Short 15-day comment period opens on NODA to reduce RFS volumes
October 4, 2017
BY Ron Kotrba
The U.S EPA published in the Federal Register on Oct. 4 its Notice of Data Availability concerning potential reductions in volume requirements for the 2018-’19 Renewable Fuel Standard, officially opening the 15-day comment period. Comments are due Oct. 19.
A full copy of the NODA and directions on how to submit comments can be downloaded from the Federal Register website. Comments can be filed on www.Regulations.gov under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2017-0091.
For more perspective on the NODA, including biodiesel industry reaction, click here. For information about U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley’s Senate floor speech criticizing the NODA, click here.
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