Blocked By EPA, Biofuels Group Asks OMB For Octane Limit In Vehicle Rule

摘要

A coalition of biofuels and farm groups, led by former Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle (D-SD), is poised to press White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) officials to include a high-octane standard to boost fuel economy in EPA's upcoming light-duty vehicle rules after a key agency official appeared to reject the request. Daschle, who chairs the High Octane, Low Carbon (HOLC) Alliance, a group formed in 2016, is slated to meet with EPA and OMB officials July 13 to make the group's case to promote higher blends of ethanol in fuel as part of the agency's forthcoming proposal for tighter light-duty vehicle greenhouse gas standards.