# Repowering Assistance Payments to Eligible Biorefineries
> **Rural Utilities Service** · Interim rule with request for comments. · Published 2011-02-11 · Effective 2011-03-14 · 76 FR 7916
## Document
- **Document number:** 2011-2480
- **Category:** rural-development
- **Sub-agency:** Rural Utilities Service
- **Federal Register citation:** 76 FR 7916
- **CFR reference:** 7 CFR 4288
- **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.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2011/02/11/2011-2480/repowering-assistance-payments-to-eligible-biorefineries)
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