Committees
- Technical Committee
- Environmental Compliance Committee
- Cellulose Committee
- Co-Products Committee
- Plant & Employee Safety Committee
- Tax Policy Working Group
Technical Committee
The RFA Technical Committee provides sound technical industry data regarding the production, blending, distribution, and performance of ethanol fuels. The Committee develops industry standards in coordination with the American Society for Testing & Materials (ASTM). Committee publications can be found HERE.
Environmental Compliance Committee
The RFA Environmental Compliance Committee provides an opportunity for member companies to discuss environmental regulatory issues and promote best environmental practices for the ethanol industry. The committee is focused on the continuous need for improvement for compliance with both federal and state environmental regulations, with the utmost goal being the protection of human health and the environment. Areas of discussion will include EPA’s Gas Tailoring Rule, Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting requirements, Industrial Waste Water regulations, accident prevention and release, existing and proposed regulations for production facilities, best practices, training opportunities, and other topics. The committee is open to RFA members who focus on production facility environmental affairs, plant permitting and compliance, and industry supporting members that provide goods and services for production facility compliance.
Cellulose Committee
The RFA Cellulose Committee provides policy direction and technical assistance on issues related to the commercialization of ethanol derived from cellulose. To achieve ethanol production levels beyond 15-20 billion gallons per year, the development and commercialization of cellulose ethanol production is necessary. Almost every ethanol producer represented by RFA is actively engaged in cellulose ethanol research and development, and commercialization.
Co-Products Committee
The Co-Products Committee was formed to pursue issues relevant to co-products such as distillers grains. The focus areas include research, education and regulations. Members are committed to taking a proactive facilitative role in providing sound industry data regarding the production, distribution, trade and performance of co-products.
Plant & Employee Safety Committee
The Committee provides an opportunity for member companies to promote best safety practices for the ethanol industry. The Safety Committee is focused on the continuous need for improvement in safety standards, with the utmost goal being the safety of ethanol industry employees, first responders and community neighbors. Hazardous material regulations and requirements are a common topic for discussion as well as security and transportation requirements. For more information, please visit our Plant Safety Information page.
Tax Policy Working Group
The Tax Policy Working Group was formed in an effort to identify and evaluate ethanol tax incentive proposals as well as formulate an industry-wide tax policy strategy that will encourage the continued expansion of the ethanol industry. The group is helping the nation's ethanol producers make informed and effective policy recommendations to congressional and administrative policy makers as they address the scheduled expiration of the industry's main ethanol incentive, the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit, in December 2010. The group consists of a broad cross-section of the ethanol industry, including first and second generation ethanol producers, and large, small and farmer cooperative producers.
