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‘‘(iii) MINIMUM QUANTITY DERIVED FROM CELLULOSIC BIOMASS.—For calendar year 2013 and each calendar year thereafter— ‘‘(I) the applicable volume referred to in clause (ii) shall contain a minimum of 250,000,000 gallons that are derived from cellulosic biomass; and ‘‘(II) the 2.5-to-1 ratio referred to in paragraph (4) shall not apply. ‘‘(iv) MINIMUM APPLICABLE VOLUME.—For the purpose of subparagraph (A), the applicable volume for calendar year 2013 and each calendar year thereafter shall be equal to the product obtained by multiplying— ‘‘(I) the number of gallons of gasoline that the Administrator estimates will be sold or introduced into commerce in the calendar year; and ‘‘(II) the ratio that— ‘‘(aa) 7,500,000,000 gallons of renewable fuel; bears to ‘‘(bb) the number of gallons of gasoline sold or introduced into commerce in calendar year 2012. ‘‘(3) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGES.— ‘‘(A) PROVISION OF ESTIMATE OF VOLUMES OF GASOLINE SALES.—Not later than October 31 of each of calendar years 2005 through 2011, the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration shall provide to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency an estimate, with respect to the following calendar year, of the volumes of gasoline projected to be sold or introduced into commerce in the United States. ‘‘(B) DETERMINATION OF APPLICABLE PERCENTAGES.— ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than November 30 of each of calendar years 2005 through 2012, based on the estimate provided under subparagraph (A), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall determine and publish in the Federal Register, with respect to the following calendar year, the renewable fuel obligation that ensures that the requirements of paragraph (2) are met. ‘‘(ii) REQUIRED ELEMENTS.—The renewable fuel obligation determined for a calendar year under clause (i) shall— ‘‘(I) be applicable to refineries, blenders, and importers, as appropriate; ‘‘(II) be expressed in terms of a volume percentage of gasoline sold or introduced into commerce in the United States; and ‘‘(III) subject to subparagraph (C)(i), consist of a single applicable percentage that applies to all categories of persons specified in subclause (I). ‘‘(C) ADJUSTMENTS.—In determining the applicable percentage for a calendar year, the Administrator shall make adjustments— ‘‘(i) to prevent the imposition of redundant obligations on any person specified in subparagraph (B)(ii)(I); and
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