Janine Lin

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Novozymes, Inc.
1445 Drew Ave. Davis, CA 95618 Tel: 530

- 757

- 8100 Fax: 530

- 758

- 0317 Internet:

www.novozymes.com Docket ID No. EPA

- HQ

- OAR

- 2015

- 0111 Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Mailcode: 2822T 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20460

To Whom It May Concern:

My name is Janine Lin and I live in Davis

, California . I am testifying in support of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and I hope you will consider my comments when making your decision.

I am a research scientist working in a global company called Novozymes. Novozymes’ vision is to find biological solutions for better lives in a growing world. We have brought breakthrough s in renewable fuel technolog ies to market

.
I support a strong federal RFS because increasing domestic renewable fuel leads to lower greenhouse gas emissions, ensures market access to cheaper, clean, low carbon alternatives to oil, and as in my case, created more American jobs.

In the recently proposed rule for 2014, 2015 and 2016 the EPA has proposed reducing the oil industry’s obligation to blend renewable fuel in gasoline.

The proposal directly contradicts the EPA’s other efforts to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions. If finali zed, the proposal would increase greenhouse gas emissions by almost 10 million metric tons, the same effect as putting 2.1 million more cars on the road. It also pulls the rug out from under the American workers who have built the biofuel industry. Renewab le biofuels are the cleanest and most sustainable liquid transportation fuel in the world and the United States is currently the leading producer. These fuels are available today because of the RFS.

Novozymes is devoted to developing technology that will enable a more sustainable,
bio

- based economy

– using renewable products rather than petroleum.

We started this effort 15 years ago. Since 2000, we have put 150 scientists globally

to develop techno logy to enable cellulosic ethanol industry . It's the largest effort in

our R&D history

, demonstrating our commitment to build this industry. Besides our own investment, w e also received government funding from the Department of Energy for a total of $ 28 million since 2000. Our R&D site in Davis grew from 35 to 100 people, largely due to the RFS and federal investments in biofuels

.Janine Lin

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Novozymes, Inc.
1445 Drew Ave. Davis, CA 95618 Tel: 530

- 757

- 8100 Fax: 530

- 758

- 0317 Internet:

www.novozymes.com I personally started involved in the effort since 2007. It was a difficult project at the
time because the technology wasn 't cost

- effective . With a sense of pride and
tremendous hard work , we made significant scientific breakthroughs and now the technology is here . You can see the results in the cellulosic plants that have come on
line now

.

I t would be deflating to have solved the technological barriers and solved the infrastructure barriers, only to see this industry stalled by policy instability around renewable fuels.

In the final rule, the EPA should require obligated parties to comply with the law by blending increa sing volumes of renewable fuels. Please support American jobs, a cleaner environment and greater national security. Please support a stable RFS. The
RFS works.

Sincerely,

Janine Lin

Janine Lin, Ph.D. Research Manager