81_FR_65052 81 FR 64869 - Publication of Depreciation Rates

81 FR 64869 - Publication of Depreciation Rates

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 183 (September 21, 2016)

Page Range64869-64869
FR Document2016-22747

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Service (RUS) administers rural utilities programs, including the Telecommunications Program. RUS announces the depreciation rates for telecommunications plant for the period ending December 31, 2015.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 183 (Wednesday, September 21, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 183 (Wednesday, September 21, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 64869]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-22747]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Utilities Service


Publication of Depreciation Rates

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of depreciation rates for telecommunications plant.

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SUMMARY: The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural 
Utilities Service (RUS) administers rural utilities programs, including 
the Telecommunications Program. RUS announces the depreciation rates 
for telecommunications plant for the period ending December 31, 2015.

DATES: These rates are effective immediately and will remain in effect 
until rates are available for the period ending December 31, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Keith B. Adams, Assistant 
Administrator, Telecommunications Program, Rural Utilities Service, 
STOP 1590--Room 5151, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 
20250-1590. Telephone: (202) 720-9556.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 7 CFR part 1737, Pre-Loan Policies and 
Procedures Common to Insured and Guaranteed Telecommunications Loans, 
Sec.  1737.70(e) explains the depreciation rates that are used by RUS 
in its feasibility studies. Section 1737.70(e)(2) refers to median 
depreciation rates published by RUS for all borrowers. The following 
chart provides those rates, compiled by RUS, for the reporting period 
ending December 31, 2015:

    Median Depreciation Rates of Rural Utilities Service Borrowers by
         Equipment Category for Period Ending December 31, 2015
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                                                           Depreciation
            Telecommunications plant category                  rate
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1. Land and Support Assets:
  a. Motor vehicles.....................................           16.00
  b. Aircraft...........................................           11.25
  c. Special purpose vehicles...........................           12.00
  d. Garage and other work equipment....................           10.00
  e. Buildings..........................................            3.30
  f. Furniture and office equipment.....................           10.00
  g. General purpose computers..........................           20.00
2. Central Office Switching:
  a. Digital............................................            9.70
  b. Analog & Electro-mechanical........................           10.00
  c. Operator Systems...................................            9.90
3. Central Office Transmission:
  a. Radio Systems......................................           10.00
  b. Circuit equipment..................................           10.00
4. Information origination/termination:
  a. Station apparatus..................................           12.00
  b. Customer premises wiring...........................           10.65
  c. Large private branch exchanges.....................           10.96
  d. Public telephone terminal equipment................           12.00
  e. Other terminal equipment...........................           10.35
5. Cable and wire facilities:
  a. Aerial cable--poles................................            6.42
  b. Aerial cable--metal................................            5.90
  c. Aerial cable--fiber................................            5.00
  d. Underground cable--metal...........................            5.00
  e. Underground cable--fiber...........................            5.00
  f. Buried cable--metal................................            5.15
  g. Buried cable--fiber................................            5.00
  h. Conduit systems....................................            3.93
  i. Other..............................................            5.00
------------------------------------------------------------------------


    Dated: September 13, 2016.
Brandon McBride,
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-22747 Filed 9-20-16; 8:45 am]
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64869 Notices Federal Register Vol. 81, No. 183 Wednesday, September 21, 2016 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER Dated: September 13, 2016. MEDIAN DEPRECIATION RATES OF contains documents other than rules or Dan Dallas, RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE BOR- proposed rules that are applicable to the Forest Supervisor, Rio Grande National public. Notices of hearings and investigations, ROWERS BY EQUIPMENT CATEGORY Forest. committee meetings, agency decisions and FOR PERIOD ENDING DECEMBER 31, [FR Doc. 2016–22706 Filed 9–20–16; 8:45 am] rulings, delegations of authority, filing of 2015—Continued petitions and applications and agency BILLING CODE 3411–15–P statements of organization and functions are Telecommunications plant Depreciation examples of documents appearing in this category rate section. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE c. Special purpose vehi- Rural Utilities Service cles ................................ 12.00 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE d. Garage and other work Publication of Depreciation Rates equipment ...................... 10.00 Forest Service e. Buildings ....................... 3.30 AGENCY:Rural Utilities Service, USDA. f. Furniture and office Rio Grande National Forest; Colorado; ACTION:Notice of depreciation rates for equipment ...................... 10.00 Revision of the Land Management Plan telecommunications plant. g. General purpose com- for the Rio Grande National Forest; puters ............................. 20.00 Correction SUMMARY: The United States Department 2. Central Office Switching: of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities a. Digital ............................ 9.70 AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. Service (RUS) administers rural utilities b. Analog & Electro-me- ACTION: Notice of intent; correction. programs, including the chanical ......................... 10.00 Telecommunications Program. RUS c. Operator Systems ......... 9.90 SUMMARY: The USDA Forest Service 3. Central Office Trans- announces the depreciation rates for published a notice of intent to prepare mission: telecommunications plant for the period an environmental impact statement in a. Radio Systems .............. 10.00 ending December 31, 2015. the Federal Register of September 12, b. Circuit equipment .......... 10.00 2016. The document contains confusing DATES: These rates are effective 4. Information origination/ter- language regarding establishing standing immediately and will remain in effect mination: for participation in the agency’s until rates are available for the period a. Station apparatus .......... 12.00 admininstrative review process. ending December 31, 2016. b. Customer premises wir- FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: ing .................................. 10.65 Minks, Plan Revision Team Leader, Keith B. Adams, Assistant c. Large private branch ex- eminks@fs.fed.us, 719–852–6215. Administrator, Telecommunications changes ......................... 10.96 Information on plan revision is also Program, Rural Utilities Service, STOP d. Public telephone ter- available at www.fs.usda.gov/riogrande. 1590—Room 5151, 1400 Independence minal equipment ............ 12.00 Individuals who use telecommunication Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250– e. Other terminal equip- ment ............................... 10.35 devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the 1590. Telephone: (202) 720–9556. 5. Cable and wire facilities: Federal Information Relay Service SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 7 CFR a. Aerial cable—poles ....... 6.42 (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 between 8 part 1737, Pre-Loan Policies and b. Aerial cable—metal ....... 5.90 a.m. and 8 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday Procedures Common to Insured and c. Aerial cable—fiber ......... 5.00 through Friday. Guaranteed Telecommunications Loans, d. Underground cable— Correction § 1737.70(e) explains the depreciation metal .............................. 5.00 rates that are used by RUS in its e. Underground cable— In the Federal Register of September fiber ................................ 5.00 feasibility studies. Section 1737.70(e)(2) 12, 2016 (81 FR 176), on page 62706, in f. Buried cable—metal ...... 5.15 refers to median depreciation rates the third column in the DATES section, g. Buried cable—fiber ....... 5.00 published by RUS for all borrowers. The correct the section to read: h. Conduit systems ........... 3.93 following chart provides those rates, DATES: Comments concerning the scope compiled by RUS, for the reporting i. Other .............................. 5.00 of the analysis will be accepted period ending December 31, 2015: throughout the entire plan revision Dated: September 13, 2016. process. Members of the public who MEDIAN DEPRECIATION RATES OF wish to establish standing to participate Brandon McBride, RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE BOR- Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. in the objection process must submit ROWERS BY EQUIPMENT CATEGORY substantive formal comments on the [FR Doc. 2016–22747 Filed 9–20–16; 8:45 am] plan revision during one of the FOR PERIOD ENDING DECEMBER 31, mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES BILLING CODE P opportunities to comment in accordance 2015 with 36 CFR 219 subpart B. This scoping period, which ends 45 days Telecommunications plant Depreciation category rate from the publication of the Legal Notice in the Valley Courier, is one of the 1. Land and Support Assets: formal periods that can establish a. Motor vehicles ............... 16.00 standing to object. b. Aircraft ........................... 11.25 VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:19 Sep 20, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\21SEN1.SGM 21SEN1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of depreciation rates for telecommunications plant.
DatesThese rates are effective immediately and will remain in effect until rates are available for the period ending December 31, 2016.
ContactKeith B. Adams, Assistant Administrator, Telecommunications Program, Rural Utilities Service, STOP 1590--Room 5151, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-1590. Telephone: (202) 720-9556.
FR Citation81 FR 64869 
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