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Rural Development Regulations With the Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) for Federal Awards
The Rural Utilities Service published this final rule in the Federal Register on May 1, 2024. It took effect on May 1, 2024.
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What the agency says
The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS), Rural Housing Service (RHS), and Rural Utilities Services (RUS), agencies in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development (RD) Mission area, are issuing a final rule to update RD program regulations by removing references to the Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) numbers and replacing them with the new Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) as the primary means of identifying entities registered for Federal awards government-wide in the System for Award Management (SAM).
Key facts
- Document number
- 2024-09447
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Agriculture Department; Rural Business-Cooperative Service; Rural Housing Service; Rural Utilities Service
- Published
- May 1, 2024
- Takes effect
- May 1, 2024
- Dates
- Effective date: May 1, 2024.
- Docket
- Docket Number: RHS-22-ADMIN-0025
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 7 CFR 1719; 7 CFR 1738; 7 CFR 1739; 7 CFR 1774; 7 CFR 1775; 7 CFR 3570; 7 CFR 4274; 7 CFR 4279; 7 CFR 4280; 7 CFR 4288
- Topics
- Administrative practice and procedure; Biobased products; Business and industry; Community development; Community facilities; Electric power; Energy; Energy conservation; Fair housing; Fees; Grant programs; Grant programs-business; Grant programs-communications; Grant programs-energy; Grant programs-housing and community development; Housing; Loan programs-business; Loan programs-communications; Loan programs-energy; Loan programs-housing and community development; Low and moderate income housing; Renewable energy; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Rural areas; Telecommunications; Telephone; Waste treatment and disposal; Water supply; Watersheds
- Pages
- 5
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