AGENCY:

Rural Utilities Service, USDA.

ACTION:

Final rule; change of effective date.

SUMMARY:

On July 9, 2019, the Rural Utilities Service (RUS), a Rural Development agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), published a final rule that revised several regulations to streamline its procedures for Electric Program borrowers. RUS has determined it is necessary to accelerate the effective date of the final rule.

DATES:

Effective date: The effective date of the final rule published at 84 FR 32607 on July 9, 2019 is changed from September 9, 2019, to July 12, 2019.

Applicability date: The final rule published at 84 FR 32607 on July 9, 2019, is applicable beginning July 9, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gerard Moore, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Policy, Outreach, and Standards (OPOS), Rural Utilities Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, STOP 1569, 1400 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20250-0787, telephone: (202) 720-1900. Email contact Gerard.Moore@wdc.usda.gov.