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        <RIN>0575-AC84</RIN>
        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>201010</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
        </PUBLICATION>
        <AGENCY>
            <CODE>0575</CODE>
            <NAME>Rural Housing Service</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>RHS</ACRONYM>
        </AGENCY>
        <PARENT_AGENCY>
            <CODE>0500</CODE>
            <NAME>Department of Agriculture</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>USDA</ACRONYM>
        </PARENT_AGENCY>
        <RULE_TITLE>Revise Definition of &quot;Rural Area&quot; in Accordance With the 2008 Farm Bill Definition</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[RHS intends to publish a Direct Final Rule to revise 7 CFR 1942, subpart A, the Community Facilities Direct and Guaranteed Loan and Grant Program, to change the definition of rural area in accordance with the 2008 Farm Bill rural area definition at 7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(13)(A). 

RHS will also be revising the rural area definition in accordance with the 2008 Farm Bill of 7 CFR 1942, subpart C, Community Facility loans for fire and rescue, and other small essential community facility loans; 7 CFR 3570, subpart B section 3570.53 and part 3575, subpart A, section 3575.2.  

The current definition states, For essential community facilities, the terms rural and rural area will not include any area in any city or town with a population in excess of 20,000 inhabitants, according to the latest decennial Census of the United States.

In accordance with the 2008 Farm Bill definition, the proposed new definition will state, The terms rural and rural area mean any area other than a city, town, or unincorporated area that has a population of greater than 20,000.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Substantive, Nonsignificant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>First Time Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Final Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>7 CFR 1942, subpart A</CFR>
            <CFR>7 CFR 3570, subpart B</CFR>
            <CFR>7 CFR 3575, subpart A</CFR>
        </CFR_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>5 USC 301</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>7 USC 1989</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
        </LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
        <LEGAL_DLINE_LIST/>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Direct Final Rule</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>06/00/2011</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
        </TIMETABLE_LIST>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>No</SMALL_ENTITY>
        </SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Chadwick</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Parker</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Director, Direct Loan/Grant Processing and Servicing Division</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>0575</CODE>
                    <NAME>Rural Housing Service</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>RHS</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 720-1502</PHONE>
                <FAX>202 690-0471</FAX>
                <EMAIL>chad.parker@wdc.usda.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>STOP 0787, 1400 Independence Avenue SW,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20250-0787</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
            </CONTACT>
        </AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
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