EPA Agrees To RFS Enforcement Improvements In Response To OIG

EPA has agreed to a series of steps to improve its internal safeguards against fraud in the renewable fuel standard (RFS) compliance credit program, following a report from its Office of Inspector General (OIG) that found several deficiencies that could leave the program vulnerable to fraud. In its response to the OIG’s Sept. 19 report , EPA agrees to tighten its procedures to verify the correct handling of compliance credits, known as renewable identification numbers (RINs). RINs are earned through...