## Public Hearing for



# 201 3 Standards under the Renewable

Fuel Standard Program

March 8, 2013

Agenda

9 :00 am EPA Opening Statement

Bill Charmley

, Office of Transportation and Air Quality

9:15 am Testimony from parties that pre

- notified EPA

Order of witnesses:

Wibke Heymach Moms Clean Air Force Tim Hogan AFPM

Ann e Steckel NBB

Mitch Krebs Poet

- DSM Kyle Isakower API

Paul Niznik Hart Energy

Rafe Christo ph erson Poet

- DSM

John Reese Shell Oil Gary Haer NBB

Eric Keller Clean Water Action

David Whikehart Marathon Petroleum

Leon Jackson Thumb Bioenergy

Testimony from w alk

- ins

Hearing will adjourn when all parties have presented testimony1 

### Opening Statement

Paul Machiele Director, Assessment and Standards Division

Public Hearing for Proposed 201 3 Standards

under the Renewable Fuel Standard Program

Good morning . W elcome to all of you with us today. My name is Paul Machiele

,

and I am the Director of the Fuel Center within EPA’s Assessment and Standards

Division in the Office of Transportation and Air Quality.

We will be hearing testimony today on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the

201 3 standards under the RFS program, i ncluding the proposed volume for

cellulosic biofuel. The NPRM was signed by the Administrator on January 31 and

was published on February 7

.

Under the Clean Air Act, EPA is required to set the renewable fuel percentage

standards each year. Additionally, EPA is required to set the cellulosic biofuel

standard each year based on the volume projected to be available during the

following year, using EIA projections and assessments of production capability

from industry. Today we will be hearing testimony on our proposed annual

standards for cellulosic biofuel, biomass

- based diesel, advanced biofuel, and total

renewable fuels that would apply to all gasoline and diesel produced or imported in

year 201 3

.

I n addition to today’s hearing, t here is also opportunity to send us written

comments. The written comment period close s April 7, 2013

. This date represents2

exactly 30 days following today's hearing. However, since this date falls on a

Sunday, we will accept written comments received by Monday, Ap ril 8.

On the panel today with me are David Korotney and Dallas Burkholder of my

staff.

Now let me go over how we will hold this hearing.

We are conducting this hearing in accordance with section 307(d)(5) of the

amended Clean Air Act, which requires EPA to provide interested persons an

opportunity for oral presentation, in addition to written submissions.

The official record of this heari ng will be kept open for 30 days to provide for

submission of rebuttal and supplemental testimony. The hearing will be conducted

informally, and formal rules of evidence will not apply. I will be serving as the

Presiding Officer of today's hearing, and a s such I am authorized to strike

statements from the record which are deemed irrelevant or needlessly repetitious,

and to enforce reasonable limits on the duration of the statement of any witness.

W e request that each person keep their verbal testimony to no more than ten

minutes. The list of witnesses that informed us ahead of time and their order is

provided with the agenda at the reception table.

Witnesses must state their name and affiliation prior to making their statement.

When each wi tness has finished his or her presentation, the government panel will

have an opportunity to ask questions related to the testimony. Witnesses are3

reminded that any false statements or false responses to questions may be a

violation of law.

If any members of the audience wishing to testify have not already signed up,

please submit your name at the reception table. We will accommodate everyone

who wants to testify. Everyone attending should sign the register whether or not

you testify.

Than k you. With that, I will call the first witnesses.