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PROPOSED RULES: Bonds and notes issued for electrification or telephone purposes; guarantees,
Published: 2003-12-30
This rule proposes to establish procedures for a guarantee
program for cooperatives and other notforprofit lenders that make
loans eligible for assistance under the Rural Electrification Act of
1936 (the RE Act). Criteria for eligibility of lenders and transactions
are set forth in the rule together with application procedures. Program
RULES: Minor Program loans,
Published: 2003-12-16
This rule consolidates, clarifies and revises the servicing
regulations for the Minor Programs currently administered by the Farm
Service Agency, Farm Loan Programs (FSA). Minor Program loans involve
existing loans only since there is no longer funding for new loans in
these programs. FSA Minor Programs consist of the following loan types:
Grazing
RULES: Servicing and collections—; Prompt disaster set-aside consideration and primary loan servicing facilitation; correction,
Published: 2003-12-16
This document corrects a final rule published September 25,
2003, which provided disaster setaside more quickly to those who can
most benefit from the program. This document is necessary to correct an
editorial mistake relating to the amount which may be set aside.
NOTICES: Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,
Published: 2003-12-08
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: Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,
Published: 2003-11-24
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 the Real Estate
Title Clearance and Loan Closing regulation.
NOTICES: Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,
Published: 2003-11-14
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).
RULES: Citizenship requirements and loan eligibility regulations; technical changes,
Published: 2003-11-03
This rule amends the Farm Service Agency's (FSA) regulations
for direct and guaranteed loan making requirements by revising loan
eligibility requirements to conform with provisions of the Personal
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996
(PRWORA). In addition, it amends the direct and guaranteed loan program
regulations to
NOTICES: Brazos Electric Power Cooperative, Inc.,
Published: 2003-10-31
Notice is hereby given that the Rural Utilities Service (RUS)
has made a finding of no significant impact in connection with possible
impacts related to the construction and operation of a 500 megawatt
combinedcycle combustion turbine generation facility proposed by
Brazos Electric Power Cooperative (Brazos), of Waco, Texas.
RULES: Low-documentation direct operating loan (Lo-Doc) regulations; implementation; CFR correction,
Published: 2003-10-30
Rural BusinessCooperative Service
Rural Utilities Service
7 CFR Part 1910
Implementation of LowDocumentation Direct Operating Loan (Lo Doc) Regulations
CFR Correction
In Title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 1900 to 1939,
revised as of January 1, 2003, in Sec. 1910.4, redesignate the second paragraph (i) as paragraph (j).
[FR Doc.
RULES: Internal loan payment and collections,
Published: 2003-10-28
The Agencies are revising their internal loan payment and
collections regulations to replace the current regulations. This action
is necessary since existing regulations are obsolete and do not
accurately reflect the current payment and collections methodologies
employed by the Agencies. The intended effect is to simplify and update
the
NOTICES: Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,
Published: 2003-10-22
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: Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant Program,
Published: 2003-10-22
The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) hereby announces the
recipients that were selected to receive grant awards during fiscal
year (FY) 2003 under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant
Program.
RULES: Servicing and collections—; Prompt disaster set-aside consideration and primary loan servicing facilitation,
Published: 2003-09-25
Farm Service Agency (FSA) is amending its regulations for the
Disaster SetAside (DSA) program to provide a disaster setaside more
quickly to those who can most benefit from the program. The changes
also will reduce the Government's risk associated with the delay in
debt collection by adding security requirements.
NOTICES: Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,
Published: 2003-09-12
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: Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,
Published: 2003-09-08
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).
PROPOSED RULES: Direct farm loan programs; appraisals,
Published: 2003-08-21
This rule proposes to amend the Farm Service Agency's (FSA)
regulations governing real estate and chattel appraisals. In the loan
making process, the rule proposes to allow FSA to obtain appraisals
after loan funds become available and the applicant is determined
eligible. Also, the rule proposes to increase the dollar threshold that
determines
NOTICES: Georgia Transmission Corp.,
Published: 2003-08-14
Notice is hereby given that the Rural Utilities Service (RUS)
has made a finding of no significant impact with respect to a request
from Georgia Transmission Corporation for financing assistance from RUS
to finance the construction of a 230 kV transmission line in Heard,
Douglas, and Carroll Counties, Georgia.
RULES: Emergency and imminent community water assistance,
Published: 2003-08-05
The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) is amending its regulation
governing Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants (ECWAG). This
action is needed to comply with requirements set forth in the 2002 Farm
Bill. The intended effect is to amend the regulation so that it allows
eligibility for the program to be extended to situations where an
emergency
PROPOSED RULES: Emergency and imminent community water assistance,
Published: 2003-08-05
The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) is amending its regulation
governing Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants (ECWAG). This
action is needed to comply with requirements set forth in the 2002 Farm
Bill. The intended effect is to amend the regulation so that it allows
eligibility for the program to be extended to situations where an
emergency
RULES: Environmental policies and procedures,
Published: 2003-08-01
The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) hereby amends its existing
environmental regulations, Environmental Policies and Procedures, which
have served as RUS' implementation of the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) in compliance with the Council on Environmental Quality
(CEQ) Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the
NEPA.
NOTICES: Broadband Pilot Program,
Published: 2003-07-18
The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) is announcing the process by
which Fiscal Year 2003 funding of its pilot grant program for the
provision of broadband transmission service in rural America will be
made available. For Fiscal Year 2003, $10 million in grants will be
made available through the further funding of the national competition
announced on
NOTICES: Public Television Station Digital Transition Program,
Published: 2003-07-18
The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) announces a new grant
program to finance the conversion of television services from analog to
digital broadcasting for public television stations serving rural
areas. For Fiscal Year 2003, $15 million in grants will be made
available through a national competition to enable public television
stations which serve
RULES: Principal and interest; payment extensions,
Published: 2003-06-26
The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) is amending its regulation
on extensions of payments of principal and interest, to include a
maximum interest rate a RUS Borrower can charge on deferments for
programs relating to consumer loans. The maximum interest rate will not
be more than 300 basis points above the average interest rate on the
note(s) being
NOTICES: Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,
Published: 2003-06-25
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 7 CFR, part
1951, subpart F, ``Analyzing Credit Needs and Graduation of
Borrowers.''
PROPOSED RULES: Value-added producer grants and agricultural innovation centers,
Published: 2003-06-13
The Rural Business-Cooperative Service proposes to implement
new regulations for valueadded producer grants (ValueAdded Producer
Grants) and a new demonstration program whereby agriculture innovation
centers provide technical and other assistance to agricultural
producers to help them establish businesses that produce and sell
valueadded
