[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 134 (Friday, July 12, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 33163]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-14875]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Utilities Service

7 CFR Parts 1710, 1714, 1717, 1724, 1726, and 1730

RIN 0572-AC40


Streamlining Electric Program Procedures

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.

ACTION: Final rule; change of effective date.

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SUMMARY: On July 9, 2019, the Rural Utilities Service (RUS), a Rural 
Development agency of the United States Department of Agriculture 
(USDA), published a final rule that revised several regulations to 
streamline its procedures for Electric Program borrowers. RUS has 
determined it is necessary to accelerate the effective date of the 
final rule.

DATES: 
    Effective date: The effective date of the final rule published at 
84 FR 32607 on July 9, 2019 is changed from September 9, 2019, to July 
12, 2019.
    Applicability date: The final rule published at 84 FR 32607 on July 
9, 2019, is applicable beginning July 9, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gerard Moore, Deputy Assistant 
Administrator, Office of Policy, Outreach, and Standards (OPOS), Rural 
Utilities Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, STOP 1569, 1400 
Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20250-0787, telephone: (202) 720-
1900. Email contact [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 9, 2019, RUS published a final rule 
implementing revisions to existing regulations to streamline procedures 
for Electric Program borrowers. The final rule should have been 
effective upon publication in the Federal Register. This document 
accelerates the effective date of the final rule from September 9, 2019 
to July 12, 2019, and provides an applicability date of July 9, 2019 
for the final rule.

Chad Rupe,
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-14875 Filed 7-11-19; 8:45 am]
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