HISTORY OF REVISIONS RELATING TO RUS INSTRUCTION 1780

# FILE IN FRONT OF TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR RUS INSTRUCTION 1780

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| **DATE** | **DOCUMENT**          | **SUMMARY**                       |
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| 06       | RUS Staff Instruction | Remove RUS Bulletin 1780-21 from  |
| /04/1999 | 1780-3                | list. This Bulletin number will   |
|          |                       | be reserved for future use.       |
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| 06       | RUS Bulletin 1780-6   | Replace page 9. Items 126 and 128 |
| /04/1999 |                       | were revised to reflect change    |
|          |                       | from RD forms to RUS Bulletins    |
|          |                       | 1780-27 and 28 for Loan           |
|          |                       | Resolutions.                      |
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| 06       | RUS Bulletin 1780-21  | Remove this Bulletin. The         |
| /04/1999 |                       | contents are no longer            |
|          |                       | applicable. GMAC has now taken    |
|          |                       | over the servicing of the Trust   |
|          |                       | loans.                            |
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| 06       | RUS Instruction 1780  | This instruction has been amended |
| /04/1999 |                       | and revised:                      |
|          |                       |                                   |
|          |                       | 1.  To remove the expanded        |
|          |                       |     eligibility requirement for   |
|          |                       |     population for                |
|          |                       |     timber-dependent communities  |
|          |                       |     in the Pacific Northwest      |
|          |                       |     because the legislation       |
|          |                       |     expired September 30, 1998;   |
|          |                       |                                   |
|          |                       | 2.  To allow for the collection   |
|          |                       |     of an average debt service    |
|          |                       |     reserve over 10 years, yet    |
|          |                       |     allowing additional reserves  |
|          |                       |     to be set aside;              |
|          |                       |                                   |
|          |                       | 3.  To increase the               |
|          |                       |     administrative fee that the   |
|          |                       |     Appalachian Regional          |
|          |                       |     Commission pays USDA to       |
|          |                       |     administer grants for         |
|          |                       |     projects in which USDA has    |
|          |                       |     provided no funds;            |
|          |                       |                                   |
|          |                       | 4.  To reduce the percentage of   |
|          |                       |     project development costs     |
|          |                       |     that rural or native Alaskan  |
|          |                       |     applicants must               |
|          |                       |     contribute---from 50 percent  |
|          |                       |     to 25 percent---as the        |
|          |                       |     Agriculture FY99              |
|          |                       |     Appropriations Bill requires; |
|          |                       |                                   |
|          |                       | 5.  To add seismic safety         |
|          |                       |     provisions to the rules on    |
|          |                       |     design policies for new or    |
|          |                       |     substantially rehabilitated   |
|          |                       |     structures; and               |
|          |                       |                                   |
|          |                       | 6.  To make other technical       |
|          |                       |     corrections.                  |
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| **DATE** | **DOCUMENT**          | **SUMMARY**                       |
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| 04       | RUS Bulletin 1780-29  | This bulletin provides the annual |
| /16/1999 |                       | update of the poverty guidelines, |
|          |                       | published in the [Federal         |
|          |                       | Register]{.underline} on March    |
|          |                       | 18, 1999.                         |
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| 03       | RUS Staff Instruction | This staff instruction provides   |
| /23/1999 | 1780-5                | information on WW funding and     |
|          |                       | allocations to States. It has     |
|          |                       | been updated to reflect a change  |
|          |                       | in the mid-year pooling date.     |
|          |                       |                                   |
|          |                       | Page 8 of the existing Staff      |
|          |                       | Instruction, issued on November   |
|          |                       | 16, 1998, should be modified by   |
|          |                       | noting in the margin that the     |
|          |                       | date in the first sentence under  |
|          |                       | Section D has been changed from   |
|          |                       | April 9 to April 30.              |
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| 12       | RUS Instruction 1780  | This instruction has been amended |
| /11/1998 |                       | and revised to make the           |
|          |                       | provisions of RUS Instruction     |
|          |                       | 1780 subject to environmental     |
|          |                       | requirements formulated in RUS    |
|          |                       | environmental regulations. Also,  |
|          |                       | corrections have been made to     |
|          |                       | improve the appearance of certain |
|          |                       | formulas.                         |
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| 11       | RUS Staff Instruction | Fiscal Year 1999 Allocation of    |
| /16/1998 | 1780-5                | Loan and Grant Funds. Replaces    |
|          |                       | the existing RUS Staff            |
|          |                       | Instruction 1780-5.               |
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| 04       | RUS Bulletin 1780-12  | RUS Bulletin 1780-12 is being     |
| /17/1998 |                       | revised to provide more           |
|          |                       | flexibility in disposing of real  |
|          |                       | property in Part K (3)(b) and to  |
|          |                       | make Part L comply with USDA      |
|          |                       | Department regulations 3016 and   |
|          |                       | 3019.                             |
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| 03       | RUS Bulletin 1780-29  | This Bulletin contains the        |
| /03/1998 |                       | updated poverty guidelines for    |
|          |                       | the interest rate and grant       |
|          |                       | determinations for the water and  |
|          |                       | waste programs. The updated       |
|          |                       | poverty guidelines are effective  |
|          |                       | 04/01/1998. Attached to the       |
|          |                       | Bulletin is the Federal Register  |
|          |                       | Notice published by the           |
|          |                       | Department of Health and Human    |
|          |                       | Services on February 24, 1998.    |
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  **DATE**     **DOCUMENT**             **SUMMARY**

  01/22/1998   RUS Bulletin 1780-27     This Bulletin replaces Form RD
                                        1942-47, "Loan Resolution (Public
                                        Bodies) for use with RUS water and
                                        waste loans. The only change was in
                                        Part 14 to make this section comply
                                        with the reserve requirements in
                                        RUS Instruction 1780, section
                                        1780.39 (e). The Bulletin will be
                                        added to the Community Programs
                                        Automated Program.

  01/22/1998   RUS Bulletin 1780-28     This Bulletin replaces Form RD
                                        1942-9, "Loan Resolution Security
                                        Agreement for use with RUS water
                                        and waste loans. The major change
                                        was in section 4, paragraph (d) to
                                        make this section comply with the
                                        reserve requirements in RUS
                                        Instruction 1780, section 1780.39
                                        (e). There was several other minor
                                        editorial changes made in the
                                        Bulletin. The Bulletin will be
                                        added to the Community Programs
                                        Automated Program.

  12/18/1997   RUS Bulletin 1780-26     This Bulletin contains guidance on
                                        the use of the EJCDC Owner-Engineer
                                        and Owner‑Contractor documents on
                                        projects financed by RUS. The EJCDC
                                        Owner-Contractor Agreement, Funding
                                        Agency Edition, has been approved
                                        by RUS. NSPE will print the
                                        document and make it available
                                        within 30 days. A clean copy of the
                                        EJCDC Construction-Related
                                        Documents is being mailed to each
                                        State Office.

  12/18/1997   RUS Staff Instruction    This staff instruction is being
               1780-6                   issued for the first time. It
                                        provides Water Programs procedures
                                        relating to other credit. Some of
                                        the related guidance was previously
                                        included in the now-obsolete FmHA
                                        Instruction 1942-A, and some is
                                        still included in RUS servicing and
                                        graduation regulations, which are
                                        currently being revised.

  11/20/1997   RUS Staff Instruction    Revised the title of Auditor's
               1780-4                   opinion on schedule of expenditures
                                        of Federal awards.

  11/20/1997   RUS Bulletin 1780-12     Paragraph T has been removed as
                                        this applied to projects that
                                        require wage standards under
                                        Davis-Bacon and the RUS grant
                                        program is not subject to
                                        Davis-Bacon. Paragraph U has been
                                        relettered as T. The amount of
                                        contracts and legal citations in
                                        paragraph T have been corrected or
                                        removed.

  11/20/1997   RUS Bulletin 1780-16     Several changes to the audit review
                                        questions.

  11/20/1997   RUS Bulletin 1780-17     Several changes to the audit review
                                        questions.
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  **DATE**     **DOCUMENT**             **SUMMARY**

  11/19/1997   RUS Staff Instruction    Fiscal Year 1998 Allocation of Loan
               1780-5                   and Grant Funds

  09/05/1997   RUS Bulletin 1780-12     This Bulletin has been reformatted
                                        to reduce the number of pages from
                                        11 to 7.

  09/05/1997   RUS Staff Instruction    The title of RUS Bulletins 1780-13
               1780-3                   and 1780-15 has been changed.
                                        Bulletin 1780-13 is "Construction
                                        Contract Documents - Standard Form"
                                        and Bulletin 1780-15 is
                                        "Construction Contract Documents -
                                        Short Form."

  07/30/1997   RUS Bulletin 1780-13     Reformatted various signature
                                        blocks, added the word "PRINCIPAL"
                                        in third line, paragraph 3, page 2,
                                        Attachment 6. Deleted "1" in
                                        paragraph 1.26 Attachment 9, page
                                        3. Corrected word in paragraph 25.1
                                        from "poorly" to "properly,"
                                        Attachment 9, page 19.

  07/30/1997   RUS Bulletin 1780-14     In paragraph 3.1 added word
                                        "estimating" between "when" and
                                        "periodic." Paragraph 4.2 changed
                                        "baa" to "has." Paragraph 4.2 added
                                        the word "other" between "financial
                                        or" and "interest." Paragraph 7.2
                                        changed word "has" to "as."

  07/30/1997   RUS Bulletin 1780-15     Reformatted the various signature
                                        blocks.

  07/30/1997   RUS Bulletin 1780-16     Reformatted to align blanks.

  07/30/1997   RUS Bulletin 1780-17     Reformatted to align blanks.

  07/23/1997   RUS Staff Instruction    The instruction has been
               1780-4                   reformatted and paragraph (2)(iii)
                                        revised by eliminating a reference
                                        to Schedule 2 of Form RD 442-2.
                                        Only Schedule 1 is required at the
                                        end of fiscal year.

  07/11/1997   RUS Staff Instruction    Paragraphs 1.2 and 1.3 were revised
               1780-2                   to eliminate references to Parts I
                                        and II of RUS Bulletin 1780-1. The
                                        bulletin does not contain parts I
                                        and II. A new transmittal
                                        memorandum for requesting funds
                                        from the National office reserve is
                                        being developed. Until you receive
                                        the new transmittal memorandum,
                                        continue to use Part II to Guide
                                        26.

  07/11/1997   RUS Bulletin 1780-14     Supplemental General Conditions -
                                        This bulletin was revised to remove
                                        a reference to co-obligee that was
                                        in paragraph 1.3. Reformatted list
                                        of contents in Attachment 9 and
                                        added "environmental requirements."

  06/19/1997   RUS Instruction 1780 and Effective date of instruction,
               all related Bulletins    bulletins and staff instructions
               and Staff Instructions   
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