{"data":{"id":"us/13-cfr-310.1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"13 CFR 310.1","heading":"Special Impact Area.","body":"Upon the application of an Eligible Applicant, and with respect to that Eligible Applicant's Project only, the Assistant Secretary may designate the Region which the Project will serve as a Special Impact Area if the Eligible Applicant demonstrates that its proposed Project will:\n(a) Directly fulfill a pressing need; and\n(b) Be useful in alleviating or preventing conditions of excessive unemployment or underemployment, or assist in providing useful employment opportunities for the unemployed or underemployed residents of the Region.","path":["Title 13—Business Credit and Assistance","CHAPTER III—ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","PART 310—SPECIAL IMPACT AREAS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-13.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:18Z","sha256":"60f26b6911774fa4c5f52b5aeec9f0556a49f5da1321594de6c9c031709d80a0","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/13-cfr-309.2","next":"us/13-cfr-310.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}