Associations Urge Treasury Department to Publish聽Comprehensive Guidance for Clean Fuel Production Credit
ALEXANDRIA, VA. — NATSO, representing travel centers and truck stops, SIGMA: America鈥檚 Leading Fuel Marketers, the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS), American Trucking Associations and Truckload Carriers Association urged the U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to publish comprehensive guidance for the new 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit that minimizes inflationary pressure on retail fuel prices.
In a joint letter to the U.S. Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service, the trade associations said impending guidance will have 鈥渋mmediate, direct, and traceable impacts鈥� on the supply and price of gasoline and diesel. Fuel purchasers must be able to determine the precise tax credit value associated with each gallon of biofuel to ensure consumers access the value of the credit.
鈥淚f designed improperly, the implementing guidance could inject massive disruption and confusion into already-volatile motor fuel and biofuels markets,鈥� the trade associations wrote. 鈥淭he consequence will undoubtedly be higher prices at the pump for consumers.鈥�
The associations urged Treasury to publish guidance that includes:
- Disclosure of precise credit values for fuel originating from different production facilities to ensure price transparency, enabling consumers to benefit from the credit in the form of lower prices at the pump;
- Additional stringency for the model that calculates the lifecycle emissions of aviation fuels to ensure that implementation of the Clean Fuel Production Tax Credit is consistent with the Inflation Reduction Act;
- Strategies that ensure the 45Z credit does not shut off renewable diesel and biodiesel imports which help to lower fuel prices and emissions; and
- Policies that limit the migration of feedstock away from renewable diesel and biodiesel toward sustainable aviation fuel to ensure that feedstocks continue to gravitate toward the most environmentally compelling end-use.
The new Clean Fuel Production Tax Credit differentiates between what historically have been fungible commodities. Today, every gallon of biodiesel and renewable diesel receives the same tax treatment. If implemented improperly, the Clean Fuel Production Credit threatens to inject disruption across the fuel chain.
If upcoming guidance does not account for what today are routine commercial decisions when buying and blending biofuels, it will become increasingly difficult to avoid inflationary pressure on retail fuel prices. Treasury鈥檚 implementing regulations for the 45Z Credit must also include additional stringency requirements for the model that calculates the lifecycle emissions of aviation fuels relative to the model that calculates the emissions of non-aviation fuels.
NATSO, SIGMA, NACS, ATA and TCA look forward to working with the Treasury Department as it implements this new clean fuel policy.
NATSO is the trade association of America鈥檚 travel plaza and truck stop industry. Founded in 1960, 黑料社区represents the industry on legislative and regulatory matters; serves as the official source of information on the diverse travel plaza and truck stop industry; provides education to its members; conducts an annual convention and trade show; and supports efforts to generally improve the business climate in which its members operate. Contact: Tiffany Wlazlowski Neuman, Vice President, Public Affairs. 202-365-9459
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