5900-285 RFS2 Renewable Fuel Producer Co-Products

Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2) Report Instructions

RFS2 Renewable Fuel Producer Co-products Report

Report Form ID: RFS0700

O MB Control No. 2060-0640

Expires [PENDING]

Under RFS2, renewable fuel producers must submit information about co-products as per 40 CFR

§§80.1451(b)(1)(ii)(M)-(N). If a renewable fuel producer produces any co-product in addition to a renewable fuel pursuant to 40 CFR Subpart M, then they must submit a RFS0700 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.

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. RFS0700: 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
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).

Field No.	Field Name	Units	Field Formats, Codes, & Special Instructions
8.	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)
9.	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 10](Only allowed if co-product does not have a code).
10.	Other Co-product Description		AAAAAAA…; Character (125 Max). If [No.9] is identified as OTH, the co-product description for any co-product not listed. Enter in “NA” if this field is not applicable.
11.	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.12].
12.	Unit of measure	m3, kg, short ton	AAA; Character. Unit of measure for the quantity of co- products reported in [No.11]. VOL: Co-products reported in volume, m3 MAS: Co-products reported in mass, kg WGT: Co-products reported in weight, short ton

Sample report line:

RFS0700, O, Y, 11/21/2010, 2010, 1234,”Sample Company Inc”, Q3, DDG, NA, 000011000, VOL

Paperwork Reduction Act Statement

The public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is disclosed in the estimates of the individual report form instructions. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing

ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

Send comments on the Agency's need for this information, the accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden, including through the use of automated collection techniques to the Director, Collection Strategies Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2822), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20460. Include the OMB control number in any correspondence. Do not send the completed form to this address.

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EPA Form 5900-285