# Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program
> **Rural Utilities Service** · Final rule. · Published 2020-05-18 · Effective 2020-05-18 · 85 FR 29593
## Document
- **Document number:** 2020-08078
- **Category:** rural-development
- **Sub-agency:** Rural Utilities Service
- **Federal Register citation:** 85 FR 29593
- **CFR reference:** 7 CFR 4279
- **Publication date:** 2020-05-18
- **Effective date:** 2020-05-18
- **USDA docket:** Docket Number: RBS-20-BUSINESS-0015
## Abstract

The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (Agency), a Rural Development agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), hereinafter referred to as (the Agency), is issuing a final rule for the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program (the Program) or (the 9003 Program), formerly the Biorefinery Assistance Program. This final rule incorporates the statutory definition changes as required in the Agricultural Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill) and, with one exception, adopts the interim rule published on June 24, 2015 in the Federal Register. This rule also addresses public comments received by the Agency regarding Program changes as published in the Interim final rule on June 24, 2015 in the Federal Register.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/05/18/2020-08078/biorefinery-renewable-chemical-and-biobased-product-manufacturing-assistance-program)
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