RFS2 Annual Compliance Report

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

RFS2 Annual Compliance Report
Report Form ID: RFS0303

Issued Date: 12/21/2010
Revised Date: 11/14/2012

Any obligated party, as described in §80.1406, that produces or imports Gasoline or MVNRLM Diesel fuel
for use in the contiguous 48 states plus Hawaii (Alaska if they opt-in) during a given compliance period,
must submit an RFS2 Annual Compliance Report under §80.1451(a).
Any exporter of renewable fuels, as described in §80.1430, that exported a volume of renewable fuel from
the contiguous 48 states plus Hawaii (Alaska if they opt-in) during a given compliance period, must
submit an RFS2 Annual Compliance Report under §80.1451(a).
Parties who have more than one activity that requires a compliance determination, must report the
information separately (i.e. imports, exports, and refining obligations must be met separately).
Obligated Parties – Gasoline or Diesel Refiners
Refiners, of gasoline or MVNRLM diesel, may comply in aggregate or refinery-by-refinery. The
compliance level is indicated by a party in their company registration in OTAQReg: Fuels
Programs Registration application.
Note: If the obligated party carries a deficit from one year to the next, then the party must
maintain the same approach to aggregation in the next calendar year per §80.1427(b)(1)(iv).
In Field 8 of the RFS0303 report, the refiner must enter either AGREF (aggregate) or the 5 digit
facility ID (refinery-by-refinery). Regardless, the party will have at least four rows, one for each
RVO.
Note: If complying refinery-by-refinery, one row for each RVO at each refinery (e.g. 2 refineries
will have 8 rows, 3 refineries would have 12 rows).
Obligated Parties – Gasoline or Diesel Importers
Importers, of gasoline or diesel, must comply in aggregate.
In Field 8 of the RFS0303 report, the importer must enter AGIMP and will have four rows, one for
each RVO.
Renewable Fuel Exporters
Renewable fuel exporters must comply in aggregate.
In Field 8 of the RFS0303 report, the exporter must enter EXPRT and will have between one and
four rows based on the export activity.
Note: Renewable fuel exporters that have an RVO other than renewable fuel incur nested
obligations (e.g. for an export of biodiesel, an exporter will have a Biomass-Based Diesel RVO,
Advanced Biofuel RVO, and a Renewable Fuel RVO). Table 1 describes which volumes of
renewable fuel need to be included when an exporter calculates their RVO(s).

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

RFS2 Annual Compliance Report

Issued Date: 12/21/2010
Revised Date: 11/14/2012

Report Form ID: RFS0303

Table 1 – This table provides examples of which volumes of a renewable fuel export incur specific
Renewable Volume Obligations (RVO) pursuant to §80.1430.

Renewable Fuel
Export

Cellulosic Biofuel
RVO

Biomass-Based
Diesel RVO

Advanced
Biofuel RVO

Renewable
Fuel RVO

Biodiesel
Non-Ester Renewable
Diesel
Cellulosic Biofuel

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes
No

Yes
Yes

Cellulosic Diesel
Advanced Biofuel
Renewable Fuel

Yes
No
Either Cellulosic Biofuel or
Biomass-Based Diesel (only 1)
No
No
No
No

Additional Notes
• For a row with field 9 as CB, “NA” must be entered in field 17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24
• For a row with field 9 as BD, “NA” must be entered in field 15,16,19,20,21,22,25,26,27,28
• For a row with field 9 as AB, “NA” must be entered in field 21,22,26,27,28
• For a row with field 9 as RF, “NA” must be entered in field 26,27,28
Additional Requirements
In order to complete the annual reporting requirements, specifically for a list of RINs used for compliance
in the reporting year under §80.1451(a)(1)(x), the party must provide the list of RFS2 RINs used provided
by the EPA Moderated Transaction System (EMTS).
This report is due annually: Compliance year (January – December) reports are due February 28 of the
following year.
Please check the RFS reporting web site for updated instructions and templates:
http://www.epa.gov/otaq/fuels/reporting/rfs.htm
For information on submitting this report using EPA’s Central Data Exchange (CDX) visit:
http://www.epa.gov/otaq/fuels/reporting/cdx.htm
Field
No.
1.

Field Name
Report Form ID

Units

Field Formats, Codes, & Special Instructions
AAAAAAA; Character.
RFS0303: Form ID for the RFS2 Annual Compliance
Report

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RFS2 Annual Compliance Report

Issued Date: 12/21/2010
Revised Date: 11/14/2012

Report Form ID: RFS0303
Field
No.
2.

Field Name
Report Type

Units

Field Formats, Codes, & Special Instructions
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

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 Basis/
Facility ID

AAAAA; Character. Obligated parties indicate the
compliance basis if aggregating, or submit separate
facility reports which reference individual facility ID
numbers. Please include all preceding zeros in five-digit
facility ID numbers (if applicable). Imports and exports
must be aggregated and reported separately from
refining production.
AGIMP:
AGREF:
#####:
EXPRT:

Aggregated Importer Compliance
Aggregated Refiner Compliance
The five-digit, EPA-assigned facility ID
Renewable fuel exporter

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RFS2 Annual Compliance Report
Report Form ID: RFS0303
Field
No.
9.

10.

Field Name

Units

Issued Date: 12/21/2010
Revised Date: 11/14/2012
Field Formats, Codes, & Special Instructions
AA; Character. Enter the code that corresponds to the
Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO) contained in this
report. Obligated parties must provide one report row for
each RVO. Exporters must provide one report row for
each applicable RVO.

Renewable
Volume Obligation
(Name)

CB:
Cellulosic Biofuel
BD:
Biomass-Based Diesel
AB:
Advanced Biofuel
RF:
Renewable Fuel
999; Number. Indicate code corresponding to the Fuel
Type for exports. Only one Fuel Type may be entered
per row. If [Field 8] is not EXPRT, then enter “NA”.

Renewable Fuel
Export Type

20: Biodiesel (EV 1.5)
80: Biogas
70: Butanol (EV 1.3)
30: Cellulosic Diesel
60: Cellulosic Ethanol (EV 1.0)
100: Cellulosic Heating Oil
90: Cellulosic Jet Fuel
110: Cellulosic Naphtha
130: Naphtha
10: Non-cellulosic Ethanol (EV 1.0)
140: Non-cellulosic Jet Fuel
40: Non-ester Renewable Diesel (EV 1.7)
41: Non-ester Renewable Diesel (EV 1.6)
42: Non-ester Renewable Diesel (EV 1.5)
150: Heating Oil (EV 1.6)
151: Heating Oil (EV 1.1)
152: Heating Oil (EV 1.2)
11.

Gasoline and
Diesel production /
Renewable Fuel
Export volume

gallons

999999999999; Number. Enter the total volume of all
gasoline or diesel produced or imported for the
compliance year as defined in §80.1407(c).
If a renewable fuel exporter, the volume of renewable fuel
exported in [Field 10].

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OMB Control No. 2060-0640

RFS2 Annual Compliance Report
Report Form ID: RFS0303
Field
No.
12.

Issued Date: 12/21/2010
Revised Date: 11/14/2012

Field Name

Units

Field Formats, Codes, & Special Instructions

Renewable Fuel
Standard Value/
Equivalence Value

Percentage
or
equivalence
value

99.999; Number. Obligated parties only. Enter the
renewable fuel standard set by the EPA (Please see
RFS2 Annual Standards rulemaking for percentages) as
defined in §80.1405.
If this is an export (EXPRT) report, enter the equivalence
value provided in §80.1415 for the fuel indicated in [Field
10].

13.

Renewable
Volume Obligation
(RVO)

gallons

999999999999; Number. Enter the renewable volume
obligation (RVO) as calculated in §80.1427 for obligated
parties and §80.1430 for exporters of renewable fuel, for
the compliance period.
Importers & Refiners: [Field 13] = [Field 11] x [Field
12]/100
Exporters: [Field 13] = [Field 11] x [Field 12]

gallons

999999999999; Number. Enter prior year deficit RVO. If
no deficit, enter “0”.

14.

Prior year Deficit
RVO

15.

Prior-year RFS2
RINs used, D code
of 3

9999999999; Number. Enter the total number of prioryear Cellulosic Biofuel (D3) RINs used for compliance.

16.

Current-year RFS2
RINs used, D code
of 3

9999999999; Number. Enter the total number of currentyear Cellulosic Biofuel (D3) RINs used for compliance.

17.

Prior-year RFS2
RINs used, D code
of 4

9999999999; Number. Enter the total number of prioryear Biomass-Based Diesel (D4) RINs used for
compliance.

18.

Current-year RFS2
RINs used, D code
of 4

9999999999; Number. Enter the total number of currentyear Biomass-Based Diesel (D4) RINs used for
compliance.

19.

Prior-year RFS2
RINs used, D code
of 5

9999999999; Number. Enter the total number of prioryear Advanced Biofuel (D5) RINs used for compliance.

20.

Current-year RFS2
RINs used, D code
of 5

9999999999; Number. Enter the total number of currentyear Advanced Biofuel (D5) RINs used for compliance.

21.

Prior-year RFS2
RINs used, D code
of 6

9999999999; Number. Enter the total number of prioryear Renewable Fuel (D6) RINs used for compliance.

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

RFS2 Annual Compliance Report

Issued Date: 12/21/2010
Revised Date: 11/14/2012

Report Form ID: RFS0303
Field
No.

Field Name

Units

Field Formats, Codes, & Special Instructions

22.

Current-year RFS2
RINs used, D code
of 6

9999999999; Number. Enter the total number of currentyear Renewable Fuel (D6) RINs used for compliance.

23.

Prior-year RFS2
RINs used, D code
of 7

9999999999; Number. Enter the total number of prioryear Cellulosic Diesel (D7) RINs used for compliance.

24.

Current-year RFS2
RINs used, D code
of 7

9999999999; Number. Enter the total number of currentyear Cellulosic Diesel (D7) RINs used for compliance.

25.

Cellulosic Biofuel
Waiver Credits
Used

9999999999; Number. Enter the total number of
cellulosic biofuel waiver credits used for compliance.
If [Field 9] is not CB or no credits were purchased, enter
“NA.”
Note:
Cellulosic biofuel waiver credits may only be used for the
RVO incurred in the compliance year (i.e. Cellulosic
Biofuel waiver credits may not be used to satisfy a prior
year deficit).
Cellulosic biofuel waiver credits may only be used for a
cellulosic biofuel RVO and cannot be used for BD, AB, or
RF RVOs.

26.

Cellulosic Biofuel
Waiver Credits
Payment Method

AAAAAAA; Character. Enter the method used to pay for
the cellulosic biofuel waiver credits.
If [Field 9] is not CB or no credits were purchased, enter
“NA.”
Pay.Gov:
Submitted payment via Pay.Gov
Fedwire:
Mail:

27.

Cellulosic Biofuel
Waiver Credits ID

Submitted payment via Fedwire
Mailed payment to the US Treasury

AAAAAAA…; Character (125 Max). Enter transaction
reference ID that was provided by the US Treasury for
the purchase of cellulosic biofuel waiver credits.
If a company has more than one transaction ID for the
compliance year they must separate each transaction ID
with #.
If no reference ID, enter “NA”
If [Field 9] is not CB or no credits were purchased, enter
“NA.”
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Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Report Instructions
OMB Control No. 2060-0640

RFS2 Annual Compliance Report

Issued Date: 12/21/2010
Revised Date: 11/14/2012

Report Form ID: RFS0303
Field
No.

Field Name

28.

Deficit RVO

Units
gallons

Field Formats, Codes, & Special Instructions
999999999999; Number. Enter the deficit RVO carried
over into the next year.

Sample report line:
RFS0303,O,Y,1/15/2013,2012,1234,”Sample Company
Inc”,AGREF,CB,NA,10000000,0.006,600,NA,0,100,NA,NA,NA,NA,NA,NA,0,0,500,Pay.Gov,1234567,0
RFS0303,O,Y,1/15/2013,2012,1234,”Sample Company
Inc”,AGREF,BD,NA,10000000,0.91,91000,NA,NA,NA,11000,80000,NA,NA,NA,NA,0,0,NA,NA,NA,0
RFS0303,O,Y,1/15/2013,2012,1234,”Sample Company
Inc”,AGREF,AB,NA,10000000,1.21,121000,NA,0,100,11000,80250,4000,26150,NA,NA,0,0,NA,NA,NA,0
RFS0303,O,Y,1/15/2013,2012,1234,”Sample Company
Inc”,AGREF,RF,NA,10000000,9.23,923000,NA,0,100,11000,80250,4000,26150,102300,699700,0,0,NA,
NA,NA,0
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