USDA Secretary supports E12-E13 ethanol as “doable more quickly”.

In Washington, USDA Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack indicated that he would support a move towards 12 or 13 percent ethanol blending, following the submission of a formal request to the EPA to move to E15 submitted by trade group Growth Energy.

“We’d love to see 15 percent. Right now my focus is on 12, 13 percent because I think it is doable more quickly,” Vilsack told Reuters, adding, “Our hope is that EPA can come to the same conclusion we have, which is that this is something that can be done within existing regulations without a great deal of time spent reviewing the science.” DOE Secretary Chu has given his support to an increase as long as it does not harm automobiles.

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