---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 1720.15"
title: "7"
number: "1720.15"
heading: "Equal opportunity requirements."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/1720.15"
---

# §1720.15. Equal opportunity requirements.


Executive Order 12898, “Environmental Justice.” To comply with Executive Order 12898, RUS will conduct a Civil Rights Analysis for each guarantee prior to approval. Rural Development Form 2006-28, “Civil Rights Impact Analysis”, will be used to document compliance in regards to environmental justice. The Civil Rights Impact Analysis will be conducted prior to application approval or a conditional commitment of guarantee.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.; 7 U.S.C. 940C.

### Source

Source: 69 FR 63049, Oct. 29, 2004, unless otherwise noted.