Rural Business Opportunity Grants; Definition of “Rural and Rural Area”

Resumen

The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS) revises its regulation to amend the definition of rural and rural area. This action is needed to comply with the amendment to Section 343(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a)) made by Section 6020 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002. The intended effect of this action is to provide a consistent definition of rural and rural area for programs administered by RBS under the Rural Community Advancement Program. This action will result in additional eligible areas and demand for the RBOG Program.