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The Honorable Gina McCarthyFebruary 6 2 14Page 2

Sincerely\

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The Honorable Richard J DurbinDavid Agnew Director of Intergovernmental AffairsBrian Levine Domes tic Policy dvisor to the Vice President

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Correspondence Management SystemControl Number: AX-14-000-5328Printing Date: February 18, 2014 02:02:30

Citizen Information

Citizen/Originator: Renner, TariOrganization:

Address:Constituent: N/ACommittee: N/A

Control Information

Control Number:Status:Due Date:Letter Date:Addressee:

AX-14-000-5328PendingMar4 2014Feb 6 2014AD-Administrator

City of Bloomington

109 E. Olive Street, Bloomington 61701

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Feb 18, 2014EPA

Contact Type: EML (E-Mail) Priority Code: NormalSignature: DX-Direct Reply Signature Date: N/AFile Code: 404-141-02-01_141 _b Controlled and Major Corr. Record copy of the offices of Division

Directors and other personnel.Subject:Instructions:Instruction Note:General Notes:CC:

ORF - Daily Reading File -Renewable Fuel Standards RequirementDX-Respond directly to this citizen s questions, statements, or concernsN/AN/AOCIR - Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental RelationsOEAEE - Office of External Affairs and Environmental EducationRS - Region 5 -- Immediate Office

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Lead Author: N/A

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Brenda Salvador OEX OAR Feb 18, 2014 Mar4 2014

Instruction:

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

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February 6, 2014

The Honorable Gina McCarthyAdministrator

United States Environmental Protection Agency1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NWWashington D.C. 20460

Dear Administrator McCarthy:

I write to you to today to express my concern at changes to the Renewable FuelStandard RFS) requirement for biodiesel. As Mayor of a community with intenseinterest in how Washington affects our agricultural economy, our energy use, andtransportation, I urge you to reconsider this action.

The growth of the biodiesel industry in Illinois has been crucial, boosting oureconomy and helping the environment. I was concerned, as many of my colleaguesin Illinois are as well, to see that the EPA would hold current RFS biodieselrequirements in 2014, despite record production of 1. 7 billion gallons in 2013. Thiswould have the effect of drastically curtailing biodiesel production next year.

Bloomington has directly felt the impact of the benefi t the biodiesel industry hashad on our economy. Soybean farmers populate central Illinois and have no doubtbenefited from the stabilizing effect of a secondary market for soybean oil.Additionally, it has also become an important component of our economysupporting approximately 5,623 jobs in Illinois. Last year alone, the biodieselindustry supported 239 million in wages in the state and had an overall economicimpact of nearly 2.2 billion.

Biodiesel is currently the only advanced biofuel with national production at acommercial scale. Every gallon ofbiodiesel produced reduces lifecycle green housegas emissions by between 57 and 86 percent, compared to traditional petroleumdiesel. Since 2005, these emission reductions amount to the equivalent of takingnearly 5.5 million cars off the road nationally.

Another concern I have is the damage municipalities such as ours experience fromcongealed food waste resulting from the accumulation of fats, oils and grease. This

contributes to blocked storm drains and often leads to flooding. Clearing theseblocked drains and repairing damage due to flooding costs our city money everyyear. Reduced biodiesel production would sharply decrease demand for usedcooking oil, leading to further flooding and greater costs to the city.

Recently, a bipart isan group of over thirty US Senators - including both SenatorsDurbin and Kirk signed a letter requesting that the EPA set the RFS requirementsfor biodiesel at the current industry production level of 1. 7 billion gallons. Let meadd my voice to that of our state's Senators, Mayors, environmental leaders, and

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municipal w stew ter agencies and urge the administration to reevaluate theproposed standards.

Sincerely,

Tari RennerMayor of Bloomington

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The Honorable Richard J. DurbinDavid Agnew, Director of Intergovernmental AffairsBrian Levine, Domestic Policy Advisor to the ice President

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