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 2022_register executive 2022-06-29 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7a3ce42 D09002ee1c7a3d18b 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 Business-Cooperative Service originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Rural Utilities Service originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The Rural Housing Service, Rural Business-Cooperative Service, and Rural Utilities Service, agencies in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Mission area, are issuing a final rule to implement the exclusion of certain populations from the definition of "Rural area." The rule updates the definition of "Rural area" for every Rural Development program using the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (CONAct) definition to conform to the revision to the statutory definition in the 2018 Farm Bill. 87 FR 38639 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2022-06-29/2022-13857 2022-13857 fr29jn22-2 3410-XV-P Docket No. RHS-22-Agency-0013 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2022-06-29/2022-13857 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-06-29/html/2022-13857.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-06-29/pdf/2022-13857.pdf Electric Power Grant Programs-Energy Loan Programs-Energy Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Rural Areas Loan Programs-Communications Telephone Fees Telecommunications Grant Programs-Communications Broadband Community Development Grant Programs Waste Treatment and Disposal Water Supply Business and Industry Community Facilities Grant Programs-Housing and Community Development Watersheds Agriculture Credit Nonprofit Organizations Water Pollution Control Water Resources Loan Programs-Housing and Community Development Fire Prevention Grant Programs-Business Grant Programs-Indians Indians Loan Programs-Agriculture Loan Programs-Indians Loan Programs-Natural Resources Soil Conservation Disaster Assistance Livestock Loan Programs-Business Low and Moderate Income Housing Administrative Practice and Procedure Fair Housing Housing Community Development Energy Energy Conservation Renewable Energy Biobased Products Government Securities Securities Small Businesses Community Facility Energy Efficiency Improvement Loan Programs Rural Development Water and Waste Disposal 7 p. 38639 38645 87 FR 38639 Title 7 Part 1710 7 CFR Part 1710 Title 7 Part 1735 7 CFR Part 1735 Title 7 Part 1737 7 CFR Part 1737 Title 7 Part 1738 7 CFR Part 1738 Title 7 Part 1739 7 CFR Part 1739 Title 7 Part 1740 7 CFR Part 1740 Title 7 Part 1774 7 CFR Part 1774 Title 7 Part 1775 7 CFR Part 1775 Title 7 Part 1776 7 CFR Part 1776 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 1783 7 CFR Part 1783 Title 7 Part 1942 7 CFR Part 1942 Title 7 Part 1980 7 CFR Part 1980 Title 7 Part 3570 7 CFR Part 3570 Title 7 Part 4274 7 CFR Part 4274 Title 7 Part 4279 7 CFR Part 4279 Title 7 Part 4280 7 CFR Part 4280 Title 7 Part 4284 7 CFR Part 4284 Title 7 Part 4288 7 CFR Part 4288 Title 7 Part 4290 7 CFR Part 4290 Title 7 Part 5001 7 CFR Part 5001 Rural Development Policy on Exclusion of Populations; Federal Register Vol. 87, Issue RULE 2022-13857 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Rural Housing Service Rural Business-Cooperative Service Rural Utilities Service 2022-06-29 Docket No. RHS-22-Agency-0013 3410-XV-P 2022-13857 Final rule.

The Rural Housing Service, Rural Business-Cooperative Service, and Rural Utilities Service, agencies in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Mission area, are issuing a final rule to implement the exclusion of certain populations from the definition of "Rural area." The rule updates the definition of "Rural area" for every Rural Development program using the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (CONAct) definition to conform to the revision to the statutory definition in the 2018 Farm Bill.

This rule is effective June 29, 2022. John Delaney, Senior Advisor, Rural Development Innovation Center, USDA, 202-720-9705 or John.Delaney@usda.gov. Electric Power Grant Programs-Energy Loan Programs-Energy Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Rural Areas Loan Programs-Communications Telephone Fees Telecommunications Grant Programs-Communications Broadband Community Development Grant Programs Waste Treatment and Disposal Water Supply Business and Industry Community Facilities Grant Programs-Housing and Community Development Watersheds Agriculture Credit Nonprofit Organizations Water Pollution Control Water Resources Loan Programs-Housing and Community Development Fire Prevention Grant Programs-Business Grant Programs-Indians Indians Loan Programs-Agriculture Loan Programs-Indians Loan Programs-Natural Resources Soil Conservation Disaster Assistance Livestock Loan Programs-Business Low and Moderate Income Housing Administrative Practice and Procedure Fair Housing Housing Community Development Energy Energy Conservation Renewable Energy Biobased Products Government Securities Securities Small Businesses Community Facility Energy Efficiency Improvement Loan Programs Rural Development Water and Waste Disposal Rural Development Policy on Exclusion of Populations, AIAN@usda.gov John.Delaney@usda.gov program.intake@usda.gov https://www.ocio.usda.gov/document/ad-3027 Vol. 87, no. 124 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2022-06-29 continuing daily deposited born digital 250 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2022-06-29 P0b002ee1b62db6f6 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr29jn22 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2022-06-29 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-06-29/pdf/FR-2022-06-29.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-06-29/xml/FR-2022-06-29.xml fdlp 38633 38873 DGPO 2022-06-29 2024-05-29 FR-2022-06-29 machine generated eng FR FR-2022-06-29 87 124