BCAP -CHST Eligible Materials Definitions - Renewable Biomass and Exclusions - 10/28/2009

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Defines BCAP CHST eligible materials for the matching payment program, including renewable biomass scope and eligibility criteria. Details which materials from National Forest System and Bureau of Land Management public lands qualify, requiring preventive-treatment byproducts that reduce hazardous fuels, disease or insect infestation, or restore ecosystem health, and that are not usable for higher-value products. Specifies what qualifies from non-Federal land and lists exclusions for harvested grains, certain animal and food wastes, yard waste, and algae, plus definitions for biobased CHST products, food waste, and yard waste.

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Renewable biomass definitions for CHST

Eligible materials from Federal lands

Eligible materials from non-Federal lands

Exclusions for CHST eligible materials

Harvested grains and eligible farm commodities

Animal waste and related exclusions

Food waste, yard waste, and algae

Biobased CHST product definition

Scope and ingredient/feedstock rules

Food waste and yard waste definitions

BCAP –CHST Eligible Materials Definitions Renewable biomass is defined for purposes of the CHST matching payment program to include the following: (1) Materials, pre-commercial thinnings, or invasive species from National Forest System land and public lands (as defined in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702)) that: (a) Are byproducts of preventive treatments that are removed to reduce hazardous fuels, to reduce or contain disease or insect infestation, or to restore ecosystem health; (b) Would not otherwise be used for higher-value products; and (c) Are harvested in accordance with applicable law and land management plans and the requirements for old-growth maintenance, restoration, and management direction of section 102 (e)(2),(3), and (4) of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6512) and large-tree retention of subsection (f) or (2) Any organic matter that is available on a renewable or recurring basis from non-Federal land or land belonging to an Indian or Indian tribe that is held in trust by the United States or subject to a restriction against alienation imposed by the United States, including: Renewable plant material (including feed grains, other agricultural commodities, other plants and trees, algae), and waste material (including crop residue, other vegetative waste material (including wood waste and wood residues), animal waste and byproducts (including fats, oils, greases, and manure), food waste, and yard waste) . Eligible Material is, for purposes of the CHST matching payment program, renewable biomass with the following exclusions: (1) Harvested grains, fiber, or other commodities eligible to receive payments under Title I of the 2008 Farm Bill; (2) Animal waste and animal waste-byproducts including fats, oils, greases, and manure; (3) Food waste and yard waste; or (4) Algae. Biobased CHST product means a product, determined by the Deputy Administrator to bea commercial or industrial product (other than food or feed) that is: (1) Composed in whole, or in significant part, of biological products, including renewable domestic agricultural materials and forestry materials or (2) An intermediate ingredient or feedstock. Biobased product does not mean commercially produced timber, lumber, wood pulp or other finished wood products. Food waste means a material composed primarily of food items, or originating from food items, or compounds from domestic, municipal, food service operations, or commercial sources, including food processing wastes, residues, or scraps. Yard waste means material composed primarily of yard maintenance, cleanup materials, or debris removal items, originating from residential, municipal or commercial yards, lawns, landscaped areas, or related sites. As of 10/28/2009 1 | National Forest System and BLM Lands | | | --- | --- | | Federal Woody Resources | | | Eligible | Ineligible | | Materials, pre-commercial thinnings, or invasive species from National Forest System lands and Bureau of Land Management Public lands that is determined to meet all three of the following criteria:
(a) Are byproducts of preventive treatments that are removed to reduce hazardous fuels, to reduce or contain disease or insect infestation, or to restore ecosystem health; and
(b) Would not otherwise be used for higher-value products; and (c) Are harvested in accordance with applicable law and land management plans and the requirements for old-growth maintenance, restoration, and management direction of section 102 (e)(2),(3), and (4) of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6512) and large-tree retention of subsection (f); including 1/:
􀁸 Forest thinnings materials
􀁸 Forest harvest slash (branches and tops)
􀁸 Post-disaster debris
􀁸 Hardwood chips
􀁸 Softwood chips
􀁸 Cutoffs
􀁸 Bark
􀁸 Tree and shrub species | Materials, pre-commercial thinnings, or invasive species from Nation

FAQs

What materials qualify as renewable biomass under the CHST matching payment program?

Materials such as certain preventive-treatment byproducts from National Forest System and public lands, and specific renewable organic matter from non-Federal land or land held in trust. Eligibility also depends on meeting the stated criteria and applicable legal and land management requirements.

Which materials are excluded from CHST eligible renewable biomass?

Excluded items include harvested grains/fiber/commodities eligible for Title I payments, animal waste and related byproducts, food waste and yard waste, and algae.

How is a biobased CHST product defined?

A biobased CHST product is a commercial or industrial product determined by the Deputy Administrator to be composed in whole or significant part of biological products, or an intermediate ingredient or feedstock, but it does not include commercially produced timber, lumber, wood pulp, or other finished wood products.

Sep 26, 2026

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