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RULES: Insured and guaranteed loans; general and pre-loan policies and procedures—; Treasury rate direct loan program,
Published: 2001-12-26
In fiscal year 2001, Congress provided funding to establish a
Treasury rate direct loan program to address the backlog of qualified
loan applications for insured municipal rate electric loans from RUS.
RUS administered the Treasury rate loan program in a manner
substantially the same as it administered the municipal rate program
under a Notice of
PROPOSED RULES: Insured and guaranteed loans; general and pre-loan policies and procedures—; Treasury rate direct loan program,
Published: 2001-12-26
In fiscal year 2001, Congress provided funding to establish a
Treasury rate direct loan program to address the backlog of qualified
loan applications for insured municipal rate electric loans from RUS.
RUS administered the Treasury rate loan program in a manner
substantially the same as it administered the municipal rate program
under a Notice of
NOTICES: Proposed collection; comment request,
Published: 2001-12-18
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Agencies' intention to request an extension for a
currently approved information collection in support of Form RD 1910
11, ``Application Certification, Federal Collection Policies for
Consumer or Commercial Debts.''
NOTICES: South Mississippi Electric Power Association,
Published: 2001-12-12
Notice is hereby given that the Rural Utilities Service (RUS)
has made a finding of no significant impact (FONSI) with respect to a
request from South Mississippi Electric Power Association for
assistance to finance the construction of a 255 megawatt electric
generating station in Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi.
NOTICES: South Mississippi Electric Power Association,
Published: 2001-12-12
Notice is hereby given that the Rural Utilities Service (RUS)
has made a finding of no significant impact (FONSI) with respect to a
request from South Mississippi Electric Power Association for
assistance to finance the construction of a 129 megawatt electric
generating station in Smith County, Mississippi.
NOTICES: Georgia Transmission Corp.,
Published: 2001-12-10
Notice is hereby given that the Rural Utilities Service (RUS)
has made a finding of no significant impact (FONSI) with respect to a
request from Georgia Transmission Corporation for assistance from the RUS to finance the
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construction of a 230 kV transmission line in Mitchell County, Georgia.
NOTICES: Georgia Transmission Corp.,
Published: 2001-12-10
Notice is hereby given that the Rural Utilities Service (RUS)
has made a finding of no significant impact (FONSI) with respect to a
request from Georgia Transmission Corporation for assistance from the
RUS to finance the construction of a 230 kV transmission line and a
230/25 kV substation in Hall County, Georgia.
NOTICES: South Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc.,
Published: 2001-12-03
Notice is hereby given that the Rural Utilities Service (RUS)
has made a finding of no significant impact (FONSI) with respect to a
request from South Texas Electric Cooperative (STEC) for assistance
from RUS to finance the construction and operation of a 177 MW
combinedcycle combustion turbine generation facility in Victoria
County, Texas.
NOTICES: Rural Electrification Act; Buy American provision; amendment,
Published: 2001-11-16
The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) published notice in the
Federal Register for February 18, 1997, at 62 FR 7205 that the Uruguay
Round Agreements Act, (108 Stat. 4954, Pub. L. 103465, December 8,
1994), amended the ``Buy American'' provision, (7 U.S.C. 903 note) of
the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended (7 U.S.C. 901 et
seq.,) (the ``RE
NOTICES: Proposed collection; comment request,
Published: 2001-11-07
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Rural Housing Service (RHS), the Rural Business
Cooperative Service (RBS), Rural Utilities Service (RUS), and the Farm
Service Agency's (FSA) intention to request an extension for a
currently approved information collection in support of compliance with
Civil Rights
NOTICES: Georgia Transmission Corp.,
Published: 2001-11-05
Notice is hereby given that the Rural Utilities Service (RUS)
has made a finding of no significant impact (FONSI) with respect to a
request from Georgia Transmission Corporation for assistance from the
RUS to finance the construction of a 230/115 kV electric substation in
Gwinnett County, Georgia.
PROPOSED RULES: Mergers and consolidations of borrowers,
Published: 2001-11-01
The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) is proposing to amend
regulations to provide the Administrator with loan processing
prioritization authority for recently merged companies. This change
will allow the Administrator to grant or decline priority or grant
priority for a limited amount of a loan application. This action is
being proposed to allow
NOTICES: Household water well systems; financing; comment request,
Published: 2001-11-01
The Water and Environmental Program within the Rural Utilities
Service (RUS) seeks written comments on the need for a program which is
specifically tailored to financing household wells, both new wells and
well repairs.
NOTICES: Georgia Transmission Corp.,
Published: 2001-10-31
Notice is hereby given that the Rural Utilities Service (RUS)
proposes to prepare environmental assessments related to possible
financing assistance to Georgia Transmission Corporation for the
construction of approximately 25 miles of 230 kV transmission line and
30 miles of 500 kV transmission line. The 230 kV transmission line
project would be
NOTICES: Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program,
Published: 2001-10-25
The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) hereby announces the
recipients that were selected to receive grant awards during fiscal
year (FY) 2001 under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant
Program.
NOTICES: Basin Electric Power Cooperative,
Published: 2001-10-16
Notice is hereby given that the Rural Utilities Service (RUS),
pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended,
the Council on Environmental Quality regulations (40 CFR parts 1500
1508), and RUS Environmental Policies and Procedures (7 CFR part 1794),
has made a finding of no significant impact (FONSI) with respect to a
wind
NOTICES: Weather Radio Transmitter Program,
Published: 2001-10-16
On April 4, 2001, the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) published
a Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) in the Federal Register (66 FR
17857, April 4, 2001) announcing a new grant program, and the
availability of grant funds under this program, to finance the
installation of new transmitters to extend the coverage of the National
Oceanic and
NOTICES: Southern Intertie Project, AK,
Published: 2001-10-03
Notice is hereby given that the Rural Utilities Service (RUS),
has released for public review and comment a Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (DEIS) for the Southern Intertie Project. The project being
proposed by the Intertie Participants Group (IPG) is the construction
of a 138 kilovolt (kV) transmission line between the Kenai Peninsula
and
NOTICES: Quarterly municipal interest rates,
Published: 2001-09-24
The Rural Utilities Service hereby announces the interest
rates for advances on municipal rate loans with interest rate terms
beginning during the fourth calendar quarter of 2001.
NOTICES: Jackson County Lake Project, KY,
Published: 2001-09-20
Notice is hereby given that the Rural Utilities Service (RUS)
is issuing a Record of Decision (ROD) on the Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) prepared for the Jackson County Lake Project. The EIS
was prepared pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA) (U.S.C. 4231 et seq.) in accordance with the Council on
Environmental
RULES: Materials, equipment, and construction—; Telecommunications system construction contract and specifications; correction,
Published: 2001-08-31
Correction
In rule document 0120120 beginning on page 43310, in the issue of Friday, August 17, 2001, make the following correction:
Sec. 1755.97 [Corrected]
On page 43314, in the table, under the heading ``Date last
issued'', in the second line, ``9/12/01'' should read ``9/17/01''.
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NOTICES: Proposed collection; comment request,
Published: 2001-08-28
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), the Rural Utilities Service (RUS)
invites comments on this information collection for which RUS intends
to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
NOTICES: East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc.,
Published: 2001-08-21
Notice is hereby given that the Rural Utilities Service (RUS),
pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the Council
on Environmental Quality Regulations for Implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (40 CFR parts 15001508), and RUS
Environmental Policies and Procedures (7 CFR part 1794), proposes to
prepare an
NOTICES: Local Dial-Up Internet Program,
Published: 2001-08-15
The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) announces a new grant
program and the availability of grant funds under this program to
finance the acquisition, construction and installation of equipment,
facilities and systems to provide dialup Internet access services in
rural America. The President of the United States and the United States
Congress have
NOTICES: Southern Illinois Power Cooperative,
Published: 2001-08-10
Notice is hereby given that the Rural Utilities Service (RUS),
pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
Regulations for implementing NEPA (40 CFR parts 15001508), and RUS
Environmental Policies and Procedures (7 CFR part 1794) proposes to
hold a scoping
