EPA’s supplemental proposal for the 2020 biofuel and 2021 biodiesel levels under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) has been published in the Federal Register.
There are no discernable changes to the plan that the agency released earlier this month. There is a 32-day comment period on the plan – it runs through November 29 which that means the agency will not meet the statutory deadline to finalize the 2020 levels by November 30. EPA will also hold a public hearing on the plan October 30 in Michigan.
The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) will stay in the headlines via a House hearing today regarding the small refinery exemptions (SREs) granted by the Trump administration. The House Energy & Commerce Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee will hold a hearing on "Protecting the RFS (Renewable Fuel Standard): The Trump Administration's Abuse of Secret Waivers."