EPA is proposing - Petroleum Equipment Institute

1. Required Volumes of Renewable FuelThe primary purpose of the RFS program is to require a minimum volume ofrenewable fuel to be used each year in the transportation sector. Under RFS1, therequired volume was 4.0 billion gallons in 2006, ramping up to 7.5 billion gallons by2012. Starting in 2013, EPAct required that the total volume of renewable fuel representat minimum the same volume fraction of the gasoline fuel pool as it did in 2012, and thatthe total volume of renewable fuel contains at least 250 million gallons of fuel derivedfrom cellulosic biomass.EISA makes three primary changes to the volume requirements of the RFSprogram. First, it substantially increases the required volumes and extends the timeframeover which the volumes ramp up through at least 2022. Second, it divides the totalrenewable fuel requirement into four separate categories, each with its own volumerequirement. Third, it requires that each of these mandated volumes of renewable fuelsachieve certain minimum thresholds of GHG emission performance. The volumerequirements in EISA are shown in Table II.A.1-1.Table II.A.1-1 Renewable Fuel Volume Requirements for RFS2 (billion gallons) Cellulosic Biomass- Advanced biofuel Total renewablebiofuel based diesel requirement fuel requirementrequirement requirement2009 n/a 0.5 0.6 11.12010 0.1 0.65 0.95 12.952011 0.25 0.80 1.35 13.952012 0.5 1.0 2.0 15.22013 1.0 a 2.75 16.552014 1.75 a 3.75 18.152015 3.0 a 5.5 20.52016 4.25 a 7.25 22.252017 5.5 a 9.0 24.02018 7.0 a 11.0 26.02019 8.5 a 13.0 28.02020 10.5 a 15.0 30.02021 13.5 a 18.0 33.02022 16.0 a 21.0 36.02023+ b b b ba To be determined by EPA through a future rulemaking, but no less than 1.0 billiongallons. b To be determined by EPA through a future rulemaking.As shown in the table, the volume requirements are not exclusive, and generally result innested requirements. Any renewable fuel that meets the requirement for cellulosic20