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Notification Detail :: G/TBT/N/USA/1956/Add.2

Notification No.

Notification Type

Notifying Member

Date of Notification

Final Date for Comments

Days to Final Date

Title

Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program Compliance; Notification of Webinar

Objective

Protection of the environment (TBT)

Product Covered

Renewable fuel standards; Environmental protection (ICS code(s): 13.020); Fuels (ICS code(s): 75.160)

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HSCODE

ICSCODE

13.020 - Environmental protection; 13.020 - Environmental protection; 75.160 - Fuels; 75.160 - Fuels

Keywords

Specific Regions

Description

EPA is hosting a public webinar on 7 September 2023 Eastern Time (ET) to discuss the implementation of the new regulatory provisions promulgated as part of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) final rule for 2023–2025 (the “Set Rule” [notified in G/TBT/N/USA/1956/Add.1 and G/TBT/N/USA/1956/Add.1/Corr.1]). These regulatory provisions include updated third-party engineering review requirements, new independence requirements for independent third-party auditors and professional engineers, an alternative recordkeeping requirement for parties using separated food waste, and updated regulatory provisions for the production, distribution, and use of biogas as a renewable fuel.During the webinar, EPA intends to discuss the following:An overview of the regulatory amendments in the Set Rule.A detailed overview of the updated biogas regulatory provisions.A demonstration of the registration system updates for parties that want to use the alternative recordkeeping provisions for separated food waste.Changes to three-year engineering review updates and third-party engineer independence requirements.An overview of the new regulatory provisions for mixed digesters.A moderated question-and-answer period for stakeholders to ask additional questions related to these provisions.All attendees must pre-register for the webinar by 31 August 2023, by notifying Nick Parsons, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, Assessment and Standards Division, Environmental Protection Agency; telephone number: +1 734-214-4479; email address: RFS-Hearing@epa.gov. Additional information related to the webinar will be posted at https://www.epa.gov/renewable-fuel-standard-program/rfs-set-rule-implementation-webinar.   EPA will post an agenda approximately one week before the webinar. Interested parties should check this website for any updated information.If you require the services of an interpreter or special accommodations such as audio description, please pre-register for the webinar and describe your needs by 24 August 2023. EPA may not be able to arrange accommodations without advance notice.

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