rural-development · Rural Utilities Service · Rule · Published 2022-10-19 · 87 FR 63419
Document
Document number
2022-22677
Federal Register citation
87 FR 63419
CFR reference
7 CFR 1740
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; confirmation and response to comments.
Category
rural-development
Sub-agency
Rural Utilities Service
Publication date
2022-10-19
USDA docket
Docket No. RUS-20-Telecom-0023
Abstract
The Rural Utilities Service (RUS or Agency), an agency in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Mission area, published a final rule with comment in the Federal Register on February 26, 2021, to establish the Rural eConnectivity Program (ReConnect Program). The final rule described the eligibility requirements, the application process, the criteria that RUS uses to assess applicants' creditworthiness and outlined the application process. Through this action, RUS is confirming the final rule as it was published and providing responses to the public comments that addressed the broadband speed used to determine eligibility.