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GAO-01-193R 1 (2000-11-27)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadwcu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 B-286795 November 27, 2000 The Honorable Richard G. Lugar Chairman The Honorable Tom Harkin Ranking Minority Member Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry United States Senate The Honorable Larry Combest Chairman The Honorable Charles W. Stenholm Ranking Minority Member Co mmittee o n Agriculture House of Representatives Subject: Department of Agriculture, Co mmo dity Credit Co rpo ration: Bio energy Pro gram Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Department of Agriculture, Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), entitled Bioenergy Program (RIN: 0560-AG16). We received the rule on November 8, 2000. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on November 13, 2000. 65 Fed. Reg. 67608. The final rule is designed to accelerate the development and use of bio-based technologies in stimulating the industrial use of agricultural commodities into bio- based fuels and products. CCC will make incentive cash payments to bioenergy producers who increase their purchase of eligible agricultural commodities, as compared to the corresponding period in the prior fiscal year, and convert that commodity into increased bioenergy production. The announced effective date of the rule is December 1, 2000, which is less than the required 60-day delay in the effective date of a major rule under section 801 of the Congressional Review Act portion of Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act. CCC states in the preamble to the final rule that it has found that delaying the effective date of the rule would be contrary to the public interest and, therefore, invokes the exception contained in section 808. GAO-01-193R

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