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Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Standards for 2026 and 2027, Partial Waiver of 2025 Cellulosic Biofuel Volume Requirement, and Other Changes
The Environmental Protection Agency published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on June 17, 2025. Comments closed on August 8, 2025.
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What the agency says
Under the Clean Air Act (CAA), 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. EPA is proposing the applicable volumes and percentage standards for 2026 and 2027 for cellulosic biofuel, biomass-based diesel (BBD), advanced biofuel, and total renewable fuel. EPA is also proposing to partially waive the 2025 cellulosic biofuel volume requirement and revise the associated percentage standard due to a shortfall in cellulosic biofuel production. Finally, EPA is proposing several regulatory changes to the RFS program, including reducing the number of Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) generated for imported renewable fuel and renewable fuel produced from foreign feedstocks and removing renewable electricity as a qualifying renewable fuel under the RFS program (eRINs).
Key facts
- Document number
- 2025-11128
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Action
- Proposed rule
- Agency
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Published
- June 17, 2025
- Comments due
- August 8, 2025
- Dates
- Comments. Comments must be received on or before August 8, 2025.
- Docket
- EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0505; FRL-11947-01-OAR
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 2060-AW23
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 40 CFR 80; 40 CFR 1090
- Topics
- Administrative practice and procedure; Air pollution control; Diesel Fuel; Environmental protection; Fuel additives; Gasoline; Imports; Incorporation by reference; Oil imports; Petroleum
- Significant
- Yes, under Executive Order 12866
- Pages
- 88
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