EPA to hold public hearing on Renewables Enhancement and Growth Support Rule on December 6

In Illinois, the Environmental Protection Agency announced a public hearing to be held in Chicago on December 6, 2016, for the proposed rule “Renewables Enhancement and Growth Support Rule.” This proposed rule will be published separately in the Federal Register. The pre-publication version of this proposal can be found at https://www.epa.gov/renewable-fuel-standard-program/proposed-renewables-enhancement-and-growth-support-regs-rule. In the separate notice of proposed rulemaking, the EPA has proposed amendments to update both its Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and other fuels regulations to reflect changes in the marketplace and to promote the growing use of both ethanol fuels (conventional and advanced) and non-ethanol advanced and cellulosic biofuels. In addition, the separate proposal includes a number of other regulatory changes, clarifications, and technical corrections to the RFS program and other fuels regulations.