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USDA/RBS | RIN: 0570-AA71 | Publication ID: Fall 2008 |
Title: ●Rural Microenterprise Assistance Program | |
Abstract: USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS) is promulgating regulations to implement section 6022, Rural Microenterprise Assistance Program, included in the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008. The purpose of the section is to provide microentrepreneurs with the skills necessary to establish new rural microenterprises and continuing technical and financial assistance related to the successful operation of rural microenterprises. Assistance includes loans and grants to intermediaries. Assistance will be awarded on a competitive basis. Eligible entities include microenterprise development organizations as defined (including nonprofit entities, Indian tribes and tribal governments with specific conditions, and public institutions of higher education). Regulatory implementation may include certain existing requirements identified in 7 CFR for civil rights requirements, grant servicing requirements, and so forth. | |
Agency: Department of Agriculture(USDA) | Priority: Other Significant |
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage |
Major: Undetermined | Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined |
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.) | |
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined |
Legal Deadline:
None |
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined | Government Levels Affected: Undetermined |
Federalism: Undetermined | |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
Agency Contact: Jody Raskind Director, Specialty Programs Division Department of Agriculture Rural Business-Cooperative Service STOP 3225, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-3225 Phone:202 690-1400 Email: jody.raskind@wdc.usda.gov |