[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 124 (Tuesday, June 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 37779]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-16073]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Utilities Service


Rural Broadband Access Loans and Loan Guarantees Program

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of funding availability (NOFA).

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SUMMARY: The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural 
Utilities Service (RUS) announces the availability of $325,663,157 in 
loan funds for the Rural Broadband Access Loans and Loan Guarantees 
Program for fiscal year (FY) 2011. A Notice of Solicitation of 
Applications (NOSA) was previously published in the Federal Register on 
March 14, 2011, at 76 FR 13797, prior to the passage of a final 
appropriations bill identifying a definite funding amount. The maximum 
amount of a loan under this authority will be $75 million. For all 
other information and requirements on how applicants can apply for 
Rural Broadband Access Loans and Loan Guarantees Program funds, please 
refer to the March 14, 2011, NOSA in the Federal Register and the 
interim regulation for the program published in the Federal Register at 
76 FR 13770.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Agency Contact: Kenneth Kuchno, 
Director, Broadband Division, Rural Utilities Service, STOP 1599, 1400 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-1599, Telephone (202) 
690-4673, Facsimile (202) 690-4389.

DATES: Applications under this NOFA will be accepted immediately.

ADDRESSES: Application Requirements and Addresses: All requirements and 
addresses for submission of an application under the Broadband Program 
are set forth in the interim regulation published in the Federal 
Register on March 14, 2011 at 76 FR 13770.
    Application Materials: Applications for the Broadband Program will 
be available at http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/utp_farmbill.html.

    Dated: May 26, 2011.
Jonathan Adelstein,
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-16073 Filed 6-27-11; 8:45 am]
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