Rule2023-09916
Section 306C Water and Waste Disposal (WWD) Loans and Grants
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May 11, 2023
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Agriculture DepartmentRural Utilities Service
Abstract
Rural Development's Rural Utilities Service (hereinafter "the Agency"), of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), published in the Federal Register on February 1, 2023, a final rule with request for comments for 7 CFR 1777 Section 306C Water and Waste Disposal (WWD) Loans and Grants Programs. Through this action, RUS is confirming the final rule as it was published and providing a response to the public comment received.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 91 (Thursday, May 11, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09916]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
7 CFR Part 1777
[Docket No RUS-21-WATER-0017]
RIN 0572-AC55
Section 306C Water and Waste Disposal (WWD) Loans and Grants
AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
ACTION: Final rule; confirmation and response to comment.
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SUMMARY: Rural Development's Rural Utilities Service (hereinafter ``the
Agency''), of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA),
published in the Federal Register on February 1, 2023, a final rule
with request for comments for 7 CFR 1777 Section 306C Water and Waste
Disposal (WWD) Loans and Grants Programs. Through this action, RUS is
confirming the final rule as it was published and providing a response
to the public comment received.
DATES: The final rule published February 1, 2023, at 88 FR 6609 is
confirmed as of May 2, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Polacek, Acting Assistant
Administrator, Water and Environmental Programs, Rural Utilities
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20250; telephone (202) 205-9805; email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3043445546551e405f5c5153555b70454354511e575f46"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4734332231226937282b2624222c073234232669202831">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Agency published a final rule with
request for comments in the Federal Register on February 1, 2023, at 88
FR 6609. The final rule made necessary revisions to Section 306C WWD
Loans and Grants program regulations to implement changes recommended
by Government Accountability Office (GAO) Audit Report GAO 18-309,
``Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Opportunities Exist to
Enhance Federal Agency Needs Assessment and Coordination on Tribal
Projects'' (Audit Report) issued on May 15, 2018, and available at:
<a href="https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-18-309">https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-18-309</a>. The Agency is also
implementing other changes to clarify terminology and policies, update
scoring criteria, and allow the program to run more efficiently.
The comment period on the final rule closed April 3, 2023. The
Agency received one comment that was not responsive to the policy
updates being adopted through this rulemaking. Therefore, the Agency
confirms the rule without change.
Andrew Berke,
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-09916 Filed 5-10-23; 8:45 am]
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