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.
The refining community had sough to move the obligation further downstream from refiners and importers to either position holders or blenders and
distributors.
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.
A PDF file outlining the background and specifics behind the decision can be accessed HERE.
