Revisions to the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Loan Program

Document 2026-13841 is a Final Rule published by the Department of Agriculture in the Federal Register on July 9, 2026, with an effective date of July 9, 2026. The Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Program (also referred to as the Section 9003 program) provides loan guarantees up to $250 million to assist in the development, construction, and retrofitting of new and emerging technologies. These technologies are: advanced biofuels, renewable chemicals, and biobased products. Collectively, Rural Development's guaranteed loan programs assist in building and maintaining sustainable rural communities. This final rule incorporates revisions intended to clarify, improve, and enhance the delivery of the loan guarantee program. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/09/2026-13841/revisions-to-the-biorefinery-renewable-chemical-and-biobased-product-manufacturing-assistance-loan.

No. Document 2026-13841 is not classified as economically significant under Executive Order 12866. Economically significant rules require OIRA review and are estimated to have impacts of $100 million or more per year.