1、CRS INSIGHTRenewable Fuel Standard (RFS): Final Rule for 2014, 2015, and 2016December 2, 2015 (IN10405) | Related AuthorKelsi Bracmort |Kelsi Bracmort, Specialist in Agricultural Conservation and Natural Resources Policy (kbracmortcrs.loc.gov, 7-7283)The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) release
2、d the final rule for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) on November 30, 2015. While the rule contains wide-ranging information as required by statute, most stakeholders are primarily concerned with the annual volume amounts for total renewable fuel, advanced biofuel, cellulosic biofuel, and biomass-b
3、ased diesel. Further, the final rule is notable in that the total renewable fuel volume required for 2016 (18.11 billion gallons) is approximately a 9% increase relative to the total renewable fuel volume required for 2013 (16.55 billion gallons).The RFS mandates that U.S. transportation fuel contai
4、n a minimum volume of biofuel, increasing annually (see CRS Report R43325, The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS): In Brief). EPA administers the RFS and must fulfill several requirements, including setting annual volume amounts, a process that can and has involved using waiver authority granted to EPA t
