EPA Announces Plan to Improve RFS Pathway Petition Process
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) The U.S. EPA has published a notice to its website announcing that it is taking action to improve the petition process for new renewable fuel pathways under the renewable fuel standard (RFS) program. According to the agency, the process is expected to take approximately six months. During that time, the EPA has recommended that parties that are considering filing new pathway petitions delay their submissions until the new guidance is provided. However, the notice specifies that EPA does intend to continue reviewing pending petitions that are considered high priority and those for which substantial modeling has already been done during the interim.
According to information released by the EPA, it has decided to improve the petition process because it has determined a need to enable more timely and efficient decision making. The agency has outlined three specific elements the improvement process will include. READ MORE and MORE (Environmental Protection Agency)