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such other pertinent information as the Secretary may require. The application shall be executed by an individual authorized to act for the applicant and to assume on behalf of the applicant the obligations imposed by the terms and conditions of any award, including the regulations of this part.

§ 905.4 Nondiscrimination and civil rights.

Attention is called to the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Section 601 provides that no person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance (42 U.S.C. section 2000d). The regulation implementing such Title VI has been issued by the Secretary with the approval of the President (Part 80 of this title) and is applicable to Federal financial assistance extended under this part.

§ 905.5 Project review.

Completed applications will be processed by the Administration on Aging for submission to a Technical Advisory Committee composed of persons appointed by the Secretary. The applicant may be requested to submit additional information either before or after consideration of the project by the Technical Advisory Committee. All projects which meet the legal requirements for a grant are submitted to the Technical Advisory Committee which makes recommendations to the Secretary. The Secretary then determines the action to be taken with respect to each project and notifies the applicant accordingly.

§ 905.6 Grant awards.

Within the limits of funds available for such purpose, the Secretary will award a grant to those applicants whose approved projects will in his judgment best promote the purposes of the Act and this part. All grant awards shall be in writing, shall set forth the amount of funds granted, and shall constitute for such amounts the encumbrance of Federal funds available for such purpose on the date of the award. The initial award shall also specify the project period for which support is contemplated if the activity is satisfactorily carried out and Federal funds are available. For con

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(a) To the extent he deems it appropriate, the Secretary shall require the recipients of any grant under this part to contribute money, facilities, or services for carrying out the project.

(b) The Secretary shall from time to time make payments to a grantee of all or a portion of any grant award, either in advance or by way of reimbursement for expenses to be incurred or incurred in the project period, to the extent he determines such payments necessary to promote prompt initiation and advancement of the approved project. All such payments shall be recorded by the grantee in accounting records separate from all other fund accounts, including funds derived for other grant awards. Amounts paid shall be available for expenditure by the grantee in accordance with the regulations of this part throughout the project period subject to such limitations as the Secretary may prescribe.

§ 905.8 Termination.

A grant may be terminated in whole or in part at any time at the discretion of the Secretary. Noncancellable obligations properly incurred prior to the receipt of the notice of termination will be honored. The grantee shall be promptly notified of such termination in writing and given the reasons therefor. § 905.9 Reports.

The grantee shall make such reports to the Secretary in such form and containing such information as may reasonably be necessary to enable him to perform his functions under this part and shall keep such records and afford such access thereto as the Secretary may find necessary to assure the correctness and verification of such reports.

§ 905.10 Project expenditures.

Grants under this part will be available for the following types of expenditures for approved projects:

(a) Salaries, stipends, cost of travel and related expenses of project personnel;

(b) Necessary supplies, equipment, and related expenses;

(c) Costs of administration and other indirect costs of the project, subject to

mitted to vote may make a complaint regarding that denial to an examiner for the political subdivision where the denial occurred. The complaint may be either oral or in writing and must be made within 48 hours after the closing of the polls.

§ 801.503 Processing a complaint.

The examiner to whom a complaint is made shall promptly ascertain whether the complaint is well founded. If the

examiner determines the complaint is not well founded he shall notify the person who complained of his determination and take no further action on the complaint. If the examiner determines that the complaint is well founded the examiner shall notify the person and the Attorney General of his determination and of the reason for that determination and furnish the Attorney General with any papers or evidence relating to the complaint.

CHAPTER X-OFFICE OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY

Part

1005 Inspection and copying of records; rules for compliance with Public Information Act.

1009 Suspension and termination of assistance.

1010 Nondiscrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the Office of Economic Opportunity-effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

1015 Standards of conduct for employees.

1030 Community Action programs.

§ 1005.2

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Definitions.

As used in this part,

(a) "Office" means the Office of Economic Opportunity;

(b) "Records" includes books, papers, maps, photographs, or other documentary materials, regardless of physical form, made or received by the Office in connection with the transaction of public business and preserved as evidence of governmental organizations, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, operations, or other activities, or because of the informational value of data contained therein, but does not include books, magazines or other materials acquired solely for library purposes and available through any officially designated library of the Office; and

(c) "Person" includes a corporation or organization as well as an individual. § 1005.3 Central records room.

(a) The Office will maintain a central records room at its headquarters, in room 223, 1200 19th Street NW., Washington, D.C. 20506. This room will be under the supervision of a records officer and will open during regular business hours of the Office for the convenience of members of the public in inspecting and copying materials and records made available pursuant to this

Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.

(c) "Commissioner” means the Commissioner of the Administration on Aging. (d) "Department" means the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. (e) The term "fiscal year" refers to the Federal fiscal year.

(f) The term "nonprofit" as applied to a private agency, institution or organization refers to a private agency, institution or organization, whether or not incorporated, no part of the net earnings of which inures, or may legally inure, to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual.

(g) "Population" as applied to any State means the population of that State as determined by the most recent official estimates of the Bureau of the Census available to the Secretary preceding the fiscal year for which Federal grant funds are appropriated.

(h) “Project Period” means the period of time which the Secretary finds is reasonably required to initiate and conduct a project submitted under the provisions of Title IV or V of the Act.

(1) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare.

(j) "State" means the several States, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, and American Samoa.

(k) "State agency" means the single State agency established or designated as the sole agency for administering or supervising the administration of the State plan.

(1) "State plan” means the document or documents submitted by the States to comply with the requirements for participation under Title III of the Act.

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A basic condition to the certification of Federal funds under Title III of the Act is a State plan found to meet Federal requirements. This plan shall constitute a description of the State's program in aging established to carry out the purposes of the Act through (a) community planning and coordination of programs; (b) demonstrations of programs or activities; (c) training of special personnel needed to carry out such programs and activities; and (d) establishment of new or expansion of existing programs to carry out such purposes, including establishment of new or expansion of existing centers which will provide recreational and other leisure time activities, and informational, health, welfare, counseling, and referral services for older persons and assist such persons in providing volunteer community or civic services; except that no cost of construction, other than for minor alterations and repairs, shall be included in such establishment or expansion.

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