Workshop Biointermediates Compliance 2022
RFS Biointermediates Implementation Workshop September 29, 2022
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held a virtual workshop on the new biointermediates provisions of the Renewable Fuel Standard program on September 29, 2022 from 1-4 pm EDT.
The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) final rule for years 2020, 2021, and 2022 (see 87 FR 39600, July 1, 2022) contained new provisions for the use of certain biointermediates to produce qualifying renewable fuels and specified requirements that apply when renewable fuel is produced through sequential operations at more than one facility. Additionally, the new provisions cover the production, transfer, and use of biointermediates and new regulatory requirements related to registration, recordkeeping, and reporting for facilities producing or using a biointermediate for renewable fuel production.
The virtual public workshop provided the opportunity for EPA to update stakeholders on how to register and comply with the new requirements (producing, transferring and using biointermediates) and generate RINs. There was also a question and answer period for stakeholders to ask additional questions related to biointermediates.
Thank you to everyone who attended the workshop.
Agenda
| Time (EDT) | Topic | Presenter |
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| 1:00 pm | Introduction | Mary Manners |
| 1:10 pm | What is a biointermediate? | Robert Anderson |
| 1:20 pm | Do I need a new pathway? | Aaron Levy |
| 1:30 pm | Transfer limits | Robert Anderson |
| 1:40 pm | Registration and association | Mark Goldman |
| 1:50 pm | Biointermediate engineering reviews | Jaimee Dong |
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Break
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| 2:15 pm | Biointermediate product transfer documents & recordkeeping | Anne Pastorkovich |
| 2:30 pm | Biointermediate reporting & RIN generation | Angelina Feldman |
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Break
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| 3:05 pm | Question & Answer | Robert Anderson |
| 3:55 pm | Closing | Mary Manners |
Documents
The following presentations were given at the workshop:
- Biointermediates Workshop Introduction (pdf)
- What is a Biointermediate? (pdf)
- How do biointermediates fit into fuel pathways? (pdf)
- Transfer Limits (pdf)
- Registration and Association (pdf)
- Engineering Reviews (pdf)
- Product Transfer Documents & Recordkeeping (pdf)
- Biointermediates Reporting & RIN Generation (pdf)
- Closing (pdf)
Federal Register Notice: Fuels Biointermediate Compliance; Notification of Workshop (pdf) (published September 15, 2022)