# Policy on Audits of RUS Awardees
> **Rural Utilities Service** · Final rule; confirmation and response to comments. · Published 2023-05-18 · 88 FR 31603
## Document
- **Document number:** 2023-10413
- **Category:** rural-development
- **Sub-agency:** Rural Utilities Service
- **Federal Register citation:** 88 FR 31603
- **CFR reference:** 7 CFR 1709
- **Publication date:** 2023-05-18
- **USDA docket:** Docket No. RUS-22-AGENCY-0053
## 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 6, 2023, to revise its Policy on Audits to change the title, remove an unnecessary report, update terminology, clarify Agency contacts and filing requirements, and update or remove any outdated references. The document also made conforming changes to other regulations. These changes provide uniformity and consistency for all RUS awardees. Through this action, RUS is confirming the final rule as it was published and providing responses to the public comments that were received.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/05/18/2023-10413/policy-on-audits-of-rus-awardees)
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