STB seeks nomination for biofuel or feedstock representative to fill vacancy on RETAC
August 13, 2024
BY Erin Voegele
The Surface Transportation Board is seeking nominees to fill five vacancies on its Rail Energy Transportation Advisory Committee. One vacancy is to be filled by a biofuel producer or feedstock grower.
The STB established RETAC in 2007 as a federal advisory committee consisting of a balanced cross-section of energy and rail industry stakeholders to provide independent, candid policy advice to the Board and to foster open, effective communication among the affected interests on issues such as rail performance, capacity constraints, infrastructure planning and development, and effective coordination among suppliers, railroads, and users of energy resources.
The committee is comprised of approximately 27 voting members, including stakeholders representing large and small rail roads, coal producers, electric utilities, the biofuels industry, the petroleum industry and the private railcar industry.
Advertisement
Advertisement
The STB is currently soliciting nominations from the public for candidates to fill five vacancies: three representatives from electric utilities; one representative from biofuel feedstock growers or providers and biofuel refiners, processors, and distributors; and one representative from the petroleum shipping industry. All the vacancies are for three-year terms ending Sept. 30, 2027.
Nominations can be submitted until Sept. 2. Additional information is available on the Federal Register website.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Related Stories
More than 1.76 billion renewable identification numbers (RINs) were generated under the Renewable Fuel Standard in January, down from 1.91 billion generated during the same period of 2024, according to data released by the U.S. EPA on Feb. 20.
The U.S. EPA on Feb. 20 released updated small refinery exemption (SRE) data showing that 13 previously denied SRE petitions for Renewable Fuel Standard compliance years 2021 and 2022 are being reconsidered. No new SRE petitions were filed.
A coalition of biofuel, agriculture, fuel retailer and petroleum trade groups on Feb. 19 sent a letter to U.S. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin urging the agency to set robust, timely, multiyear RFS RVOs for 2026 and beyond.
OMV Petrom has announced the start of construction for a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel (HVO) production unit at the Petrobrazi refinery in Romania. The new facility will have an annual capacity of 250,000 tons.
CVR pauses development of potential SAF projects pending regulatory, tax credit clarity
February 20, 2025
CVR Energy Inc. released fourth quarter financial results on Feb. 18, reporting reduced renewable diesel production. The company also said it is pausing development of SAF capacity pending clarity on government subsidies.
Upcoming Events
