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Revision to Electric Program Operating Policies and Procedures
The Rural Utilities Service published this final rule in the Federal Register on May 23, 2024.
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What the agency says
The Rural Utilities Service (RUS or Agency), an agency in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Mission area, published a final rule with comment in the Federal Register on March 11, 2024, to provide more flexibility for the RUS Electric Program borrowers to complete emergency repairs while maintaining the ability to receive RUS financing, to delete unnecessary and outdated requirements imposed on electric borrowers and applicants, and to provide flexibility in selecting construction procurement methods that better support applicant needs in awarding construction contracts. Through this action, RUS is confirming the final rule as it was published.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2024-11349
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule; confirmation
- Agency
- Agriculture Department; Rural Utilities Service
- Published
- May 23, 2024
- Dates
- The final rule published March 11, 2024, at 89 FR 17271, is confirmed as of June 10, 2024.
- Docket
- Docket No. RUS-23-ELECTRIC-0024
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 0572-AC64
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 7 CFR 1710; 7 CFR 1717; 7 CFR 1721; 7 CFR 1726; 7 CFR 1730
- Pages
- 1
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