1450.202—Project area selection criteria.
(1)
The dry tons of the eligible crops proposed to be produced in the proposed project area and the probability that such crops will be used for BCAP purposes;
(2)
The dry tons of renewable biomass projected to be available from sources other than the eligible crops grown on contract acres;
(4)
The opportunity for producers and local investors to participate in the ownership of the biomass conversion facility in the proposed project area;
(7)
The variety in biomass production approaches within a project area, including agronomic conditions, harvest and postharvest practices, and monoculture and polyculture crop mixes;