Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: May 6, 2024) |
Title 7 - Agriculture |
Subtitle B - Regulations of the Department of Agriculture |
Chapter XXXII - Office of Procurement and Property Management, Department of Agriculture |
Part 3201 - Guidelines for Designating Biobased Products for Federal Procurement |
Subpart B - Designated Product Categories and Intermediate Ingredients or Feedstocks |
§ 3201.79 - Candles and wax melts.
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§ 3201.79 Candles and wax melts.
(a) Definition. Products composed of a solid mass and either an embedded wick that is burned to provide light or aroma, or that are wickless and melt when heated to produce an aroma.
(b) Minimum biobased content. The Federal preferred procurement product must have a minimum biobased content of at least 88 percent, which shall be based on the amount of qualifying biobased carbon in the product as a percent of the weight (mass) of the total organic carbon in the finished product.
(c) Preference compliance date. No later than April 4, 2013, procuring agencies, in accordance with this part, will give a procurement preference for qualifying biobased candles and wax melts. By that date, Federal agencies that have the responsibility for drafting or reviewing specifications for products to be procured shall ensure that the relevant specifications require the use of biobased candles and wax melts.
[77 FR 20289, Apr. 4, 2012]