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### October 31, 2013 'I'he Honorable Gina McCarthy Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20460
Dear Administrator McCarthy: Thank you for your woi • k to reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions that are contributing to climate change, including through your agency's efforts to carry out the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) first enacted by Congress in the 2005 Fnergy Policy Act. I write today in regard to EPA's draft proposal for 2014 Standards for the Rcnewable Fuel Standard Program. Specif cally, I am concerned that the draft proposal does not increase the volume requirement for biomass-based diesel for 2014. The biodiesel industry has grown remarkably over the past decade, aided by market demand and supported by the RFS. In fact, the industry is on track to produce a record 1.7 billion gallons of biodiesel in 2013—nearly 25 percent more than the 1.28 billion gallons required by the RFS. When Congress enacted the RFS, one of the ccntral goals was to encourage the dcvclopment and commercial use of renewable fuels to lower greenhouse gas emissions in our transportation sector, Biodiesel is the first—and only—BPA-designated Advanced Biofuel to rcach one billion gallons of production. Given the biodicscl industry's support for inercasing the RFS requirement, I am concerned that maintaining the current 1.28 billion gallon volume requircrnent in 2014 will hinder continued growth in this industry and result in job losses in rny district and around the nation. I urge you to support American jobs and innovation and raise the 2014 volume requireinent for biomass-based diesel to 1.7 billion gallons, I appreciate your consideration of my request, and I look forward to your response.

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