Midwest Groups Call For Action on Cellulosic Biofuel, Not RFS Waivers

A coalition of Midwest biofuels associations sent a letter Thursday to EPA asking it to move administrative time and staff away from Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) exemptions and instead toward approvals for cellulosic ethanol.“The discrepancy between the way EPA is handling RFS exemptions and cellulosic ethanol pathway approvals tells you everything you need to know about how this EPA is treating the RFS,” said Iowa Renewable Fuels Association Executive Director Monte Shaw in a statement.Meanwhile, another biofuels policy meeting is on tap this week in Washington, with at least four senators some administration officials to be present.USDA and EPA analyses of various RFS options will reportedly be part of the White House confab, which will include analysis of a proposed cap on RINs and year-round use of E15 ethanol.