and taped material, interpreters, and other aids for persons with impaired hearing or vision. § 15b.38 Health care facilities. (a) Communications. A recipient that provides notice concerning benefits or services or written material concerning waivers of rights or consent to treatment shall take such steps as are necessary to ensure that qualified handicapped persons, including those with impaired sensory or speaking skills, are not denied effective notice because of their handicap. (b) Emergency treatment for the hearing impaired. A recipient hospital that provides health services or benefits shall establish a procedure for effective communication with persons with impaired hearing for the purpose of providing emergency health care. (c) Drug and alcohol addicts. A recipient to which this subpart applies that operates a general hospital or outpatient facility may not discriminate in admission or treatment against a drug or alcohol abuser or alcoholic who is suffering from a medical condition, because of the person's drug or alcohol abuse or alcoholism. § 15b.39 Education of institutionalized persons. A recipient to which this subpart applies that operates or supervises a program or activity for persons who are institutionalized because of handicap shall ensure that each qualified handicapped person, as defined in § 15b.3(n)(2), in its program, or activity is provided an appropriate education, as defined in § 15b.22(b). Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as altering in any way the obligations of recipients under Subpart D. § 15b.40 Food services. (a) Recipients which operate food service programs assisted by this Department shall serve special meals, at no extra charge, to persons whose handicap restricts their diet. Recipients may require handicapped persons to provide medical certification that special meals are needed because of their handicap. (b) Where existing food service facilities are not completely accessible and usable, recipients may provide aides or use other equally effective methods to serve food to handicapped persons. Recipients shall provide all food services in the most integrated setting appropriate to the needs of handicapped persons. § 15b.41 Multi-family rental housing. (a) General. No qualified handicapped person shall, on the basis of handicap, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination in a multi-family rental housing program. (b) New construction. (1) Recipients receiving assistance from the Department for multi-family rental housing projects constructed after the effective date of this part shall construct at least five percent of the units in the project or one unit, whichever is greater, to be accessible to or adaptable for physically handicapped persons. The requirement that five percent of the units in the project or at least one unit, whichever is greater, be accessible or adaptable may be modified if a recipient shows, through a market survey approved by the Department, that a different percentage of accessible or adaptable units is appropriate for a particular project and its service area. (i) The variety of units accessible to or adaptable for physically handicapped persons shall be comparable to the variety of units available in the project as a whole. (ii) No extra charge may be made for use of accessible or adaptable units. (iii) A recipient that operates multifamily rental housing projects on more than one site may not locate all accessible or adaptable units at one site unless only one accessible or adaptable unit is required. (2) Standards for accessibility are contained in Subpart C and in appropriate program regulations. (c) Existing facilities. Recipients receiving assistance from the Department for multi-family rental housing projects constructed prior to the effective date of this part shall assure that their facilities comply with the program accessibility requirements estab lished in § 15b.18 if a qualified handicapped person applies for admission. Necessary physical alterations made pursuant to such requirements shall be completed within a reasonable amount of time after the unit becomes available for occupancy by the qualified handicapped person. Subject to the availability of funds and fulfillment by the recipient of all program eligibility requirements, the Department may assist recipients to comply with program accessibility requirements through methods such as (1) consideration of subsequent loan applications for purposes of making existing facilities accessible or for the construction of additional units which are accessbile and (2) consideration of approval to commit project reserve account funds for minor modifications in order to make existing facilities accessible. Subpart G-Procedures § 15b.42 Procedures. The procedural provisions applicable to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 apply to this part. These procedures are found in 7 CFR 15.5-15.11 and 15.60-15.143. APPENDIX A-LIST OF USDA-ASSISTED PROGRAMS Programs administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in which Federal financial assistance is rendered, include but are not limited to the following: 1. Technical assistance for agricultural cooperatives.... Cooperative Marketing Act of 1926, 7 U.S.C., Secs. 451-457. Administered by the Agricultural Marketing Service 2. Federal-State marketing improvement program. 3. Market news service 4. Agriculture research grants.. Sec. 204(b) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, 7 U.S.C. 1623(b). Sec. 203(g) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, 7 U.S.C. 1622(g); the Cotton Statistics and Estimates Act, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 471476; the Tobacco Statistics Act, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 501-508; the Tobacco Inspection Act, 7 U.S.C. 511-511(q); the Naval Stores Act, 7 U.S.C. 91-99; the Turpentine and Rosin Statistics Act, 7 U.S.C. 2248; the United States Cotton Futures Act, 7 U.S.C. 15b; and the Peanut Statistics Act as amended, 7 U.S.C. 951-957. Administered by the Agricultural Research Service Secs. 1 and 10 of the Act of June 29, 1935, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 427 and 427i; and 202-208 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 1621-1627. Administered by the Agricultural Stabilization Conservation Service 5. Price support programs operating through produc- Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 1421-1447. er associations, cooperatives, and other recipients in which the recipient is required to furnish specified benefits to producers (e.g., tobacco, peanuts, sugar, cotton, rice, honey and soybeans price support programs). 6. Disaster feed donation programs. 7. Payments under the Hatch Act Section 407 of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 1427. Administered by the Cooperative State Research Service 8. McIntire-Stennis cooperative forestry research.. 9. Payments to 1890 colleges and Tuskegee Institute for research. 10. Native latex research. 11. Alcohol Fuels research........ Hatch Act of 1887, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 361a-361i. Act of October 10, 1962, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 582a-582a-7. Native Latex Commercialization and Economic Development Act of Sec. 1419 of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977, as amended, 7 Program 12. Animal Health Research... 13. Competitive research grants.. 14. Experiment station research facilities. 15. Special research grants. 16. Rural development research.. 17. Cooperative extension work.. Authority Sec. 1433 of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977, as amended, 7 Sec. 2(b) of the Act of August 4, 1965, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 450i(b). Sec. 2(c) of the Act of August 4, 1965, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 450i(c). Administered by Extension Service Smith-Lever Act, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 341-349; District of Columbia Administered by Farmers Home Administration 18. Farm ownership loans to install or improve 20. Soil and water conservation, (including pollution Sec. 303 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, as Sec. 312 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, as Sec. 304 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, as Sec. 203 of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, as 22. Rural renewal, resource, conservation develop- Secs. 31-35 of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, as amended, 7 23. Watershed protection and flood prevention pro- Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, as amended, 16 24. Resource conservation and development loans...... Sec. 32(e) of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, as amended, 7 28. Rural cooperative housing.... 29. Rural housing site loans. 30. Technical and supervisory assistance grants. 31. Technical assistance grants.... 32. Rural housing self-help site loans. 33. Mutual self-help housing... Sec. 515 of the Sec. 523 of the Sec. 523 of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 1485. Housing Act of 1949, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 1490c. Sec. 523 of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 1490c. 34. Water and waste facility loans and grants and Sec. 306 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, as community facility loans and grants. amended, 7 U.S.C. 1926. 52 38. Energy impacted area development assistance Sec. 601 of the Power Plant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978, 42 program. Program 43. Food distribution program. 44. National school lunch program. 45. School breakfast program. 46. Special milk program 47. Food service equipment assistance 48. Summer food service program 49. Child care food program.. 50. Nutrition education and training program... Authority Sec. 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 1431; National School Lunch Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 1751-1769a. Sec. 13 of the National School Lunch Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 17 of the National School Lunch Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 1766. Secs. 18 and 19 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, 42 U.S.C. 1787, 1788. Administered by the Food Safety and Inspection Service 51. Payments to States for the inspection of egg Egg Products Inspection Act, 21 U.S.C. 1031-1056. handlers to insure that they are properly disposing of restricted eggs. 52. Financial and technical assistance to States for Federal Meat Inspection Act, as amended, 21 U.S.C. 601-695. meat inspection activities. 53. Financial and technical assistance to States for Poultry Products Inspection Act, as amended, 21 U.S.C. 451-470. poultry inspection activities. 54. Financial and technical assistance to States for Talmadge-Aiken Act, 7 U.S.C. 450. meat and poultry inspection activities. Administered by the Forest Service 55. Permits for use of National Forests and National Grasslands by other than individuals at a nominal or no charge. 56. Permit for land use of Government-owned improvements by other than individuals at a nominal charge. 57. Permits for disposal of common varieties of mineral materials from lands under the Forest Service jurisdiction for use by other than individuals at a nominal or no charge. 58. Easements for use of National Forests and Grasslands by other than individuals at a nominal or no charge. Act of June 4, 1897, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 551; Sec. 501 of the Federal Land Policy Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1761; Term Permit Act of March 4, 1915; as amended, 16 U.S.C. 497; Secs. 3 and 4 of the American Antiquities Act of June 8, 1906, 16 U.S.C. 432; Sec. 32 of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 1011. Sec. 7 of the Granger-Thye Act of April 24, 1950, 16 U.S.C. 580d. Secs. 1-4 of the Act of July 31, 1947, as amended, 30 U.S.C. 601603, 611. Sec. 32 of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, as amended, 7 59. Easements for road rights-of-way over lands Sec. 2 of the Act of October 13, 1964, 16 U.S.C. 533. 60. Road rights-of-way. 61. Rights-of-ways for wagon roads or railroads... 62. Timber granted free or at nominal cost to any group. Federal Highway Act of 1958, 23 U.S.C. 107, 317. Sec. 1 of the Act of June 4, 1897, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 551; Sec. 63. Transfer for fire-lookout towers, improvements Sec. 5 of the Act of June 20, 1958, 16 U.S.C. 565b. and land to States political subdivisions. 64. Payment of 25 percent of National Forest receipts to States for schools and roads. 65. Payment to Minnesota from National Forest receipts of a sum based on a formula. 66. Payment of 25 percent of net revenues from Title III, Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act lands to counties for schools and road purposes. Act of May 23, 1908, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 500. Sec. 5 of the Act of June 22, 1948, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 577g, 577g-1. Sec. 33 of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 1012. 67. Cooperative action to protect, develop, manage, Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978, 16 U.S.C. 2101-2111. and utilize forest resources on State and private lands. 68. Advance of funds for cooperative research. 69. Grants for support of scientific research 70. Research cooperation........ Sec. 20 of the Granger-Thye Act of April 24, 1950, 16 U.S.C. 581i-1. Act of September 6, 1958, 42 U.S.C. 1891-1893. Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Planning Act of 1974, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 1600-1614. Program 71. Youth conservation corps State grant program....... 72. Young adult conservation corps State grant program. 73. Grants to Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire for the purpose of assisting economically disadvantaged citizens over 55 years of age. Authority Act of August 13, 1970, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 1701-1706. Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 3001-3057g. 74. Senior community service employment program Sec. 902(b)(2) of Title IX of the Older Americans Amendments of 1975, (SCSEP). 42 U.S.C. Administered by the Rural Electrification Administration 75. Rural electrification and rural telephone programs.. Rural Electrification Act of 1963, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 901-950b. 76. CATV, community facilities program.. Secs. 306 and 310B of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act of 1979, 7 U.S.C. 1926, 1932. 77. Higher education 78. Soil and water conservation Administered by Science and Education Program Staff Sec. 22 of the Act of June 29, 1935, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 329; Sec. 1417 of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977, 7 U.S.C. 3152. Administered by the Soil Conservation Service 79. Plant materials for conservation.... 81. Watershed protection and flood prevention 82. Great plains conservation 83. Soil survey. 84. River basin surveys and investigations 87. Resource appraisal and program development. 88. Rural clean water program..... 90. Emergency watershed protection......... 91. Eleven authorized watershed projects. 92. Transportation services. Secs. 1-6 and 17 of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Secs. 1-6 and 17 of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Secs. 31 and 32 of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, as Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, as amended, 16 Secs. 1-6 and 17 of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Secs. 1-6 and 17 of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Sec. 6 of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, 16 Secs. 1-6 and 17 of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Secs. 1-6 and 17 of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act of 1977, 16 U.S.C. 2001- Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251-1376. Secs. 406-413 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of Sec. 7 of the Act of June 28, 1938, as amended, 33 U.S.C. 701b-1; Administered by the Office of Transportation Sec. 201 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, 7 U.S.C. 1291; |