Special Evaluation Assistance for Rural Communities and Households Program (SEARCH)
| Published date | 13 February 2019 |
| Citation | 84 FR 3669 |
| Record Number | 2019-02106 |
| Section | Rules and Regulations |
| Court | Rural Utilities Service |
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 30 (Wednesday, February 13, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 30 (Wednesday, February 13, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 3669]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-02106]
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Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 30 / Wednesday, February 13, 2019 /
Rules and Regulations
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
7 CFR Part 1774
Special Evaluation Assistance for Rural Communities and
Households Program (SEARCH)
AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
ACTION: Correcting amendment.
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SUMMARY: On June 24, 2010, the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) issued a
final rule to establish the regulation for the Special Evaluation
Assistance for Rural Communities and Households Program (SEARCH) as
authorized by Section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act (CONACT). Following final implementation of this final
rule, RUS found that the wording for the definition of a rural area is
inconsistent with the statute. This document corrects the final
regulation.
DATES: Effective February 13, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LaVonda Pernell, Acting Branch Chief,
Portfolio Management Branch, Water and Environmental Programs, Rural
Utilities Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence
Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20250. Telephone: (202) 202-720-9635; email:
LaVonda.Pernell@wdc.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Need for Correction
On June 24, 2010 (75 FR 35963), the Rural Utilities Service (RUS)
issued a final rule to establish the regulation for the Special
Evaluation Assistance for Rural Communities and Households Program
(SEARCH) (7 CFR part 1774) as authorized by Section 306(a) of the
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (CONACT) 7 U.S.C.
1926(a)(2)). Inadvertently, the wording for the definition of rural
area, as it applies to the SEARCH program, was incorrectly recorded in
the final regulation and is inconsistent with the statute. This
document corrects the final regulation.
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 1774
Community development, Grant programs, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirement, Rural areas, Waste treatment and disposal, Water supply.
Accordingly, 7 CFR part 1774 is amended by making the following
correcting amendment:
PART 1774--SPECIAL EVALUATION ASSISTANCE FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES AND
HOUSEHOLDS PROGRAM (SEARCH)
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1. The authority citation for part 1774 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(2)(C).
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2. Amend Sec. 1774.2 by revising the definition of ``Rural area'' to
read as follows:
Sec. 1774.2 Definitions.
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Rural area. For the purposes of this SEARCH program, any
communities in a city, town, or unincorporated area with populations of
2,500 or fewer inhabitants, according to the most recent decennial
Census of the United States (decennial Census).
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Dated: December 20, 2018.
Bette B. Brand,
Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-02106 Filed 2-12-19; 8:45 am]
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