Rural Energy for America Program

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Agriculture Rural Business-Cooperative Service 7 CFR Part 4280 [Docket No. RBS-20-BUSINESS-0027] RIN 0570-AA98 AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA. ACTION: Final rule; confirmation and response to comments. SUMMARY: The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS or the Agency), a Rural Development agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is confirming the final rule published in the Federal Register on April 27, 2021, to remove the provisions relating to guaranteed loans and to make other revisions to enhance program delivery and customer service for the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). This notice presents the opportunity for the Agency to provide its responses to the public comments received on the final rule and to confirm the final rule as published. DATES: As of February 28, 2022, the effective date of the final rule published ( printed page 10939) April 27, 2021, at 86 FR 22304 , is confirmed as July 26, 2021. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sami Zarour, Program Management Division, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-3201; telephone (202) 720-9549; email: sami.zarour@usda.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Rural Development administers a multitude of programs, ranging from housing and community facilities to infrastructure and business development. Its mission is to increase economic opportunity and improve the quality of life in rural communities by providing leadership,…