Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Renewable Fuel Standard ...
Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Renewable Fuel Standard ...
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Table <strong>of</strong> contents:<br />
I. Background<br />
A. The Role Of <strong>Renewable</strong> <strong><strong>Fuel</strong>s</strong> In The Transportation Sector<br />
B. Requirements In The Energy Policy Act<br />
C. Default St<strong>and</strong>ard Applicable To 2006<br />
D. Development Of The Proposal<br />
II. Overview Of The Proposal<br />
A. Impacts Of Increased Reliance On <strong>Renewable</strong> <strong><strong>Fuel</strong>s</strong><br />
1. <strong>Renewable</strong> <strong>Fuel</strong> Volumes Scenarios Analyzed<br />
2. Emissions<br />
3. Economic Impacts<br />
4. Greenhouse Gases And Fossil <strong>Fuel</strong> Consumption<br />
5. Potential Water Quality Impacts<br />
B. Program Structure<br />
1. What Is The RFS Program St<strong>and</strong>ard?<br />
2. Who Must Meet The St<strong>and</strong>ard?<br />
3. What Qualifies As A <strong>Renewable</strong> <strong>Fuel</strong>?<br />
4. Equivalence Values Of Different <strong>Renewable</strong>s <strong><strong>Fuel</strong>s</strong><br />
5. How Will Compliance Be Determined?<br />
6. How Would The Trading Program Work?<br />
7. How Would The Program Be Enforced?<br />
C. Voluntary Labeling Program<br />
III. Complying With The <strong>Renewable</strong> <strong>Fuel</strong> St<strong>and</strong>ard<br />
A. What Is The St<strong>and</strong>ard That Must Be Met?<br />
1. How Is The Percentage St<strong>and</strong>ard Calculated?<br />
2. What Are The Applicable St<strong>and</strong>ards?<br />
3. Compliance In 2007<br />
4. <strong>Renewable</strong> Volume Obligations<br />
B. What Counts As A <strong>Renewable</strong> <strong>Fuel</strong> In The RFS Program?<br />
1. What Is A <strong>Renewable</strong> <strong>Fuel</strong> That Can Be Used For Compliance?<br />
a. Ethanol Made From a Cellulosic Feedstock<br />
b. Ethanol Made From Any Feedstock In Facilities Run Mostly With Biomass-<br />
Based <strong>Fuel</strong><br />
c. Ethanol that is made from the non-cellulosic portions <strong>of</strong> animal, other waste,<br />
<strong>and</strong> municipal waste<br />
2. What Is Biodiesel?<br />
a. Biodiesel (Mono-Alkyl Esters)<br />
b. Non-Ester <strong>Renewable</strong> Diesel<br />
3. Is Motor <strong>Fuel</strong> that Is Made from a <strong>Renewable</strong> Feedstock a <strong>Renewable</strong> <strong>Fuel</strong>?<br />
4. What Are “Equivalence Values” For <strong>Renewable</strong> <strong>Fuel</strong>?<br />
a. Authority Under The Act To Establish Equivalence Values<br />
b. Energy Content And <strong>Renewable</strong> Content As The Basis For Equivalence<br />
Values<br />
c. Lifecycle Analyses As The Basis For Equivalence Values<br />
C. What Gasoline Is Used to Calculate the <strong>Renewable</strong> <strong>Fuel</strong> Obligation <strong>and</strong> Who Is<br />
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