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Vol. 79, No. 240 

Monday, December 15, 2014 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Housing Service 

7 CFR Part 3550 

RIN 0575–AD01 

Direct Single Family Housing Loans 

and Grants 

AGENCY: Rural Housing Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Rural Housing Service 

(RHS) is amending its regulation by 

changing the definition of ‘‘rural’’ or 

‘‘rural area.’’ This change is a direct 

result of legislation passed under the 

Agricultural Act of 2014 (2014 Farm 

Bill) P.L. 113–79 in which the definition 

of ‘‘rural’’ and ‘‘rural area’’ was 

amended. No comments are being 

accepted for this final rule as this 

change has been mandated through a 

statutory requirement. 

DATES: This rule will become effective 

January 14, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shantelle Gordon, Program Analyst, 

Loan Origination Branch, Single Family 

Housing Direct Loan Division, Rural 

Housing Service, Stop 0783, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–0783, 

Telephone: 202–205–9567. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Statutory Authority 

Title V, Section 1480 of the Housing 

Act authorizes the Secretary of 

Agriculture to promulgate rules and 

regulations as deemed necessary to 

carry out the purpose of that title. 

Executive Order 12866—Classification 

This rule has been determined to be 

not significant and was not reviewed by 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) under Executive Order 12866. 

Executive Order 12988—Civil Justice 

Reform 

This rule has been reviewed under 

Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice 

Reform. In accordance with that 

Executive Order: (1) All State and local 

laws and regulations that are in conflict 

with this rule will be preempted; (2) No 

retroactive effect will be given to this 

rule; and (3) Administrative proceedings 

in accordance with the regulations of 

the National Appeals Division of USDA 

at 7 CFR part 11 must be exhausted 

before bringing suit in court challenging 

action taken under this rule unless those 

regulations specifically allow bringing 

suit at an earlier time. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

This rule has been reviewed with 

regard to the requirements of the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 

601–612). The undersigned has 

determined and certified by signature of 

this document that this rule will not 

have a significant economic impact on 

a substantial number of small entities. 

There will be no significant information 

collection or regulatory requirements 

imposed on small entities under this 

rule. 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the information 

collection activities associated with this 

rule are covered under OMB Number: 

0575–0172. This rule contains no new 

reporting or recordkeeping requirements 

that would require approval under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35). 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

Title II of the Unfunded Mandates 

Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA), 2 U.S.C. 

1501 et seq., establishes requirements 

for Federal agencies to assess the effects 

of their regulatory actions on State, 

local, and tribal governments and the 

private sector. Under section 202 of the 

UMRA, RHS generally must prepare a 

written statement, including a costbenefit analysis, for proposed and final 

rules with ‘‘Federal mandates’’ that may 

result in expenditures to State, local, or 

tribal governments, in the aggregate, or 

to the private sector, of $100 million or 

more in any one year. When such a 

statement is needed for a rule, section 

205 of the UMRA generally requires 

RHS to identify and consider a 

reasonable number of regulatory 

alternatives and adopt the least costly, 

more cost-effective or least burdensome 

alternative that achieves the objectives 

of the rule. 

This rule contains no Federal 

mandates (under the regulatory 

provisions of Title II of the UMRA) for 

state, local, and tribal Governments or 

the private sector. Therefore, this rule is 

not subject to the requirements of 

sections 202 and 205 of the UMRA. 

Environmental Impact Statement 

This document has been reviewed in 

accordance with 7 CFR part 1940, 

subpart G, ‘‘Environmental Program.’’ It 

is the determination of RHS that this 

action does not constitute a major 

Federal action significantly affecting the 

quality of the human environment, and 

in accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, Pub. 

L. 91–190, an Environmental Impact 

Statement is not required. 

Programs Affected 

The program affected by this rule is 

listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance as 10.410, Very Low to 

Moderate Income Housing Loans. 

Executive Order 12372— 

Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs 

For the reasons set forth in the final 

rule published at 7 CFR part 3015, 

subpart V, and the related notice (48 FR 

29115), these programs are not subject 

to Executive Order 12372, which 

requires intergovernmental consultation 

with State and local officials. 

E-Government Act Compliance 

The RHS is committed to complying 

with the E-Government Act, to promote 

the use of the Internet and other 

information technologies to provide 

increased opportunities for citizen 

access to Government information and 

services, and for other purposes. 

Executive Order 13175, Consultation 

and Coordination with Indian Tribal 

Governments 

This executive order imposes 

requirements on RHS in the 

development of regulatory policies that 

have tribal implications or preempt 

tribal laws. RHS has determined that 

this final rule does not have a 

substantial direct effect on one or more 

Indian tribe(s) or on either the 


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relationship or the distribution of 

powers and responsibilities between the 

Federal Government and the Indian 

tribes. Thus, this rule is not subject to 

the requirements of Executive Order 

13175. 

Executive Order 13132—Federalism 

The policies contained in this rule do 

not have any substantial direct effect on 

States, the relationship between the 

National Government and the States, or 

on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. Nor does this rule 

impose substantial direct compliance 

costs on State and local Governments. 

Therefore, consultation with the States 

is not required. 

Non-Discrimination Statement 

USDA prohibits discrimination in all 

its programs and activities on the basis 

of race, color, national origin, age, 

disability, and where applicable, sex, 

marital status, familial status, parental 

status, religion, sexual orientation, 

political beliefs, genetic information, 

reprisal, or because all or part of an 

individual’s income is derived from any 

public assistance program. (Not all 

prohibited bases apply to all programs.) 

To file a complaint of discrimination, 

complete, sign and mail a program 

discrimination complaint form, 

(available at any USDA office location 

or online at www.ascr.usda.gov, or write 

to: U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

Office of the Assistant Secretary for 

Civil Rights, 1400 Independence 

Avenue SW., STOP 9410, Washington, 

DC 20250–9410. Or call toll-free (866) 

632–9992 (voice) to obtain additional 

information, the appropriate office or to 

request documents. 

Individuals who are deaf, hard of 

hearing or have speech disabilities may 

contact USDA through the Federal Relay 

Service at (800) 877–8339 or (877) 845– 

6136 (in Spanish). ‘‘USDA is an equal 

opportunity provider, employer and 

lender.’’ 

Persons with disabilities who require 

alternative means for communication of 

program information (e.g. Braille, large 

print, audiotape, etc.) should contact 

USDA TARTET Center at (202) 720– 

2600 (voice and TDD). 

Background 

When the Agricultural Act of 2014 

(2014 Farm Bill) (P.L. 113–79) was 

passed on February 7, 2014, Section 

6208 of the Farm Bill amended language 

to Section 520 of the Housing Act of 

1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490) to include 

language that an area deemed rural prior 

to October 1, 1990, and later determined 

not to be rural after the 1990, 2000, or 

2010 census, and any area deemed rural 

anytime between January 1, 2000, and 

December 31, 2010, will retain 

eligibility until the receipt of the 2020 

census data if the area has a population 

in excess of 10,000 but not in excess of 

35,000, is rural in character, and has a 

serious lack of mortgage credit. To 

ensure that 7 CFR part 3550 is in line 

with the revised provisions, RHS will 

revise its definition of ‘‘rural area’’ in 7 

CFR 3550.10 to include the new 

language to the Housing Act of 1949, as 

amended. 

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 3550 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Conflict of interests, 

Environmental impact statements, Equal 

credit opportunity, Fair housing, 

Accounting, Housing, Loan programsHousing and community development, 

Low and moderate income housing, 

Manufactured homes, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, Rural 

areas, Subsidies. 

For the reasons stated in the 

preamble, chapter XXXV, Title 7 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations, is 

amended as follows: 

PART 3550—DIRECT SINGLE FAMILY 

HOUSING LOANS AND GRANTS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 3550 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 42 U.S.C. 1480. 

Subpart A—General 

■ 2. In § 3550.10 revise the definition of 

‘‘Rural area’’ to read as follows: 

§ 3550.10 Definitions. 

* * * * * 

Rural area. A rural area is: 

(a) Open country or any town, village, 

city, or place, including the immediate 

adjacent densely settled area, which is 

not part of or associated with an urban 

area and which: 

(1) Has a population not in excess of 

2,500 inhabitants; or 

(2) Has a population in excess of 

2,500 but not in excess of 10,000 if it is 

rural in character; or 

(3) Has a population in excess of 

10,000 but not in excess of 20,000, 

and— 

(i) Is not contained within a 

Metropolitan Statistical Area; and 

(ii) Has a serious lack of mortgage 

credit for lower and moderate-income 

families as determined by the Secretary 

of Agriculture and the Secretary of 

Housing and Urban Development. 

(b) Any area classified as ‘‘rural’’ or a 

‘‘rural area’’ prior to October 1, 1990, 

and determined not to be ‘‘rural’’ or a 

‘‘rural area’’ as a result of data received 

from or after the 1990, 2000, or 2010 

decennial census, and any area deemed 

to be a ‘‘rural area’’ at any time during 

the period beginning January 1, 2000, 

and ending December 31, 2010, shall 

continue to be so classified until the 

receipt of data from the decennial 

census in the year 2020, if such area has 

a population in excess of 10,000 but not 

in excess of 35,000, is rural in character, 

and has a serious lack of mortgage credit 

for lower and moderate-income families. 

* * * * * 

Dated: October 28, 2014. 

Tony Hernandez, 

Administrator, Rural Housing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–29281 Filed 12–12–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–XV–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 73 

[Docket No. FAA–2014–0875; Airspace 

Docket No. 14–ASO–13] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Amendment of Restricted Area 

Boundary Descriptions; Cape 

Canaveral, FL 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule; technical 

amendment. 

SUMMARY: This action makes minor 

adjustments to the boundary 

descriptions of restricted areas R–2932, 

R–2933, R–2934 and R–2935 at Cape 

Canaveral, FL. The changes are required 

based on more accurate digital plotting 

of points that revealed minor 

mismatches between adjacent 

boundaries. The R–2933 description is 

also amended to remove exclusionary 

wording that no longer applies. 

DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, March 

5, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

Gallant, Airspace Policy and 

Regulations Group, AJV–11, Office of 

Airspace Services, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The introduction of more accurate 

digital plotting of airspace boundaries 

for aeronautical charting revealed minor 

mismatches in airspace boundaries 

adjacent to restricted areas R–2932,


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