81 FR 95551 - Change the RFS Point of Obligation; Extension of Comment Period

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 249 (December 28, 2016)

On November 22, 2016, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') published a Notice of its proposed denial of several petitions requesting that EPA initiate a rulemaking process to reconsider or change its regulations that identify refiners and importers of gasoline and diesel fuel as the entities responsible for complying with the annual percentage standards adopted under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program. The Notice invited public comment on this proposal by January 23, 2017--60 days after publication of the Notice in the Federal Register. On December 13, 2016, the EPA received a request from the Small Retailers Coalition to extend the comment period by 30 days to allow its members to provide thorough comments and data. In light of the importance of this issue, the EPA is extending the deadline for written comments an additional 30 days to February 22, 2017.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 249 (Wednesday, December 28, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 95551]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-31259]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 80

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2016-0544; FRL-9957-46-OAR]


Change the RFS Point of Obligation; Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Extension of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: On November 22, 2016, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 
(``EPA'') published a Notice of its proposed denial of several 
petitions requesting that EPA initiate a rulemaking process to 
reconsider or change its regulations that identify refiners and 
importers of gasoline and diesel fuel as the entities responsible for 
complying with the annual percentage standards adopted under the 
Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program. The Notice invited public 
comment on this proposal by January 23, 2017--60 days after publication 
of the Notice in the Federal Register. On December 13, 2016, the EPA 
received a request from the Small Retailers Coalition to extend the 
comment period by 30 days to allow its members to provide thorough 
comments and data. In light of the importance of this issue, the EPA is 
extending the deadline for written comments an additional 30 days to 
February 22, 2017.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 22, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments on the EPA's proposed denial of the 
petitions referenced above, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2016-0544, at http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 
instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot 
be edited or withdrawn from Regulations.gov. The EPA may publish any 
comment received to its public docket. Do not submit electronically any 
information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) 
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 
Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a 
written comment. The written comment is considered the official comment 
and should include discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA 
will generally not consider comments or comment contents located 
outside of the primary submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or other 
file sharing system). For additional submission methods, the full EPA 
public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, 
and general guidance on making effective comments, please visit http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia MacAllister, Office of 
Transportation and Air Quality, Assessment and Standards Division, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 2000 Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 
48105; telephone number: 734-214-4131; email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EPA proposal noted above was published 
on November 22, 2016, at 81 FR 83776. For the reasons noted above, the 
public comment period will now end on February 22, 2017.

    Dated: December 20, 2016.
Christopher Grundler,
Director, Office of Transportation and Air Quality.
[FR Doc. 2016-31259 Filed 12-27-16; 8:45 am]
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