Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Standards for 2023-2025 and Other Changes

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 Parts 80 and 1090 [EPA-HQ-OAR-2021-0427; FRL-8514-01-OAR] RIN 2060-AV14 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule. SUMMARY: Under the Clean Air Act, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is required to determine the applicable volume requirements for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) for years after those specified in the statute. This action proposes the applicable volumes and percentage standards for 2023 through 2025 for cellulosic biofuel, biomass-based diesel, advanced biofuel, and total renewable fuel. This action also proposes the second supplemental standard addressing the remand of the 2016 standard-setting rulemaking. Finally, this action proposes several regulatory changes to the RFS program including regulations governing the generation of qualifying renewable electricity and other modifications intended to improve the program's implementation. DATES: Comments. Comments must be received on or before February 10, 2023. Public Hearing. EPA will announce information regarding the public hearing for this proposal in a supplemental Federal Register document. ADDRESSES: Comments. You may send your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2021-0427, by any of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov (our preferred method). Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Email: a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov . Include Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2021-0427 in the…