10 CFR § 490.706 - Procedure for modifying the biodiesel component percentage.

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title: "10 CFR § 490.706 - Procedure for modifying the biodiesel component percentage."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "490.706"
section_name: "Procedure for modifying the biodiesel component percentage."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "ENERGY CONSERVATION"
part_number: "490"
part_name: "ALTERNATIVE FUEL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM"
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last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 7191  42 U.S.C. 13201, 13211, 13220, 13251  28 U.S.C. 2461 note."
regulatory_source: "61 FR 10653, Mar. 14, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
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# 490.706 Procedure for modifying the biodiesel component percentage.

(a) DOE may, by rule, lower the 20 percent biodiesel volume requirement of this subpart for reasons related to cold start, safety, or vehicle function considerations.

(b) Any person may use the procedures in section 490.6 of this part to petition DOE for a rulemaking to lower the biodiesel volume percentage. A petitioner should include any data or information that it wants DOE to consider in deciding whether or not to begin a rulemaking.