A U.S. plan for year-round sales of a fuel blend with more ethanol known as E15 in eight Midwestern states will likely go into effect in summer 2024, a year later than the states sought, the top U.S. environment regulator told lawmakers on Wednesday.
Considering the move to help lower gas prices, the Environmental Protection Agency studied if it could make the change this summer but concluded there was not enough time for final rule-making, EPA Administrator Michael Regan told the House Agriculture Committee.
Regan added that the agency will consider issuing a temporary emergency waiver to allow sales of E15 this summer. The EPA in March proposed a rule that would allow year-round sales of E15, fuel containing 15% ethanol, in the Midwestern states beginning in 2024. Governors of eight states, including major corn-producing states like Iowa, Nebraska and Illinois, had asked that EPA"There would be a significant disruption to consumer pricing and the like if we moved too quickly in 2023," Regan said. "We feel very confident that E15 being sold year-round will be eligible and ready to go in 2024.
The ethanol industry has long sought expanded sales of E15. Critics in the oil industry have argued that expanding E15 sales only in certain states could lead to distribution challenges.
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