{"abstract":"On November 15, 2021, President Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which included statutory authority within the Minority Business Development Act (the Act) for the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) to establish a Rural Business Center Program. MBDA is seeking public comment on various issues related to rural areas and rural minority business enterprises to inform the agency and provide fundamental information regarding this sector of the economy. This notice requests comments on or before January 25, 2022.","action":"Notice of request for public comments.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"Minority Business Development Agency","name":"Minority Business Development Agency","id":291,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/minority-business-development-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/291","parent_id":54,"slug":"minority-business-development-agency"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2021/12/30/2021-28331.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"86 FR 74403","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2022-01-25","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"The deadline for filing comments is January 25, 2022.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":[],"dockets":[],"document_number":"2021-28331","effective_on":null,"end_page":74404,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2021/12/30/2021-28331.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/12/30/2021-28331/rural-business-center-program","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2021-28331?publication_date=2021-12-30","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2021-12-30/2021-28331/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":2,"page_views":{"count":3435,"last_updated":"2026-10-22 16:15:06 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2021-12-30/pdf/2021-28331.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2021-28331.pdf?1640785522","publication_date":"2021-12-30","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2021/12/30/2021-28331.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2023-02-28T17:33:18Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":74403,"subtype":null,"title":"Rural Business Center Program","toc_doc":"Rural Business Center Program","toc_subject":null,"topics":[],"type":"Notice","volume":86}