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IRS, Treasury Department Release New Section 40B Sustainable Aviation Fuel Credit Guidance

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The IRS and U.S. Department of the Treasury released on Dec. 15, 2023, Notice 2024-06 regarding Section 40B of the Internal Revenue Code. Effective for fuel mixtures sold or used after Dec. 31, 2022, and before Jan. 1, 2025,...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Understanding the EPA’s Final Renewable Fuel Standard Set Rule for 2023, 2024 and 2025

The EPA issued a final Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) rule that announces the biofuel volume targets for 2023 – 2025 and provides a first look into the EPA’s plans for implementing the program moving forward. The RFS...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EPA Approves RFS Pathways for Certain Biofuels Produced from Canola/Rapeseed Oil

On December 2, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule determining that renewable diesel, jet fuel, heating oil, naphtha, and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) produced from canola/rapeseed oil...more

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EPA Sets Final Volumes for Renewable Fuel Standards Program for 2020, 2021, and 2022

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After a two-year delay, on June 3, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) signed and submitted for publication in the Federal Register its final rule for setting renewable fuel percentage standards under the...more

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Battle Of The Biofuels: Renewable Diesel Vs. Biodiesel

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Find out why knowing the difference between renewable diesel and biodiesel can go a long way in understanding the benefits of each....more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

RINs on renewable electricity - is now the time for EPA action?

For more than a decade, the Federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) has provided powerful incentives that have driven the introduction of new transportation fuels into the US marketplace due to valuable credits known as...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Negotiated Agreement On RFS

On October 4, 2019, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator, Andrew Wheeler, and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary, Sonny Perdue, announced President Trump’s negotiated agreement on the...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

National Chicken Council Submits Comments To EPA On The RFS Program Standards For 2020 And Biomass-Based Diesel Volume For 2021

On August 30, 2019, the National Chicken Council submitted a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) expressing concerns with the proposed required volume obligations (RVO) for 2020 combined with the recent...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Cabinet To Review RFS Small Refinery Waiver Programs

On June 20, 2019, Reuters reported that President Trump directed members of his Cabinet to review EPA’s expanded use of waivers exempting small refineries from the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). ...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

RFA President And CEO Appeals To EPA Administrator On RFS Reset Rule

On January 29, 2019, the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Geoff Cooper, submitted a letter to EPA Acting Administrator, Andrew Wheeler, regarding the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS)...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EPA Announces Final RFS Volumes For 2019 And Biomass Volumes for 2020

On November 30, 2018, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the final renewable fuels volumes under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) for 2019 and the biomass-based diesel volumes for 2020. The final rule...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Green Groups Petition EPA To Monitor Prairies For Biofuels

On October 30, 2018, Earthjustice and the Clean Air Task Force submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) a petition “to amend its ‘aggregate compliance’ approach to the definition of biomass under the...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Bipartisan Group Of U.S. Senators Fight For Increased Renewable Volume Obligation

On August 23, 2018, U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Roy Blunt (R-MO), and 37 others submitted a bipartisan letter, asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to increase the renewable volume obligations under...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

BIO To EPA: RFS Program Is Key To America’s Biobased Economy

Under the Clean Air Act, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is required to set renewable fuel percentage standards annually. On July 10, 2018, EPA announced a request for comments on a proposed rule to address...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EPA Proposes New Fuel Pathways Under RFS Program

On December 27, 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to approve new fuel pathways under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program. Specifically, EPA is proposing to amend RFS regulations to define...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EPA Publishes Final 2018 RFS Requirements

On December 12, 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published in the Federal Register the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Standards for 2018 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2019 final rule. ...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EPA Issues Final 2018 RFS Requirements

On November 30, 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its final 2018 volume requirements under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program for cellulosic biofuel, biomass-based diesel, advanced biofuel,...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EPA Issues NODA Regarding RFS Program

On October 4, 2017, EPA issued a NODA in the Federal Register to provide supplemental information and an opportunity for further public comment on potential reductions in the 2018 biomass-based diesel, advanced biofuel, and...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Biofuel Industry Testifies At EPA Hearing On RFS Program

On August 1, 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held a public hearing to hear from all segments of the fuel industry on the proposed rule to set the 2018 renewable volume obligations (RVO) under the...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EPA Publishes Proposed 2018 RFS Requirements

On July 18, 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published in the Federal Register its proposed rule on the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Standards for 2018 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2019. ...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EPA Releases Proposed 2018 RFS Volume Requirements

On July 5, 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued proposed volume requirements under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program for cellulosic biofuel, advanced biofuel, and total renewable fuel for 2018,...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EPA Implements 2017 RFS Volume Requirements

On March 21, 2017, the renewable fuel volume requirements for 2017, which were issued in final by EPA on December 12, 2016, were implemented. The effective date for the 2017 requirements was delayed following the...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EPA Delays Effective Date of 2017 RFS Requirements

On January 26, 2017, EPA published a final rule delaying the effective date of 30 EPA regulations, including the RFS Program: Standards for 2017 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2018 final rule....more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EPA Signs Final RFS Requirements

On November 23, 2016, EPA Administrator, Gina McCarthy, signed the final rule on the RFS volume standards for 2017 and biobased diesel standards for 2018. This final rule will increase the renewable fuel volume requirements...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Public Hearing Announced For Proposed Renewable Fuel Standard Volumes

On May 25, 2016, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a public hearing for the proposed rule "Renewable Fuel Standard Program: Standards for 2017 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2018." A...more

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