---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 1753.47"
title: "7"
number: "1753.47"
heading: "Plans and specifications (P&S)."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/1753.47"
---

# §1753.47. Plans and specifications (P&S).

- (a) **General.**
  - (1) **Prior to the preparation of P&S for the construction project—**
    - (i) A review shall be made of the outside plant requirements, and the Loan Design (LD) shall be revised to reflect any needed changes (See [§ 1753.3](/cfr/7/1753.3.md)).
    - (ii) Deviations from the approved LD ([7 CFR part 1737](/cfr/7/part1737.md)) must be approved by RUS (See [§ 1753.3](/cfr/7/1753.3.md)).
  - (2) **The standard RUS specifications required for construction of outside plant facilities are—**
    - (i) **RUS Form 515a (Bulletin 345-150)—** Specifications and Drawings for Construction of Direct Buried Plant.
    - (ii) **RUS Form 515c (Bulletin 345-151)—** Specifications and Drawings for Conduit and Manhole Construction.
    - (iii) **RUS Form 515d (Bulletin 345-152)—** Specifications and Drawings for Underground Cable Installation.
    - (iv) **RUS Form 515f (Bulletin 345-153)—** Specifications and Drawings for Construction of Pole Lines and Aerial Cables.
    - (v) **RUS Form 515g (Bulletin 345-154)—** Specifications and Drawings for Service Entrance and Station Protector Installation.
- (b) **Preparation of plans and specifications.** Each set of plans and specifications shall include:
  - (1) RUS Contract Form 515, “Telephone System Construction Contract (Labor and Materials).”
  - (2) The specifications described in [paragraph (a)(2)](#a-2) of this section as specified by the borrower in the RUS Contract Form 515.
  - (3) **Description of special assembly units and guide drawings, if any.**
  - (4) **Key, detail, and cable layout maps.**
  - (5) RUS Contract Form 787, “Supplement A to Construction Contract, RUS Contract Form 515,” when the borrower proposes to provide any materials to the contractor. The borrower shall not order materials for a contractor without RUS approval. In such cases the borrower must attach Form 787 and a “List of Owner's Materials on Hand” and/or a “List of Materials Ordered by Owner but Not Delivered” to contract Form 515 (See [§ 1753.48(f)](/cfr/7/1753.48.md?p=f) of this part). Any materials furnished under Supplement A shall be listed in RUS Bulletin 344-2 unless special RUS approval has been received by the borrower to use unlisted materials.
- (c) **Submission of plans and specifications to RUS.**
  - (1) If the project does not exceed $500,000 or 25% of the loan, whichever is less, the borrower shall furnish GFR one set of P&S. The borrower may then proceed with procurement in accordance with [§ 1753.48](/cfr/7/1753.48.md).
  - (2) If the project exceeds $500,000 or 25% of the loan, whichever is less, RUS approval of P&S is required. Two sets of P&S shall be furnished to GFR. RUS will return one set to the borrower upon notice of approval. The borrower may then proceed with procurement in accordance with [§ 1753.48](/cfr/7/1753.48.md).

## Notes

### Amendments

[54 FR 39267, Sept. 25, 1989. Redesignated at 55 FR 39397, Sept. 27, 1990, 55 FR 53488, Dec. 31, 1990, as amended at 64 FR 16609, Apr. 6, 1999]

### Source

Source: 54 FR 39267, Sept. 25, 1989, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 55 FR 39397, Sept. 27, 1990.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 501, 7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.

### Amendments

[54 FR 39267, Sept. 25, 1989. Redesignated at 55 FR 39397, Sept. 27, 1990, 55 FR 53488, Dec. 31, 1990, as amended at 64 FR 16609, Apr. 6, 1999]