Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements Regarding the Sulfur Content of Motor Vehicle Gasoline Under the Tier 2 Rule - Alternative Sampling & Testing for Previously Certified Gasoline (PCG)

Facility Gasoline Sulfur Annual Report Instructions
OMB Control No. 2060-0437 Expires 04/30/2007
Gasoline Sulfur Report for Batches Containing Previously Certified Gasoline
Report Form ID: GSF0500
Issue Date: January 25, 2001
Use Overhead ID: OH-GSF01
Use this set of forms when reporting a new batch of gasoline or blendstock which contains a previously
certified component. A complete set of reports is made up of one each Previously-Certified Batch, Blended,
and Calculated Report forms. Using the Batch Type codes below, the batch volume and sulfur information
contained in the reports is best represented by : C = B - P.
Batches reported under the RFG & Anti-Dumping Program do not need to be reported on this form; except
in the case of composite samples of conventional gasoline representing multiple batches produced after
December 31, 2003. In this case, the information in this report must be provided for each of the individual
batches of conventional gasoline making up the composite sample. (Per 40 CFR 80.370 (a)(7))
Approved Foreign Refiners producing credits must report individual batch information on this form for
batches containing previously certified gasoline.
No.

Field Name

8.

Batch Type

Units

Field Formats, Codes, & Special Instructions
A; Character. Enter the one appropriate batch type
description code from the following list.
P:
B:
C:

Previously-Certified Batch
Blended (Final) Batch
Calculated Batch

9.

Batch Number

AAAAAA; Character. The facility-assigned six digit
Number identifying the batch this report describes.
Please include preceding zeros where applicable.

10.

Precert Batch

AAAAAA; Character. Reference the previously certified
batch number. (For Blended and Calculated batch types
only. Leave blank for Previously Certified.)

11.

Product Type

AA; Character. Enter the one appropriate product
description code from the following list.
RG: RFG – Reformulated Gasoline
RO: RBOB – any oxygenate
RE: RBOB – ethers only
RS: RBOB – refiner specified
CG: Conventional Gasoline
OB: Conventional gasoline (oxygen backout)
CB: Conventional blendstock
GT: GTAB – Gasoline treated as blendstock

12.

Production Date

MM/DD/YYYY; Character. Date the reported batch was
produced or imported.

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Facility Gasoline Sulfur Annual Report Instructions
OMB Control No. 2060-0437 Expires 01/31/2004
Gasoline Sulfur Report for Batches Containing Previously Certified Gasoline
Report Form ID: GSF0500
Issue Date: January 25, 2001
Use Overhead ID: OH-GSF01
13.

Batch Volume

gallons

999999999; Number. Production volume of the reported
batch of gasoline.

14.

Sulfur

ppm

9999; Number. Sulfur content of the reported batch of
gasoline.

Electronic Submission Sample Record:
GSF0500,O,02/21/2001,2000,,1234,12345,B,000001,000099,RG,01/02/2000,1000,350

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Send comments on the Agency's need for this information, the accuracy of the provided burden estimates,
and any suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden, including through the use of automated
collection techniques to the Director, Collection Strategies Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(2822), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20460. Include the OMB control number in any
correspondence. Do not send the completed form to this address.

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