USDA Reviews Form for Rural Loan Asset Sale Approvals
Published Date: 1/14/2026
Notice
Summary
The Department of Agriculture wants your thoughts on a form they use to approve selling big assets tied to rural loans for electricity, water, and telecom. This helps protect government-backed loans and keeps things running smoothly in rural areas. If you have ideas or concerns, speak up by February 13, 2026—no extra costs or hassles for most folks, just a chance to help improve the process!
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Prepayment and Refinancing Options for RUS Borrowers
If you are an RUS electric or telephone borrower, 7 CFR part 1786 (subparts E, F, and G) provides procedures allowing certain borrowers to prepay outstanding RUS notes at the discounted present value and to refinance RUS‑guaranteed Federal Financing Bank (FFB) loans under specified conditions. The agency reports 38 respondents and 76 total burden hours for the related information collection; comments must be submitted by February 13, 2026.
Paper Signatures Required for RUS Form 369
If you are a business or nonprofit that needs RUS approval to sell capital assets tied to rural electric, water, or telecom loans, you must sign and submit RUS Form 369 in hard copy because USDA eAuthentication issues accounts only to individuals and RUS cannot accept electronic signatures from business entities. The agency reports 35 respondents and a total of 168 burden hours for this collection; comments are due February 13, 2026.
Seismic Safety Acknowledgement for New Construction
If you are a borrower or grant recipient building new structures under 7 CFR 1792 Subpart C, you must include an acknowledgement about seismic safety either on the title page of final plans and specifications or by submitting a letter to the Agency; acknowledgements may be submitted electronically as an email attachment or in hard copy. RUS lists 10 respondents and a total of 8 burden hours for this collection; comments are due February 13, 2026.
Hard‑Copy Submissions for Electric Borrower Mergers
If you are an electric borrower involved in a merger or consolidation under 7 CFR 1717 Subpart D, you must submit required documents to RUS via hard copy (with computer-generated charts and graphs as supporting data) because the agency states automating this collection is not financially feasible. The notice lists 2 respondents and 31 total burden hours for this collection; comments must be received by February 13, 2026.
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