5900-402 Certified Natural Gasoline Ethanol Flex Fuel Blendstock

Ethanol Flex Fuel

Certified Natural Gasoline Ethanol Flex Fuel Blendstock Refiner Aggregate Report

Report Form ID: EFF0500

OMB Control No. [Pending]

Expires: [Pending]

Certified Natural Gasoline Ethanol Flex Fuel Blendstock Refiner Aggregate Report – (EFF0500): Instructions for Completing

Who must report

• Any certified natural gasoline ethanol flex fuel blendstock refiner for each of its refineries, and any importer for certified natural gasoline ethanol flex fuel blendstock it imports, shall submit to EPA a Certified Natural Gasoline Ethanol Flex Fuel Blendstock Refiner Aggregate Report. This report is used to demonstrate annual compliance with applicable EFF requirements.

Reporting deadlines for refiners and importers

• Certified natural gasoline ethanol flex fuel blendstock refiners or importers shall submit to EPA the Certified Natural Gasoline Ethanol Flex Fuel Blendstock Refiner Aggregate Report(s) by March 31^st of each year for the prior calendar year averaging period.

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 No.	Field Name	Units	Field Formats, Codes & Special Instructions
1	Report Form ID		AAAAAA; Character. Enter EFF0500
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	Averaging/Compliance Period		YYYY; Character. Enter the averaging/compliance year the report covers.
6	Company/Entity ID		AAAA; Character. Enter the EPA assigned four-character ID for the refiner or importer.
7	Facility ID		AAAAA; Character. Enter EPA-assigned five-character ID for the facility. Include leading zeros as needed.
8	Total Volume	Gallons	999999999; Number. Enter the total volume of certified natural gasoline ethanol flex fuel blendstock produced at the refinery or imported during the compliance period.
9	Certified NGEFFBS Confirmation		A; Character. Confirm that all batches of certified NGEFFBS produced or imported during the compliance year were compliance with the requirements of 40 CFR § 80.1524: Y = Yes N = No

Electronic Submission Sample Record:

EFF0500,O,Y,03/31/2018,2017,9999,99999,1234567,Y

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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