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Biobased Markets Program
The Rural Business-Cooperative Service published this final rule in the Federal Register on December 9, 2024. It took effect on January 8, 2025.
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What the agency says
The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS or the Agency), an agency of the Rural Development (RD) mission area within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), is issuing a final rule to adopt changes from the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill) that apply to the Biobased Markets (BioPreferred) Program. These changes include the merger of the Guidelines for Designating Biobased Products for Federal Procurement and the Voluntary Labeling Program for Biobased Products into one streamlined regulation, Biobased Markets (BioPreferred) Program.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2024-28431
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Agriculture Department; Rural Business-Cooperative Service
- Published
- December 9, 2024
- Takes effect
- January 8, 2025
- Dates
- This final rule is effective January 8, 2025.
- Docket
- Docket No. RBS-22-BUSINESS-0004
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 0570-AB05
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 7 CFR 3201; 7 CFR 3202; 7 CFR 4270
- Topics
- Biobased products; Business and industry; Government procurement
- Pages
- 19
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