RFS RIN Generation Report

Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Report Instructions
OMB Control No. 2060-XXXX Expires: Pending

RFS RIN Generation Report

Issue Date: 07/23/2007
Revised: 09/24/2007

Report Form ID: RFS0400

Any party that produces or imports renewable fuel in the contiguous 48 states must submit a separate
RIN Generation Report for each batch of renewable fuel produced or imported during a given quarter per
Sec. 80.1152(b).
This report is due quarterly. Q1 (January – March) reports are due May 31, Q2 (April – June) reports are
due August 31, Q3 (July – September) reports are due November 30, and Q4 (October – December)
reports are due February 28.
Please check the RFS reporting web site for updated instructions and report form 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.
1.

Field Name
Report form ID

Units

Field Formats, Codes, & Special Instructions
AAAAAAA; Character.
RFS0400: Form ID for the RFS RIN Generation Report

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

3.

CBI

A; Character. Specify if the data contained within the
report is claimed as being 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 being submitted.

5.

Report year

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

6.

Company/entity ID

AAAA; Character. Enter your four-digit, EPA-assigned
company/entity ID.

7.

Company name

AAAAAAA…; Character (125 max.). Enter the reporting
party’s name (your company name).

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OMB Control No. 2060-XXXX Expires: Pending

RFS RIN Generation Report
Report Form ID: RFS0400
Field
No.
8.

Field Name

Units

Compliance period

Issue Date: 07/23/2007
Revised: 09/24/2007

Field Formats, Codes, & Special Instructions
AA; Character. Indicate the period for which information
is being reported. Month ranges are provided below to
assist in labeling quarters:
Q1: First Quarter (January – March)
Q2: Second Quarter (April – June)
Q3: Third Quarter (July – September)
Q4: Fourth Quarter (October – December)

9.

Facility ID

AAAAA; Character. Enter the five-digit EPA-assigned
facility ID of the facility that produced or imported the
renewable fuel for which the batch of RINs was
generated.

10.

Production date

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

11.

Equivalence value

9.9; Number. Enter the equivalence value for the reported
batch of renewable fuel as defined in §80.1115.

12.

Batch volume

gallons

99999999; Number. Enter the production or import
volume of the reported batch of renewable fuel.

13.

Denaturant volume

gallons

9999999; Number. Enter the volume of denaturant added
to the reported batch of renewable fuel prior to the
generation of RINs. Enter “0” if not applicable.

14.

RIN

KYYYYCCCCFFFFFBBBBBRRDSSSSSSSSEEEEEEEE
; Number (38 Digits). Renewable Identification Number
(RIN) per § 80.1126.
Create one report for each batch of RINS generated. For
example, for a 1000 gallon batch of denatured ethanol,
show the entire batch-RIN like in the following example:
12007999979999000011020000000100001000

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Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Report Instructions
OMB Control No. 2060-XXXX Expires: Pending

RFS RIN Generation Report

Issue Date: 07/23/2007
Revised: 09/24/2007

Report Form ID: RFS0400
Field
No.
15.

Field Name
Renewable fuel
type

Units

Field Formats, Codes, & Special Instructions
AAA999; Character. Enter the type of renewable fuel in
the reported batch as defined in §80.1101(d). This field
contains 2 parts. The first part is a character code
corresponding to the renewable fuel type. The second
part is a number corresponding to the feedstock used to
produce the renewable fuel.
Renewable Fuel
ETH:
CBE:
WDE:
BDS:
NRD:
BTL:
BCR:

Ethanol other than cellulosic biomass
or waste-derived ethanol
Cellulosic biomass ethanol
Waste-derived ethanol
Biodiesel (mono-alky ester)
Non-ester renewable diesel
Butanol
Blending components derived from renewable fuel

Feedstock
001:
002:
003:
004:
005:
006:
007:
008:
009:
010:
011:

012:
013:
014:
1XX:

Grain
Starch
Oilseeds
Vegetable, animal, or fish materials including fats,
greases, and oils
Sugarcane
Sugar beets
Sugar components
Tobacco
Potatoes
Other biomass
Natural gas produced from a biogas source,
including a landfill, sewage waste treatment plant,
feedlot, or other place where there is decaying
organic material
Animal wastes not included in 004 or 011
Municipal solid waste
Other waste materials
Multiple feedstocks used in a batch (select the 3digit number that represents the majority
feedstock and replace the leading 0 with a 1 -- e.g.
101 if grain is the majority feedstock)

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Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Report Instructions
OMB Control No. 2060-XXXX Expires: Pending

RFS RIN Generation Report
Report Form ID: RFS0400

Issue Date: 07/23/2007
Revised: 09/24/2007

Sample report line (single RIN Generation Report):
RFS0400,O,Y,11/21/2007,2007,1234,”Sample Company Inc”,Q3,98765,09/15/2007,
1.5,10000,0, 12007123498765000011520000000100015000,BDS004
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