Final Rule designates the proposed product categories within which biobased products will be afforded Federal procurement preference. USDA has determined that each of the product categories being designated under today’s rulemaking meets the necessary statutory requirements; that they are being produced with biobased products; and that their procurement will carry out the following objectives of section 9002: To improve demand for biobased products; to spur development of the industrial base through value-added agricultural processing and manufacturing in rural communities; and to enhance the Nation’s energy security by substituting biobased products for products derived from imported oil and natural gas.
7 CFR Part 3201 RIN 0599–AA14
Designation of Product Categories for Federal Procurement
AGENCY: Office of Procurement and Property Management, USDA.
ACTION: Final rule.
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