Rural Broadband Loans, Loan/Grant Combinations, and Loan Guarantees
rural-development · Rural Utilities Service · Rule · Published 2022-11-30 · Effective 2022-11-30 · 87 FR 73443
Document
Document number
2022-25856
Federal Register citation
87 FR 73443
CFR reference
7 CFR 1738
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; confirmation and response to comments.
Category
rural-development
Sub-agency
Rural Utilities Service
Publication date
2022-11-30
Effective date
2022-11-30
USDA docket
Docket No. RUS-19-Telecom-0003
Abstract
The Rural Utilities Service (RUS or Agency), an agency in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Mission area, published an interim rule with comment in the Federal Register on March 12, 2020, to amend its regulation for the Rural Broadband Program, previously referred to as the Rural Broadband Access Loan and Loan Guarantee Program, to implement the Agricultural Act of 2018 (the 2018 Farm Bill). Through this action, RUS is adopting the interim rule as it was published and providing responses to the public comments received.