EPA extends Genscape’s response period to April 18

March 9, 2017 |

In Washington, the Environmental Protection Agency granted Genscape an extension until April 18, 2017 to respond to EPA’s January 4, 2017 Notice Letter. EPA will evaluate Genscape’s submission and make its decision regarding actions to potentially revoke Genscape’s auditor registration and QAP-A, and the applicability of 40 C.F.R. § 80.1470(d), no sooner than May 18, 2017. EPA is working separately with Genscape to address its compliance with 40 C.F.R. § 80.1470(c).

EPA is taking this action to hold Genscape accountable for failing to meet all elements of its approved Quality Assurance Plan, and for verifying millions of RINs that were fraudulently generated by two companies, Gen-X Energy Group, Inc. (Gen-X), and Southern Resources and Commodities, LLC (SRC). EPA is aggressively pursuing bad actors in the RFS program to maintain a level playing field for firms that play by the rules. The EPA will review and consider these comments before taking final action concerning the proposed revocation of Genscape’s ability to verify RINs under the RFS. EPA is also requiring Genscape to retire valid RINs to replace the approximately 68 million invalid A-RINs they verified, which were then used for compliance.

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