2060-AS72 201610 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2060 Office of Air and Radiation OAR 2000 Environmental Protection Agency EPA Renewable Fuel Volume Standards for 2017 and Biomass Based Diesel Volume (BBD) for 2018

The Clean Air Act requires the EPA to promulgate regulations that specify the annual standards requirements for renewable fuels under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program. Standards are to be set for four different categories of renewable fuels: cellulosic biofuel, biomass based diesel (BBD), advanced biofuel, and total renewable fuel. The statute requires that the standards be finalized by November 30 of the year prior to the year in which the standards would apply. In the case of biomass based diesel, the statute that requires applicable volumes be set no later than 14 months before the year for which the requirements would apply. This action would propose the applicable volumes for all renewable fuel categories for 2017, and would also propose the BBD standard for 2018.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No 40 CFR 80 42 U.S.C. 7619 Clean Air Act Statutory Final 11/30/2016 The statute requires the standards be finalized by November 30 of the year prior to the year in which the standards would apply. Final Statutory November 30,2016, cellulosic biofuel, biomass based diesel (BBD), advanced biofuel, and total renewable fuel. The statute requires the standards be finalized by November 30 of the year prior to the year in which the standards would apply. Yes

Section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act requires the EPA to promulgate regulations that specify the annual volume requirements for renewable fuels under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program. Standards are to be set for four different categories of renewable fuels: cellulosic biofuel, biomass based diesel (BBD), advanced biofuel, and total renewable fuel. The statute requires the standards be finalized by November 30 of the year prior to the year in which the standards would apply. In the case of biomass based diesel, the statute requires applicable volumes be set no later than 14 months before the year for which the requirements would apply.

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The Clean Air Act Section 211 (o) requires the standards be finalized by November 30 of the year prior to the year in which the standards would apply. In the case of biomass based diesel, the statute requires applicable volumes be set no later than 14 months before the year for which the requirements would apply.

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The action will establish renewable fuel standards for the years identified above. Comments submitted during the public process will be reviewed and considered in the final standards.

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In the proposal, EPA estimated that the cost to produce renewable fuels compared to the costs of producing petroleum fuels would range from $535 to $971 million in 2017. These illustrative cost estimate are not meant to be precise measures, nor do they attempt to capture the full impacts of the rule. These estimates are provided solely for the purpose of showing how the cost to produce a gallon of a "representative" renewable fuel compares to the cost of producing a petroleum fuel. The short timeframe provided for the annual renewable fuel rule process does not allow sufficient time for EPA to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the benefits of the annual standards. Since the benefits are unquantified, the net benefits are incalculable.

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A risk analysis was not conducted.

]]> NPRM 05/31/2016 81 FR 34777 Final Rule 12/00/2016 No No None No No No No David Korotney 2060 Office of Air and Radiation OAR 734 214-4507 korotney.david@epa.gov N27, Ann Arbor MI 48105 Paul Argyropoulos 2060 Office of Air and Radiation OAR 202 564-1123 argyropoulos.paul@epa.gov 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 6401A, Washington DC 20460