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 2009_register executive 2009-05-05 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c806a734 D09002ee1c806a82a 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 The Rural Utilities Service, an agency delivering the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Development Utilities Programs, hereinafter referred to as USDA Rural Development or the Agency, is revising its regulation: on fiber optic cable specifications used by borrowers, their consulting engineers, and cable manufacturers; updates the specifications to meet current industry standards; includes additional requirements in the specifications to meet the construction requirements of fiber-to-the-home construction; clarifies certain existing definitions; separates the regulation into two distinct specifications for cables covering backbone and distribution plant, as well as for service entrance cables covering subscribers' drops; and includes new definitions. 74 FR 20559 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2009-05-05/E9-9763 E9-9763 FR05MY09-1 3410-15-P https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2009-05-05/E9-9763 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2009-05-05/html/E9-9763.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2009-05-05/pdf/E9-9763.pdf Incorporation by Reference Loan Programs-Communications Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Rural Areas Telecommunications Telephone 19 p. 20559 20577 74 FR 20559 Title 7 Part 1755 7 CFR Part 1755 Telecommunications Policies on Specifications, Acceptable Materials, and Standard Contract Forms; Federal Register Vol. 74, Issue RULE E9-9763 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Rural Utilities Service 2009-05-05 3410-15-P E9-9763 Final rule.

The Rural Utilities Service, an agency delivering the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Development Utilities Programs, hereinafter referred to as USDA Rural Development or the Agency, is revising its regulation: on fiber optic cable specifications used by borrowers, their consulting engineers, and cable manufacturers; updates the specifications to meet current industry standards; includes additional requirements in the specifications to meet the construction requirements of fiber-to-the-home construction; clarifies certain existing definitions; separates the regulation into two distinct specifications for cables covering backbone and distribution plant, as well as for service entrance cables covering subscribers' drops; and includes new definitions.

Effective Date: This final rule will become effective May 5, 2009 Norberto Esteves, Chair, Technical Standards Committee "A" (Telecommunications), Advanced Services Division, USDA Rural Development Telecommunications Program, STOP 1550, Washington, DC 20250-1550. Telephone: (202) 720-0699; Fax: (202) 205- 2924; e-mail: norberto.esteves@wdc.usda.gov. Incorporation by Reference Loan Programs-Communications Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Rural Areas Telecommunications Telephone Telecommunications Policies on Specifications, Acceptable Materials, and Standard Contract Forms , norberto.esteves@wdc.usda.gov service@astm.org http://global.ihs.com http://standards.ieee.org/nesc/index.html http://webstore.ansi.org/ansidocstore/default.asp: http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ibr_locations.html http://www.astm.org http://www.cfda.gov http://www.itu.int/ITU-T/publications/recs.html http://www.tiaonline.org/standards/catalog: http://www.usda.gov/rus/telecom/listing_procedures/index_listing_procedures.htm http://www.usda.gov/rus/telecom/materials/lstomat.htm http://www.usda.gov/rus/telecom/publications/bulletins.htm http://www.usda.gov/rus/telecom/publications/eligible.htm Vol. 74, no. 85 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2009-05-05 continuing daily deposited born digital 313 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2009-05-05 P0b002ee180022a06 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:FR05MY09 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2009-05-05 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2009-05-05/pdf/FR-2009-05-05.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2009-05-05/xml/FR-2009-05-05.xml fdlp 20559 20864 DGPO 2009-05-05 2024-06-04 FR-2009-05-05 machine generated eng FR FR-2009-05-05 74 85