Sample comments for E15 Submissions

Below are talking points to use in your comments to the EPA docket. Feel free to personalize these comments when submitting your comments to the docket.

I am writing to urge the EPA to approve an increase in the amount of ethanol that can be blended in to conventional gasoline.

I support the ethanol industry's efforts to move beyond the 10% blend wall. I understand overcoming this hurdle will require sound science and a transparent process.

I support the regulatory process to explore increasing the blend rate that will continue to replace foreign oil with domestically produced renewable energy.

In Kansas, corn and grain sorghum are used to make ethanol. A third of the grain used in ethanol returns to the livestock feeding stream as distillers grains. Kansas corn and sorghum production in 2008 was over 700 million bushels, leaving 85 percent of Kansas grain production, including distillers grains, available for livestock.

America's corn growers have far surpassed the demand for corn by the ethanol industry. Growers will continue to meet the growing demands of food, feed, fuel and fiber in an economical and environmentally responsible manner.

Corn yields have doubled since 1970. Corn production has seen record highs in the past two years.

Corn production is continually evolving and I expect even greater improvements in sustainability and efficiency in the years to come.

Today, it takes an estimated 40% less land to produce a bushel of corn than in 1987.

Currently, it takes approximately half the energy to produce a bushel of corn than in 1987.

Ethanol production has not only helped growers' bottom line, but plants in Kansas and across the Midwest provide good jobs in rural communities.

The huge success achieved by the ethanol industry should not be halted due to a blend rate cap of ten percent.

We need an increase that will provide an opportunity for this industry to continue to produce a renewable domestic energy source that is good for farmers, the environment, our national security and rural communities.

As I plant my crops for the next several weeks, I am committed to provide the food, feed, fiber and fuel to our nation and the world.

Get Background on Higher Ethanol Blends

Visit the National Corn Growers Association Higher Blends Resource Center for background information and studies supporting the use of higher ethanol blends.