RD 400-7 Compliance Review for Recreational Loans to Associations

USDA
Form RD 400-7
(Rev.10-09)

Position 5

COMPLIANCE REVIEW FOR RECREATIONAL
LOANS TO ASSOCIATIONS
(RURAL DEVELOPMENT BORROWERS)

FORM APPROVED
OMB No. 0575-0018

STATE
DATE OF REVIEW

COUNTY

SOURCE OF FUNDS
Direct
Insured
NAME OF ORGANIZATION OR ASSOCIATION

TYPE OF ASSISTANCE

ADDRESS

DATE LOAN CLOSED

CASE NUMBER

DESCRIBE BRIEFLY PURPOSE FOR WHICH LOAN WAS OBTAINED:

I. MEMBERSHIP
A. Number of Members ........................................................................................................................................ _________________
Ethnicity: ___ Hispanic or Latino ___ Not Hispanic or Latino
Race: ___ American Indian or Alaska ___ Asian ___ Black or African American
___ Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ___ White
B. Number of Members as of Last Review: ________________________

Date of Last Review: __________________

C. Is Membership Restricted to a Maximum Number: ........................................................................................

Yes

No

If Yes, show Number: ....................................................................................................................................... _________________
D. Does Borrower Have a Membership Waiting List: .........................................................................................

Yes

No

(1) If Yes, Number of Applicants on Waiting List: ........................................................................................ _________________
a.

Number on Waiting List from Minority Applicants: ........................................................................ _________________

E. Total Number of Applications for Membership Received Since Last Review: ............................................. _________________
(1) Number of Applications Received from Minority Applicants: ............................................................... _________________
F.

Total Number of Applications for Membership Rejected or Withdrawn Since Last Review: ........................ _________________
(1) Number of Applications from Minority Applicants Rejected or Withdrawn: ......................................... _________________

G. Total Number of Applications Now Pending on Which No Action has Been Taken: .................................... _________________
(1) Number of Applications Now Pending from Minority Applicants: ......................................................... _________________
H. Are All Interested Individuals Permitted to File Written Application for Membership? ...............................

Yes

No

Yes

No

If No, Explain Why Not:

I.

Are the Records Pertaining to the Receipt and Disposition of Membership Applications Adequate?
If No, What Action is Required to Establish Adequate Records:

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control
number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 0575-0018. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 2 hours per response, including
the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.

RD 400-7 (Rev. 10-09)

II. MEMBERSHIP RULES
A. Applications for Membership are Acted Upon By:
Full Membership Committee

Full Board of Directors

B. Can an Applicant for Membership be Excluded by the Action of One or More of the Present Members?

Yes

No

C. Are Applicants Required to be Recommended, Sponsored, or Endorsed by One
or More of the Present Members? ...................................................................................................................

Yes

No

D. Is at least a Majority Vote of the Current Members Required for Admission? ................................................

Yes

No

E. Are Precise Membership Rules Detailed in the ByLaws? ...............................................................................
If No, Obtain a copy of the Membership Provisions of the Bylaws and any other Membership
Rules and Attach to this Report.

Yes

No

III. MEMBERSHIP DUES AND ASSESSMENTS
A. What is the Amount of the Initiation and/or Charter Membership Fees, if any? .......................................... $ _________________
B. Are All Applicants Required to Pay an Initiation and/or Charter Membership Fee? .....................................

Yes

No

If No, Explain Why Not:

C. What are the Amounts of Dues and/or Fees Now Being Charged:
Membership:

Annual $ ________________
Daily

$ ________________

Nonmembership: Annual
Daily

$

_________________

$

_________________

D. Is the Facility Open for use by the Public? .....................................................................................................
If Yes: are the Current Dues and/or Fee Amounts Displayed so that the Public desiring to use
the Services or Facilities Can See Them? .......................................................................................................

Yes

No

Yes

No

If No, Explain Why Not:

E. Are the Operating Regulations of the Facility Posted so That the Public Desiring to Use the
Facility Can See Them? ............................................................................................................................
If No, Explain Why Not:

Yes

No

IV.

USE OF FACILITIES

A. Is the use of the services or the facilities restricted in any manner because of race,
color or national origin/ethnicity: ..................................................................................................................

Yes

No

Yes

No

C. What methods are used to inform the communities of the services’ availability of the use
and activities of the facility? (Newspaper, Radio, TV, Etc.) ............................................................................

Yes

No

D. Did you observe any restrictions on any person’s enjoyment, service, use, or occupancy
of the facility because of race, color or national origin/ethnicity? ................................................................

Yes

No

Yes

No

A. To obtain an accurate expression of the community’s feeling towards the facility did you
personally contact leaders? .............................................................................................................................

Yes

No

B. If yes, did the contact include minority leaders of local minority group organizations, religious
institutions, business persons and educators? ...............................................................................................

Yes

No

C. If local contacts were made, list names and occupations of persons contacted and indicate
which are minority? ........................................................................................................................................

Yes

No

D. Is the community adequately informed as to the availability of membership in and use of the
facility? ..........................................................................................................................................................

Yes

No

Yes

No

If Yes, Explain:

B. Are services provided to all persons in the same manner regardless of race, color
or national origin/ethnicity? ...........................................................................................................................
If No, Explain:

If Yes, Explain:

E. Are required nondiscrimination posters prominently displayed? ..................................................................
If No, Explain:

V. PUBLIC AWARENESS OF NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY

If no, what action was initiated to inform the community?

E. Has an effort been made by the Association to encourage increased participation by the
minority group population? ............................................................................................................................
1. If yes. how has effort been made? (Also include statement as to whether or not the effort
has resulted in increased participation.)
2.

If no, why has no effort been made.

VI. CONCLUSIONS
Based upon my review of appropriate records, the service and use of the facility, and my observations of the attitudes of the Association
officials, it is my opinion that the borrower ____ IS ____ IS NOT complying with the provisions of RD Instruction 1901-E which
prescribes the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Comments for other observations:

Compliance Review Officer