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A Rule by the Rural Utilities Service on 07/09/2019
32607-32618 (12 pages)
7 CFR Parts 1721, 1724, 1726, and 1730
Subpart F— Construction Work Plans and Related Studies
Appendix A to Subpart B to Part 1730—Review Rating Summary, RUS Form 300
https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2019-14511 https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2019-14511
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The affected programs are listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Program under 10.850, Rural Electrification Loans and Loan Guarantees. This catalog is available electronically through the free CFDA website on the internet at https://www.cfda.gov/​. The print edition may be purchased by calling the Superintendent of Documents at (202) 512-1800 or toll free at (866) 512-1800, or by ordering online at https://bookstore.gpo.gov/​.
This rule is excluded from the scope of Executive Order 12372, Intergovernmental Consultation, which may require a consultation with State and local officials. See the final rule related notice entitled, “Department Programs and Activities Excluded from Executive Order 12372” (50 FR 47034) advising that RUS loans and loan guarantees were not covered by Executive Order 12372.
The Agency has determined that this final rule does not have a substantial direct effect on one or more Indian tribe(s) or on either the relationship or the distribution of powers and responsibilities between the Federal Government and Indian tribes. Thus, this final rule is not subject to the requirements of Executive Order 13175. Consequently, the Agency will not conduct tribal consultation sessions. If a Tribe determines that this rule has implications of which RUS is not aware and would like to request government-to-government consultation on this rule, please contact USDA Rural Development's Native American Coordinator at (720) 544-2911 or AIAN@wdc.usda.gov.
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-602) (RFA) generally requires an agency to prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis of any rule subject to notice and comment rulemaking requirements under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) or any other statute. This final rule; however, is not subject to the APA Start Printed Page 32608under 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(2) and 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(A) nor any other statute.
The Agency is committed to complying with the E-Government Act, which requires Government agencies in general to provide the public the option of submitting information or transacting business electronically to the maximum extent possible and 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.
The information collection and record-keeping requirements contained in this rule are approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under OMB Control Numbers 0572-0020, 0572-0032, 0572-0100, and 0572-0123. There is a total burden reduction of 10,571 hours associated with this rulemaking. The agency will submit a revision of the above referenced control numbers to OMB for review and approval.
Rural Development is a mission area within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) comprising the Rural Utilities Service, Rural Housing Service, and Rural Business-Cooperative Service. Rural Development's mission is to increase economic opportunity and improve the quality of life for all rural Americans. Rural Development meets its mission by providing loans, loan guarantees, grants, and technical assistance through numerous programs aimed at creating and improving housing, business, and infrastructure throughout rural America. The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) loan, loan guarantee, and grant programs act as a catalyst for economic and community development. By financing improvements to rural electric, water and waste, and telecommunications and broadband infrastructure, RUS also plays a significant role in improving other measures of quality of life in rural America, including public health and safety, environmental protection and culture and historic preservation.
RUS Electric Program loans, loan guarantees and grants finance the construction of improvement of rural electric infrastructure. In an effort by the RUS Electric Program to provide its program in an efficient and effective manner while improving its customer service and experience, and in response to requests from the RUS Electric Program borrowers, the Electric Program undertook a systematic review of regulations and procedures in place to administer its program. After review conclusion, RUS determined that pre- and post-loan procedures could be made more efficient and regulatory burden could be reduced on Electric Program borrowers while still ensuring RUS loans remain adequately secured and ensuring that loan funds will be repaid in the time agreed upon. This rulemaking will streamline Electric Program procedures and revise regulations. This includes removing unnecessary and outdated regulations and removing burdensome requirements imposed on borrowers and applicants.
To implement this change, the Agency will publish this as a final rule. The Administrative Procedure Act exempts from prior notice rules, “relating to agency management or personnel or to public property, loans, grants, benefits, or contracts” (5 U.S.C. 553(b)(A)).
Changes to the Electric Program regulations are as follows:
(A) The Agency is removing numerous requirements for Board of Director resolutions for electric borrower actions in 7 CFR parts 1710-1730. Also, a new paragraph will be added to 7 CFR 1710.154 to identify five specific actions that will require Board Resolutions.
(B) The Agency is removing 7 CFR 1710.106(c)(4), which placed restrictions on loan funds for facilities or other specific purposes that were previously rescinded. Currently, the use of loan funds for projects included in a loan that was rescinded, excluded those projects from receiving loan funds in a subsequent loan even if no loan funds were made available for that project prior to rescission. RUS believes it has sufficient funds available to allow us to include these types of projects provided they had not received loan funds previously. This will make more loan funds available for rural electric infrastructure.
(C) The Agency is removing 7 CFR 1710.112(c) because it is outdated. It required a borrower's electric system to be year 2000 compliant.
(D) The Agency is revising 7 CFR 1710, Subpart E, Load Forecasts. RUS has previously required routine and periodic review and approval of up-to-date load forecasts. Load forecasts demonstrate system-wide growth and the need for generation. We are amending 7 CFR 1710 to require load Start Printed Page 32609forecasts only in connection with a loan made or guaranteed by RUS to reduce burden on borrowers while still giving RUS confidence that the borrower is adequately managing anticipated system-wide load growth. We are amending 7 CFR 1710.206 to remove RUS approval of a load forecast work plan. Routine and periodic submittal and approval by RUS is an unnecessary and costly burden on the Electric Program borrowers. We are amending 7 CFR 1710.202-208 to remove the requirements for borrowers to maintain an approved load forecast on an ongoing basis. We are amending 7 CFR 1710.202-208 to clarify the timing of the load forecast preparation in relation to the loan application and clarify that approval of a loan will constitute approval of the load forecast. We are amending 7 CFR 1710.209 to increase the total utility plant amount requiring the load forecast work plan.
(E) The agency will revise 7 CFR 1710, Subpart F, Construction Work Plans and Related Studies. We are amending 7 CFR 1710.250(a) to require a construction work plan (CWP) be prepared for a 4-year term (increased from the current 2-3 year requirement). This change will reduce the frequency and of review of the CWP for both the electric borrowers' and for the Electric Program staff. We are amending 7 CFR 1710.250-255 and 7 CFR 1717.604 to remove all references to long range engineering plans (LRP), except for the definition in 7 CFR 1710.250 and the requirement to maintain a LRP. The term of LRPs will be changed from 10 years to 10-20 years. We are amending 7 CFR 1710.250(j) to require that engineering services must be reviewed by a licensed professional engineer. This will provide consistency between all borrowers as the existing language in regulation language is too vague. We are removing 7 CFR 1710.254, Alternative sources of power, in its entirety. The concepts are duplicative of 7 CFR 1710.253. We are amending 7 CFR 1710.253(b) to remove the reference to 7 CFR 1710.254 and remove the last sentence and replace. We are amending 7 CFR 1710.250(g) to remove the 45-day notice of storm or natural disaster requirement.
(F) The Agency is revising 7 CFR 1710.501 to simplify the information and documents required to apply for a loan made or guaranteed by RUS. Borrowers will be divided into three categories: Current borrower, new/returning borrower, and generation and transmission borrower. The categories will determine the required documents needed to apply. Several application documents will no longer be required and in some cases information within application documents may be consolidated. This includes removing the requirement for a Transmittal Letter, § 1710.501(1), and amending § 1710.501 to require one Loan Application Letter. § 1710.501(a) has been amended to show that borrowers may be eligible to submit their loan application via RUS' electronic application intake system instead of submitting a paper submission. The Agency is revising § 1710.501(a)(5) to remove the requirement to submit a current Operating Report with the loan application and will rely on the year end form filed by many borrowers known as the Financial and Operating Report Electric Distribution. The Agency will also remove §§ 1710.501(a)(14), Articles of incorporation and bylaws, 1710.501(c), Primary support documents, and 1710.501(a)(6), Pending litigation statement. All required documents, forms and necessary information will be clearly set forth for the applicant in the revised § 1710.501; only the information needed by RUS to make feasibility and security determinations will be required. This change should improve customer experience and customer service and facilitate lending for electric infrastructure.
(G) The Agency is amending 7 CFR 1714.56 to delete references to automatic termination of loan advances at the end of the fund advance period. The fund advance period is actually governed by the terms of the applicable loan note and not the regulation. These requirements will be replaced by a reference to the terms of the particular loan note in determining the fund advance period. This change will alleviate any confusion and clarify that the loan note governs the advance period.
(H) The Agency is removing 7 CFR 1717, Subparts G and H, § 1717.300-356, in its entirety. However, the Wholesale Power Contract requirement is moved to a new § 1717.618 of Subpart M. RUS does not exercise federal preemption in ratemaking in connection with its electric power supply borrowers or in bankruptcy due to federal court decisions. Additionally, there are some clarifications to various requirements related to Lien Accommodations in Subpart R—Lien Accommodations and Subordinations for 100 Percent Private Financing in § 1717.850-860.
(I) Currently, 7 CFR 1724.51 requires RUS approval of electric system design regardless of the source of financing and 7 CFR 1724.54 requires approval of plans and specifications for RUS financed electric system facilities. These requirements assure RUS that the electric system it is financing is valuable and enhances its security. These sections are being amended to allow a licensed professional engineer to certify that the design data, plans and profile drawings for the electric system facilities meets all applicable RUS electric design requirements, specifications, local, state and national requirements and that RUS listed materials and equipment was used. This will benefit the borrower by allowing it to provide a certification in lieu of the actual system design and await review and approval. This will permit RUS staff to focus on more complex and non-compliant system designs.
(J) RUS requires the use of its form of contracts for RUS financed facilities, as required by 7 CFR 1724.1(c), 1724.10-1724.74 and 7 CFR 1726.24-1726.304. The Agency is amending 7 CFR 1724.1(c) to allow the borrowers three options: 1. Submit the actual contract used for review and approval, 2. submit a certification that the required contract was used for the electric project or 3. submit a certification that the contract was not used but the essential and identical provisions specifically listed in the certification were used in the contract for constructing the electric facilities. This change will facilitate electric system construction and advances of loan funds to borrowers. Certifications routinely are used throughout the government as a means of compliance with requirements. RUS will be authorized to review the underlying contracts, if requested.
Grant program-energy
For the reasons set forth in the preamble, RUS amends 7 CFR parts Start Printed Page 326101710, 1714, 1717, 1721, 1724, 1726, and 1730 as follows:
2. Amend § 1710.2 in paragraph (a) by revising the definition of “Loan period” to read as follows:
3. Amend § 1710.106 by removing paragraph (c)(4).
§ 1710.112
4. Amend § 1710.112 by removing paragraph (c).
5. Add § 1710.154 to subpart D to read as follows:
§ 1710.154
Board of Director Resolutions.
(d) Requests for approval by a Board, acting as the regulatory authority, for any departure from the RUS Uniform System of Accounts with the exception of those deferrals specifically identified in § 1767.13(d); and
6. Revise § 1710.202 to read as follows:
7. Revise § 1710.203 to read as follows:
§ 1710.204
8. Remove and reserve § 1710.204.
9. Revise § 1710.205 to read as follows:
Minimum requirements for all load forecasts.
(6) Graphic representations of the variables specifically identified by management as influencing a borrower's loads; andStart Printed Page 32611
10. Amend § 1710.206 by revising the section heading, and paragraphs (a) introductory text and (b) to read as follows:
§ 1710.206
Requirements for load forecasts prepared pursuant to a load forecast work plan.
(a) Contents of load forecasts prepared under a load forecast work plan. In addition to the minimum requirements for load forecasts under § 1710.205, load forecasts developed and submitted by borrowers required to have a load forecast work plan shall include the following:
11. Amend § 1710.207 by revising the section heading to read as follows:
§ 1710.207
RUS criteria for load forecasts by distribution borrowers.
12. Amend § 1710.208 by revising the section heading and introductory text and removing paragraph (g).
§ 1710.208
RUS criteria for load forecasts by power supply borrowers and by distribution borrowers.
13. Revise § 1710.209 to read as follows:
§ 1710.209
Requirements for load forecast work plans.
(a) In addition to the load forecast required under §§ 1710.202 and 1710.203, any power supply borrower with a total utility plant of $500 million or more and any distribution borrower with a total utility plant of $500 million or more must maintain a load forecast work plan. RUS borrowers that are members of a power supply borrower with a total utility plant of $500 million or more must cooperate in the preparation of and submittal of the load forecast work plan of their power supply borrower.
14. Revise § 1710.250 to read as follows:
§ 1710.250
(a) An ongoing, integrated planning system is needed by borrowers to determine their short-term and long-term needs for plant additions, improvements, replacements, and retirements. The primary components of the system consist of long-range engineering plans, construction work plans (CWPs), CWP amendments, and special engineering and cost studies. Start Printed Page 32612Long range engineering plans identify plant investments required over a period of 10-20 years or more. CWPs specify and document plant requirements for the short-term, usually 4 years, and special engineering and cost studies are used to support CWPs and to identify and document requirements for specific items or purposes, such as load management equipment, System Control and Data Acquisition equipment, sectionalizing investments, and additions of generation capacity and associated transmission plant.
15. Amend § 1710.251 by revising paragraph (a) to read as follows:
§ 1710.251
(a) All distribution borrowers must maintain a current CWP covering all new construction, improvements, replacements, and retirements of distribution and transmission plant, and improvements replacements, and retirements of any generation plant. Construction of new generation capacity need not be included in a CWP but must be specified and supported by specific engineering and cost studies. (See § 1710.253.)
16. Amend § 1710.252 by revising paragraph (a) to read as follows:
§ 1710.252
17. Amend § 1710.253 by revising paragraph (b) to read as follows:
§ 1710.253
18. Remove and reserve § 1710.254.
19. Amend § 1 710.255 by revising paragraph (a) to read as follows:
20. Amend § 1710.300 by revising paragraphs (b) and (d)(4) to read as follows:
(b) A borrower must prepare, for RUS review and approval, a long-range financial forecast in support of its loan application. The forecast must demonstrate that the borrower's system is economically viable and that the proposed loan is financially feasible. Loan feasibility will be assessed based on the criteria set forth in § 1710.112.
21. Amend § 1710.410 by revising paragraph (b) to read as follows:
22. Amend § 1710.500 by revising paragraph (a) to read as follows:
§ 1710.500
(a) Loan applicants that do not have outstanding loans from RUS should contact the Rural Utilities Service via Email at RUSElectric@wdc.usda.gov, call RUS at (202) 720-9545 or write to the Rural Utilities Service Administrator, United States Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Ave. SW, STOP 1560, Room 5165, Washington, DC 20250-1560. Loan Applicants may also visit RUS' website to locate a local General Field Representative at https://www.rd.usda.gov/​contact-us/​electric-gfr. A field or headquarters staff representative may be assigned by RUS to visit the applicant and discuss its financial needs and eligibility. Borrowers that have outstanding loans should contact their assigned RUS general field representative (GFR) or, in the case of a power supply borrower, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Loan Origination and Approval. Borrowers may consult with RUS field representatives and headquarters staff, as necessary.
23. Amend § 1710.501 by revising paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d)(1) to read as follows:
§ 1710.501
(a) All borrowers. Borrowers may be eligible to submit their loan application via RUS' electronic application intake system instead of submitting a paper submission. Please consult your GFR in accordance with § 1710.500. All applications for electric loans shall include the documents listed in this paragraph (a).
(ii) Useful life of facilities financed by the loan. Form 740c must include, as a note, either a statement certifying that at least 90 percent of the loan funds are for facilities that have a useful life of 33 years or longer, or a schedule showing the costs and useful life of those facilities with a useful life of less than 33 years. This statement or schedule will be used to determine the final maturity of the loan. See § 1710.115.
(iii) Reimbursement schedule. This schedule lists the date, amount, and identification number of each inventory of work orders and special equipment summary that form the basis for the borrower's request for reimbursement of general funds on the RUS Form 740c. See § 1710.109. If the borrower is not requesting reimbursement, this schedule need not be submitted.
(iv) Location of consumers. If the application is for a municipal rate loan subject to the interest rate cap, or for a loan at the hardship rate, and the average number of consumers per mile of the total electric system exceeds 17, Form 740c must include, as a note, a breakdown of funds included in the proposed loan to furnish or improve service to consumers located in an Start Printed Page 32614urban area. See 7 CFR 1714.7(c) and 1714.8(d). This breakdown must indicate the method used by the borrower for allocating loan funds between urban and non-urban consumers.
(9) Standard Form 100—Equal Employment Opportunity Employer Report EEO—1. This form, required by the Department of Labor, sets forth employment data for borrowers with 100 or more employees. A copy of this form, as submitted to the Department of Labor, is to be included in the application for an insured loan if the borrower has more than 100 employees. See § 1710.122.
(10) Form AD-1047, Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, and Other Responsibility Matters—Primary Covered Transactions. This statement certifies that the borrower will comply with certain regulations on debarment and suspension required by Executive Order 12549, Debarment and Suspension (3 CFR, 1986 Comp., p. 189). See 2 CFR 417, and § 1710.123 of this part.
(11) Uniform Relocation Act assurance statement. This assurance, which need not be resubmitted if previously submitted, provides that the borrower shall comply with 49 CFR part 24, which implements the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policy Act of 1970, as amended by the Uniform Relocation Act Amendments of 1987 and 1991. See § 1710.124.
(12) Lobbying. The following information on lobbying is required pursuant to 2 CFR 418, and § 1710.125. Borrowers applying for both insured and guaranteed financing should consult RUS before submitting this information.
(13) Federal debt delinquency requirements. See § 1710.126. The following documents are required:
(b) New or returning borrowers. In addition to the items in paragraph (a) of this section, applications for loans Start Printed Page 32615submitted by new or returning borrowers shall include the items listed in this paragraph (b).
(1) Generally, all information required by paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of this section is submitted to RUS in a single application. Borrowers may be eligible to submit their loan application via RUS' electronic application intake system instead of submitting hard copies of the loan applications. Please contact your respective General Field Representative or RUS Headquarters to determine if you are eligible to utilize the electronic system.
24. The authority citation for part 1714 continues to read as follows:
25. Amend § 1714.4 by revising paragraph (c) to read as follows:
§ 1714.4
26. Revise § 1714.56 to read as follows:
§ 1714.56
Fund advance period
27. The authority citation for part 1717 continues to read as follows:
28. Remove and reserve subpart G, consisting of §§ 1717.300 through 1717.349.
29. Remove and reserve subpart H, consisting of §§ 1717.350 through 1717.356.
30. Add § 1717.618 to read as follows:
§ 1717.618
Wholesale power contracts.
(b) Pursuant to the terms of the RUS wholesale power contract, the Board of Directors or Board of Trustees of the power supply borrower shall review rates not less frequently than once each calendar year and revise its rates as therein set forth. The RUS wholesale power contract further provides that the borrower shall notify the Administrator not less than 30 nor more than 45 days Start Printed Page 32616prior to the effective date of any adjustment and shall set forth the basis upon which the rate is to be adjusted and established. The RUS wholesale power contract provides that no final revision in rates shall be effective unless approved in writing by the Administrator.
31. Amend § 1717.850 by revising paragraph (g)(1)(ii) to read as follows:
§ 1717.850
32. Amend § 1717.855 by revising paragraphs (b) and (h) to read as follows:
§ 1717.855
Application contents: Advance approval—100 percent private financing of distribution, subtransmission and headquarter facilities, and certain other community infrastructure.
33. Amend § 1717.856 by revising paragraphs (c), (e), and (f) to read as follows:
34. Amend § 1717.857 by revising (c)(3) to read as follows:
§ 1717.857
Refinancing of existing secured debt—distribution and power supply borrowers.
35. Amend § 1717.858 by revising paragraph (c)(1) to read as follows:
§ 1717.858
Lien subordination for rural development investments.
36. Amend § 1717.860 by revising paragraph (c)(2)(i) to read as follows:
§ 1717.860
Lien accommodations and subordinations under section 306E of the RE Act.
37. The authority citation for part 1721 continues to read as follows:
38. Amend § 1721.105 by revising paragraphs (b) through (e) to read as follows:
(c) Deferments for renewable energy projects. A Borrower requesting principle deferments for its renewable energy project must submit a letter from the Borrower's General Manager requesting an extension of principle payments for the purpose of offering an ERC loan program to its members and describing the details of the program.Start Printed Page 32617
(2) A summary of the calculations used to determine the average cost per residential customer. (See § 1721.104(e)(2)).
39. The authority citation for part 1724 continues to read as follows:
40. Amend § 1724.1 by revising paragraph (c) to read as follows:
§ 1724.1
(c) Borrowers are required to use RUS contract forms only if the facilities are financed by RUS. Borrowers have three options:
(1) Submit the actual contract used for review and approval;
(2) Submit a certification that the required contract was used for the electric project or;
(3) Submit a certification that the contract was not used but the essential and identical provisions specifically listed in the certification were used in the contract for constructing the electric facilities.
41. Revise § 1724.5 to read as follows:
§ 1724.5
(a) Where to send documents. Documents required to be submitted to RUS under this part are to be sent to the Office of Loan Origination & Approval.
(b) Contracts requiring RUS approval. The borrower shall submit to RUS three copies of each contract that is subject to RUS approval under subparts B and C of this part. At least one copy of each contract must be an original signed in ink (i.e., no facsimile signature).
(c) Contract amendments requiring RUS approval. The borrower shall submit to RUS three copies of each contract amendment (at least one copy of which must be an original signed in ink) which is subject to RUS approval.
42. Amend § 1724.21 by revising paragraph (a) to read as follows:
§ 1724.21
(a) RUS Form 220, Architectural Services Contract, may be used by electric borrowers when obtaining architectural services.
43. Amend § 1724.31 by revising paragraph (b) to read as follows:
§ 1724.31
(b) RUS Form 236, Engineering Service Contract—Electric System Design and Construction, may be used for all distribution, transmission, substation, and communications and control facilities. These contracts are not subject to RUS approval and need not be submitted to RUS unless specifically requested by RUS on a case by case basis.
44. Amend § 1724.51 by revising paragraphs (b)(1) and (c)(1) to read as follows:
§ 1724.51
(1) All transmission line design data must be approved by RUS or a licensed professional engineer may certify that the design data, plans and profiles drawings for the electric system facilities meets all applicable RUS electric design requirements, specifications, local, state and national requirements and that RUS listed materials were used.
(1) All substation design data must be approved by RUS or a licensed professional engineer may certify that the design data, plans and profiles drawings for the electric system facilities meets all applicable RUS electric design requirements, specifications, local, state and national requirements and that RUS listed materials were used.
45. Amend § 1724.54 by revising (c)(1) and (d)(1)(i) introductory text to read as follows:
(1) Plans and specifications for transmission construction projects which are not based on RUS approved line design data or do not use RUS standard structures must receive RUS design approval or RUS certification approval prior to requesting bids on contracts or commencement of force account construction.
(i) Plans and specifications for all new substations must receive RUS design approval or RUS certification approval prior to requesting bids on contracts or commencement of force account construction, unless:
46. Amend § 1724.55 by revising paragraph (a)(7) to read as follows:
§ 1724.55
(7) Emergency action plan. For high hazard potential dams, the borrower must develop an emergency action plan incorporating preplanned emergency measures to be taken prior to and following a potential dam failure. The plan should be coordinated with local government and other authorities involved with the public safety.
47. The authority citation for part 1726 continues to read as follows:
48. Amend § 1726.35 by:
a. Removing paragraph (c)(5) and redesignating paragraphs (c)(6) and (7) as paragraphs (c)(5) and (6);
c. Removing paragraph (e)(3)(vi)(A) and redesignating paragraphs (e)(3)(vi)(B) through (E) as paragraphs (e)(3)(vi)(A) through (D); and
d. Revising paragraph (e)(4)(iii)(E)( 1).
§ 1726.35
(d) Contract amendments requiring RUS approval. The borrower must Start Printed Page 32618submit to RUS three copies of each contract amendment (at least one copy of which must be an original signed in ink) which is subject to RUS approval under § 1726.24(b). Each contract amendment submittal to RUS must be accompanied by a bond extension, where necessary.
(1) The amendment was approved in accordance with the policy of the board of directors;
49. Amend § 1726.403 by revising paragraph (d)(2)(ii) to read as follows:
(ii) The certification in paragraph (d)(2)(i) of this section is to be executed for the contractor by: The sole owner, a partner, or an officer of the corporation.
50. The authority citation for part 1730 continues to read as follows:
51. Amend appendix A to subpart B of part 1730 by revising item 15 in PART IV—Operations and Maintenance Budgets to read as follows:
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