[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 61 (Monday, March 30, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17530-17531]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-06561]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Utilities Service


Broadband Pilot (ReConnect) Program

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, Department of Agriculture.

ACTION: Notice; amendment to Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for 
the second round of the ReConnect Program.

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SUMMARY: The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) published a Funding 
Opportunity Announcement (FOA) and solicitation of applications in the 
Federal Register on Thursday, December 12, 2019, (84 FR 67913) 
announcing its general policy and application procedures for funding 
under the broadband pilot program (ReConnect) established pursuant to 
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (which became law on February 
15, 2019) which provides loans, grants, and loan/grant combinations to 
facilitate broadband deployment in rural areas. The purpose of this 
notice is to inform the public of an extension of the application 
window until midnight, based on the time zone the applicant is located 
in, on April 15, 2020.

DATES: Actions described in this notice take effect March 30, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general inquiries regarding the 
ReConnect Program, contact Laurel Leverrier, Acting Assistant 
Administrator Telecommunications Program, Rural Utilities Service, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture (USDA), email: [email protected], 
telephone (202) 720-9554. For inquiries regarding eligible service 
areas, please contact ReConnect Program Staff at https://www.usda.gov/reconnect/contact-us.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On December 12, 2019, RUS published a Funding Opportunity 
Announcement (FOA) and solicitation of applications in the Federal 
Register at 84 FR 67913. The FOA provided the policy and application 
procedures for the ReConnect Program. In support of the ReConnect 
Program, the agency identified the application closing date and funding 
amount for each category.

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    The action taken in this notice will extend the application window 
until midnight, based on the time zone the applicant is located in, on 
April 15, 2020. This is an extension from the March 12, 2020 Federal 
Notice (75 FR 14458) that set the application window at midnight, based 
on the time zone the applicant is located in, on March 31 30, 2020. 
This action is being taken by the Agency to ensure a successful round 
of funding under the ReConnect Program.

Chad Rupe,
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-06561 Filed 3-27-20; 8:45 am]
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