[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 250 (Tuesday, December 30, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 79789]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-31031]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Business-Cooperative Service


Notice of a Public Meeting on Interim Rule for Rural Development 
Guaranteed Loan Programs

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Rural Business-Cooperative Service, Rural Housing Service, 
and Rural Utilities Service, all Agencies within the USDA Rural 
Development Mission Area, have scheduled an informational and training 
workshop for new and existing lenders of the Mission Area's guaranteed 
loan programs. The purpose of this workshop is to familiarize lenders 
with the new guaranteed loan program regulation, 7 CFR Part 5001, 
published in the Federal Register on December 17, 2008. The new rule 
pertains to the Business and Industry, Community Facilities, Water and 
Waste Disposal, and Rural Energy for America guaranteed loan programs.

DATES: The workshop will be held in Irving, Texas at the Wyndham Dallas 
DFW Hotel on January 15, 2009 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. CST.

ADDRESSES: Wyndham Dallas DFW Hotel, 4441 W. John Carpenter Freeway, 
Irving, Texas 75063. Telephone: 972-929-8181.
    Instructions for Participation: Pre-registration is strongly 
encouraged by contacting Chad Stovall at 202-720-2948 or 
[email protected]. The deadline for pre-registration is January 
8, 2009. On-site registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. CST. The workshop 
will begin at 9 a.m. and conclude by 12:30 p.m. Rural Development 
representatives will be available to direct you to the meeting room.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chad Stovall, Rural Business-
Cooperative Service, South Building, Room 5803, 1400 Independence 
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-3201. Telephone: 202-720-2948. E-
mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The interim rule was developed by Rural 
Development's Delivery Enhancement Task Force (DET), which was 
established in 2006 to simplify the delivery of Rural Development 
guaranteed loan programs while reducing administrative and operational 
costs. The rule is expected to enable Rural Development to administer 
and deliver the existing programs more efficiently through a unified 
regulatory platform. The rule can be reviewed at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html or page 76697 of the December 17, 2008 
edition of the Federal Register.

    Dated: December 19, 2008.
Ben Anderson,
Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service.
[FR Doc. E8-31031 Filed 12-29-08; 8:45 am]
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