Economic Development Administration January 27, 2010 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

On October 22, 2008, the Economic Development Administration (``EDA'') published an interim final rule to synchronize its Revolving Loan Fund (``RLF'') regulations with significant improvements in the management and oversight of its RLF program, including the issuance of written guidance that provides EDA staff with steps to help better ensure grantee compliance with RLF requirements. Additionally, the interim final rule made changes to certain definitions in the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms program regulations provided notice of other substantive and non-substantive revisions made to EDA's regulations. EDA received a total of two comments on the October 22, 2008 interim final rule. This final rule responds to all substantive comments received during the public comment period and finalizes this rulemaking proceeding.