EPA opens 30-day comment period on RFS waivers; comments due Sept. 26

In a notice posted yesterday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it is seeking comments on letters requesting a waiver of the renewable fuel standard (RFS) and matters relevant to EPA’s consideration of those requests.  The comment period officially began on August 30 and will close on Wednesday, September 26, 2012. EPA said it is issuing this notice to solicit comments and information on the waiver requests, and the views of the public on whether the  statutory basis for a waiver of the national RFS requirements has been  met and, if so, whether EPA should exercise its discretion to grant a  waiver.  Read More