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7 U.S. Code § 8101. Definitions
Except as otherwise provided, in this chapter:(1) Administrator
The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
(2) Advisory Committee
The term “Advisory Committee” means the Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee established by section 8108(d)(1) of this title.
(3) Advanced biofuel
(A) In general
The term “advanced biofuel” means fuel derived from renewable biomass other than corn kernel starch.
(B) InclusionsSubject to subparagraph (A), the term “advanced biofuel” includes—
(i)
biofuel derived from cellulose, hemicellulose, or lignin;
(ii)
biofuel derived from sugar and starch (other than ethanol derived from corn kernel starch);
(iii)
biofuel derived from waste material, including crop residue, other vegetative waste material, animal waste, food waste, and yard waste;
(iv)
diesel-equivalent fuel derived from renewable biomass, including vegetable oil and animal fat;
(v)
biogas (including landfill gas and sewage waste treatment gas) produced through the conversion of organic matter from renewable biomass;
(vi)
butanol or other alcohols produced through the conversion of organic matter from renewable biomass; and
(vii)
other fuel derived from cellulosic biomass.
(4) Biobased productThe term “biobased product” means a product determined by the Secretary to be a commercial or industrial product (other than food or feed) that is—
(A)
composed, in whole or in significant part, of biological products, including renewable domestic agricultural materials, renewable chemicals, and forestry materials; or
(B)
an intermediate ingredient or feedstock.