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B-333702 Nov 01, 2021 1 (2021-11-01)

handle is hein.gao/gaomln0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 1Oo- U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE G A O A Century of Non-Partisan Fact-Based Work 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 B-333702 November 1, 2021 The Honorable Debbie Stabenow Chairwoman The Honorable John Boozman Ranking Member Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry United States Senate The Honorable David Scott Chairman The Honorable Glenn Thompson Ranking Member Committee on Agriculture House of Representatives Subject: Department of Agriculture, Rural Utilities Service: Rural eConnectivity Program Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Department of Agriculture, Rural Utilities Service (RUS) entitled Rural eConnectivity Program (Docket Number: RUS-21-Telecom-0010). We received the rule on October 20, 2021. It was published in the Federal Register as a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) on October 25, 2021. 86 Fed. Reg. 58860. The effective date of this FOA is December 27, 2021. According to RUS, it is issuing this FOA to announce that it is accepting applications for fiscal year 2022 for the Rural eConnectivity Program. RUS stated that this FOA defines requirements that are determined at the time a funding announcement is published, as outlined in the regulation. RUS also stated that as part of this announcement, it is also informing potential applicants and other interested parties about its intention to seek information on a topic that will help inform future funding announcements. Enclosed is our assessment of RUS's compliance with the procedural steps required by section 801(a)(1)(B)(i) through (iv) of title 5 with respect to the rule. If you have any questions about this report or wish to contact GAO officials responsible for the evaluation work relating to the subject matter of the rule, please contact Shari Brewster, Assistant General Counsel, at (202) 512-6398. Shirley A. Jones Managing Associate General Counsel Enclosure cc: Michele Brooks Director, Regulations Management Division Rural Development Innovation Center Department of Agriculture

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