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October 6, 2008

Secretaries Schafer and Bodman To Release National Biofuels Action Plan
Preliminary Ethanol Blending Report to be Highlighted

WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, October 7, 2008, Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Ed Schafer and Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Samuel W. Bodman will release the National Biofuels Action Plan, an interagency plan detailing the collaborative efforts to accelerate the development of a sustainable biofuels industry. The Cabinet Secretaries will announce additional news related to the biofuels industry, new biofuel technology and ethanol blending.

WHO: Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer
Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman
WHAT: Release of the National Biofuels Action Plan
WHEN: Tuesday, October 7, 2008
11:30 AM EDT
WHERE: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Jamie L. Whitten Building (Enter on the Jefferson Dr. entrance)
--Easy access from Smithsonian Metro Station

** NOTE: Credentialed media interested in attending should RSVP by Monday, October 6 at 5 p.m. to Cheryl Gamboney, cheryl.gamboney@wdc.usda.gov, or 202.205.8228. **

Media contact(s):
DOE - Jennifer Scoggins, (202) 586-4940
USDA - Press Office (202) 720-4623

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