February 25, 2020
BY Erin Krueger
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The U.S. EPA on Aug. 31 issued a final rule extending the RFS compliance reporting deadline for compliance year 2025 from Sept. 1, 2026, to Oct. 1, 2026. The delay is related to small refinery exemption (SRE) decisions issued earlier in the day.
The U.S. EPA on Aug. 31 announced decisions on 34 compliance year 2025 SRE petitions filed under the RFS. The agency granted 18 full exemptions, 11 partial (50%) exemptions, denied three petitions and determined two petitions to be ineligible.
The California Senate on Aug. 26 unanimously voted to pass the Forest Organic Residue, Energy and Safety Transformation and Wildfire Prevention Act, which authorizes a new program to maintain and expand biomass power generation within the state.
The White House Office of Management and Budget is reviewing a proposed regulatory action that would extend the 2025 compliance reporting deadline for the Renewable Fuel Standard. That deadline is currently set for Sept. 1.
The attorneys general of Iowa, South Dakota, Missouri and Nebraska sent a letter to U.S. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin urging the agency to refrain from waiving RFS blending obligations for oil refineries that are currently making record profits.