Streamlining Electric Program Procedures
Published date | 12 July 2019 |
Citation | 84 FR 33163 |
Record Number | 2019-14875 |
Section | Rules and Regulations |
Court | Rural Utilities Service |
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 134 (Friday, July 12, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 134 (Friday, July 12, 2019)] [Rules and Regulations] [Page 33163] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2019-14875] ======================================================================== Rules and Regulations Federal Register ________________________________________________________________________ This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains regulatory documents having general applicability and legal effect, most of which are keyed to and codified in the Code of Federal Regulations, which is published under 50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510. The Code of Federal Regulations is sold by the Superintendent of Documents. ======================================================================== Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 134 / Friday, July 12, 2019 / Rules and Regulations [[Page 33163]] DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Rural Utilities Service 7 CFR Parts 1710, 1714, 1717, 1724, 1726, and 1730 RIN 0572-AC40 Streamlining Electric Program Procedures AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. ACTION: Final rule; change of effective date. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: On July 9, 2019, the Rural Utilities Service (RUS), a Rural Development agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), published a final rule that revised several regulations to streamline its procedures for Electric Program borrowers. RUS has determined it is necessary to accelerate the effective date of the final rule. DATES: Effective date: The effective date of the final rule published at 84 FR 32607 on July 9, 2019 is changed from September 9, 2019, to July 12, 2019. Applicability date: The final rule published at 84 FR 32607 on July 9, 2019, is applicable beginning July 9, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gerard Moore, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Policy, Outreach, and Standards (OPOS), Rural Utilities Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, STOP 1569, 1400 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20250-0787, telephone: (202) 720- 1900. Email contact [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 9, 2019, RUS published a final rule implementing revisions to existing regulations to streamline procedures for Electric Program borrowers. The final rule should have been effective upon publication in the Federal Register. This document accelerates the effective date of the final rule from September 9, 2019 to July 12, 2019, and provides an applicability date of July 9, 2019 for the final rule. Chad Rupe, Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. [FR Doc. 2019-14875 Filed 7-11-19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-15-P