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Event Date
Event
1 5/28/2015 201416 Proposed RVOs released by EPA
2 11/30/2015 2014-16 Final RVOs released by EPA
3 5/18/2016 2017 Proposed RVOs released by EPA
4 11/23/2016 2017 Final RVOs released by EPA
5 12/7/2016 Media reports on pending Trump nomination of Pruitt for EPA Administrator. Official announcement on December 8.
6 12/22/2016 Trump announces Carl Icahn as regulatory advisor
7 1/6/2017 Pruitt meets with Senators Grassley and Ernst
8 1/24/2017 Trump freezes all new federal regulations including 2017 RVO's
9 2/28/2017 Rumors of Icahn deal with RFA for Point of Obligation change in exchange for E15 waiver
10 3/20/2017 Regulatory freeze ends with 2017 RVO not impacted
11 5/12/2017 OMB sends 2018 proposed RVOs to WH
12 5/25/2017 Pruitt defers RFS changes to Congress
13 7/5/2017 2018 Proposed RVOs released by EPA
14 7/28/2017 Media reports the DC Circuit Court rejected EPA's authority to lower 2016 RVO based on General Waiver
15 8/16/2017 US Circuit Court of Appeals rules in favor Sinclair vs EPA, opening the possibility for additional small refiner exemptions
16 9/26/2017 EPA released NODA and media reports of Trump considering proposal to allow compliance for denatured ethanol exports i
17 10/19/2017 Pruitt replies to Senators letter regarding RFS, NODA, and denatured ethanol exports
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18 11/9/2017 Media reports of new small refiner exemptions
19 11/30/2017 2018 Final RVOs released by EPA
20 12/1/2017 WH plans to meet oil industry on RFS
21 1/22/2018 PES files for Ch. 11bankrupcy blaming RFS
22 2/8/2018 Biodiesel Tax Credit reinstated for 2017 but not 2018
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23 2/23/2018 W-I requests EPA, USDA, and Senators meeting on RFS
24 3/1/2018 Trump reportedly supports RIN cap and ipsi RVP waiver
25 3/14/2018 W -I meeting with EPA and USDA cancelled
26 3/21/2018 USDA's Perdue indicates Trump is considering deferring RFS reform to Congress
27 3/26/2018 EPA & PES reach settlement on bankruptcy
28 4/3/2018 Reports of small refiner exemptions for Andeavor
29 4/4/2018 Reports of 25 small refinerexemptions were granted for 2017
30 4/10/2018 No WH action expected over next 3 months while waiting for Congress to act
31 4/14/2018 Trump announces support for E1S
32 5/8/2018 WH meeting with Cruz; "Win-win" solution with E1S and RIN for ethanol exports rumored to be included in deal
33 6/6/2018 Grassley and Ernst would call for Pruitt resignation and WH deal collapses
34 6/20/2018 News reports of EPA realloaction small refiner exemptions to other OP's to be induded in 2019 RVO Proposal
35 6/26/2018 2019 Proposed RVO released with no reallocation of small refiner exemptions
36 7/5/2018 Pruitt resigns; Andrew Wheeler becomes acting EPA administrator
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2024-EPA-05254
Confidential
Sierra Club FOIA 2024-EPA-05254
ED_017426_00001757-00001
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