8 State Requests for Year-Round E15 Reviewed by US Budget Office

Without the Office of Management and Budget approval, states will be unable to sell E15 fuel in the summer months.

By Jim Wiesemeyer

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February 27, 2023 02:03 PM

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on Friday completed its review of eight states requests to remove the volatility waiver provided under law for ethanol blends

—the Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) waiver of 1 pound per square inch (PSI). Removing the waiver would allow sales of E15 fuel year-round in the states.

Background

Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin made their requests early in 2022 and EPA sent forward its proposed rule Dec. 5, 2022.

Now what?

EPA can now release the proposed rule. The timing of the comment period associated with the proposed rule may dictate whether or not the waivers, if granted, can be in place for the 2023 summer driving season which starts June 1 and runs through Sept. 15.

Without the waiver, states will be unable to sell E15 fuel in the summer months.

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