United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 1997_register executive 2010-09-24 article Part II Rules and Regulations D09002ee1be01b487 D09002ee1be01b56c United States Department of Agriculture originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Rural Utilities Service originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Rural Housing Service originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Rural Utilities Service originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Farm Service Agency originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Rural Utilities Service originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) hereby amends the regulations utilized to administer the water and waste loan and grant programs. The final rule will combine the water and waste loan and grant regulations into one regulation. Unnecessary and burdensome requirements for entities seeking water and waste loan and grant financial assistance under the program are eliminated. The streamlining of the water and waste loan and grant regulation will allow RUS to provide better service to rural entities needing assistance in correcting and alleviating health and sanitary problems in their communities, and in general improve the quality of life in rural areas. This rule incorporates changes in the water and waste loan and grant program, the emergency community water assistance grant program, and the resource conversation and watershed loan programs mandated by the 1996 Farm Bill. This rule also amends the regulations originally published by the former Farmers Home Administration (FmHA) and the former Rural Development Administration (RDA). These amendments implement legislation directing the Secretary of Agriculture to establish the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) with responsibility for the water and waste programs formerly administered by FmHA and RDA. The amendments published in this document consist solely of nomenclature changes required by law and of amendments necessary to conform to these nomenclature changes. The substance of the regulations is not affected by these amendments. This rule could impact the amount of water and waste loan and grant funds an applicant could receive. Therefore, RUS will honor all written commitments of water and waste loan and grant amounts issued prior to the effective date of this rule. 62 FR 33462 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1997-06-19/97-13445 97-13445 fr19jn97-15 RIN 0572-AB20 3410-15-P https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1997-06-19/97-13445 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1997-06-19/html/97-13445.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1997-06-19/pdf/97-13445.pdf 50 p. 33462 33511 62 FR 33462 Title 7 Part 7 CFR Part Title 7 Part 1775 7 CFR Part 1775 Title 7 Part 1777 7 CFR Part 1777 Title 7 Part 1778 7 CFR Part 1778 Title 7 Part 1780 7 CFR Part 1780 Title 7 Part 1781 7 CFR Part 1781 Title 7 Part 1901 7 CFR Part 1901 Title 7 Part 1940 7 CFR Part 1940 Title 7 Part 1942 7 CFR Part 1942 Title 7 Part 1951 7 CFR Part 1951 Title 7 Part 1956 7 CFR Part 1956 Title 7 Part 4284 7 CFR Part 4284 RIN 0572-AB20 Streamlining the Rural Utilities Service Water and Waste Program Regulations; Federal Register Vol. 62, Issue RULE 97-13445 II DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Rural Utilities Service Rural Housing Service Rural Utilities Service Farm Service Agency Rural Utilities Service 3410-15-P 97-13445 Final rule.

The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) hereby amends the regulations utilized to administer the water and waste loan and grant programs. The final rule will combine the water and waste loan and grant regulations into one regulation. Unnecessary and burdensome requirements for entities seeking water and waste loan and grant financial assistance under the program are eliminated. The streamlining of the water and waste loan and grant regulation will allow RUS to provide better service to rural entities needing assistance in correcting and alleviating health and sanitary problems in their communities, and in general improve the quality of life in rural areas. This rule incorporates changes in the water and waste loan and grant program, the emergency community water assistance grant program, and the resource conversation and watershed loan programs mandated by the 1996 Farm Bill. This rule also amends the regulations originally published by the former Farmers Home Administration (FmHA) and the former Rural Development Administration (RDA). These amendments implement legislation directing the Secretary of Agriculture to establish the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) with responsibility for the water and waste programs formerly administered by FmHA and RDA. The amendments published in this document consist solely of nomenclature changes required by law and of amendments necessary to conform to these nomenclature changes. The substance of the regulations is not affected by these amendments. This rule could impact the amount of water and waste loan and grant funds an applicant could receive. Therefore, RUS will honor all written commitments of water and waste loan and grant amounts issued prior to the effective date of this rule.

June 19, 1997. Jerry W. Cooper, Loan Specialist, Water and Waste Division, Rural Utilities Service, USDA, South Agriculture Building, Room 2229, STOP 1570, Washington, DC 20250, telephone: (202) 720-9589. Vol. 62, no. 118 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 1997-06-19 continuing daily deposited born digital 207 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1997-06-19 P0b002ee180a41794 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr19jn97 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1997-06-19 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1997-06-19/pdf/FR-1997-06-19.pdf fdlp 33339 33536 DGPO 2010-09-24 2023-05-06 FR-1997-06-19 machine generated eng FR FR-1997-06-19 62 118