EPA has agreed to propose renewable fuel standard (RFS) blending volumes for 2023 in September and to finalize them in April under the agency’s highly anticipated “set” rule that will fix blending volumes after statutory targets expire this year, as officials also appear primed to deny some ...
EPA’s upcoming “set” proposal to establish biofuel blending volumes under the renewable fuel standard (RFS) when statutory levels expire will for the first time outline a method for the agency to allocate compliance credits for electricity derived from biomass and used in transportation, fulfilling...
” explains Cooper on what they want to see in the Set rule. “The intent of Congress when it passed the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act was growth in all forms of renewable fuels well past 2022. And we think EPA has a statutory obligation to continue expanding the volumes for ...
EPA Issues New RFS Rule; Expands Advanced Biofuel PathwaysMarraro, Christopher
The new deadlines would be set for Nov. 30, 2021 and June 1, 2022, respectively. Advertisement Advertisement In the proposed rule, the EPA explains its proposal to extend the 2019 compliance deadline for small refineries is due to uncertainty surrounding small refinery exemptions (SREs) under...
Representatives of the U.S. biofuels industry on Feb. 4 called on the U.S. EPA to abandon plans to reduce the 2020 Renewable Fuel Standard renewable volume obligation (RVO) and urged the agency to set strong RVOs for 2021 and 2022.
The new deadlines would be set for Jan. 31, 2022 and June 1, 2022, respectively. Advertisement Advertisement The EPA said the extension in 2020 compliance year deadlines for all obligated parties is necessary because the agency has not yet promulgated the 2021 RFS standards. The proposed rule ...
“You have the ability to set the RFS on a solid foundation going forward. Restoring the 2016 gallons is a positive step in that direction. But reopening the 2020 rule would rip apart the credibility of the RFS just like the 2016 rule,” he said. Written comments on the EPA’s propose...
Evaluating EPA's Arguments for RFS Waiver Authority In November, EPA released the proposed regulation for public review and comment (the proposed rule can be found here). In the proposed rule, EPA proposes setting the RFS mandates lower than the statutory levels and makes an argument ... ...
Office of Management and Budget mulls final EPA rule on biofuel blending volume obligations as June 3 deadline approaches.