# 2025-11127: EPA Weighs Biofuel Targets Amid Cellulosic Fuel Shortfall

2025-11127, Public Hearing for Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Standards for 2026 and 2027, Partial Waiver of 2025 Cellulosic Biofuel Volume Requirement, and Other Changes, is a Federal Register notice from Environmental Protection Agency published 2025-06-17, effective 2025-07-08; deemed significant under Executive Order 12866; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-12).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2025-11127
- Title: Public Hearing for Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Standards for 2026 and 2027, Partial Waiver of 2025 Cellulosic Biofuel Volume Requirement, and Other Changes
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Environmental Protection Agency
- Citation: 90 FR 25614
- Published: 2025-06-17
- Effective: 2025-07-08
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: yes (OIRA_API)
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: 2060-AW23
- Last updated: 2026-11-12

## In one line

EPA Weighs Biofuel Targets Amid Cellulosic Fuel Shortfall

## Summary

The EPA is holding a virtual public hearing on July 8, 2025, to talk about new renewable fuel rules for 2026 and 2027. They’re proposing to lower the 2025 cellulosic biofuel goals because there isn’t enough fuel being made, and they want to tweak some rules about fuel imports. These changes affect fuel producers and importers and could impact fuel prices and availability in the coming years.

## Abstract

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a virtual public hearing to be held on July 8, 2025, on its proposal for the "Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Standards for 2026 and 2027, Partial Waiver of 2025 Cellulosic Biofuel Volume Requirement, and Other Changes," which was announced on June 13, 2025. An additional session will be held on July 9, 2025, if necessary, to accommodate the number of testifiers that sign-up to testify.

## Effects PRIA read

- EPA proposing 2026–2027 renewable fuel targets: mixed, medium. The EPA is proposing to set the applicable volumes and percentage standards for 2026 and 2027 for cellulosic biofuel, biomass-based diesel, advanced biofuel, and total renewable fuel. The proposal was announced June 13, 2025, and the detailed proposal is available on EPA’s RFS webpage.
- Partial waiver of 2025 cellulosic requirement: mixed, medium. EPA proposes to partially waive the 2025 cellulosic biofuel volume requirement and to revise the associated percentage standard because of a shortfall in cellulosic biofuel production. The proposal explicitly ties the waiver to the 2025 cellulosic shortfall.
- Fewer RINs for imported/foreign-feedstock fuel: cost, medium. EPA proposes to reduce the number of Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) generated for imported renewable fuel and for renewable fuel produced from foreign feedstocks. This change would alter how many compliance credits importers and producers of such fuels receive under the RFS program.
- Proposal to remove eRINs (renewable electricity): cost, medium. EPA proposes removing renewable electricity (eRINs) as a qualifying renewable fuel under the RFS program, meaning electricity used to produce qualifying fuels would no longer generate eRIN compliance credits under the program. The proposal is part of the June 13, 2025 announcement.

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## Sources
- [2025-11127 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/17/2025-11127/public-hearing-for-renewable-fuel-standard-rfs-program-standards-for-2026-and-2027-partial-waiver-of)
- [2025-11127 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-06-17/pdf/2025-11127.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-11127 (as of 2026-11-12).