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 Rules and Regulations D09002ee1be014930 D09002ee1be0149f8 United States Department of Agriculture 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 The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS) revises its regulations published previously under Rural Technology and Cooperative Development Grants (RTCDG). This action is necessary to comply with the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (the 1996 Act) (Pub. L. 104-127), which removed ``technology'' from RTCDG, thereby directing the focus of the program specifically to cooperative development. The 1996 Act also clarified that public bodies were not eligible applicants, and modified application requirements and applicant selection criteria. This action will comply with legislation which authorizes grants for establishing and operating centers for rural cooperative development. Exhibit A will be removed since it contains administrative material. The intended effect of this action is to improve the economic condition of rural areas through cooperative development. 62 FR 42385 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1997-08-07/97-20738 97-20738 fr07au97-1 RIN 0570-AA20 3410-XY-U https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1997-08-07/97-20738 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1997-08-07/html/97-20738.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1997-08-07/pdf/97-20738.pdf 7 p. 42385 42391 62 FR 42385 Title 7 Part 1901 7 CFR Part 1901 Title 7 Part 1951 7 CFR Part 1951 Title 7 Part 4284 7 CFR Part 4284 RIN 0570-AA20 Rural Cooperative Development Grants; Federal Register Vol. 62, Issue RULE 97-20738 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Rural Housing Service Rural Utilities Service Farm Service Agency 3410-XY-U 97-20738 Final rule.

The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS) revises its regulations published previously under Rural Technology and Cooperative Development Grants (RTCDG). This action is necessary to comply with the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (the 1996 Act) (Pub. L. 104-127), which removed ``technology'' from RTCDG, thereby directing the focus of the program specifically to cooperative development. The 1996 Act also clarified that public bodies were not eligible applicants, and modified application requirements and applicant selection criteria. This action will comply with legislation which authorizes grants for establishing and operating centers for rural cooperative development. Exhibit A will be removed since it contains administrative material. The intended effect of this action is to improve the economic condition of rural areas through cooperative development.

August 7, 1997. James E. Haskell, Assistant Deputy Administrator, Cooperative Services, Rural Business-Cooperative Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Stop 3250, Room 4016, South Agriculture Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250. Telephone (202) 720-8460. Vol. 62, no. 152 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 1997-08-07 continuing daily deposited born digital 271 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1997-08-07 P0b002ee180a382fe 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr07au97 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1997-08-07 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1997-08-07/pdf/FR-1997-08-07.pdf fdlp 42385 42645 DGPO 2010-09-24 2023-05-06 FR-1997-08-07 machine generated eng FR FR-1997-08-07 62 152