Posted July 13, 2015
The Rural
Business-Cooperative Service (Agency) is publishing an interim final rule for
the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing
Assistance Program, formerly the Biorefinery Assistance Program, incorporating
changes required in the Agricultural Act of 2014 (2014 Farm Bill) and
addressing comments received on the interim final rule published on February
14, 2011 (76 FR
8404).
This rule
establishes provisions for the loan guarantees available for Biorefineries to
support the production of Advanced Biofuels and Renewable Chemicals and for
Biobased Product Manufacturing facilities.
This interim rule is effective August 24, 2015. Comments on
the rule and the information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 must be received by August 24, 2015.
For more information, the Federal Register is available here.
For more information on biotechnology, please visit the
National Agricultural Law Center’s website here.
