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        <RIN>2060-AW23</RIN>
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            <PUBLICATION_ID>202410</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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        <AGENCY>
            <CODE>2060</CODE>
            <NAME>Office of Air and Radiation</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>OAR</ACRONYM>
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            <CODE>2000</CODE>
            <NAME>Environmental Protection Agency</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>EPA</ACRONYM>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Standards and Other Changes</RULE_TITLE>
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<p>Under the Clean Air Act, the EPA is required to determine the applicable volume requirements for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) for years after those specified in the statute. This action finalizes the applicable volumes and percentage standards beginning in 2026 for cellulosic biofuel, biomass based diesel, advanced biofuel, and total renewable fuel. This action also contains several regulatory changes to the RFS program intended to improve the program&rsquo;s implementation.</p>
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        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Other Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Proposed Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>Yes</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
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        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>40 CFR 80</CFR>
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            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq, Clean Air Act</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 U.S.C. 7545</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>Yes</RPLAN_ENTRY>
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            <STMT_OF_NEED><![CDATA[Under the statute, target volumes of renewable fuel for the RFS program are provided only through 2022. For years 2023 and thereafter, EPA must set those volumes based on an analysis of factors specified in the statute. The 2023-2025 volumes were set in the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Standards for 2023–2025 and Other Changes rulemaking announced on June 21, 2023. This rulemaking will propose the applicable volumes and percentage standards beginning in 2026.]]></STMT_OF_NEED>
            <LEGAL_BASIS><![CDATA[Clean Air Act section 211(o)]]></LEGAL_BASIS>
            <ALTERNATIVES><![CDATA[EPA may request comment to address alternative options in the proposed rule.]]></ALTERNATIVES>
            <COSTS_AND_BENEFITS><![CDATA[EPA will analyze costs and benefits in the proposed rule.]]></COSTS_AND_BENEFITS>
            <RISKS><![CDATA[EPA will evaluate the risks of this rulemaking.]]></RISKS>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>03/00/2025</TTBL_DATE>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Rule</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>12/00/2025</TTBL_DATE>
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        <RFA_REQUIRED>Undetermined</RFA_REQUIRED>
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            <GOVT_LEVEL>Federal</GOVT_LEVEL>
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        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>Undetermined</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
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                <NAICS_DESC>Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing</NAICS_DESC>
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                <NAICS_DESC>Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing</NAICS_DESC>
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                <NAICS_CD>32411</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Petroleum Refineries</NAICS_DESC>
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            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>324110</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Petroleum Refineries</NAICS_DESC>
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        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>Yes</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Dallas</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Burkholder</LAST_NAME>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>2060</CODE>
                    <NAME>Office of Air and Radiation</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>OAR</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>734 649-2160</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>burkholder.dallas@epa.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>N26, 2565 Plymouth Road,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Ann Arbor</CITY>
                    <STATE>MI</STATE>
                    <ZIP>48105</ZIP>
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