants are available to eligible applicants.

(c) EDA conducts a continuing program of study, training and research in the problems of economic development through members of its staff, payments to other Federal agencies, contracts, and grants.

(d) EDA provides technical assistance for national projects to national or public associations or public bodies.

(e) EDA aids redevelopment areas and other areas by furnishing to interested individuals, communities, industries, and enterprises within such areas any assistance, technical information, market research, or other forms of assistance, information, or advice which would be useful in alleviating or preventing conditions of excessive unemployment or underemployment within such areas.

§301.23 Special economic development and adjustment assistance.

Grants may be made to States, political subdivisions of States, redevelopment areas, economic development districts, and Indian tribes to meet special needs related to existing or threatened long term unemployment or low family income levels and arising from economic dislocation. Such grants may be used for public facilities, public services, business development, planning, unemployment compensation, rent supplements, mortgage payment assistance, research, technical assist

ance, training, relocation of individuals, and other appropriate assistance.

[39 FR 44959, Dec. 30, 1974]

Subpart C-Description of
Organization

§301.30 Washington office.

The central and principal office of the Economic Development Administration is in the Department of Commerce, 14th Street at Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230.

$301.31 Economic Development Administration Regional Offices. Locations:

(a) Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Serving: Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Virgin Islands, and West Virginia.

(b) Atlanta. Atlanta, Georgia. Serving: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.

(c) Denver. Denver, Colorado. Serving: Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming.

(d) Chicago. Chicago, Illinois. Serving: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin.

(e) Seattle. Seattle, Washington. Serving: Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands.

(f) Austin. Austin, Texas. Serving: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.

[48 FR 6524, Feb. 14, 1983, as amended at 58 FR 61804, Nov. 23, 1993]

$301.32 Assistant Secretary.

The Assistant Secretary for Economic Development directs the programs and is responsible for the conduct of all activities, including overall direction and coordination of the Regional Offices of EDA, subject to the

policies and directives prescribed by the Secretary of Commerce.

[58 FR 61804, Nov. 23, 1993]

§ 301.33 Deputy Assistant Secretary.

(a) The Deputy Assistant Secretary assists the Assistant Secretary in all matters affecting EDA, serves as Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Officer, and performs the duties of the Assistant Secretary during the latter's absence. In serving as EEO Officer, the Deputy Assistant Secretary may either delegate the responsibility or directly resolve discrimination complaints in accordance with the provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, and administer EDA's Affirmative Action Program. Regional Directors report directly to the Deputy Assistant Secretary.

(b) For EDA programs in their regions, Regional Directors process applications for economic development assistance, and monitor and service approved projects.

[58 FR 61804, Nov. 23, 1993]

§ 301.34 Deputy Assistant Secretary for Operations.

The Deputy Assistant Secretary for Operations reports to the Deputy Assistant Secretary; and provides coordinated direction of headquarters activities related to financial and technical assistance projects, which will improve local economies, and integrate EDA's investment and planning activities. He/ she also develops, in conjunction with the Office of the Inspector General, criteria for audits, including adherence to EDA policy and programmatic requirements. In addition, he/she develops policies and procedures for the implementation of the following program authorities: Public Works; Technical Assistance; Title IX Special Adjustment Assistance; Title IX Long-Term Economic Deterioration; and Local Public Works. The Deputy Assistant Secretary for Operations oversees and coordinates the Section 304 program of the Act; and monitors and services projects developed under: The Comprehensive Employment Training Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. 801 et seq.); Section 217 of Pub. L. 89-298 (42 U.S.C. 3142a) relating to river and har