Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa led over 45 Senate and House colleagues in urging the Environmental Protection Agency to finalize a rule on imported Renewable Identification, or RIN, Numbers. They also want the agency to hold firm on the proposed biomass-based diesel volumes. In a letter to EPA, lawmakers said such measures would ensure the Renewable Fuel Standard continues to strengthen American energy security and support America’s farmers and renewable fuel producers. “While many farmers are struggling to break even, all federal biofuels policies should prioritize domestic agriculture and biofuel production, not foreign fuels made from foreign feedstocks,” the letter said. “Also, while farmers face the uncertainty of foreign market demand, the Import RIN reduction would provide support for the farm economy, so farmers could sell more products domestically.” Earlier this year, the EPA proposed record biomass-based diesel volumes, including a 50 percent reduction in RINS for imported renewable fuels.
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