(NAFB.com) – Clean Fuels Alliance America expressed frustration over ongoing delays in the Renewable Fuel Standard program. The Environmental Protection Agency finalized a rule to delay compliance with the 2024 RFS standards. The compliance deadline would have fallen on March 31. The rule also updates the definition of “biodiesel” in the program to reference the most recent quality specifications. “The biomass-based diesel industry needs policy certainty that supports our continued growth and contributions to America’s energy security,” says Kurt Kovarik, Clean Fuels VP of Federal Affairs. “In response to the proposed waiver of cellulosic volumes, Clean Fuels asked the EPA to make decisions on outstanding small refinery exemptions to assess the political impact on 2024 RIN availability.” It’s also frustrating that the EPA is delaying important program decisions and adding to the uncertainty for the entire industry. Last year, Clean Fuels petitioned the EPA to reconsider its low diesel volumes for 2024 and 2025.