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Dravis, Samantha[dravis.samantha@epa.gov] David Reitz Tue 10/31/2017 7:31:36 PM Help Protect Refiners Jobs In Reference to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ- OAR-2017-0091
Samantha Dravis,
The time is now to help prevent a massive loss of good-paying American jobs. The EPA currently implements the Renewable Fuel Standard in a way that makes all U.S. refiners responsible for ensuring that certain levels of renewable fuels are blended into gasoline, even if they do not have capabilities to do such blending.
This nonsensical set-up allows large integrated oil companies that blend more fuel than they refine and big convenience store gasoline chains (who do much of the blending) to collect valuable credits for the renewable fuel they blend into the pure gasoline they get from refineries. Independent refiners, who do little or no blending themselves, then end up purchasing those credits in order to demonstrate compliance with a process they have little control over. Small and independent refiners are at risk of going offline due to this backwards regulation, with 75,000 150,000 U.S. workers potentially impacted.
Please, help save our jobs and make this right. Please move the point of obligation for the RFS (Docket ID No. EPA-HQ- OAR-2017-0091) in a way that fixes this inequity.
Thank you.
David Reitz 2621 Nova Park Ct Rockwall, TX 75087
17cv01906 Sierra Club v. EPA
ED_001523_00006131 -00001
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Dravis, Samantha[dravis.samantha@epa.gov] Jared Boatman Tue 10/31/2017 7:09:39 PM Help Protect Refiners Jobs In Reference to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ- OAR-2017-0091
Samantha Dravis,
The time is now to help prevent a massive loss of good-paying American jobs. The EPA currently implements the Renewable Fuel Standard in a way that makes all U.S. refiners responsible for ensuring that certain levels of renewable fuels are blended into gasoline, even if they do not have capabilities to do such blending.
This nonsensical set-up allows large integrated oil companies that blend more fuel than they refine and big convenience store gasoline chains (who do much of the blending) to collect valuable credits for the renewable fuel they blend into the pure gasoline they get from refineries. Independent refiners, who do little or no blending themselves, then end up purchasing those credits in order to demonstrate compliance with a process they have little control over. Small and independent refiners are at risk of going offline due to this backwards regulation, with 75,000 150,000 U.S. workers potentially impacted.
Please, help save our jobs and make this right. Please move the point of obligation for the RFS (Docket ID No. EPA-HQ- OAR-2017-0091) in a way that fixes this inequity.
Thank you.
Jared Boatman 117 W BLEVINS RD ARTESIA, NM 88210
17cv01906 Sierra Club v. EPA
ED_001523_00006134-00001
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Dravis, Samantha[dravis.samantha@epa.gov] Chris Atkinson Tue 10/31/2017 7:04:54 PM Help Protect Refiners Jobs In Reference to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ- OAR-2017-0091
Samantha Dravis,
The time is now to help prevent a massive loss of good-paying American jobs. The EPA currently implements the Renewable Fuel Standard in a way that makes all U.S. refiners responsible for ensuring that certain levels of renewable fuels are blended into gasoline, even if they do not have capabilities to do such blending.
This nonsensical set-up allows large integrated oil companies that blend more fuel than they refine and big convenience store gasoline chains (who do much of the blending) to collect valuable credits for the renewable fuel they blend into the pure gasoline they get from refineries. Independent refiners, who do little or no blending themselves, then end up purchasing those credits in order to demonstrate compliance with a process they have little control over. Small and independent refiners are at risk of going offline due to this backwards regulation, with 75,000 150,000 U.S. workers potentially impacted.
Please, help save our jobs and make this right. Please move the point of obligation for the RFS (Docket ID No. EPA-HQ- OAR-2017-0091) in a way that fixes this inequity.
Thank you.
Chris Atkinson 652 weatherby dr Cheyenne, WY 82007
17cv01906 Sierra Club v. EPA
ED_001523_00006135-00001
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Dravis, Samantha[dravis.samantha@epa.gov] Alan Henman Tue 10/31/2017 6:55:23 PM Help Protect Refiners Jobs In Reference to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ- OAR-2017-0091
Samantha Dravis,
The time is now to help prevent a massive loss of good-paying American jobs. The EPA currently implements the Renewable Fuel Standard in a way that makes all U.S. refiners responsible for ensuring that certain levels of renewable fuels are blended into gasoline, even if they do not have capabilities to do such blending.
This nonsensical set-up allows large integrated oil companies that blend more fuel than they refine and big convenience store gasoline chains (who do much of the blending) to collect valuable credits for the renewable fuel they blend into the pure gasoline they get from refineries. Independent refiners, who do little or no blending themselves, then end up purchasing those credits in order to demonstrate compliance with a process they have little control over. Small and independent refiners are at risk of going offline due to this backwards regulation, with 75,000 150,000 U.S. workers potentially impacted.
Please, help save our jobs and make this right. Please move the point of obligation for the RFS (Docket ID No. EPA-HQ- OAR-2017-0091) in a way that fixes this inequity.
Thank you.
Alan Henman 5200 S.W. 70th El Dorado, KS 67042
17cv01906 Sierra Club v. EPA
ED_001523_00006137-00001
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Dravis, Samanthafdravis.samantlia@epa.gov] Strecker Jeff Tue 10/31/2017 6:42:50 PM Help Protect Refiners Jobs In Reference to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ- OAR-2017-0091
Samantha Dravis,
The time is now to help prevent a massive loss of good-paying American jobs. The EPA currently implements the Renewable Fuel Standard in a way that makes all U.S. refiners responsible for ensuring that certain levels of renewable fuels are blended into gasoline, even if they do not have capabilities to do such blending.
This nonsensical set-up allows large integrated oil companies that blend more fuel than they refine and big convenience store gasoline chains (who do much of the blending) to collect valuable credits for the renewable fuel they blend into the pure gasoline they get from refineries. Independent refiners, who do little or no blending themselves, then end up purchasing those credits in order to demonstrate compliance with a process they have little control over. Small and independent refiners are at risk of going offline due to this backwards regulation, with 75,000 150,000 U.S. workers potentially impacted.
Please, help save our jobs and make this right. Please move the point of obligation for the RFS (Docket ID No. EPA-HQ- OAR-2017-0091) in a way that fixes this inequity.
Thank you.
Strecker Jeff 1506 N. Terhune Wichita, KS 67230
17cv01906 Sierra Club v. EPA
ED_001523_00006138-00001
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Dravis, Samantha[dravis.samantha@epa.gov] Eric Sanders Tue 10/31/2017 6:11:38 PM Help Protect Refiners Jobs In Reference to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ- OAR-2017-0091
Samantha Dravis,
The time is now to help prevent a massive loss of good-paying American jobs. The EPA currently implements the Renewable Fuel Standard in a way that makes all U.S. refiners responsible for ensuring that certain levels of renewable fuels are blended into gasoline, even if they do not have capabilities to do such blending.
This nonsensical set-up allows large integrated oil companies that blend more fuel than they refine and big convenience store gasoline chains (who do much of the blending) to collect valuable credits for the renewable fuel they blend into the pure gasoline they get from refineries. Independent refiners, who do little or no blending themselves, then end up purchasing those credits in order to demonstrate compliance with a process they have little control over. Small and independent refiners are at risk of going offline due to this backwards regulation, with 75,000 150,000 U.S. workers potentially impacted.
Please, help save our jobs and make this right. Please move the point of obligation for the RFS (Docket ID No. EPA-HQ- OAR-2017-0091) in a way that fixes this inequity.
Thank you.
Eric Sanders Rural Route 2 Box 257 Nowata, OK 74048
17cv01906 Sierra Club v. EPA
ED_001523_00006144-00001