DOE Digs into Fuel Emissions: Comment by April!
Published Date: 3/3/2026
Notice
Summary
The Department of Energy wants to collect new information from fuel producers about emissions values to help improve clean energy efforts. They’re asking for public comments by April 2, 2026, to make sure the process is clear and not too much work. This new info collection could affect fuel producers and aims to keep things efficient and useful.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Estimated Reporting Burden and Costs
DOE estimates this new information collection will involve 30 respondents and 30 total annual responses, totaling 1,200 burden hours per year and an annual reporting and recordkeeping cost burden of $127,440. The agency requests public comments on the burden estimate by April 2, 2026.
Emissions Values Enable Section 45Z Credit
If you produce transportation fuel, DOE will collect Emissions Value Requests (EVR) and supporting documents and provide an emissions value that you can use to petition the Secretary of the Treasury for a Provisional Emissions Rate to claim the section 45Z tax credit (26 U.S.C. 45Z). Likely respondents include owners of facilities that produce transportation fuel as defined in 26 U.S.C. 45Z.
DOE Will Share Submitted Data with National Labs
DOE will share relevant information it collects with one or more National Laboratories as needed so those Laboratories can perform the required emissions analysis for EVRs. This data sharing is part of the process to produce the emissions values used for section 45Z petitions.
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