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Janet McCabe
Acting Assistant Administrator
Office of Air and Radiation, USEPA
Room 5406A, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20460
202-564-3206
mccabe.janet@epa.gov
The biodiesel industry is set to exceed those volumes in 2014. Today the industry is producing at
a monthly rate of 166 million gallons, which translates to an annual rate of nearly 2 billion
gallons, and to more than 3.5 billion RINs; again, nearly enough on its own to fill the statutory
2014 advanced biofuels requirement of 3. 75 billion gallons. The industry has demonstrated its
capacity to exceed even those volumes, and careful research shows there is more than adequate
and affordable feedstock available. Accordingly, the industry is urging EPA to set 2014 volume
requirements for biomass-based diesel and advanced biofuels that reflect this capacity and
current production. Absent such a move, production will drop, layoffs will be required, and
investment in future production will be limited.
We look forward to the opportunity to meet with you to discuss these issues and the role
biodiesel can play in the RFS and the nation's efforts on energy independence and reduction of
greenhouse gasses.
I have copied John Bird of my staff who will contact your office to follow up on this request for
a meeting on Wednesday, September 25.
Best,
Bob Van Heuvelen