(NAFB.com) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a draft rule regarding the potential reallocation of recently granted Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) refinery exemptions (SREs) from years 2023 and 2024 as well as for the estimated amount SREs expected for 2025. Combined, this rule will impact over two billion gallons of renewable fuels demand. In the draft rule, EPA proposed reallocating 100% of the RFS exemptions or only 50%, while also soliciting comment on doing no reallocation at all. Any reallocated volumes would be added to the 2026-2027 RFS blending volumes under the proposal. “Just a few weeks ago Iowa Renewable Fuels Association praised the EPA for committing to full reallocation in the 2026-2027 RFS rule, the co-proposal that would reallocate only 50% of the SREs would be bad news for farmers.