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RFA wants to know why RFS has not been announced

The Renewable Fuels Association wants to know why the 2012 Renewable Fuels Standard has not been released. In a letter to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, RFA President and CEO Bob Dinneen points out that the volume requirement for the upcoming year was supposed to be announced by November 30th. Dinneen says to make matters worse; the EPA has not given any reason why the announcement has not been made. The letter notes “The RFS provides critical market certainty for existing ethanol producers, emerging renewable fuel technologies and motor fuel suppliers that must comply with the RFS.”

The letter asks the Administrator to issue the 2012 requirements “as soon as possible” or at least explain the reason for the delay.

The entire letter from RFA President and CEO Bob Dinneen to Administrator Jackson is as follows:

December 20, 2011

Dear Administrator Jackson:

With fewer than two weeks remaining before a new compliance year is set to begin under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), it is concerning that EPA has thus far failed to announce the volume requirements for 2012 as dictated by the law. Equally concerning is the failure to provide renewable fuel providers and obligated parties under the RFS any explanation for the delay beyond the November 30th deadline set forth by the statute.

The RFS provides critical market certainty for existing ethanol producers, emerging renewable fuel technologies, and motor fuel suppliers that must comply with the RFS. Additionally, the RFS is an important tool in reducing the nation’s dependence on imported oil and creating domestic jobs and economic opportunities that cannot be outsourced. This market certainty is put in jeopardy as long as questions remain about impending RFS requirements and when those requirements will be made final.

With the holidays fast approaching and a new compliance year upon us, we are asking that EPA release its final volume RFS requirements for 2012 as soon as possible. At the very least, EPA should immediately explain the reasoning for the delay, provide guidance to renewable fuel producers and obligated parties, and disclose when release of the final rule might be expected. Quite frankly, this nearly three-week delay in the publication of 2012 RFS requirements is both inexplicable and unacceptable.

The members of the RFA and the entire American motor fuels industry eagerly await your reply.

Sincerely,

Bob Dinneen

President and CEO

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