RFS2 Renewable Biomass Report

Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2) Report Instructions
OMB Control No. 2060-0640

RFS2 Renewable Biomass Report

Issue Date: 03/25/2011
Revised Date: 04/18/2011

Report Form ID: RFS0801

The RFS0801 RFS2 Renewable Biomass Report is for RIN-generating producers and importers to
provide supplemental feedstock information for feedstocks used to produce renewable fuel and generate
RINs under RFS2.
Any producer or importer, except those subject to the aggregate approach in 80.1454(g),that generates
RINs during a given quarter for renewable fuel made from feedstocks that are planted crops and crop
residue from existing agricultural land, planted trees or tree residue from actively managed tree
plantations, slash or precommercial thinnings from forestlands, or biomass obtained from areas at risk of
wildfire, shall summarize and submit information verifying that the feedstocks meet the definition of
renewable biomass, as required in 80.1451(d).
RIN-generating renewable fuel producers reporting for more than one registered production facility and
importers reporting for more than one registered foreign facility must submit data for each facility on
separate report rows.
Reports must be submitted individually for each separate plot of land from which feedstocks were
harvested, and additional electronic files that identify each plot of land by coordinates of the points
defining the boundaries of each plot simultaneously submitted.
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.
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
whose feedstocks are not subject to the aggregate approach.
• 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
whose feedstocks are not subject to the aggregate approach.
• 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
whose feedstocks are not subject to the aggregate approach.

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.
1.

Field Name
Report Form ID

Units

Field Formats, Codes, & Special Instructions
AAAAAAA; Character.
RFS0801: Form ID for the RFS2 Renewable Biomass
Report
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OMB Control No. 2060-0640

RFS2 Renewable Biomass Report

Issue Date: 03/25/2011
Revised Date: 04/18/2011

Report Form ID: RFS0801
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; Character. Indicate the compliance period (year)
of the report.

6.

Company/Entity ID

AAAA; 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.

Foreign Company
ID

AAAAA; Character. Enter the four-digit, EPA-assigned
foreign company ID whose feedstocks are not subject to
the aggregate approach.
Note: Domestic renewable fuel producers enter “NA”.

9.

Foreign Company
Name

AAAAAAA…; Character (125 Max). The foreign
company’s name whose feedstocks are not subject to the
aggregate approach.
Note: Domestic renewable fuel producers enter “NA”.

10.

Foreign Company
Facility ID

AAAAA; Character.. Enter the five-digit, EPA-assigned
foreign company’s facility ID whose feedstocks are not
subject to the aggregate approach.
If more than one facility is being reported, a separate row
for each facility is required.
Note: Domestic renewable fuel producers enter “NA”.

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Report Form ID: RFS0801
Field
No.
11.

Field Name
Compliance Period
Code

Units

Issue Date: 03/25/2011
Revised Date: 04/18/2011

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:
Q1: First Quarter (January – March)
Q2: Second Quarter (April – June)
Q3: Third Quarter (July – September)
Q4: Fourth Quarter/Annual (October – December)

12.

Facility ID

13.

Feedstock
Location Name

AAAAA; Number. Producers and Importers who generate
RINs must reference individual facility ID numbers.
Please include all preceding zeros in five digit facility ID
numbers.
##### : The five Character EPA-assigned facility ID
If more than one facility is being reported, a separate row
for each facility is required.
AAAAAAA…; Character (125 Max). The feedstock
location name (e.g. name of the farm, forest or tree
plantation). You may only enter in one feedstock
location per row.

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RFS2 Renewable Biomass Report
Report Form ID: RFS0801
Field
No.
14.

Field Name
Feedstock from the
Location

Units

Issue Date: 03/25/2011
Revised Date: 04/18/2011

Field Formats, Codes, & Special Instructions
999; Number. Indicate code(s) corresponding to the
feedstock(s) for fuel.
Note: You may only enter in one feedstock per row.
Biodiesel and/or Non-ester Renewable Diesel
230: Algal Oil
200: Non-food grade corn oil
240: Oil from Annual Covercrops
210: Soybean Oil
160: Biogenic Waste Oils/Fats/Greases
360: Canola Oil
Cellulosic (Diesel, Ethanol, Heating Oil, Jet Fuel, and/or
Naphtha)
70: Cellulosic Biomass – Agricultural Residues
250: Cellulosic Biomass – Annual Cover Crops
260: Cellulosic Biomass - Forest Product Residues
270: Cellulosic Biomass - Forest Thinnings
90: Cellulosic Biomass – Miscanthus
220: Cellulosic Biomass - Separated Municipal Solid
Waste
280: Cellulosic Biomass - Separated Food Wastes
140: Cellulosic Biomass - Separated Yard Wastes
290: Cellulosic Biomass – Slash
80: Cellulosic Biomass – Switchgrass
Ethanol and/or Butanol
300: Starch - Agricultural Residues
310: Starch - Annual Covercrops
10: Starch – Corn
120: Sugarcane
Biogas
320: Manure Digesters
330: Landfills
340: Sewage and Waste Treatment Plants
Ethanol, Renewable Diesel, Heating oil, Jet Fuel, and/or
Naphtha
350: Non-Cellulosic Portions of Separated Food Wastes
Note: Each feedstock must be reported on separate
report rows.
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RFS2 Renewable Biomass Report
Report Form ID: RFS0801
Field
No.

Field Name

Units

Issue Date: 03/25/2011
Revised Date: 04/18/2011

Field Formats, Codes, & Special Instructions

15.

Feedstock
Quantity

9999999999; Number. Enter the total quantity of
feedstock that was used for renewable fuel production
that was from the specified location.

16.

Feedstock
Quantity Units

999; Number. Enter the Feedstock Quantity Units:
10: Cubic Feet
20: 100 Cubic Feet
30: 1,000,000 Cubic Feet
40: Gallon
50: Liter
60: Short Ton
70: Cubic Meters
80: Therm
90: Decatherm
100: Bushel
110: Pounds

17.

Documentation
File Name

AAAAAAA…; Character (100 Max). Please enter the file
name of electronic documentation that will be submitted
with this report to identify the land by coordinates of the
points defining the boundaries from which the feedstock
was harvested, pursuant to 80.1451(d)(2). Please make
sure to include the file extension name (e.g. .doc, .xls,
.zip). If an additional document is not included, enter
“NA.”

Sample report line:
RFS0801,O,Y,11/15/2010,2010,1234,”Sample Company Inc”, 9999, “Foreign Company Name”, 99991,
Q3,99999,Sample Farm 1, 210, 5000, 40, electronic coordinates.zip

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Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2) Report Instructions
OMB Control No. 2060-0640

RFS2 Renewable Biomass Report
Report Form ID: RFS0801

Issue Date: 03/25/2011
Revised Date: 04/18/2011

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