United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2012_register executive 2012-01-07 article Part V Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7fdcdad D09002ee1c7fdce4c United States Environmental Protection Agency originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency Under the Clean Air Act Section 211(o), the Environmental Protection Agency is required to set the renewable fuel standards each November for the following year. In general the standards are designed to ensure that the applicable volumes of renewable fuel specified in the statue are used. However, the statute specifies that EPA is to project the volume of cellulosic biofuel production for the upcoming year and must base the cellulosic biofuel standard on that projected volume if it is less than the applicable volume set forth in the Act. EPA is today finalizing a projected cellulosic biofuel volume for 2012 and annual percentage standards for cellulosic biofuel, biomass-based diesel, advanced biofuel, and renewable fuels that will apply to all gasoline and diesel produced or imported for domestic use in year 2012. In the NPRM we also proposed an applicable volume of 1.28 billion gallons for biomass-based diesel for 2013. The statute specifies that the minimum volume of biomass-based diesel for years 2013 and beyond must be at least 1.0 billion gallons. We are continuing to evaluate the many comments on the NPRM from stakeholders, and will issue a final rule setting the applicable biomass-based diesel volume for calendar year 2013 as expeditiously as practicable. This action also presents a number of changes to the RFS2 regulations that are designed to clarify existing provisions and to address several unique circumstances that have come to light since the RFS2 program became effective on July 1, 2010. Finally, today's rule also makes a minor amendment to the gasoline benzene regulations regarding inclusion of transferred blendstocks in a refinery's early benzene credit generation calculations. 77 FR 1320 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-01-09/2011-33451 2011-33451 fr09ja12-14 RIN 2060-AQ76 6560-50-P EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0133 FRL-9614-4 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-01-09/2011-33451 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-01-09/html/2011-33451.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-01-09/pdf/2011-33451.pdf Environmental Protection Administrative Practice and Procedure Air Pollution Control Confidential Business Information Diesel Fuel Fuel Additives Gasoline Imports Labeling Motor Vehicle Pollution Penalties Petroleum Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements 39 p. 1320 1358 77 FR 1320 Title 40 Part 80 40 CFR Part 80 RIN 2060-AQ76 Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: 2012 Renewable Fuel Standards; Federal Register Vol. 77, Issue RULE 2011-33451 V ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 2012-01-09 EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0133 FRL-9614-4 6560-50-P 2011-33451 Final rule.

Under the Clean Air Act Section 211(o), the Environmental Protection Agency is required to set the renewable fuel standards each November for the following year. In general the standards are designed to ensure that the applicable volumes of renewable fuel specified in the statue are used. However, the statute specifies that EPA is to project the volume of cellulosic biofuel production for the upcoming year and must base the cellulosic biofuel standard on that projected volume if it is less than the applicable volume set forth in the Act. EPA is today finalizing a projected cellulosic biofuel volume for 2012 and annual percentage standards for cellulosic biofuel, biomass-based diesel, advanced biofuel, and renewable fuels that will apply to all gasoline and diesel produced or imported for domestic use in year 2012. In the NPRM we also proposed an applicable volume of 1.28 billion gallons for biomass-based diesel for 2013. The statute specifies that the minimum volume of biomass-based diesel for years 2013 and beyond must be at least 1.0 billion gallons. We are continuing to evaluate the many comments on the NPRM from stakeholders, and will issue a final rule setting the applicable biomass-based diesel volume for calendar year 2013 as expeditiously as practicable. This action also presents a number of changes to the RFS2 regulations that are designed to clarify existing provisions and to address several unique circumstances that have come to light since the RFS2 program became effective on July 1, 2010. Finally, today's rule also makes a minor amendment to the gasoline benzene regulations regarding inclusion of transferred blendstocks in a refinery's early benzene credit generation calculations.

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