Regulatory changes: EPA Renewable Fuel Standard

Every new EPA document on the Renewable Fuel Standard, with the official abstract, the key dates and a link to the source. Nothing here is our opinion: it is what the agency published.

• 2026-09-04
  Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Extension of 2025 Compliance Reporting DeadlineFinal rule, Federal Register 2026-18132

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) compliance reporting deadline for the 2025 compliance year from September 1, 2026, to October 1, 2026.

• 2026-09-02
  Notice of August 31, 2026 Decisions on Petitions for Small Refinery Exemptions Under the Renewable Fuel Standard ProgramNotice, Federal Register 2026-17985

  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing notification of its final action entitled August 31, 2026 Decision on Petitions for RFS Small Refinery Exemptions ("August 31, 2026 SRE Decisions Action") in which EPA issued decisions...

• 2026-08-05
  Notice of August 3, 2026 Decisions on Petitions for Small Refinery Exemptions Under the Renewable Fuel Standard ProgramNotice, Federal Register 2026-15905

  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing notification of its final action entitled August 3, 2026 Decision on Petitions for RFS Small Refinery Exemptions ("August 3, 2026 SRE Decisions Action") in which EPA issued decisions...

• 2026-06-29
  Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Standards for 2023-2025 and Other Changes (Renewal)Notice, Federal Register 2026-13077

  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Standards for 2023-2025 and Other Changes (Renewal), (EPA ICR Number 2722.03, OMB Control...

• 2026-04-01
  Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Standards for 2026 and 2027, Partial Waiver of 2025 Cellulosic Biofuel Volume Requirement, and Other ChangesFinal rule, Federal Register 2026-06275

  Under the Clean Air Act (CAA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is required to determine the applicable volume requirements for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) for years after those specified in the statute. The EPA is...

• 2026-02-18
  Rescission of the Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding and Motor Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards Under the Clean Air ActFinal rule, Federal Register 2026-03157

  In this action, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is rescinding the Administrator's 2009 findings of contribution and endangerment and repealing all greenhouse gas (GHG) emission standards for light-duty, medium-duty, and...

• 2025-11-20
  Notice of November 2025 Decisions on Petitions for Small Refinery Exemptions Under the Renewable Fuel Standard ProgramNotice, Federal Register 2025-20440

  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing notification of its final action entitled November 2025 Decision on Petitions for RFS Small Refinery Exemptions ("November 2025 SRE Decisions Action") in which EPA issued decisions on...

• 2025-11-20
  Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: RFS Annual Rules (Renewal)Notice, Federal Register 2025-20355

  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: RFS Annual Rules (EPA ICR Number 2546.04, OMB Control Number 2060-0725) to the Office of Management and...

• 2025-10-29
  Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: RFS Annual Rules (Renewal)Notice, Federal Register 2025-19686

  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: RFS Annual Rules (EPA ICR Number 2691.03, OMB Control Number 2060-0740) to the Office of Management and...

• 2025-09-18
  Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Standards for 2026 and 2027, Partial Waiver of 2025 Cellulosic Biofuel Volume Requirement, and Other Changes; Supplemental Notice of Proposed RulemakingProposed rule, Federal Register 2025-18111

  On June 17, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed volumes and percentage standards for four categories of renewable fuel that would apply to obligated parties in 2026 and 2027 under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS)...

• 2025-08-27
  Notice of August 2025 Decisions on Petitions for Small Refinery Exemptions Under the Renewable Fuel Standard ProgramNotice, Federal Register 2025-16390

  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing notice of its final action entitled August 2025 Decision on Petitions for RFS Small Refinery Exemptions ("August 2025 SRE Decisions Action") in which EPA issued decisions on 175 small...

• 2025-07-07
  Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Partial Waiver of the 2024 Cellulosic Biofuel Volume RequirementFinal rule, Federal Register 2025-11153

  EPA is partially waiving the 2024 cellulosic biofuel volume requirement and revising the associated percentage standard under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program due to a shortfall in cellulosic biofuel production. This action also...