Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Renewable Fuel Standard ...

Celli = Beginning in 2013, the amount of renewable fuel that is required to come
from cellulosic sources, in year i, in gallons (250,000,000 gallons
minimum)
As described in III.B.4.b, we are not proposing regulations that would specify the
criteria under which a state could petition the EPA for a waiver of the RFS requirements,
nor the ramifications of Agency approval of such a waiver in terms of the level or
applicability of the standard. As a result, the proposed formula for the standard shown
above does not include any components to account for Agency approval of a state
petition for a waiver of the RFS requirements.
EPA is proposing the following formula for calculating the cellulosic standard
that is required beginning in 2013:
Celli
RFCelli
= 100×
( Gi
− Ri)
+ ( GSi
− RSi)
Where, except for RFCelli, the variable descriptions are as discussed above. The
definition of RFCelli is proposed as:
RFCelli = Renewable Fuel Cellulosic Standard in year i, in percent
EPA requests comments on the components of both of the proposed formulas, and
on how the values for the components should be obtained.
2. What Are The Applicable Standards?
EPA will set the percentage standard for each upcoming year based on the most
recent EIA projections, and using the other sources of information as noted above. EPA
will publish the standard in the Federal Register by November 30 of the preceding year.
We are proposing the standard for 2007 and estimating the standard for later years based
on current information using the formulas discussed above. The standards would be used
to determine the renewable volume obligation based on an obligated party’s total gasoline
production or import volume in a calendar year, January 1 through December 31. The
percentage standards do not apply on a per gallon basis. An obligated party will calculate
its Renewable Volume Obligation (discussed in Section III.A.4) using the annual
standard.
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