# NBB calls on EPA to reform small refinery exemptions - Biofuels International Magazine

> The National Biodiesel Board testified at an EPA hearing on year-round E15 and RIN compliance reform, urging EPA to stop granting retroactive small refinery exemptions. NBB argued that exemptions undermine the RFS volume signal the industry relies on. It also recommended that EPA not finalize the RIN reform portion of the proposed rule.

- Date: 2019-04-01 · published 2019-04-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59465-nbb-calls-on-epa-to-reform-small-refinery-exemptions-biofuels-international
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Uncertainty over exemptions and RIN rules affects expected biodiesel demand for soybean oil, a modest bearish factor for soy oil if exemptions continue.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2019-12-20 | [EPA’s final 2020 RFS rule adds more uncertainty to US biofuel policy - Biofuels International Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55455-epa-s-final-2020-rfs-rule-adds-more-uncertainty-to-us-biofuel-policy-biofuels.md) | +2.8% | -3.1% |
| SBO | 2019-08-09 | [EPA Announces Biofuel and Small Refinery Exemption Priorities \| US EPA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57447-epa-announces-biofuel-and-small-refinery-exemption-priorities-us-epa.md) | +0.4% | -1.7% |
| SBO | 2017-05-09 | [Congress urged to extend biodiesel blenders’ tax credit - Biofuels International Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70874-congress-urged-to-extend-biodiesel-blenders-tax-credit-biofuels-international.md) | +0.9% | -4.1% |
| SBO | 2019-06-27 | [NBB Letter to EPA's Wheeler Highlights Economic Damage from Refinery Exemptions - Fuels Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58471-nbb-letter-to-epa-s-wheeler-highlights-economic-damage-from-refinery-exemptions.md) | +0.8% | +1.7% |
| SBO | 2019-11-13 | [US biodiesel industry dependent on tax credit, RFS to compete with fossil-based diesel - Biofuels International Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55931-us-biodiesel-industry-dependent-on-tax-credit-rfs-to-compete-with-fossil-based.md) | -0.2% | +0.6% |

## Sources

- biofuels-news.com: https://biofuels-news.com/news/nbb-calls-on-epa-to-reform-small-refinery-exemptions/

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