national cottonseed products association cottonseed oil & renewable fuel standard
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National Cottonseed Products Association
Cottonseed Oil &
Renewable Fuel Standard
Cottonseed Petition
Submitted to EPA in November 2011Petition process ground to a haltFactors: over-thinking it, volume, RFS
workload, resources, moraleUniversity of Illinois analysis & BIO
letter
EPA Reviewing Petition Process
Acknowledged need for improvements 6 month period to improve quality and
efficiency of the petition process will propose new guidelines will continue to review high priority pending
petitions, including cottonseed
Timeline?
EPA will not provide any timeframe for next steps or completion
will only say, “closer to the end than the beginning”
Monthly updates, beginning May 14th
Broader RFS Issues
2014 Required Volume ObligationsJune 20th target for Final RuleEthanol blend wall & lack of cellulosic
productionPressure from petroleum industry
Biodiesel Demand Factors
2014 & 2015 RVOBiodiesel Tax CreditArgentinaFDA action on Trans FatChina veg oil demand
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