RFS2 Renewable Fuel Producer Co-products Report

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

RFS2 Renewable Fuel Producer Co-products Report
Report Form ID: RFS0701

Issue Date: 04/07/2011
Revised Date: 04/20/2011

Under RFS2, RIN generating producers and importers must submit information about co-products
produced during the renewable fuel production process as per 40 CFR §§80.1451(b)(1)(ii)(M)-(N). If a
RIN generating renewable fuel producer or if a RIN generating renewable fuels importer generates RINs
for a registered foreign producer whose production process produces any co-product in addition to a
renewable fuel pursuant to 40 CFR Subpart M, then they must submit a RFS0701 report;
If applicable, this report is due quarterly, and should be submitted to EPA with the EMTS RIN generation
report: 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.
The following fields have been added:
• Field 8: Foreign Company ID. This field is required if the reporting party is importing and
generating RINs for renewable fuel produced by a registered and accepted foreign company.
• Field 9: Foreign Company Name: This field is required if the reporting party is importing and
generating RINs for renewable fuel produced by a registered and accepted foreign company.
• Field 10: Foreign Company Facility ID: This field is required if the reporting party is importing
and generating RINs for renewable fuel produced by a registered and accepted foreign company.
• Field 14: Moisture Content: This field is required if DDG or WDG is reported as the co-product in
field.
• Field 15: Moisture Content Measure Code: If moisture content was entered in field 14, this field
is required.
The following fields have been updated:
• Field 11: Other Co-product Description: If DDG, WDG, or GLY is entered in field 10, then “NA”
should be entered here.
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.
RFS0701: Form ID for the RFS Renewable Fuel Producer
Co-products 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

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

RFS2 Renewable Fuel Producer Co-products Report
Report Form ID: RFS0701
Field
No.
3.

Field Name
CBI

Units

Issue Date: 04/07/2011
Revised Date: 04/20/2011

Field Formats, Codes, & Special Instructions
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.
Note: This should be the RIN Generator’s company ID.

7.

Company Name

AAAAAAA…; Character (125 Max). The reporting
party’s name (Your company name).
Note: This should be the RIN Generator’s company
name.

8.

Foreign Company
ID

9999; Number. Enter the four-digit, EPA-assigned foreign
company’s ID.
Note: This field is for importers only. If the reporting
party is a domestic (U.S) production facility not importing
renewable fuel from a registered foreign producer, enter
“NA”.

9.

Foreign Company
Name

AAAAAAA…; Characted (125 Max). The foreign
company’s name.
Note: This field is for importers only. If the reporting
party is a domestic (U.S.) production facility not importing
renewable fuel from a registered foreign producer, enter
“NA”.

10.

Foreign Company
Facility ID

99999; Number. Enter the five-digit, EPA-assigned
foreign company’s facility ID.
Note: This field is for importers only. If the reporting
party is a domestic (U.S.) production facility not importing
renewable fuel from a registered foreign producer, enter
“NA”.

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

RFS2 Renewable Fuel Producer Co-products Report
Report Form ID: RFS0701
Field
No.
11.

Field Name

Units

Field Formats, Codes, & Special Instructions
AA; Character. Indicate the compliance period for which
the information is being reported. Month ranges are
provided below to assist in labeling quarters:

Compliance Period
Code

Q1:
Q2:
Q3:
Q4:
12.

Issue Date: 04/07/2011
Revised Date: 04/20/2011

First Quarter (January – March)
Second Quarter (April – June)
Third Quarter (July – September)
Fourth Quarter (October – December)

AAA; Character. Producers state their types of coproducts produced in this quarter.

Type of Co-product

DDG: Dry Distiller Grains
WDG: Wet Distiller Grains
GLY: Glycerin

13.

Other Co-product
Description

14.

Quantity of CoProducts in the
Quarter

15.

Unit of Measure

16.

Moisture Content

17.

Moisture Content
Unit of Measure

OTH: Other, indicate the type in [No 13]. Only allowed if
co-product does not have a code.
AAAAAAA…; Character (125 Max). If [No.12] is
identified as OTH, the co-product description for any coproduct not listed. Enter in “NA” if DDG, WDG, or GLY
was entered in [No. 12].
999999999; Number (9 digits). The quantity of coproducts produced in the quarter. The quantity can be in
volume or mass, but the units must be indicated in
[No.15].
3

m , kg,
short ton

AAA; Character. Unit of measure for the quantity of coproducts reported in [No.12].
3
VOL: Co-products reported in volume, m
MAS: Co-products reported in mass, kg
WGT: Co-products reported in weight, short ton
AA; Number (two digits). The moisture content of the coproduct. This applies to WDG and DDG only. Moisture
content can be reported in volume percent, weight
percent, or mass percent, but the units must be indicated
in [No. 17]. If GLY or OTH was entered in [No. 12] enter
“NA”.

percentage

AAA; Character. Unit of measure for the moisture
content reported in [No. 16].
VOL: Moisture content reported in volume percent
MAS: Moisture content reported in mass percent
WGT: Moisture content reported in weight percent

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

RFS2 Renewable Fuel Producer Co-products Report
Issue Date: 04/07/2011
Report Form ID: RFS0701
Revised Date: 04/20/2011
Sample report line:
RFS0701, O, Y, 11/21/2011, 2011, 1234,”Sample Company Inc”, NA, NA, NA, Q3, DDG, NA, 000011000,
VOL, 50, MAS
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