Denial of Petitions for Reconsideration of Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: 2013 Biomass-Based Diesel Renewable Fuel Volume Final Rule

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Environmental Protection Agency 40 CFR Part 80 [EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0133; FRL-9900-01-OAR] RIN 2060-AR55 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of denial of petitions for reconsideration. SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA, or Agency) is denying two petitions for reconsideration of the final rule entitled Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: 2013 Biomass-Based Diesel Renewable Fuel Volume. DATES: EPA's denials of the petitions for reconsideration were issued by letters dated August 6, 2013. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Argyropoulos; Office of Transportation and Air Quality; Environmental Protection Agency; 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-1123; email address: argyropoulos.paul@epa.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Description of Action: Section 211(o)(2)(B)(ii) of the Clean Air Act requires that EPA determine the applicable volume of biomass-based diesel to be used in setting annual percentage standards under the renewable fuel standard program for years after 2012. EPA issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) on July 1, 2011 which proposed a number of actions, [ 1 ] including proposing 1.28 billion gallons as the applicable volume of biomass-based diesel for 2013. After considering public comments on its proposal, EPA issued a final rule on September 27, 2012 establishing 1.28 billion gallons as the applicable volume of biomass based diesel for 2013. [ 2 ] Petitione…