WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rural Utilities Service has issued a rule called: Accounting Requirements for RUS Electric Borrowers.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on Sept. 24 by Karl Elmshaeuser, Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.

Summary: The Rural Utilities Service (RUS or the Agency), an agency of the Rural Development (RD) mission area within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), published a final rule with comment in the Federal Registeron July 18, 2025, to revise its Accounting Requirements for RUS Electric Borrowers. These changes incorporate the guidance communicated with RUS Bulletin 1767B-1A and include adding new utility plant categories, adding new accounts to the Uniform System of Accounts (USoA), deleting...