§ 79.3 What programs and activities of the Department are subject to these regulations?
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Federal Register(a) The Secretary publishes in the a list of the Department's programs and activities that are subject to these regulations
(b) If a program or activity of the Department that provides Federal financial assistance does not have implementing regulations, the regulations in this part apply to that program or activity.
(c) The following programs and activities are excluded from coverage under this part:
(1) Proposed legislation.
(2) Regulation and budget formulation.
(3) National security matters.
(4) Procurement.
(5) Direct payments to individuals.
(6) Financial transfers for which the Department has no funding discretion or direct authority to approve specific sites or projects.
(7) Research and development that is national in scope.
(8) Assistance to federally recognized Indian tribes.
(d) In addition to the programs and activities excluded in paragraph (c) of this section, the Secretary may only exclude a Federal financial assistance program or activity from coverage under this part if the program or activity does not directly affect State or local governments.
(Authority: E.O. 12372)
[48 FR 29166, June 24, 1983, as amended at 51 FR 20824, June 9, 1986; 89 FR 70343, Aug. 29, 2024]
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