Public Hearing for

2013 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

Anne Steckel NBB

Mitch Krebs Poet-DSM

Kyle Isakower API

Paul Niznik Hart Energy

Rafe Christopherson Poet-DSM

John Reese Shell Oil

Gary Haer NBB

Eric Keller Clean Water Action

David Whikehart Marathon Petroleum

Leon Jackson Thumb Bioenergy

Testimony from walk-ins 

Hearing will adjourn when all parties have presented testimony



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Opening Statement

Paul Machiele

Director, Assessment and Standards Division

Public Hearing for Proposed 2013 Standards 

under the Renewable Fuel Standard Program

Good morning. Welcome 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 

2013 standards under the RFS program, including 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 2013.

In addition to today’s hearing, there is also opportunity to send us written 

comments. The written comment period closes April 7, 2013. This date represents 
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exactly 30 days following today's hearing. However, since this date falls on a 

Sunday, we will accept written comments received by Monday, April 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 hearing 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 as 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.

We 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 witness has finished his or her presentation, the government panel will 

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

Thank you. With that, I will call the first witnesses.