USDA Biopreferred Program
Product Category Specification Sheet
for
Composite Panels


Governing Federal Regulation:

7 CFR 2902.19

Product Definition:

(1) Plastic lumber composite panels. Engineered products suitable for non-structural outdoor needs such as exterior signs, trash can holders, and dimensional letters.

(2) Acoustical composite panels. Engineered products designed for use as structural and sound deadening material sutable for office partitions and doors.

(3) Interior panels. Engineered products designed specifically for interior applications and providing a surface that is impact-, scratch-, and wear-resistant and that does not absorb or retain moisture.

(4) Structural interior panels. Engineered products designed for use in structural construction applications, including cabinetry, casework, paneling, and decorative panels.

(5) Structural wall panels. Engineered products designed for use in structural walls, curtain walls, floors and flat roofs in commercial buildings.

Minimum Qualifying Biobased Carbon Content:

Federal Agency Compliance Date:

5/14/2009

EPA Regulatory Overlap:

Laminated Paperboard and Structural Fiberboard; Shower and Restroom Dividers; and Signage

Exempt Product Applications:

NA

Comments:

Composite panel products within this designated item can be made with recycled materials. Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, section 6002, the US EPA designated Laminated Paperboard and Structural Fiberboard; Shower and Restroom Dividers; and Signage containing recovered materials as items for which Federal agencies must give preference in their purchasing programs. The designation can be found in the Comprehensive Procurement Guideline, 40 CFR 247.12. EPA provides recovered materials content recommendations for Laminated Paperboard and Structural Fiberboard; Shower and Restroom Deviders; and Signage in the Recovered Materials Advisory Notice (RMAN) published for these products. The RMAN recommendations can be found at http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/procure/products.htm.





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