Renewable Fuel Standard: Overview and Implementation Issues
Published on 5. February 2019
317 pages
978-1-5361-5076-6 (ISBN)
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Established by Congress as an amendment to the Clean Air Act, the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) mandates that U.S. transportation fuel contain a minimum volume of renewable fuel. The mandated minimum volume increases annually and must be met using both conventional biofuel (e.g., cornstarch ethanol) and advanced biofuel (e.g., cellulosic ethanol). For a renewable fuel to be applied toward the mandate, it must be used for certain purposes (transportation fuel, jet fuel, or heating oil) and meet certain environmental and biomass feedstock criteria.
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Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1
- The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS): An Overview(
- Summary
- Introduction
- The Statute
- Statutory Compliance
- The 2019 Proposed Rule
- The 2018 Final Rule
- RFS Implementation Issues
- Administering Agency
- Qualifying Biofuels
- Cellulosic Biofuel Production
- Blend Wall
- Other Factors
- Congressional Issues
- Chapter 2
- The Renewable Fuel Standard: Implementation Issues Hearing before the Subcommittee on Energy and Power of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, Second Session, June 22, 2016(
- Opening Statement of Hon. Ed Whitfield, a Representative in Congress from the Commonwealth of Kentucky
- Prepared Statement of Hon. Ed Whitfield
- Opening Statement of Hon. Bobby L. Rush, a Representative in Congress from the State of Illinois
- Opening Statement of Hon. Frank Pallone, Jr., a Representative in Congress from the State of New Jersey
- Prepared Statement of Hon. Frank Pallone, Jr.
- Witnesses
- Statement of Janet McCabe, Acting Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- and Howard Gruenspecht, Deputy Administrator, U.S. Energy Information Administration
- Statement of Janet McCabe, Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power U.S. House of Representatives, June 22, 2016
- Statement of Howard Gruenspecht
- Statement of Howard Gruenspecht Deputy Administrator Energy Information Administration U.S. Department of Energy, before the Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, United States House of Representatives, June 22, 2016
- Statements of Chet Thompson, President, American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers
- Bob Dinneen, President and CEO, Renewable Fuels Association
- Todd J. Teske, Chairman, President, and CEO, Briggs & Stratton Corporation
- Brooke Coleman, Executive D...
- Written Testimony of Chet Thompson, President, American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers, before the U.S. House Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and Power
- U.S. Energy Markets Are Very Different Than in 2005 and 2007, Affecting Both the Justifications for the RFS and the Feasibility of the RFS
- EPA Correctly Recognizes the E10 Blend Wall, but Continues to Ignore Market Realities
- EPA Drastically Over-Estimates the Amount of Ethanol-Free Gasoline (EO) That Can be Removed from the Market
- EPA Drastically Over-Estimates the Amount of E85 that Consumers Will Use
- EPA Drastically Over-Estimates the Amount of E15 That Consumers Will Use
- EPA Drastically Over-Estimates the Amount of Biodiesel That the Market Will Handle
- EPA Proposes on Infeasible Cellulosic Requirement
- EPA Correctly Proposes to Maintain a Robust RIN Bonk
- Summary Comparison and R/N Market Reaction
- Other Systemic Issues with the RFS Indicate the Need for Repeal or Significant Reform
- EPA is Chronically Late in Promulgating Annual Volumes
- Congress Should Consider Consequences of Post-2022 Implementation and End the RFS
- Recommendations to Congress
- Statement of Bob Dinneen
- House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Energy and Power United States House of Representatives, Hearing on Overview of the Renewable Fuel Standard
- Stakeholder Perspectives, Testimony of Bob Dinneen, President & CEO, Renewable Fuels Association, June 22, 2016
- Success of the Renewable Fuel Standard
- EPA Waiver Authority
- A Clear Pathway Exists to 15 Billion Gallons of Conventional Renewable Fuel in 2017
- Surplus RINs Are Part of the "Available Supply
- RINs: A Cost for Some, a Profit for Others, No Impact on the Consumer
- RINs and Retail Gasoline Prices
- The So-Called Blend Wall Is No Barrier to Increased Ethanol Usage
- Infrastructure for Higher Level Ethanol Blends is Expanding
- Small Engines/Marine Engines/Motorcycles
- Food vs. Fuel
- Yes, We Are Producing More Oil Domestically, but the RFS Remains a Critically Important Energy and Environmental Program
- Conclusion
- Statement of Todd J. Teske
- Energy and Commerce Committee, the Subcommittee on Energy and Power, U.S. House of Representatives
- Written Testimony of Mr. Todd J. Teske, President, Chairman & CEO, Briggs & Stratton Corporation
- Briggs & Stratton Corporation's Request to the Committee
- Statement of Brooke Coleman
- Written Testimony of: Mr. Brooke Coleman, Executive Director, Advanced Biofuels Business Council, Congress of the United States, House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power, "The Renewable Fuel Standard- ...
- Oil Dependence Is Still a Problem, and Recent Trends Are Not Changing the Big Picture
- The United States Is Not Going to "Free Market" Its Way out of Its Foreign Oil Dependence Problem or Emerge as the Global Leader in Advanced Biofuel Development without Aggressive Policies to Attract Investment
- RFS Opponents Are Using Misleading Arguments to Try to Convince the Obama Administration and U.S. EPA to Arrest or Slow Down Implementation of the Program
- The RFS Has a Clear Record of Success When It Comes to Achieving Its Economic and Environmental Objectives in the Face of a Perpetually Uncertain and Non-Competitive Global Oil Marketplace
- Petroleum Dependence and Gas Prices
- Economic Development and Job Creation
- Climate Change Emissions
- Conclusion: Congress Should Not Legislate on the RFS and Allow the Program to Deliver on Its Economic and Environmental Record and Promise
- A Stronger Commitment to No Backsliding/Policy Certainty Would Help Attract Project Finance to U.S. Advanced Biofuel Markets
- Transparency in RFS RIN Trading Markets Would Help Reduce Unnatural Volatility in RIN Markets and Put the RFS on a More Stable Path Going Forward
- Market Access to Allow Fair Competition
- Attachment A. Easy Answers to a Number of Complex Allegations Made Against Biofuels
- Restaurants and the Broader Food Industry Are Hurting as a Result of the RFS
- Biofuel Programs Increase Feed Prices and Hurt the Livestock Industry
- The 2013 RFS-RIN Price Spike Showed That the RFS Is a Liability When It Comes to Gas Prices
- Biofuels Have Increased Food Prices in the Grocery Aisle
- E15 Is a Threat to Boaters and Small Engines
- The Increased Use of Biofuels Has Resulted in the Plowing of Virgin and Pristine Land
- Biofuels Do Not Decrease Climate Change Emissions
- Attachment B. Further Analysis of Gas Price Impact of the RFS
- Examples of Oil industry Earnings Call Statements Regarding RINs
- Statement of Collin O'Mara
- Statement of Collin O'Mara, President and CEO, National Wildlife Federation, before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, Oversight Hearing on the Renewable Fuel Standard, Wednesday June 22, 2016
- The RFS Has Unquestionably Accelerated Land Conversion and Habitat Loss
- Land Use Change and Agricultural Expansion Have Enormous Impacts on Water
- This Was Not Supposed to Happen
- Where Do We Go from Here?
- Statement of Anne Steckel
- Written Statement of Anne Steckel, Vice President of Federal Affairs, National Biodiesel Board, Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Energy and Power U.S. House of Representatives, the Renewable Fuel Standard -Implementation Issues, June 22, ...
- Executive Summary
- Testimony
- Statement of Tim Columbus
- Statement of R. Timothy Columbus, Partner, Steptoe & Johnson LLP Washington, D.C., on Behalf of the Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers of America (SIGMA), and the National Association of Convenience Stores, (NACS) before the House Energy and C...
- Summary of Testimony
- Introduction
- Background on the Fuel Retailing and Convenience Industry
- Retailer Objective and Interaction with the RFS Program
- Constraints on Increased Renewable Fuel Usage
- Insufficient Demand
- Retailer Liability
- Recordkeeping
- Misfueling
- Automobile Warranties
- Modifications to the RFS
- Conclusion
- Prepared Statement of Hon. Fred Upton
- Biotechnology Innovation Organization Estimating Another Year of Chilled Investment in Advanced Biofuels due to RFS Uncertainty
- EPA Ignores the Impact of Its Rulemakings on Investment
- EPA Is Directly Responsible for Lost Investment
- Data Clearly Demonstrates a Predictable Shift in Biofuel Investment
- EPA's Methodology Continues to Chill Needed Investment in Advanced Biofuel
- Conclusion
- Commander Kirk S. Lippold, USN (Ret)
- Advanced Biofuels Association
- Statutory Issues
- Administrative Changes
- Success Story
- Points of Concern
- Conclusion
- Growth Energy America's Ethanol Supporters
- Testimony of Roger Johnson, President, National Farmers Union, Submitted to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, Regarding the Renewable Fuel Standard-Implementation Issues, June 22, ...
- Statement of the National Council of Chain Restaurants, Submitted to the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and Power for Its Hearing on "the Renewal Fuel Standard -Implementation Issues," Held on June 22, 2016
- What Diverse Stakeholders Say about the RFS
- From Action Aid USA
- From the American Highway Users Alliance
- From the American Motorcyclist Association
- From the American Sportfishing Association
- From the Association of Kentucky Fried Chicken Franchisees
- From the Competitive Enterprise Institute
- From the National Association of Egg Farmers
- From the National Chicken Council
- From the National Council of Chain Restaurants
- From the National Marine Manufacturers Association
- From the National Restaurant Association
- From the National Taxpayers Union
- From Smithfield Foods
- From the Snack Food Association
- The Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas
- About Us
- Comments to the Hearing to Examine Implementation Issues of the RFS
- Congress and EPA Must Work Together to Continue to Send Clear Market Signals to the Cellulosic Biofuel Industries
- EPA is Correct to Set the 2017 Cellulosic Biofuel Requirement at a Level Below Statutory Table Volumes.
- EPA's Processes Yield Fair Predictions of Cellulosic Biofuel Production
- Conclusion
- Prepared Statement of Hon. Steve King
- EPA's Proposed 2014-2016 Renewable Fuel Standard Would Continue to Increase UMSM Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Additional Questions for the Record
- The Honorable Pete Olson
- The Honorable Mike Pompeo
- Index
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