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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1113 

To impose an annual deadline of June 1 for small refineries to submit 

petitions for exemptions from the renewable fuel requirements under 

section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)) based on 

disproportionate economic hardship. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 18, 2021 

Ms. CRAIG (for herself, Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mrs. AXNE, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. POCAN, and Mr. SMITH of Nebraska) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 

and Commerce 

A BILL 

To impose an annual deadline of June 1 for small refineries 

to submit petitions for exemptions from the renewable 

fuel requirements under section 211(o) of the Clean Air 

Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)) based on disproportionate economic hardship. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Renewable Fuel Stand5 ard Integrity Act of 2021’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. ANNUAL DEADLINE FOR PETITIONS BY SMALL RE2 FINERIES FOR EXEMPTIONS FROM RENEW3 ABLE FUEL REQUIREMENTS. 

4 (a) DEADLINE.—Notwithstanding any other provi5 sion of law, petitions under section 211(o)(9) of the Clean 

6 Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(9)) for an exemption from the 

7 requirements of section 211(o)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 

8 7545(o)(2)) shall be submitted to the Administrator of the 

9 Environmental Protection Agency by June 1 of the year 

10 preceding the year when such requirements would other11 wise be in effect. 

12 (b) EFFECT OF FAILURE TO MEET DEADLINE.—If 

13 a petition described in subsection (a) is not submitted by 

14 the deadline specified in such subsection, the petition shall 

15 be ineligible for consideration or approval. 

16 SEC. 3. INFORMATION IN PETITION SUBJECT TO PUBLIC 

17 DISCLOSURE. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—The information described in sub19 section (b) in any submission to the Administrator of the 

20 Environmental Protection Agency by any person, includ21 ing a small refinery, with respect to a petition under sec22 tion 211(o)(9)(B) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 

23 7545(o)(9)(B))— 

24 (1) shall not be deemed to be a trade secret or 

25 confidential information; and 


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1 (2) shall be subject to public disclosure, not2 withstanding section 552(b) of title 5, United States 

3 Code. 

4 (b) DESCRIBED INFORMATION.—The information de5 scribed in this subsection is— 

6 (1) the name of the small refinery requesting 

7 an extension of an exemption; 

8 (2) the number of gallons of renewable fuel that 

9 will not be contained in fuel pursuant to section 

10 211(o)(2) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 

11 7545(o)(2)) as a result of the extension if the exten12 sion is granted; and 

13 (3) the compliance year for which the extension 

14 is requested. 

15 (c) APPLICABILITY.—Subsection (a) applies only with 

16 respect to information submitted with respect to a petition 

17 under section 211(o)(9)(B) of the Clean Air Act (42 

18 U.S.C. 7545(o)(9)(B)) for calendar year 2023 or subse19 quent calendar years. 

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