EPA has finalized pathways for production of renewable fuel from giant reed (Arundo donax) and napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum) as feedstocks. These pathways are for cellulosic biofuel, for purposes of the RFS. In response to comments on the proposal concerning the potential for these crops to behave as invasive species, EPA is adopting additional registration, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements that were developed to address the potential for GHG emissions related to these concerns.
Fact Sheet: EPA Issues Supplemental Final Rule for Additional Qualifying Renewable Fuel Pathways under the RFS Program (PDF) (3 pp, 147K, EPA-420-F-13-040, June 2013)
Final Rule (PDF) (49 pp, 340K, pre-publication, signed June 28, 2013)
Source
United States Environment Protection Agency EPA, press release, 2013-06-28.
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United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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