In the January 13, 2017, Federal Register, USDA proposed to amend the Guidelines for Designating Biobased Products for Federal Procurement to add 12 sections of product categories composed of intermediate ingredient and feedstock materials within which biobased products would be afforded procurement preference by federal agencies and their contractors. USDA also proposed minimum biobased contents for each of these product categories. Comments are due March 14, 2017.

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