EPA Form No. 5900- RFS2 Renewable Fuel Producers Reporting Fuels for 80.145

R enewable Fuel Standard OMB Control No. 2060-0688

RFS Renewable Fuel Producers Reporting Fuels Expires: 12/31/2017

for 80.1451(b)(ii)(T) – Blender Contact

Report Form ID: RFS1600

RFS2 Renewable Fuel Producers Reporting Fuels for 80.1451(b)(1)(ii)(T) – Blender Contact (RFS1600): Instructions for Completing

Who must report

• RFS2 Producers of renewable fuel required to submit additional information under 80.1451(b)(ii)(T). Specifically, any producer generating RINs for renewable fuel that is NOT one of the following types:

  • Ethanol

  • Biodiesel

  • Renewable Gasoline

  • Renewable diesel that meets ASTM D 975-13a Grade No. 1-D or No. 2-D specifications

  • Renewable CNG or LNG

  • Renewable Electricity

• And the Producer or Importer enters into a written contract for the sale of a specific quantity of the renewable fuel to a party who blends the fuel into gasoline or diesel fuel to produce a transportation fuel, heating oil or jet fuel, or who uses the neat fuel for a qualifying fuel use.

Reporting requirements

• Enter a separate report line for each distinct fuel type.

• Required fields and NA values – Certain report fields or parameters may be specific to select product types. If a report field does not apply to the reported batch, enter the value “NA”. Do not leave the field blank.

Reporting deadlines

• Producers shall report on a quarterly basis:

Production Calendar Quarter	Time Period Covered	Quarterly Report Deadline
Quarter 1	January 1 – March 31	June 1
Quarter 2	April 1 – June 30	September 1
Quarter 3	July 1 – September 30	December 1
Quarter 4	October 1 – December 31	March 31

How to submit reports

• EPA maintains report templates, electronic submission procedures and additional support options at http://www.epa.gov/otaq/fuels/reporting/cdx.htm.

Field Instructions

Field No.	Field Name	Units	Field Formats, Codes & Special Instructions
1	Report Form ID		AAAAAA; Character. Enter RFS1500
2	Report Type		A; Character. Specify if the data submitted in this report is original or if it is being resubmitted. Submit only one original report; any corrections or updates should be marked as a resubmission. O = Original R = Resubmission
3	CBI		A; Character. Specify if the data contained within the report is 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 created.
5	Compliance Period Year		YYYY; Character. Enter the averaging/compliance year the report covers.
6	Compliance Period Quarter		AA; Character. Enter the quarter under the compliance year this report covers
7	RIN Originator Company ID		AAAA; Character. Enter the EPA assigned four-character ID of the renewable fuel producer.
8	RIN Originator Facility ID		AAAAA; Character. Enter EPA-assigned five-character ID for the renewable fuel production facility. If the foreign fuel was produced by a foreign producer and imported into the United States, this is the import facility ID.
9	Foreign Renewable Fuel Producer Company ID		AAAA; Character. If the renewable fuel was produced by a foreign renewable fuel producer and imported into the United States where RINs were subsequently generated by a separate RIN Originator, enter the EPA assigned four-character ID of the foreign renewable fuel producer. Otherwise enter “NA”.
10	Foreign Renewable Fuel Producer Facility ID		AAAAA; Character. If the renewable fuel was produced by a foreign renewable fuel producer and imported into the United States where RINs were subsequently generated by a separate RIN Originator, enter the EPA assigned five-character ID of the foreign renewable fuel producer facility. Otherwise enter “NA”.
11	D-Code		A; Character. Enter the single digit identifier of the D-code representing the type of renewable fuel. The D-codes are: 3: D3 fuel categorized as cellulosic biofuel 4: D4 fuel categorized as biomass-based diesel 5: D5 fuel categorized as advanced biofuel 6: D6 fuel categorized as renewable fuel 7: D7 fuel categorized as cellulosic diesel
12	Fuel Type		AAA; Character. Enter the two or three character code representing the renewable fuel. The renewable fuel codes are: 30: Cellulosic Diesel (EV application required) 40: Non-ester Renewable Diesel (EV 1.7) 41: Non-ester Renewable Diesel (EV 1.6) 42: Non-ester Renewable Diesel (EV 1.5) 60: Cellulosic Ethanol (EV 1.0) 70: Butanol (EV 1.3) 90: Cellulosic Jet Fuel (EV application required) 100: Cellulosic Heating Oil (EV application required) 110: Cellulosic Naphtha (EV application required) 130: Naphtha (EV 1.5) 140: Renewable Jet Fuel (EV application required) 150: Renewable Heating Oil (EV 1.6) 151: Renewable Heating Oil (EV 1.1) 152: Renewable Heating Oil (EV 1.2) 153: Renewable Heating Oil (EV 1.7) 160: LPG (EV application required) 180: Fatty Acid Ethyl Ester
13	Transaction Partner Name		AAAA…; Character. Enter the name of the transaction partner
14	Facility Street Address		AAAA…; Character. Enter the street address where the transaction partner’s facility is located
15	Facility City		AAAA…; Character. Enter the city where the transaction partner’s facility is located
16	Facility State		AA; Character. Enter the two digit postal code for the state where the transaction partner’s facility is located
17	Facility Zip Code		AAAAA; Character. Enter the five digit zip code where the transaction partner’s facility is located

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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