RFS1 RIN Transaction Report

Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Report Instructions
OMB Control No. 2060-0640

RFS1 RIN Transaction Report

Issue Date: 07/23/2007
Revised Date: 11/05/2010

Report Form ID: RFS0201

The RFS1 RIN Transaction Report may only be used to report transactions for RINs generated prior to
July 1, 2010 under RFS1 regulations (i.e. all RFS1 RINs must be reported on the RFS0201). On and
after July 1, 2010, all RINs generated under RFS2 must be generated and transacted in the EPA
Moderated Transaction System (EMTS). EMTS will generate a RFS2 RIN Transaction Report that must
be downloaded, certified, and submitted to EPA.
Any party that delivers (sell), acquires (buy), retires, or reinstates RINs during a reporting period must
submit a separate RIN Transaction Report for each RFS1 RIN transaction it conducts during a given
quarter per §80.1451(c)(1).
Under §80.1451(a)(1)(xi) obligated parties and renewable fuel exporters must provide a list of RINs used
for compliance. Obligated parties must use a RIN Transaction report to list each continuous sequence of
gallon-RINs in a batch-RIN used for compliance in the reporting year. These parties shall use the field 10
transaction type “RET” and the field 11 retired RIN code “USE” to note that the RIN was used for
compliance purposes.
Note: Fields 1-15 must be filled out for each row and cannot be left blank.
This report is due quarterly: First quarter (January – March) reports are due May 31; Second quarter
(April – June) reports are due August 31; Third quarter (July – September) reports are due November 30;
Fourth quarter (October – December) reports are due February 28.
Please check the RFS reporting web site for updated instructions and templates:
http://epa.gov/otaq/regs/fuels/rfsforms.htm
For information on submitting this report using EPA’s Central Data Exchange (CDX) visit:
http://epa.gov/otaq/regs/fuels/cdxinfo.htm

Field
No.

Field Name

Units

Field Formats, Codes, & Special Instructions

1.

Report Form ID

AAAAAAA; Character.
RFS0201: Form ID for the RFS1 RIN Transaction Report
under RFS2 regulations.

2.

Report Type

A; Character. Indicate whether this is the original report
or a resubmission. Submit only one Original report,
submit any corrections or updates as Resubmission(s):
O: Original
R: Resubmission
X: Delete; Resubmission
Note: An X report row must be the original data previously
submitted. In addition, there must be an accompanying
resubmission (R) report row.

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Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Report Instructions
OMB Control No. 2060-0640

RFS1 RIN Transaction Report

Issue Date: 07/23/2007
Revised Date: 11/05/2010

Report Form ID: RFS0201
3.

CBI

A; Character. Specify if the data contained within the
report is being claimed as Confidential Business
Information (CBI) under 40 CFR Part 2, subpart B:
Y: Confidential Business Information
N: Non-Confidential Business Information

4.

Report Date

MM/DD/YYYY; Character. Enter the date the original or
resubmitted report is submitted.

5.

Report Year

YYYY; Number. Indicate the compliance period (year) of
the report.

6.

Company/Entity ID

9999; Number. Enter the four-digit, EPA-assigned
company/entity ID.

7.

Company Name

AAAAAAA…; Character (125 Max). The reporting
party’s name (Your company name).

8.

Compliance Period
Code

AA; Character. Indicate the compliance period for which
the information is being reported. Month ranges are
provided below to assist in labeling quarters:
Q1:
Q2:
Q3:
Q4:
A1:

9.

Compliance Basis/
Facility ID

First Quarter (January – March)
Second Quarter (April – June)
Third Quarter (July – September)
Fourth Quarter (October – December)
(Obligated Parties and Exporters Only) Annual
list of RINs used for compliance

AAAAA; Character. Obligated parties indicate the
compliance basis if submitting in the aggregate or
separate facility reports referencing individual facility ID
numbers. Please include all preceding zeros in five digit
facility ID numbers.
Non-Obligated Parties, including producers of renewable
fuels and other RIN Owners use “NOTOP.”
AGIMP: Aggregated Importer Compliance (Obligated
Parties)
AGREF: Aggregated Refiner Compliance (Obligated
Parties)
##### : The five-digit, EPA-assigned facility ID
(Obligated Parties)
EXPRT: Aggregated Exporter Compliance (Obligated
Parties (Exporters of renewable fuel))
NOTOP: Non Obligated Party (RIN Generator or Owner)

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Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Report Instructions
OMB Control No. 2060-0640

RFS1 RIN Transaction Report

Issue Date: 07/23/2007
Revised Date: 11/05/2010

Report Form ID: RFS0201
10.

Transaction Type

AAA; Character. Specify whether this report is for RINs
acquired from or RINs delivered to the identified partner,
or if this report is documenting retired RINs.
BUY:
SEL:
RET:

11.

Retired/
Reinstatement RIN
Code

Purchased or acquired RIN
Sold or delivered RIN
Retired RIN

AAA; Character. Categorize Retired/ Reinstated RINs or
enter NA if not applicable.
NA:

Not Applicable (If transaction is a
BUY or SEL)
NRR: Reinstated 2009 or 2010 RIN under § 80.1429(g)
OTH: Renewable fuel used or designated to be used in
any application that is not transportation fuel,
heating oil, or jet fuel.
RSP: Reportable Spill under § 80.1432
RCF: Contaminated or spoiled fuel that is not usable
RIV: Import Volume correction under § 80.1466(k)(3)
ROV: Renewable fuel used in an ocean-going vessel
RIR: Invalid RIN per §80.1431
RVC: Retired volume error correction per §80.1431
REO: Retired due to an Enforcement Obligation as
defined by the federal government.
USE: RIN used to demonstrate Annual Compliance
12.

Transaction Date

13.

Transaction
Partner Name

14.

Transaction
Partner Company
ID

MM/DD/YYYY; Character. Enter the date of the
transaction pursuant to §80.1453(a)(4).
AAAAA…; Character (125 Max). Enter the name of the
entity you conducted the transaction with. In the case of a
retired RIN enter NA.
AAAA; Character. Enter the four-digit, EPA-assigned ID
for your transaction partner. In the case of a retired RIN
re-enter your own company ID.

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Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Report Instructions
OMB Control No. 2060-0640

RFS1 RIN Transaction Report

Issue Date: 07/23/2007
Revised Date: 11/05/2010

Report Form ID: RFS0201
15.

RIN

KYYYYCCCCFFFFFBBBBBRRDSSSSSSSSEEEEEEEE
; Number (38 Digits). Renewable Identification Number
(RIN). Refer to § 80.1425.
Create one report for each batch and complete
continuous sequence of RINS within a batch transferred
to a trading partner.
Example 1, Gallon-RINs 1-100 from one batch are traded,
therefore the batch RIN would look like this:
12007999979999000011020000000100000100.
Example 2, Gallon-RINs 1-50 and 75-125 from one batch
have been traded, therefore two rows should be submitted
for the transaction and the two batch RINs would look like
this:
12007999979999000021020000000100000050
12007999979999000021020000007500000125

Sample report line (single RIN transaction):

RFS0201,O,Y,11/21/2007,2007,1234,”Sample Company Inc”,Q3,98765,BUY,NA,09/14/2007,

”Seller Name”, 9999, 12007999979999000021020000000100000050

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