0570-AB05 202110 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0570 Rural Business-Cooperative Service RBS 0500 Department of Agriculture USDA Biobased Markets Program (Biopreferred)

Enactment of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Pub. L. 115-334) on December 20, 2018, provides the legal authority for this rulemaking. This rulemaking is a continuation of the directives given by the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Pub. L. 113-79) and the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-234), and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-171).  The overall intent of this action is to add 2018 Farm Bill provisions for the Biobased Markets Program. Specifically, the action will propose to codify program guidance into the regulations.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No Not Yet Determined Pub. L. 115-334 No Final Rule With Comment 06/00/2022 No No None No No No No Andrew Jermolowicz Assistant Deputy Administrator 0570 Rural Business-Cooperative Service RBS 202 720-8460 202 720-4641 andrew.jermolowicz@wdc.usda.gov STOP 3250, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington DC 20250-3250