[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 43 (Monday, March 5, 2012)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 13009-13010]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-5256]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 80

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0542; FRL-9642-3]
RIN 2060-AR07


Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Identification of 
Additional Qualifying Renewable Fuel Pathways Under the Renewable Fuel 
Standard Program

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Withdrawal of direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA published a direct final rule on January 5, 2012 to amend 
the Renewable Fuel Standard program regulations. Because EPA received 
adverse comment, we are withdrawing the direct final rule.

DATES: Effective March 5, 2012, EPA withdraws the direct final rule 
published at 77 FR 700, on January 5, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vincent Camobreco, Office of 
Transportation and Air Quality (MC6401A), Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone 
number: (202) 564-9043; fax number: (202) 564-1686; email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA published a direct final rule on January 
5, 2012 (77 FR 700) to amend the Renewable Fuel Standard program 
regulations. The amendments would have expanded Table 1 of Sec.  
80.1426 to identify additional renewable fuel production pathways and 
pathway components that could be used in producing qualifying renewable 
fuel under the Renewable Fuel Standard program. We stated in that 
direct final rule that if we received adverse comment by February 6, 
2012, that we would publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal 
Register. We subsequently received adverse comment on several of the 
changes included in the revised Table 1 of Sec.  80.1426. Since the 
regulatory amendment in the direct final rule was a single Table 
including all changes, withdrawal based on the adverse comments we have 
received requires withdrawal of the entire revised Table. EPA intends 
to address all comments in a subsequent final action, which will be 
based on the parallel proposed rule also published on January 5, 2012 
(77 FR 462).
    As stated in the direct final rule and the parallel proposed rule, 
we will not

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institute a second comment period on this action.

    Dated: February 27, 2012.
Lisa P. Jackson,
Administrator.
    Accordingly, the regulatory amendments published on January 5, 2012 
(77 FR 700) are withdrawn as of March 5, 2012.

[FR Doc. 2012-5256 Filed 3-2-12; 8:45 am]
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