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The Environmental Protection Agency will release a single draft rule to expand E15 sales, and make RIN market reforms. 
The announcement follows consideration that the rule would be split to allow the EPA to focus on finishing the E15 rule before the summer driving season. 
 
However, an EPA official told Reuters, “the President had instructed us to keep it together.” 
 
The rule was expected to be released in draft form in February, but the government shutdown has delayed the rulemaking process. 
The EPA is still expecting to complete the rule, according to agency officials, by the June first start of the summer driving season. 
 
If the agency fails to complete the rule on time, E15 sales would not be allowed in many markets due to current regulations. 
However, while the timeline is slim, the EPA official says the agency was moving at a “very expeditious” pace on the E15 rule. The agency has yet to announce a date for when the draft rule will be released.

 


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