Telecommunications Program; Postloan Engineering Services Contract

The Rural Utilities Service (RUS), successor to the Rural Electrification Administration (REA), hereby amends its contract for the procurement of postloan engineering services for telecommunications systems. This action codifies the terms and conditions of the agreement to be executed between RUS telecommunications borrowers and consulting engineering firms hired to design and oversee construction of telecommunications facilities financed with RUS financing assistance. Several years have passed since these regulations were last amended and changes in common contract language have occurred. These amendments allow contracts to be more consistent with common practice.