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Final ruleTook effect July 9, 2026

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

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register July 9, 2026. Document 2026-13841. Updated Nov. 8, 2026.

What it does

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.

The Rural Business-Cooperative Service's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

1 part of Title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

7 CFR 4287

Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).

Compared with

The Rural Business-Cooperative Service has published 2 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 1 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

Before this

No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 0570-AB14 since Jan. 1, 2025.

What happens next and when

This rule is effective July 9, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-13841
ActionFinal rule.
AgenciesAgriculture Department; Rural Business-Cooperative Service
PublishedJuly 9, 2026
Effective dateJuly 9, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)0570-AB14
DocketRBS-26-BUSINESS-0364

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