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Correspondence Management System

Control Number: AX-14-000-8728

Printing Date: April 29, 2014 04:03:27

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Citizen/Originator: Allard, Wayne

Organization: American Motorcyclist Association

Address:

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Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC

2001

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Letter Date: Apr16 2014 Received Date: Apr28 2014

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File Code: 401_127_a General Correspondence Files Record copy

Subject: ORF - Daily Reading File - Support of the Proposal to reduce the total amount of ethanol

required in transportation fuel nationwide in 2014 EPA-OAR-2013-0479

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Printing Date: April 30 2014 11 :55:28

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Citizen/Originator: Hance Earl F

Organization: Maryland Department

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Agriculture, Office

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the Secretary

Address: Wayne

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Cawley, Jr. Building, 50 Harry

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Truman Parkway, Annapolis,

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Administrator and other senior officials - Electronic.

ORF - Daily Reading File - Follow-up to 2012 letter inquiring about the status of evaluation of

winter barley as an advanced fuel under the Renewable Fuel Standard

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Maryland

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Ms. Gina McCarthy

April 25, 2014

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The analysis by EPA two years ago showing that grain sorghum can be considered as a

feedstock to produce advanced fuel, gives Maryland farmers great confidence that winter barley

ethanol has a strong chance

of

also being categorized as an advanced fuel. The sooner EPA

makes this determination, the sooner Maryland farmers can benefit and produce some much

needed advanced biofuel as required under the Renewable Fuel Standard. We believe that this

determination is key to the long-term regional success of domestic biofuels production, and the

restoration of the Chesapeake Bay.

With clear and recognized environmental advantages as both a biofuel feedstock and a

strategy for Chesapeake Bay revitalization efforts, I believe EPA should have a strong interest in

finalizing the status of winter barley. I appreciate your consideration

of

this letter and look

forward to learning more on the status of the EP A's review of winter barley as an advanced

biofuel feedstock under

EPA s

RFS. Maryland is

committed

to enhancing Chesapeake Bay

water quality and increasing regional

production of

domestic energy sources.

Sincerely,

Buddy Hance

Secretary

cc: The Honorable Benjamin Cardin, U.S. Senate

The Honorable Barbara Mikulski, U.S. Senate

The Honorable Andy Harris, U.S. House of Representatives, First District

The Honorable C. A Dutch Ruppersberger, U.S. House of Representatives, Second District

The Honorable John Sarbanes, U.S. House of Representatives, Third District

The Honorable Donna Edwards, U.S. House

of

Representatives, Fourth District

The Honorable

Steny Hoyer, U.S. House

of

Representatives, Fifth District

The Honorable John Delaney, U.S. House of Representatives, Sixth District

The Honorable Elijah Cummings, U.S. House of Representatives, Seventh District

The Honorable Chris Van Hollen, U.S. House

of

Representatives, Eighth District

The Honorable Todd P. Haymore, Virginia Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry

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