,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ahdj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ac1     
#bjai ,mrs4 ,fischer 7for herself1 ,ms4 
,duckworth1 ,mr4 ,thune1 ,ms4 ,ernst1   
and ,mr4 ,grassley7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,environment and ,public ,works  ,a     
,,bill  ,to establish certain           
requirements for the small refineries   
exemption of the renewable fuels        
provisions under the ,clean ,air ,act1  
and for other purposes4  #a4            
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,administrator ,the term ,administrator 
means the ,administrator of the         
,environmental ,protection ,agency4     
7#b7 ,petition ,the term petition means 
a petition for an exemption from the    
requirements of paragraph 7#b7 of       
section #baa7o7 of the ,clean ,air ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gede7o77 under paragraph
 7#i7 of that section for a calendar    
year4  #b4 ,annual deadline for         

petitions by small refineries for       
exemptions from renewable fuel          
requirements  7a7 ,deadline             
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 a petition shall be submitted to   
the ,administrator not later than ,june 
#a of the year preceding the year in    
which an exemption under the petition1  
if the petition were granted1 would be  
in effect4  7b7 ,effect of failure ,to  
meet deadline ,if a petition described  
in subsection 7a7 is not submitted by   
the deadline described in that          
subsection1 the petition shall be       
ineligible for consideration or         
approval4  #c4 ,transparency  7a7       
,information in petition subject to     
public disclosure  7#a7 ,in general     
,subject to paragraph 7#b71 information 
submitted to the ,administrator by a    
person1 including a small refinery1 in a
 petition--  7,a7 shall not be a trade  
secret or confidential information2 and 
7,b7 notwithstanding section #eeb7;b7 of
 title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 and   

any other ,federal law 7including       
regulations71 shall be subject to public
 disclosure4  7#b7 ,applicability       
,paragraph 7#a7 applies only with       
respect to information submitted under a
 petition for calendar year #bjba or    
subsequent calendar years4  7b7         
,decision ,the ,administrator shall1 at 
the same time that the ,administrator   
informs the petitioner of a decision of 
whether to grant the petition--  7#a7   
make publicly available--  7,a7 the name
 of the petitioner2  7,b7 the name and  
location of the facility for which      
relief under the petition was requested2
  7,c7 the time period for which relief 
under the petition was requested2 and   
7,d7 the extent to which the            
,administrator granted or denied the    
petition2 and  7#b7 submit to ,congress 
a report-- 7,a7 describing the nature of
 the relief requested in the petition1  
including the factors identified by the 
petitioner to demonstrate               
disproportionate economic hardship under

 section #baa7o77#i77;,b77i7 of the     
,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4         
#gede7o77#i77;,b77i772 and  7,b7 that   
includes the detailed discussion        
required by section #hj4adda7;e77#b7 of 
title #dj1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations 7as in effect on the date  
of enactment of this ,act71 submitted by
 the petitioner describing the hardship 
the refinery would encounter in         
producing transportation fuel 7as       
defined in section #baa7o77#a7 of the   
,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4         
#gede7o77#a77 that meets the            
requirements of section #hj4adje of     
title #dj1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations 7as in effect on the date  
of enactment of this ,act74  #d4 ,annual
 renewable fuel standards ,when         
determining the annual value of the     
renewable fuel standard for a calendar  
year under section #hj4aaje of title    
#dj1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7as 
in effect on the date of enactment of   
this ,act71 the ,administrator shall1   

for the variable ,g,ei referenced in    
that section1 which is the quantity of  
gasoline projected to be produced by    
exempt small refineries and small       
refiners in gallons for a calendar year1
 use the number that is the sum of the  
total number of gallons waived as a     
result of all petitions granted by the  
,administrator for that calendar year4