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