---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 1740.81"
title: "7"
number: "1740.81"
heading: "Default and de-obligation."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/1740.81"
---

# §1740.81. Default and de-obligation.


RUS reserves the right to deobligate awards to Awardees under this part that demonstrate an insufficient level of performance, wasteful or fraudulent spending, or noncompliance with environmental and historic preservation requirements.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1981(b)(4), 7 U.S.C. 901 et seq., 7 U.S.C. 950aaa et seq., and 7 U.S.C. 950cc.

### Source

Source: 86 FR 11609, Feb. 26, 2021, unless otherwise noted.