Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program Compliance; Notification of Webinar Publication: Federal Register Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Byron Bunker Date: 14 August 2023 Subjects: American Government , The Environment, Petroleum

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 155 (Monday, August 14, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 55040]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17310]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-11273-01-OAR]


Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program Compliance; Notification of 
Webinar

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notification of webinar.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a 
public webinar on the new regulatory provisions of the Renewable Fuel 
Standard (RFS) program.

DATES: The webinar will be held on September 7, 2023. Additional 
information regarding the workshop appears below under SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: All attendees must pre-register for the webinar by notifying 
the contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT by 
August 31, 2023. Additional information related to the webinar will be 
posted at: https://www.epa.gov/renewable-fuel-standard-program/rfs-set-rule-implementation-webinar. Interested parties should check the 
website for any updated information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nick Parsons, Office of Transportation 
and Air Quality, Assessment and Standards Division, Environmental 
Protection Agency; telephone number: (734) 214-4479; email address: 
RFS-Hearing@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA is hosting a public webinar to discuss 
the implementation of the new regulatory provisions promulgated as part 
of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) final rule for 2023-2025 (the 
``Set Rule'').\1\ These regulatory provisions include updated third-
party engineering review requirements, new independence requirements 
for independent third-party auditors and professional engineers, an 
alternative recordkeeping requirement for parties using separated food 
waste, and updated regulatory provisions for the production, 
distribution, and use of biogas as a renewable fuel.
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    \1\ 88 FR 44468 (July 12, 2023).
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    During the webinar, EPA intends to discuss the following:
     An overview of the regulatory amendments in the Set Rule.
     A detailed overview of the updated biogas regulatory 
provisions.
     A demonstration of the registration system updates for 
parties that want to use the alternative recordkeeping provisions for 
separated food waste.
     Changes to three-year engineering review updates and 
third-party engineer independence requirements.
     An overview of the new regulatory provisions for mixed 
digesters.
     A moderated question-and-answer period for stakeholders to 
ask additional questions related to these provisions.
    EPA will post an agenda approximately one week before the webinar 
at: https://www.epa.gov/renewable-fuel-standard-program/rfs-set-rule-implementation-webinar. Interested parties should check this website 
for any updated information.
    If you require the services of an interpreter or special 
accommodations such as audio description, please pre-register for the 
webinar and describe your needs by August 24, 2023. EPA may not be able 
to arrange accommodations without advance notice.

Byron Bunker,
Director, Compliance Division, Office of Transportation and Air 
Quality.
[FR Doc. 2023-17310 Filed 8-11-23; 8:45 am]
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