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EPA's Denial of Petitions for Reconsideration of the Final Rule Establishing the 2013 Biomass-Based Diesel Volume

In November 2012, EPA received two petitions for reconsideration of the 2013 biomass-based diesel volume requirement under the Renewable Fuel Standard program. EPA's evaluation of the petitions indicates that the Congressional requirements for such a petition were not met, and that the issues raised did not materially affect the determination of the applicable volume requirement.

Fact Sheet: EPA Denies Petitions for Reconsideration of the 2013 Biomass-Based Diesel Volume Requirement of 1.28 bill gal (pdf) (123 KB, August 2013, EPA-420-F-13-041)
Response to Petitions for Reconsideration of the 2013 Biomass-Based Diesel Volume Requirement of 1.28 bill gal (pdf) (227 KB, August 2013, EPA-420-R-13-009)
Notice: Response to Petitions for Reconsideration of the 2013 Biomass-Based Diesel Volume Requirement of 1.28 bill gal (pdf) (215 KB, published August 14, 2013)

Letter from EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy to American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (pdf) (220.84 KB, August 2013)
Letter from EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy to the American Petroleum Institute (pdf) (220.77 KB, August 2013)