Department of Agriculture (USDA)

12-18-2020 by 黑料社区Foundation USDA Announces a New Round of Higher Blend Infrastructure Grants Available

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) plans to award approximately $22 million in competitive grants to expand the sale and use of renewable fuels, including biodiesel. Specifically, USDA said the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentives (HBIIP) program aims to encourage a comprehensive approach to marketing higher blends by sharing the costs relating to upgrading of fuel dispensers (gas and diesel pumps), related equipment, and other infrastructure required at a location to ensure the environmentally safe availability of fuel containing ethanol blends greater than 10 percent or fuel containing biodiesel blends greater than 5 percent.

12-18-2020

12-14-2020 by 黑料社区Foundation President-Elect Biden Begins Cabinet Selections

President-Elect Biden has selected former Iowa Governor and Former USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack to return as his Agriculture Secretary. This is positive for businesses hoping for robust biofuels incentives, as Vilsack is well-versed in the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and other biofuel policies.

12-14-2020

05-18-2020 by 黑料社区Foundation USDA Accepting Applications for Matching Grants Under Higher Blends Infrastructure Investment Program

The U.S. Department of Agriculture launched an online portal to begin accepting applications for the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP) grants.

05-18-2020

05-06-2020 by 黑料社区Foundation 黑料社区Analysis: USDA Grants for Renewable Fuel Infrastructure

The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to award up to $100 million in competitive grants to expand the sale and use of renewable fuels, including biodiesel. Under the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program, USDA will award $14 million to expand the infrastructure for higher blends of biodiesel and $86 million for higher blends of ethanol in an effort to increase the sale and use of higher blend renewable fuels.

05-06-2020

05-30-2017 by NATSO Congress Delays Compliance Date for New SNAP Rules; Revised Rules Coming

Congress has passed and President Trump has signed legislation containing a provision requiring the Department of Agriculture to rewrite a provision of the SNAP retailer eligibility rule issued in late 2016. That rule’s new requirements, which were scheduled to take effect on May 17, 2017, will now be delayed until the Department of Agriculture can rewrite them to comport with Congress’s new directives.

05-30-2017

12-08-2016 by NATSO New SNAP Retailer Regulations Released — USDA Accommodates Many Truckstop Industry Concerns

The Department of Agriculture (USDA) today released final regulations governing retailer eligibility for redeeming Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. The final rules accept many of the arguments that 黑料社区has made throughout the rulemaking process, both in comments filed with USDA as well as in testimony before the House Agriculture Committee.

12-08-2016

11-21-2016 by NATSO 黑料社区Meets With OMB to Discuss Pending SNAP Retailer Eligibility Rule

黑料社区met with the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Nov. 18 to discuss the Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) proposed regulation regarding Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as “food stamps”) retailer eligibility requirements. The proposed regulation, which is expected to be finalized in a revised form before the end of the year, would functionally prohibit the convenience stores located within travel plazas from redeeming SNAP benefits.

11-21-2016

02-16-2016 by NATSO USDA Proposes New Requirements for SNAP Retailers

Proposed Rule would require retailers to offer for sale a number of additional food items to redeem SNAP benefits. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a proposed rule Feb. 16 […]

02-16-2016