The EPA is submitting long-awaited renewable volume obligations for 2026 and 2027 to the Office of Management and Budget.
EPA assistant administrator for air and radiation Aaron Szabo spoke during the 2026 National Ethanol Conference in Orlando Tuesday and told conference attendees he had breaking news.
“The RFS Set 2 Final Rule is going to OMB today, and we will be finalizing the rule by the end of March.”
He says the issue of small refinery exemptions slowed the process.
“Unfortunately, that added more complexity and work for our team, so this final rule is coming out later than we initially planned. We have not delayed this rule for any reason or by any request, this is really hard.”
Renewable Fuels Association CEO Geoff Cooper says RFA fully supports the proposed conventional renewable fuel volumes of 15 billion gallons for both 2026 and 2027.
