Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Reallocation of Additional 2025 Small Refinery Exemptions

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-2024-0505; FRL-11947.2-01-OAR] RIN 2060-AX09 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule. SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is co-proposing two approaches to revising the existing 2026 and 2027 small refinery exemption (SRE) reallocation volumes under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program in response to a higher volume of 2025 SREs than previously projected when the Agency set the renewable fuel volumes and percentage standards on April 1, 2026. One approach would reallocate the additional 2025 SRE volume equally between the 2026 and 2027 SRE reallocation volumes, while the other approach would reallocate all the additional 2025 SRE volume to the 2027 SRE reallocation volume. Additionally, given the proposed revision to the 2026 standards, this proposed action may extend the existing 2026 compliance reporting deadline of March 31, 2027. DATES: Comments. Comments must be received on or before December 4, 2026. Public hearing. The EPA will hold a virtual public hearing on November 4, 2026. Please refer to the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for additional information on the public hearing. ADDRESSES: Comments. Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0505, at http://www.regulations.gov . Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from the docket. The EPA may publish an…