rural-development · Rural Utilities Service · Rule · Published 2024-12-09 · Effective 2025-01-08 · 89 FR 97459
Document
Document number
2024-28431
Federal Register citation
89 FR 97459
CFR reference
7 CFR 3201
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
rural-development
Sub-agency
Rural Utilities Service
Publication date
2024-12-09
Effective date
2025-01-08
USDA docket
Docket No. RBS-22-BUSINESS-0004
Abstract
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.