Paul Argyropoulos Office of Transportation and Air Quality October,

 What is the RFS  What are EPA’s Critical Roles ◦ Develop ◦ Implement ◦ Enforce  What policies / issues are key to AFOA ◦ Volume Standard Settings Process ◦ New Pathways ◦ Compliance 2

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1.28 Billion Gallons  Minimum volume beginning 2012 is 1 billion gallons  Standards are set 14 months in advance (OK, it didn’t quite work out that way) ◦ Proposed July 2011 ◦ Finalized……………September 2012  2014 Standard Setting Process Underway 4

 Standards for 2013 ◦ ??.?? bg total renewable fuel ◦ 1.28 bg biomass based diesel ◦ ??.?? bg total advanced ◦ ??.?? Million Gallons of a 250 Mg Standard 5

 Final Action Under Final Review ◦ Camelina ◦ Others - Energy Cane / Grasses; Napier Grass; Arundo Donax  Palm  Comment Process Concluded  Final Review and Analysis Underway  Woody Pulp –Purpose Grown  Initial Analytical Process Underway  Develop Future Rule  Others Petitioning for Pathways ◦ Feedstocks ◦ Process Technologies  Interpretive Actions Under Existing Rules ◦ Fuel Oil / Heating Oil Revision ◦ Other 6

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 Some concerns over compliance with the RFS Standards ◦ Fraudulent RINs  Agency and Industry working together to address issues ◦ Coordination with obligated parties and producers, traders, brokers ◦ Planning to propose a rule before years end ◦ Key elements include options for quality assurance plans ◦ Consideration of affirmative defense for obligated parties ◦ Bridge from proposal to final action / effect date of rule  Ensuring Market Integrity through ◦ Conducting investigations ◦ Taking enforcement actions where appropriate ◦ Maintaining EMTS database with blocking and locking mechanisms ◦ Developing a web portal to post RIN information reported by producers 8

9 Paul Argyropoulos Senior Policy Advisor Office of Transportation and Air Quality USEPA OECA website: OTAQ website: