2060-AS72 201704 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 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 to 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. This action finalized the applicable volumes for all renewable fuel categories for 2017 and the BBD standard for 2018.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Completed Actions No No 40 CFR 80 42 U.S.C. 7619 Clean Air Act Statutory Final 11/30/2016 Final, Statutory, November 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. statutory November 30 No NPRM 05/31/2016 81 FR 34777 NPRM Comment Period End 07/11/2016 Final Rule 12/12/2016 81 FR 89746 Final Rule Effective 03/21/2017 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