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Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Standards for 2023-2025 and Other Changes
The United States issued an addendum on 1 October 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/USA/1956. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 5 January 2023. The comment period closed on 10 February 2023.
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Renewable fuel standards; Environmental protection; Fuels
Latest notice (G/TBT/N/USA/1956/Add.4, 1 October 2026)
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Standards for 2023-2025 and Other Changes (Renewal)
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Standards for 2023-2025 and Other Changes (EPA ICR Number 2722.03, OMB Control Number 2060-0749), to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through 30 September 2026. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. Comments may be submitted on or before 30 October 2026. 91 Federal Register (FR) 61845, 30 September 2026: This notice and the previous notice notified as G/TBT/N/USA/1956/Add.3 are identified by Docket Number EPA-HQ-OAR-2026-4358. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at and provides access to primary and supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov by searching the Docket Number. WTO Members and their stakeholders are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Point. Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their stakeholders by 4pm Eastern Time on 30 October 2026 will be shared with EPA and will also be submitted to the Docket on Regulations.gov if received within the comment period. Previous actions notified under the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/1956 are identified by Docket Number EPA-HQ-OAR-2021-0427.
Proposed rule - Under the Clean Air Act, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is required to determine the applicable volume requirements for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) for years after those specified in the statute. This action proposes the applicable volumes and percentage standards for 2023 through 2025 for cellulosic biofuel, biomass-based diesel, advanced biofuel, and total renewable fuel. This action also proposes the second supplemental standard addressing the remand of the 2016 standard-setting rulemaking. Finally, this action proposes several regulatory changes to the RFS program including regulations governing the generation of qualifying renewable electricity and other modifications intended to improve the program's implementation.
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AddendumG/TBT/N/USA/1956/Add.4
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Standards for 2023-2025 and Other Changes (Renewal)
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Standards for 2023-2025 and Other Changes (EPA ICR Number 2722.03, OMB Control Number 2060-0749), to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through 30 September 2026. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. Comments may be submitted on or before 30 October 2026. 91 Federal Register (FR) 61845, 30 September 2026: This notice and the previous notice notified as G/TBT/N/USA/1956/Add.3 are identified by Docket Number EPA-HQ-OAR-2026-4358. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at and provides access to primary and supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov by searching the Docket Number. WTO Members and their stakeholders are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Point. Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their stakeholders by 4pm Eastern Time on 30 October 2026 will be shared with EPA and will also be submitted to the Docket on Regulations.gov if received within the comment period. Previous actions notified under the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/1956 are identified by Docket Number EPA-HQ-OAR-2021-0427.
AddendumG/TBT/N/USA/1956/Add.3
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Standards for 2023-2025 and Other Changes (Renewal)
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Standards for 2023-2025 and Other Changes (Renewal), (EPA ICR Number 2722.03, OMB Control Number 2060-0749) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described below. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through 30 September 2026. This notice allows 60 days for public comments. Comments must be submitted on or before 28 August 2026. 91 Federal Register (FR) 39095, 29 June 2026: This proposed rule is identified by Docket Number EPA-HQ-OAR-2026-4358. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at and provides access to primary documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov by searching the Docket Number. WTO Members and their stakeholders are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Point. Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their stakeholders by 4pm Eastern Time on 28 August 2026 will be shared with EPA and will also be submitted to the Docket on Regulations.gov if received within the comment period. Previous actions notified under the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/1956 are identified by Docket Number EPA-HQ-OAR-2021-0427.
AddendumG/TBT/N/USA/1956/Add.2
Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program Compliance; Notification of Webinar
EPA is hosting a public webinar on 7 September 2023 Eastern Time (ET) to discuss the implementation of the new regulatory provisions promulgated as part of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) final rule for 2023–2025 (the 'Set Rule' [notified in G/TBT/N/USA/1956/Add.1 and G/TBT/N/USA/1956/Add.1/Corr.1]). These regulatory provisions include updated third-party engineering review requirements, new independence requirements for independent third-party auditors and professional engineers, an alternative recordkeeping requirement for parties using separated food waste, and updated regulatory provisions for the production, distribution, and use of biogas as a renewable fuel. During the webinar, EPA intends to discuss the following: An overview of the regulatory amendments in the Set Rule. A detailed overview of the updated biogas regulatory provisions. A demonstration of the registration system updates for parties that want to use the alternative recordkeeping provisions for separated food waste. Changes to three-year engineering review updates and third-party engineer independence requirements. An overview of the new regulatory provisions for mixed digesters. A moderated question-and-answer period for stakeholders to ask additional questions related to these provisions. All attendees must pre-register for the webinar by 31 August 2023, by notifying Nick Parsons, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, Assessment and Standards Division, Environmental Protection Agency; telephone…
CorrigendumG/TBT/N/USA/1956/Add.1/Corr.1
Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Standards for 2023-2025 and Other Changes; Correction
3 August 2023 - 88 FR (Federal Register) 51239, 40 CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) Part 80: ACTION: Final rule; correction SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register on 12 July 2023 (notified in G/TBT/N/USA/1956/Add.1). The final rule determined the applicable volume requirements and percentage standards for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) for 2023 through 2025 for cellulosic biofuel, biomass-based diesel, advanced biofuel, and total renewable fuel, established the second supplemental standard addressing the judicial remand of the 2016 standard-setting rulemaking, and made several regulatory changes to the RFS program. This document corrects several amendatory instructions in the regulatory text in the final rule, but does not make any substantive changes. DATES: This correction is effective on 11 September 2023. This correction to the final rule and earlier actions notified under G/TBT/N/USA/1956 are identified by Docket Number EPA-HQ-OAR-2021-0427. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at and provides access to primary and supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov by searching the Docket Number.
AddendumG/TBT/N/USA/1956/Add.1
Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Standards for 2023-2025 and Other Changes
TITLE: Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Standards for 2023-2025 and Other Changes AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ACTION: Final rule SUMMARY: Under the Clean Air Act, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is required to determine the applicable volume requirements for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) for years after those specified in the statute. This action establishes the applicable volumes and percentage standards for 2023 through 2025 for cellulosic biofuel, biomass-based diesel, advanced biofuel, and total renewable fuel. This action also establishes the second supplemental standard addressing the judicial remand of the 2016 standard-setting rulemaking. Finally, this action makes several regulatory changes to the RFS program, including changes related to the treatment of biogas and other modifications to improve the program's implementation. At this time EPA is not finalizing proposed provisions related to the generation of RINs from qualifying renewable electricity. DATES: This rule is effective on 11 September 2023, except for amendatory instruction 30, which is effective on 1 February 2024, and amendatory instructions 41 and 42, which are effective on 1 April 2024. The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in this regulation is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of 12 July 2023. The incorporation by reference of ASTM D1250, ASTM D4442, ASTM D4444, ASTM D6866, and ASTM E870 was approved by the Director of…
Regular notificationG/TBT/N/USA/1956
Comment deadline: Closed on 10 February 2023
Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Standards for 2023-2025 and Other Changes
Proposed rule - Under the Clean Air Act, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is required to determine the applicable volume requirements for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) for years after those specified in the statute. This action proposes the applicable volumes and percentage standards for 2023 through 2025 for cellulosic biofuel, biomass-based diesel, advanced biofuel, and total renewable fuel. This action also proposes the second supplemental standard addressing the remand of the 2016 standard-setting rulemaking. Finally, this action proposes several regulatory changes to the RFS program including regulations governing the generation of qualifying renewable electricity and other modifications intended to improve the program's implementation.
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