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� EPA PROPOSES RENEWABLE VOLUME OBLIGATIONS FOR 2020
Industry groups including NEFI criticized a proposed rule under the Renewable Fuel Standards ( RFS ) program that would set the minimum amount of renewable fuels that must be supplied to the market in calendar year 2020 , as well as the biomassbased diesel volume standard for calendar year 2021 . EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler , upon issuing the proposed rule on July 5 , said it put EPA on target to publish the final RFS Renewable Volume Obligations ( RVOs ) on time for the third consecutive year .
“ Unlike the previous administration , we have consistently issued the annual renewable volume obligations rule on time , which is critically important to America ’ s farmers and all stakeholders impacted by the Renewable Fuel Standard program ,” Wheeler said .
NEFI objected . “ Our industry needs a robust biodiesel industry to continue providing consumer choice and meet our stated objective of reducing greenhouse gas emissions ,” NEFI President Sean Cota said in the Institute ’ s newsletter , NEON . “ The administration ’ s proposal , which does little more than maintain the status quo , is inconsistent with a growing and competitive Bioheat market ,” Cota said . NEFI noted that the EPA rulemaking establishes a public comment period for 30 days after a public hearing on the proposal is held . NEFI said it will file comments
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with the EPA on the proposed renewable volume obligations ( RVOs ) and small refiner exemptions ( SREs ).
In its announcement , EPA said “ conventional ” renewable fuel volumes , primarily met by corn ethanol , would be maintained at the implied 15-billion-gallon target set by Congress . Here is more from the EPA announcement :
EPA is proposing an advanced biofuel volume requirement for 2020 of 5.04 billion gallons , which is 0.12 billion gallons higher than the advanced biofuel volume requirement for 2019 .
Proposed and Final Renewable Fuel Volume Requirements for 2019-2021
Source : U . S . Environmental Protection Agency
The cellulosic biofuel volume requirement of 0.54 billion ethanolequivalent gallons for 2020 is based on our production projection which is 0.12 billion ethanol-equivalent gallons higher than the cellulosic biofuel volume finalized for 2019 .
We are proposing to maintain the biomass-based diesel ( BBD ) volume for 2021 at 2.43 billion gallons .
The Clean Air Act requires EPA to set annual RFS volumes of biofuels that must be used for transportation fuel for four categories of biofuels : total , advanced , cellulosic , and biomass-based diesel . EPA is using the tools provided by Congress to adjust the standards below the statutory targets based on current market realities . EPA implements the RFS program in consultation with the U . S . Department of Agriculture and the U . S . Department of Energy .
For more information on the announcement , go to : https :// www . epa . gov / renewable-fuel-standard-program / proposed-volume-standards-2020-andbiomass-based-diesel-volume-2021
� TRI GAS & OIL COMPLETES RAIL PROPANE TERMINAL IN BALTIMORE
Tri Gas & Oil completed a new propane terminal in Baltimore for its newest affiliate , Mid-Atlantic Rail Services ( MARS ), Tri Gas & Oil announced July 16 . Mid Atlantic is hosting a grand opening at the new terminal on Thursday , Sept . 12 , at 10 a . m . The event is open to the public and includes tours of the terminal .
Tri Gas & Oil ( www . trigas-oil . com ), Federalsburg , Maryland , serves the eastern and western shores of Maryland and Delaware and surrounding areas , providing propane , heating oil , petroleum-based fuels , and propane appliances to homes and commercial businesses . Mid-Atlantic Rail Services will serve the Mid-Atlantic region with propane by providing destination-delivered supply or railcar through-put arrangements . The new terminal , served by Norfolk Southern and CSX Railroads , will initially provide 120,000 gallons of HD-5 propane storage ,
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