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Valero Energy Corporation
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One Valero Way, San Antonio, TX 78249-1616
Segal, Scott H.
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Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

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It was never the intent of the RFS to cause RIN s to be a market attracting speculation and picking
winners and losers by historical position. RINs were necessary to give the industry flexibility to
meet the Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO) and as a way for tracking compliance. Obligated
parties should be blenders, not refiners and importers, as they are the party that generates the RIN
and thus, since they are marketing a finished fuel, meeting the obligation.

E-10 is widely accepted. Advance ethanol, which requires sugar cane based ethanol, is actually an
import mandate. Though significant money has been invested in cellulosic ethanol, including
money by Valero, it is still basically nonexistent with only very small volumes expected.
Concerning biodiesel and renewable diesel, supply is coming to the market, including Valero's new
JV renewable diesel plant in Louisiana.
Because of the mandated volume vs. the actual gasoline demand, E-10 consumption and lack of
cellulosic supplies, the program is infeasible. The mandated volume cannot be met by the
marketplace. The financial penalty the high RINs is causing is huge for those that are not integrated
with controlled retail volumes and huge for consumers. In a way, the program is hurting
competition and helping supplies that certainly do not need it.
We support E-10, biodiesel and renewable diesel at the B-2 and B-5 levels depending on blending
and seasonality, some incentive for cellulosic, but we do not support an import mandate for
advanced or higher ethanol percentages than E-10, except E-85. High RINs prices are not a fair or
acceptable way to force higher ethanol volumes.
You have the flexibility to waiver volumes which will lower the price of RINs now, will lower the
cost to the consumer and make the marketplace fair. We need the waiver now. Congress, with the
Administration, should develop an alternate RFS that encourages the development of the business,
but also represents the real world.
Sincerely,

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Natural Biodiesel Plant, LLC

2608 State Highway J, Hayti, MO 63851

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102 West Center Street, Southington, CT 06489
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Therefore, we are requesting a reasonable Biomass-based Diesel volume increase above the estimated actual
production for 2013, or at least 1.7 billion gallons.

Again, the benefits of a growing Biomass-based Diesel sector are clear:

Currently supporting some 50,000 jobs and billions of dollars in GDP, income and tax revenues.
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 57 percent to 86 percent, according to the EPA.
Diversifying fuel supplies so consumers aren't beholden to unstable global oil markets.
Displacing imp011ed petroleum diesel, keeping profits and economic growth at home.
In supporting a strong RFS, the Obama Administration has helped make all of these things happen, and I thank
you for that support. I urge you to continue the momentum next year with a modest volume increase.
Best Regards,
Karl W.Radune
President
Biodiesel One, Ltd
102 West Center Street
Southington, CT 06489
CC:
Heather R. Zieba!
The White House - Office of Energy and Climate Policy
Deputy Assistant to the President for Energy
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
1st Floor, West Wing
Washington DC 20500
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Secretary Thomas Vilsack

US Department of Agriculture
Office of the Secretary
Jamie L. Whitten Building
1400 Independence Ave. SW Room 200-A
Washington DC 20250
Email: agsec(a')usda.gov
EJ Toppin
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Senator Richard Blumenthal
724 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
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Scott Stephanou
Legislative Assistant
Office of John B. Larson
Member of Congress
First District, Connecticut
1501 Longworth H.O.B.
Washington, DC 20515
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