On November 22, 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency denied requests from petitioners to initiate a rulemaking to change the point of obligation for compliance under the Renewable Fuels Standards program. Based on a wide range of stakeholder input and information provided as a part of the public comment period, the agency has determined that changing the regulatory point of obligation for compliance with the RFS program is not appropriate.
Prior to this, EPA proposed to deny requests from petitioners to initiate a rulemaking to change the point of obligation for compliance under the Renewable Fuel Standard program. Due to the importance, complexity, and broad stakeholder interest in this issue, the agency took public comment on the proposed denials to ensure we received input from the wide variety of stakeholders that could be affected.
- Notice of Decision (PDF)(2 pp, 213 K, published November 30, 2017)
- Denial of Petitions for Rulemaking to Change the RFS Point of Obligation (PDF)(87 pp, 839 K, EPA-420-R-17-008, November 2017)
- Notice of Extension of Comment Period (PDF)(1 pg, 170 K, published December 28, 2016)
- Notice of Availability (PDF)(2 pp, 192 K, published November 22, 2016)
- Proposed Denial (PDF)(52 pp, 496 K, November 2016, EPA-420-D-16-004)
- Letter from EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt to the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (PDF)(1 pg, 372 K, November 22, 2017)
- Letter from EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt to HollyFrontier Corporation (PDF)(1 pg, 371 K, November 22, 2017)
- Letter from EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt to Valero Energy Corporation (PDF)(1 pg, 374 K, November 22, 2017)
- Letter from EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt to Monroe Energy, LLC (PDF)(1 pg, 366 K, November 22, 2017)
- Letter from EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt to the Small Refinery Owners Ad Hoc Coalition (PDF)(1 pg, 362 K, November 22, 2017)
- Letter from EPA Office of Air and Radiation Acting Assistant Administrator Janet McCabe to the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (PDF)(1 pg, 180 K, November 10, 2016)
- Letter from EPA Office of Air and Radiation Acting Assistant Administrator Janet McCabe to HollyFrontier Corporation (PDF)(1 pg, 178 K, November 10, 2016)
- Letter from EPA Office of Air and Radiation Acting Assistant Administrator Janet McCabe to Monroe Energy, LLC (PDF)(1 pg, 196 K, November 10, 2016)
- Letter from EPA Office of Air and Radiation Acting Assistant Administrator Janet McCabe to the Small Refinery Owners Ad Hoc Coalition (PDF)(1 pg, 192 K, November 10, 2016)
- Letter from EPA Office of Air and Radiation Acting Assistant Administrator Janet McCabe to Valero Energy Corporation (PDF)(1 pg, 203 K, November 10, 2016)