83 FR 4631 - Withdrawal of the Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) for and the Cancellation of the Farm-to-Fleet Feedstock Program Biofuel Production Incentive (BPI)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Commodity Credit Corporation

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 22 (February 1, 2018)

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) has withdrawn support for the Farm-to-Fleet BPI Program, and is cancelling funding for the BPI payments to companies that are refining biofuel in the United States from certain domestically grown feedstocks converted to drop-in biofuel for delivery to supply biofuels to the Navy. USDA has reassessed how to best use limited available funds and has determined that the BPI is no longer a priority for CCC funding. The impact of this withdrawal is that suppliers of fuel containing a biofuel blend to the U.S. Navy are no longer eligible to receive a CCC incentive payment, through the Farm- to-Fleet BPI Program.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 22 (Thursday, February 1, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4631-4632]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-02028]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Commodity Credit Corporation


Withdrawal of the Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) for and the 
Cancellation of the Farm-to-Fleet Feedstock Program Biofuel Production 
Incentive (BPI)

AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation and Farm Service Agency, USDA.

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ACTION: Notice of withdrawal and cancellation.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Commodity Credit 
Corporation (CCC) has withdrawn support for the Farm-to-Fleet BPI 
Program, and is cancelling funding for the BPI payments to companies 
that are refining biofuel in the United States from certain 
domestically grown feedstocks converted to drop-in biofuel for delivery 
to supply biofuels to the Navy. USDA has reassessed how to best use 
limited available funds and has determined that the BPI is no longer a 
priority for CCC funding. The impact of this withdrawal is that 
suppliers of fuel containing a biofuel blend to the U.S. Navy are no 
longer eligible to receive a CCC incentive payment, through the Farm-
to-Fleet BPI Program.

DATES: Effective: February 1, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelly Novak, (202) 720-4053.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A notice of funds availability for the Farm-
to-Fleet Feedstock BPI was published in the Federal Register on 
December 29, 2016, (81 FR 95956-95958). The BPI payments were intended 
to support a joint USDA and U.S. Navy Farm-to-Fleet Program that was 
announced in December 2013, which provided incentive funds to companies 
that are refining biofuel in the United States from certain 
domestically grown feedstocks converted to drop-in biofuel for delivery 
to supply biofuels to the Navy.
    CCC funds, administered by the Farm Service Agency (FSA), were used 
for BPI payments to help increase the domestic consumption of 
agricultural commodities in the biofuel market. Up to $50 million of 
CCC funds was announced as being available through FY 2018. This notice 
withdraws the availability of BPI payments for deliveries not yet 
solicited or procured by the U.S. Navy and Defense Logistics Agency 
(DLA) Energy office and cancels USDA support for biofuel blends 
solicited by the DLA Energy office and US Navy. Specifically, FSA will 
continue to make the BPI payments required under the existing 
commitments. BPI payments will continue to be made to the eligible 
claimant awarded a contract under DLA Energy's Rocky Mountain West 
solicitation (SPE600-17-R-0709) and BPI payments will be made on any 
awards resulting from the Rocky Mountain West and Inland East Gulf 
solicitations published prior to the publication of this withdrawal. No 
BPI payments will be made related to any DLA Energy solicitations that 
are announced after this withdrawal is published.

Steven J. Peterson,
Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation.
[FR Doc. 2018-02028 Filed 1-31-18; 8:45 am]
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