Industry assesses impact of EISA, farm bill

BioDiesel Magazine - July 2008
By Hope Deutscher

Industry experts and suppliers are discussing the impacts that federal mandates in the Energy Independence & Security Act of 2007 are having on the renewable fuels industry.

The renewable fuels standard in EISA mandates 600 million gallons of advanced biofuel consumption, including biodiesel, in 2009. During a DTN-hosted webcast on the topic in late April, Sherri Cabrera, director of legislative affairs for the Petroleum Marketers Association of America, said the association is specifically concerned about biodiesel pump labeling requirements that will be put into place by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission in June. For pumps containing less than 5 percent biomass-based diesel blends (including but not exclusive to biodiesel) and meeting the ASTM D 975 diesel specifications, there are no new labeling requirements. However, B5 to B20 blends will be labeled “contains biomass-based diesel” or “biodiesel in quantities between 5 percent and 20 percent.” Blends above B20 will be labeled “contains more than 20 percent biomass-based diesel or biodiesel.”

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