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Correspondence Management System

Control Number: AX-14-000-4765

Printing Date: February 06, 2014 07:53:20

Citizen Information

Citizen/Originator: Foushee, Valerie P

Organization: North Carolina General Assembly Senate

Address: 520 Legislative Office Buillding 300 N Salisbury Street, Raleigh,

NC

27603

Constituent:

N/A

Committee: N/A

Sub-Committee:

N/A

Control Information

Control Number:

AX-14-000-4765

Alternate Number:

N/A

Status: Pending Closed Date: N/A

Due Date: Feb 20, 2014

of

Extensions: 0

Letter Date:

Jan 27, 2014

Received Date:

Feb

5

2014

Addressee: AD-Administrator Addressee Org: EPA

Contact Type: LTR (Letter) Priority Code: Normal

Signature:

DX-Direct Reply

Signature Date:

N/A

File Code: 404-141-02-01_ 141_b Controlled and Major Corr. Record copy

of

the offices

of

Division

Directors

and

other personnel.

Subject: ORF - Daily Reading File -Given the benefits that biodiesel production provides us, Urge EPA

reconsider the proposed 2014 RFS reductions.

Instructions:

Instruction Note:

DX-Respond directly to this citizen s questions, statements, or concerns

N/A

General Notes: N/A

CC:

OCIR - Office

of

Congressional

and

Intergovernmental Relations

OEAEE - Office

of

External Affairs and Environmental Education

R4 - Region 4 -- Immediate Office

Lead Information

Lead Author: N/A

Lead Assignments:

Assigner Office Assignee

Assigned Date

Due Date

Brenda Salvador OEX OAR Feb

6

2014 Feb 20, 2014

Instruction:

DX-Respond directly to this citizen s questions, statements, or concerns

Supporting Information

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N/A

Supporting Assignments:

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ssigned Date

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Sincerely.

Valerie P Foushee

xc: The Honorable Kay Hagan. United States Senate

David Agnew Director o Intergovernmental Affairs. the White House Office

o

Intergovernmental Affairs

Brian Levine. Domestic Policy Advisor to Vice President Joe Biden

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Correspondence Management System

Control Number: AX-14-000-4806

Printing Date: February 06, 2014 :23:44

Citizen Information

Citizen/Originator: Peterson, Doug

Organization: Minnesota Farms Union

Address: 600 City Road D West, St. Paul,

MN

55112-3521

Constituent: N/A

Committee: N/A

Sub-Committee:

N/A

Control Information

Control Number:

AX-14-000-4806

Alternate Number:

N/A

Status: Pending Closed Date: N/A

Due Date: Feb 20, 2014

of

Extensions: 0

Letter Date: Jan 24, 2014 Received Date: Feb 6 2014

Addressee: AD-Administrator Addressee Org: EPA

Contact Type: LTR (Letter) Priority Code: Normal

Signature: DX-Direct Reply Signature Date: N/A

File Code: 404-141-02-01_141 _b Controlled and Major Corr. Record copy

of

the offices

of

Division

Directors and other personnel.

Subject: ORF - Daily Reading File-2014 Standards for the Renewable Fuel Standard Program Docket

ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0479

Instructions:

Instruction Note:

DX-Respond

directly to this citizen s questions, statements, or concerns

N/A

General Notes: N/A

CC: OCIR - Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations

OEAEE - Office

of

External Affairs and Environmental Education

RS - Region 5 -- Immediate Office

Lead Information

Lead Author: N/A

Lead Assignments:

Assigner Office Assignee

Assigned Date

Due Date

Brenda Salvador OEX OAR Feb

6

2014 Feb 20, 2014

Instruction:

DX-Respond directly to this citizen s questions, statements, or concerns

Supporting Information

Supporting Author: N/A

Supporting Assignments:

Complete Date

N/A

I ssigner IOffice

Assignee

I

ssigned Date

No Record Found.

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MFU believes

backsliding

on the current

RFS

mandate is not

prudent

at this time as it has the

potential to hurt

rural

economies

by

reducing

demand

for corn which would hurt farm income and

the rural economy, while the

USD

is expecting a

record

corn crop (slightly above 14 billion

bushels) for this upcoming year. We

further

feel

backsliding

on the

mandate

would devastate

the

advanced biofuels industry by scaring investors by this reversal in policy; investors will likely take

their investment

dollars elsewhere. This proposal also contradicts President Obama s climate

initiative; According to a recent study by Argonne National Laboratory, corn ethanol reduces

greenhouse gas emissions by more than 30 percent

compared

with conventional gasoline

Regarding biodiesel,

these

are challenging times to be an American farmer. Uncertain global

markets threaten the prices of once-stable crops, changing weather patterns

endanger

yields, and

imported foreign goods risk

undermining

American-grown crops. In this uncertain economic

environment,

the

success

of the

American biodiesel

industry

under

the

RFS has

been

a

tremendous

boost to farmers around the country. significant

growth

in biodiesel production created by the

RFS

has been crucially important to

farmers

and livestock producers across the country. Holding

RFS

biodiesel

requirements

at 1.28 billion gallons, despite record production of 1.7 billion gallons this

year, would have the effect of drastically curtailing biodiesel

production

next year. Please

reconsider the

2014

RFS

requirements

for biodiesel

and

take action

on

this

important

issue. This

could have significant consequences on the American agricultural system,

putting

increased

strain

on

already struggling farms. Minnesota was

the

first state to

mandate the

use of biodiesel. s of May

1, 2009, all diesel fuel sold or offered for sale in Minnesota must contain S percent biodiesel (BS),

and this year Minnesota is

currently

in

the

process of moving to BlO. Because

it

is made from a

locally-grown, renewable resource, using biodiesel can help boost Minnesota s farm economy and

reduce

dependence on

fossil fuels. It is

estimated

that

the state s

BS

requirement

will replace

over

40 million gallons of diesel fuel with domestic, renewable

biodiesel-and

Minnesota s 63 million

gallons of biodiesel production capacity can easily meet that demand.

Thank-you for your consideration of these comments on behalf of our farm-members

and

keep

moving forward, don t

backslide

on

our country

commitment to

renewable

fuels,

energy

independence and a cleaner environment.

rsds

· .

·· 1 ~

\

J Ou P ~ o n

President

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