---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 1948.70"
title: "7"
number: "1948.70"
heading: "Designation approval."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/1948.70"
---

# §1948.70. Designation approval.


Upon receipt of a request for approval of a designation made under this section, the Secretary of Energy shall:

- (a) Determine to the best of his ability the consistency of the supporting data submitted along with the designation by the Governor;
- (b) Confer with Rural Development on approval;
- (c) Notify the Governor and the Under Secretary for Rural Development of action taken on each designation within 30 calendar days of the receipt of a request for approval;
- (d) Consult with the Governor before the disapproval of any designation; and
- (e) Publish a description in the Federal Register of all designated areas approved within 30 days of their approval.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Sec. 601, Pub. L. 95-620, delegation of authority by the Sec. of Agri., 7 CFR 2.23; delegation of authority by the Asst. Sec. for Rural Development, 7 CFR 2.70.

### Source

Source: 44 FR 35984, June 19, 1979, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 7 U.S.C. 1932 note.