[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 124 (Tuesday, June 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 37779]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-16073]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
Rural Broadband Access Loans and Loan Guarantees Program
AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of funding availability (NOFA).
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SUMMARY: The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural
Utilities Service (RUS) announces the availability of $325,663,157 in
loan funds for the Rural Broadband Access Loans and Loan Guarantees
Program for fiscal year (FY) 2011. A Notice of Solicitation of
Applications (NOSA) was previously published in the Federal Register on
March 14, 2011, at 76 FR 13797, prior to the passage of a final
appropriations bill identifying a definite funding amount. The maximum
amount of a loan under this authority will be $75 million. For all
other information and requirements on how applicants can apply for
Rural Broadband Access Loans and Loan Guarantees Program funds, please
refer to the March 14, 2011, NOSA in the Federal Register and the
interim regulation for the program published in the Federal Register at
76 FR 13770.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Agency Contact: Kenneth Kuchno,
Director, Broadband Division, Rural Utilities Service, STOP 1599, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-1599, Telephone (202)
690-4673, Facsimile (202) 690-4389.
DATES: Applications under this NOFA will be accepted immediately.
ADDRESSES: Application Requirements and Addresses: All requirements and
addresses for submission of an application under the Broadband Program
are set forth in the interim regulation published in the Federal
Register on March 14, 2011 at 76 FR 13770.
Application Materials: Applications for the Broadband Program will
be available at http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/utp_farmbill.html.
Dated: May 26, 2011.
Jonathan Adelstein,
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-16073 Filed 6-27-11; 8:45 am]
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