REGULATIONS
RUS Telecommunications Program borrowers
will be notified of new and revised regulations by memo or hard
copy. RUS borrowers should notify their business associates of the
availability of these regulations. All new and revised RUS Telecommunications
Program regulations will be available here upon issuance. If you
have any questions regarding 7 CFR Parts 1600 - 1744 and 1770 please
contact Craig Wulf (202) 720-8427, for all other CFR Parts please
email Norberto Esteves at norberto.esteves@usda.gov.
Some regulations are available in html format
for viewing in your browser and in Adobe Acrobat pdf format for
downloading and printing. The regulations below are from the Code
of Federal Regulations (CFR) as of January 1, 2000. Amendments since
that date are noted in the description.
For hard copies of RUS publications, please email
Mr. Adam Miller at adam.miller@usda.gov
or call him at 202-720-8674.
Notice:
October 15, 2004 - Due to technical difficulties with viewing Word
documents (.doc) in the browser we recommend that you download the
PDF versions of these files only. If you require the Word (.doc)
version, you may save the file to your PC and then open it locally.
| 7
CFR # |
Html
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PDF
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Description |
| 1600 |
.html |
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Rural
Telephone Bank Board of Directors Meeting |
| 1610 |
.html |
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Rural
Telephone Bank loan policies, General policies, types of loans,
loan |
| 1703 |
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Distance
Learning Telemedicine Loan and Grant Program - General |
| 1735 |
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Requirements
- Telecommunications Program |
| 1737 |
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Pre-loan
policies and procedures, guaranteed and insured Telecommunications |
| 1738 |
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Rural
Broadband Access Loans and Loan Guarantees |
| 1744 |
.html |
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Post-loan
policies and procedures, guaranteed and insured |
| 1744-B |
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New:
Automatic Lien Accommodation Rules |
| 1751 |
.html |
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Telecommunications
system planning and design criteria and procedures |
| 1753 |
.html |
.pdf |
Telecommunications
system construction policies and procedures (Revised 4/6/99) |
| 1755 |
|
.pdf |
Telecommunications
Program standards and specification - materials, equipment,
and construction |
| 1755.500-510 |
|
.pdf |
RUS
Standard for Service Installations at Customer Access Locations |
| 1770 |
.html |
.pdf |
Accounting
requirements for Telecommunications Program Borrowers |
| 1788 |
.html |
.pdf |
RUS
fidelity and insurance requirements for Electric and Telephone
borrowers |
| 1792 |
.html |
.pdf |
Seismic
Safety |
| 1794 |
.html |
.pdf |
Environmental
policies and procedures for Electric, Telephone, and Water &
Waste Program Borrowers without Federal Register preamble |
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| Publication
of Depreciation Rates - Federal Register -- .pdf |
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Notice
of Funds Availability
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.pdf |
Notice
of funds availability RUS Broadband Pilot Loan Program (Revised
January 23, 2002) |
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.pdf |
Weather
Radio Transmitter Grant Program; Availability of Loan Funds
(Revised October 16, 2001) |
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| 1724,
1726, and 1755 |
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Proposed
Rule - Revision of Electric Program Standard Contract Forms
(7 CFR Parts 1724, 1726, and 1755) |
| 1739 |
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.pdf |
Proposed
rule on Friday, May 14, 2004, to propose regulations to administer
the Community Connect Grant program for the provision of broadband
transmission service in rural America. |
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"Buy
American" Federal Register Notices
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"Buy
American" Eligible Countries In connection with the
revised RUS "Buy American" requirement, the list of
"eligible countries" is contained in the Federal Register
Notice published November 16, 2001, (available in PDF
and HTML)
for the list of eligible countries. Additional information and
the definition of eligible country is contained in the Federal
Register Notice published February 18, 1997 (available in PDF
and HTML). |
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Telecommunications
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