---
kind: "section"
citation: "10 C.F.R. § 490.706"
title: "10"
number: "490.706"
heading: "Procedure for modifying the biodiesel component percentage."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/10/490.706"
---

# §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](/cfr/10/490.6.md) 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.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 64 FR 27174, May 19, 1999, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7191 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 13201, 13211, 13220, 13251 et seq; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note.

### Source

Source: 61 FR 10653, Mar. 14, 1996, unless otherwise noted.