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USDA/RBS

RIN: 0570-AB03

Publication ID: Spring 2021

Title: Modernizing Program Regulations
Abstract: This action is intended to implement the provisions of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill) related to section 10102 for the Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG) Program and section 7608 for the Agriculture Innovation Center (AIC) Program and modernize section 6412 for the Rural Cooperative Development Grant Program (RCDG). In addition, this action will support ways to simplify and streamline Rural Development (RD) program delivery by removing outdated and ineffective definitions, requirements and scoring criterion for the grant regulations (programs) under 7 CFR 4284.
Agency: Department of Agriculture(USDA)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 7 CFR 4284 subpart A 7 CFR 4284 subpart F 7 CFR 4284 subpart J 7 CFR 4284 subpart K
Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301 7 U.S.C. 1989 7 U.S.C 1932(e)

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Final Rule With Comment	09/00/2021

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Amy Cavanaugh Branch Chief, Direct Programs Department of Agriculture Rural Business-Cooperative Service Stop 3225, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250 Phone:202 690-1681 Email: amy.cavanaugh@usda.gov