# 2025-11153: EPA Lowers Biofuel Goals: Not Enough Green Juice in 2024

2025-11153, Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Partial Waiver of the 2024 Cellulosic Biofuel Volume Requirement, is a Federal Register rule from Environmental Protection Agency published 2025-07-07; deemed significant under Executive Order 12866; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-08).

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- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-11153
- Title: Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Partial Waiver of the 2024 Cellulosic Biofuel Volume Requirement
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Environmental Protection Agency
- Citation: 90 FR 29751
- Published: 2025-07-07
- Effective: unknown
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: yes (OIRA_API)
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: 2060-AW46
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

EPA Lowers Biofuel Goals: Not Enough Green Juice in 2024

## Summary

The EPA is lowering the 2024 goal for cellulosic biofuel because there isn’t enough being made. This change helps fuel producers meet realistic targets and keeps the Renewable Fuel Standard fair. It also tweaks some rules about biogas to keep things running smoothly.

## Abstract

EPA is partially waiving the 2024 cellulosic biofuel volume requirement and revising the associated percentage standard under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program due to a shortfall in cellulosic biofuel production. This action also makes a minor revision to the biogas provisions of the RFS program.

## Effects PRIA read

- 2024 Cellulosic Volume Partial Waiver: benefit, medium. The EPA is partially waiving the 2024 cellulosic biofuel volume requirement and is revising the related percentage standard under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program because production fell short. If you produce or blend transportation fuel, this change reduces the 2024 cellulosic volumes you…
- Minor Biogas Provision Revision: benefit, low. The EPA is making a minor revision to the biogas provisions of the RFS program. If you produce biogas for use as an RFS-qualified fuel, this revision changes how the biogas rules apply under the RFS program starting with the action described.

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## Sources
- [2025-11153 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/07/2025-11153/renewable-fuel-standard-rfs-program-partial-waiver-of-the-2024-cellulosic-biofuel-volume-requirement)
- [2025-11153 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-07/pdf/2025-11153.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-11153 (as of 2026-06-08).