# Rural Business Investment Program
> **Rural Housing Service** · Interim rule with request for comments. · Published 2011-12-23 · Effective 2012-01-23 · 76 FR 80217
## Document
- **Document number:** 2011-32570
- **Category:** rural-development
- **Sub-agency:** Rural Housing Service
- **Federal Register citation:** 76 FR 80217
- **CFR reference:** 7 CFR 1940
- **Publication date:** 2011-12-23
- **Effective date:** 2012-01-23
## Abstract

The Rural Business-Cooperative Service is amending its regulations for the Rural Business Investment Program (RBIP) to conform it to the 2008 Farm Bill, to add provisions for Rural Business Investment Companies (RBIC) that wish to participate in a non-leveraged capacity, and to make several clarifications to the existing rule for leveraged RBICs. In addition, this rule amends the categorical exclusions from the National Environmental Policy Act by adding categorical exclusions for the RBIP for both leveraged and non- leveraged RBICs.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2011/12/23/2011-32570/rural-business-investment-program)
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