0575-AD19 202304 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0575 Rural Housing Service RHS 0500 Department of Agriculture USDA Civil Rights Compliance Requirements

Rural Development (RD) expects to publish a proposed rule to update policies and procedures for implementing the regulations of the Department of Agriculture issued pursuant to title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, Executive Order 11246 and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act of 1974, as they relate to the USDA Rural Development or its successor agency under Public Law 103-354. This proposed rule would cover all those items that are specific to RD and not already addressed in 7 CFR part 15. The Agency intends to address requirements that awardees must meet to comply with Equal Opportunity and Civil Rights laws and various executive orders and enhance customer experience with updates to processes and procedures the first time in over 30 years.

 

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No 7 CFR 1901, subpart E 5 U.S.C. 301 7 U.S.C. 1989 40 U.S.C. 442 42 U.S.C. 1480, 2942 No Proposed Rule 11/00/2023 No No None No No No No Sharese Paylor C. Civil Rights Director, Rural Development 0575 Rural Housing Service RHS 202 692-0097 sharese.paylor@usda.gov 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington DC 20250