[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 7, Volume 15]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 7CFR2902.2]



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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE

 

           CHAPTER XXIX--OFFICE OF ENERGY POLICY AND NEW USES,

                        DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

 

PART 2902_GUIDELINES FOR DESIGNATING BIOBASED PRODUCTS FOR FEDERAL 

PROCUREMENT--Table of Contents

 

                            Subpart A_General

 

Sec. 2902.2  Definitions.



    These definitions apply to this part:

    Agricultural materials. Agricultural-based, including plant, animal, 

and marine materials, raw materials or residues used in the manufacture 

of commercial or industrial, nonfood/nonfeed products.

    ASTM International. ASTM International, a nonprofit organization 

organized in 1898, is one of the largest voluntary standards development 

organizations in the world with about 30,000 members in over 100 

different countries. ASTM provides a forum for the development and 

publication of voluntary consensus standards for materials, products, 

systems, and services.

    BEES. An acronym for ``Building for Environmental and Economic 

Sustainability,'' an analytic tool used to determine the environmental 

and health benefits and life cycle costs of items, developed by the U.S. 

Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology, 

with support from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 

Pollution Prevention and Toxics (BEES 3.0, Building for Environmental 

and Economic Sustainability Technical Manual and User Guide, NISTIR 

6916, National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, October 2002). Also, see http://www.bfrl.nist.gov/oae/

software/bees--USDA.html for a discussion of how biobased feedstocks are 

addressed in the BEES Analysis.

    Biobased components. Any intermediary biobased materials or parts



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that, in combination with other components, are functional parts of the 

biobased product.

    Biobased content. Biobased content shall be determined based on the 

amount of biobased carbon in the material or product as a percent of 

weight (mass) of the total organic carbon in the material or product.

    Biobased product. A product determined by USDA to be a commercial or 

industrial product (other than food or feed) that is composed, in whole 

or in significant part, of biological products or renewable domestic 

agricultural materials (including plant, animal, and marine materials) 

or forestry materials.

    Biological products. Products derived from living materials other 

than agricultural or forestry materials.

    Designated item. A generic grouping of biobased products identified 

in subpart B that is eligible for the procurement preference established 

under section 9002 of FSRIA.

    Diluent. A substance used to diminish the strength, scent, or other 

basic property of a substance.

    Engineered wood products. Products produced with a combination of 

wood, food fibers and adhesives.

    Federal agency. Any executive agency or independent establishment in 

the legislative or judicial branch of the Government (except the Senate, 

the House of Representatives, the Architect of the Capitol, and any 

activities under the Architect's direction).

    Filler. A substance added to a product to increase the bulk, weight, 

viscosity, strength, or other property.

    Forest thinnings. Refers to woody materials removed from a dense 

forest, primarily to improve growth, enhance forest health, or recover 

potential mortality. (To recover potential mortality means to remove 

trees that are going to die in the near future.)

    Forestry materials. Materials derived from the practice of planting 

and caring for forests and the management of growing timber. Such 

materials must come from short rotation woody crops (less than 10 years 

old), sustainably managed forests, wood residues, or forest thinnings.

    Formulated product. A product that is prepared or mixed with other 

ingredients, according to a specified formula and includes more than one 

ingredient.

    FSRIA. The Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, Public 

Law 107-171, 116 Stat. 134 (7 U.S.C. 8102).

    Ingredient. A component; part of a compound or mixture; may be 

active or inactive.

    ISO. The International Organization for Standardization, a network 

of national standards institutes from 145 countries working in 

partnership with international organizations, governments, industries, 

business, and consumer representatives.

    Neat product. A product that is made of only one ingredient and is 

not diluted or mixed with other substances.

    Relative price. The price of a product as compared to the price of 

other products on the market that have similar performance 

characteristics.

    Residues. That which remains after a part is taken, separated, 

removed, or designated; a remnant; a remainder; and, for this purpose, 

is from agricultural materials, biological products, or forestry 

materials.

    Secretary. The Secretary of the United States Department of 

Agriculture.

    Small and emerging private business enterprise. Any private business 

which will employ 50 or fewer new employees and has less than $1 million 

in projected annual gross revenues.

    Sustainably managed forests. Refers to the practice of a land 

stewardship ethic that integrates the reforestation, management, 

growing, nurturing, and harvesting of trees for useful products while 

conserving soil and improving air and water quality, wildlife, fish 

habitat, and aesthetics.