Repowering Assistance Payments to Eligible Biorefineries
rural-development · Rural Utilities Service · Rule · Published 2011-02-11 · Effective 2011-03-14 · 76 FR 7916
Document
Document number
2011-2480
Federal Register citation
76 FR 7916
CFR reference
7 CFR 4288
Type
Rule
Action
Interim rule with request for comments.
Category
rural-development
Sub-agency
Rural Utilities Service
Publication date
2011-02-11
Effective date
2011-03-14
Abstract
The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (Agency) is establishing the Repowering Assistance Program authorized under the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008. Under this Program, the Agency will make payments to eligible biorefineries to encourage the use of renewable biomass as a replacement fuel source for fossil fuels used to provide process heat or power in the operation of eligible biorefineries.