United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1996-06-27 monographic deposited born digital 68 p. GA 1.13:RCED-96-121 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-RCED-96-121 P0b002ee1803a1356 f:rc96121 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-RCED-96-121 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-RCED-96-121 RCED-96-121 Alcohol fuels Environmental policies Air pollution control Alternative energy sources Pollution monitoring Fuel research Gasoline Motor vehicle pollution Petroleum engineering Petroleum prices USDA Biofuels Research Program Letter Report RCED Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the cost-effectiveness of reformulated gasoline (RFG), focusing on: (1) the potential for oxygenates to reduce petroleum use; and (2) ongoing federal biofuel research.<p/>GAO found that: (1) RFG is more cost-effective than some automotive emission control measures; (2) the extent and nature of air pollution in any specific area determines whether certain pollution control measures are used individually or in combination with other control measures; (3) about 305,000 barrels of petroleum per day are at risk for displacement by the year 2000; (4) this displacement amounts to nearly 3.7 percent of the estimated gasoline consumption for year 2000 and 3.6 percent for 2010; (5) the Department of Energy is focusing its efforts on reducing the cost of growing and converting biomass feedstocks into ethanol, and the Department of Agriculture is focusing on reducing the cost of growing and converting agricultural feedstock into ethanol; (6) advances in biofuels research has reduced the cost of producing ethanol from biomass crops; (7) further cost reductions in producing corn-based ethanol, and the subsequent demand for it, may be constrained by the price of corn and its many uses; and (8) the demand for ethanol will increase assuming the successful development and commercialization of biofuels technology. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-RCED-96-121/html/GAOREPORTS-RCED-96-121.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-RCED-96-121/pdf/GAOREPORTS-RCED-96-121.pdf GAO/RCED-96-121 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-RCED-96-121 Letter Report GAO/RCED-96-121; Motor Fuels: Issues Related to Reformulated Gasoline, Oxygenated Fuels, and Biofuels; Alcohol fuels Environmental policies Air pollution control Alternative energy sources Pollution monitoring Fuel research Gasoline Motor vehicle pollution Petroleum engineering Petroleum prices USDA Biofuels Research Program