USDA Finalizes Regenerative Feedstock Rule, Setting Stage for 45Z Implementation
USDA has finalized its Regenerative Feedstock Rule, establishing the agency’s methodology for quantifying and verifying the carbon intensity of eligible biofuel feedstocks. Industry groups including Clean Fuels and Growth Energy welcomed the move, though Treasury and DOE still need to fold the framework into final 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit regulations.
The rule was published in the Federal Register on June 29 and takes effect July 29, with producers and farm groups now watching for Treasury’s next steps on final 45Z guidance.