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RIN: 2060-AU42

Publication ID: Spring 2020

Title: Renewable Fuel Standard Program: Standards for 2020, Biomass-Based Diesel Volumes for 2021, and Other Changes
Abstract: Under section 211 of the Clean Air Act, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is required to set renewable fuel percentage standards every year. This action establishes the annual percentage standards for cellulosic biofuel, biomass-based diesel, advanced biofuel, and total renewable fuel that apply to gasoline and diesel transportation fuel produced or imported in the year 2020. Relying on statutory waiver authority that is available when the projected cellulosic biofuel production volume is less than the applicable volume specified in the statute, EPA is establishing volume requirements for cellulosic biofuel, advanced biofuel, and total renewable fuel that are below the statutory volume targets. We are also establishing the applicable volume of biomass-based diesel for 2021. Finally, this rulemaking includes several regulatory amendments designed to provide clarity and increase opportunities for renewable fuel production.
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions
Major: Yes	Unfunded Mandates: No
EO 13771 Designation: Regulatory
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 80
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq., Clean Air Act

Legal Deadline:

Action	Source	Description	Date
Final	Statutory		11/30/2019

Overall Description of Deadline: Per Statutory deadline the rule must be finalized by Nov. 30

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Notice	07/17/2019	84 FR 34106
NPRM	07/29/2019	84 FR 36762
Supplemental NPRM	10/28/2019	84 FR 57677
Final Rule	02/06/2020	85 FR 7016
Final Rule Effective	04/06/2020

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: Federal
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Dallas Burkholder Environmental Protection Agency Office of Air and Radiation N26, 2565 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105 Phone:734 649-2160 Email: burkholder.dallas@epa.gov David Korotney Environmental Protection Agency Office of Air and Radiation N27, Ann Arbor, MI 48105 Phone:734 214-4507 Email: korotney.david@epa.gov