5900-289 RFS2 Renewable Fuel Producer Co-Products Report

OMB Control No. 2060-0640

Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2) Report Instructions

Expires [PENDING]

RFS2 Renewable Fuel Producer Co-products Report

Report Form ID: RFS0701

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

Field No.	Field Name	Units	Field Formats, Codes, & Special Instructions
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. 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”.

Field No.	Field Name	Units	Field Formats, Codes, & Special Instructions
11.	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: First Quarter (January – March) Q2: Second Quarter (April – June) Q3: Third Quarter (July – September) Q4: Fourth Quarter (October – December)
12.	Type of Co-product		AAA; Character. Producers state their types of co- products produced in this quarter. DDG: Dry Distiller Grains WDG: Wet Distiller Grains GLY: Glycerin OTH: Other, indicate the type in [No 13]. Only allowed if co-product does not have a code.
13.	Other Co-product Description		AAAAAAA…; Character (125 Max). If [No.12] is identified as OTH, the co-product description for any co- product not listed. Enter in “NA” if DDG, WDG, or GLY was entered in [No. 12].
14.	Quantity of Co- Products in the Quarter		999999999; Number (9 digits). The quantity of co- products produced in the quarter. The quantity can be in volume or mass, but the units must be indicated in [No.15].
15.	Unit of Measure	m3, kg, short ton	AAA; Character. Unit of measure for the quantity of co- products reported in [No.12]. VOL: Co-products reported in volume, m3 MAS: Co-products reported in mass, kg WGT: Co-products reported in weight, short ton
16.	Moisture Content		AA; Number (two digits). The moisture content of the co- product. 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”.
17.	Moisture Content Unit of Measure	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

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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