. >> thank you, chairmanage lankford, and ranking member heitkamp and the subcommittee. there are four categories for renewable fuels. these standards apply to producers and importers of gasoline and diesel fuel. on may 29th epa issued a proposal that would establish the standards for years 2014-2016 and the volume of bio mass diesel for 2017. we will finalize the standards by november 30th at which point we will have returned to the statutory time line for issuing the renewable standards. epa recognizes that the delay in issuing the standards for 2014 and 2015 has led to uncertainty in the marketplace chatty this proposal establishes a path for responsible growth in bio fuels and provides the certainty the market place needs to allow the low carbon fuels to develop. congress set annual standard for bio fuel use that increase every year and included tools known as the waiver provisions for the epa to use in the event it determined the statutory volumes could not be met. our recently issued proposal seeks to make sure the growth continues consistent with congressional int