Report to Joint Meeting of the ICSP and ANSI GMF

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Biofuels Standardization Initiatives

• Report to Joint Meeting of the ICSP and ANSI GMF

Presented by Jane Schweiker Senior Advisor to
the President/CEO March 21, 2007
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Biofuels - Chronology

• 1/06 - State of the Union Address highlights
  urgent national energy needs.
• 9/06 - ANSI approached by Department of Energy.
• DOE cites urgent need for rapid development of a
  wide range of standards related to alternative
  fuels, dispensers, storage tanks, pipelines, and
  instrumentation
• DOE suggests possibility of ANSI creating a new
  standards panel to facilitate this process.
• 10/06 ANSI hosts meeting of DOE and the four
  DOE-designated SDOs.
• 1/12/07 ANSI hosts pre-ISO C/STRAT meeting on
  energy issues. Participants included NIST, DOE,
  ITA as well as companies, trade associations, and
  business organizations.

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Biofuels - Chronology

• 1/24-25/07 ANSI-DOE Biofuels Standards Workshop
• Participation by DOC, DOE, EPA, NIST, USDA as
  well as numerous SDOs and other private sector
  organizations.
• Acknowledgement by DOE official that more was
  accomplished in this two-day Workshop than had
  been possible in a number of previous meetings.
• Recognition that existing standards and codes
  address many of the identified needs but that
  there are also substantive gaps to be filled.
• Acknowledgement that there is a need to engage a
  broader spectrum of stakeholders to fill the gaps
  and to determine next steps.
• Recommendation that ANSI form a Biofuels
  Standards Panel
• To bring together the public and private sector
  stakeholders to provide a forum for addressing
  these needs in a timely manner
• To ensure US leadership in an area of global
  significance

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Biofuels - Chronology

• 2/07 ANSI named to U.S. Chamber of Commerce
  Biofuels Initiative Steering Committee
• 2/27-28/07 Brussels Symposium on International
  Biofuels Standardization
• Convened by EC and CEN
• U.S., Brazil, India, and others invited to
  participate
• U.S. delegation comprised of representatives from
  both the public and private sectors
• 3/2/07 UN Announces formation of International
  Biofuels Forum to draft global standards for
  biofuels
• 3/8/07 ANSI Chairman, President, Senior VP
  meet with Greg Manuel, Special Assistant to
  Secretary of State Rice, re various
  Administration biofuels initiatives

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Biofuels Next Steps

• Collaborate on the development of a White Paper
  that can be used by State in preparation for the
  late April EU-US Summit. The White Paper will
  address the more urgent global compatibility
  issues related to biodiesel and bioethanol
  standardization.
• To be a Roadmap or Action Plan (convergence/diverg
  ence matrix) for achieving compatibility between
  the European and US approaches/standards for
  bioethanol and biodiesel.
• Participants to include NIST, DOE, DOC and other
  Federal agencies ANSI ASTM and other SDOs and
  industry.
• Establish an ANSI Biofuels Standards Panel to
  address the broader coordination issues
  associated with biofuels standardization.
• Initial focus to be on issues identified during
  the ANSI-DOE Biofuels Standards Workshop.
• Outreach to a broad spectrum of stakeholders
  within both the public and private sectors to
  invite participation in the Panel.
• Continue outreach and representation on Biofuels
  standardization issues.

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Biofuels Next Steps

• Collaborate on the development of a White Paper
  that can be used by State in preparation for the
  late April EU-US Summit. The White Paper will
  address the more urgent global compatibility
  issues related to biodiesel and bioethanol
  standardization.
• To be a Roadmap or Action Plan (convergence/diverg
  ence matrix) for achieving compatibility between
  the European and US approaches/standards for
  bioethanol and biodiesel.
• Participants to include NIST, DOE, DOC and other
  Federal agencies ANSI ASTM and other SDOs and
  industry.
• Establish an ANSI Biofuels Standards Panel to
  address the broader coordination issues
  associated with biofuels standardization.
• Outreach to a broad spectrum of stakeholders
  within both the public and private sectors to
  invite participation in the Panel
• Identify a qualified candidate for the Chair who
  is of significant stature, well respected in the
  biofuels community, and who will act in a totally
  neutral capacity
• Continue outreach and representation on Biofuels
  standardization issues