[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 158 (Friday, August 15, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 43697]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-21668]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Utilities Service


Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loan and Grant Program

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; deadline for submission of grant and loan applications 
for FY 1997 funding.

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SUMMARY: The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) is announcing that, in light 
of the current situation regarding the overburdened national delivery 
system, RUS will accept Distance Learning and Telemedicine loan and 
grant applications received after the August 12, 1997, deadline if the 
application is postmarked (or bears the equivalent) on or before August 
11, 1997.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This notice is effective August 15, 1997.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 13, 1997, RUS amended 7 CFR Part 
1703 by publishing revised subpart D, Distance Learning and 
Telemedicine Loan and Grant Program, in the Federal Register. In 
accordance with Sec. 1703.113, applications requesting grant funding 
must be submitted to RUS to arrive no later than August 12, 1997, to be 
considered for fiscal year 1997 grant funding. Because of delays 
experienced in shipping parcels, RUS is concerned with the ability of 
applicants to secure the resources necessary to ensure that 
applications are received by RUS by the close of business, August 12, 
1997. Therefore, RUS will accept Distance Learning and Telemedicine 
loan and grant applications received after the August 12, 1997, 
deadline if the application is postmarked (or bears the equivalent) on 
or before August 11, 1997.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 901 et seq. and 950aaa et seq., Pub. L. 103-
354, 108 Stat 3178 (7 U.S.C. 6941 et seq.).

    Dated: August 8, 1997.
Wally Beyer,
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 97-21668 Filed 8-14-97; 8:45 am]
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