RFS0601 Renewable Fuel Producer Supplemental Report

Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program

RFS0601 - RFS Renewable Fuel Producer Supplemental Report

Recordkeeping and Reporting for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program

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

RFS2 Renewable Fuel Producer Supplemental Report

Issue Date: 4/20/2011

Report Form ID: RFS0601
Under RFS2, RIN generating renewable fuel producers and importers may have additional reporting
requirements pursuant to 40 CFR §§80.1451(b)(1)(ii)(P)-(R).
• As per 40 CFR §80.1451(b)(1)(ii)(P), producers of renewable electricity and biogas used for
transportation shall report information on the total energy produced and supplied to the
transportation fueling facility.
• As per 40 CFR §80.1451(b)(1)(ii)(Q), RIN generating renewable fuel producers or importers of
renewable fuel that use biogas for process heat shall report total energy produced and supplied
to the renewable fuel facility.
• As per 40 CFR §80.1451(b)(1)(ii)(R), RIN generating renewable fuel producers and importers of
renewable fuel made from municipal solid waste shall report the amount of paper, cardboard,
plastics, rubber, textiles, metals, and glass separated from municipal solid waste for recycling.
If applicable, these reports are 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 who
is producing renewable fuel that uses biogas for process heat or renewable fuel made from
municipal solid waste.
• 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 who
is producing renewable fuel that uses biogas for process heat or renewable fuel made from
municipal solid waste.
• 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
who is producing renewable fuel that uses biogas for process heat or renewable fuel made from
municipal solid waste.

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.
RFS0601: Form ID for the RFS Renewable Fuel Producer
Supplemental Report.

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

RFS2 Renewable Fuel Producer Supplemental Report

Issue Date: 4/20/2011

Report Form ID: RFS0601
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; Character. 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

9999; Number. Enter the four-digit EPA-assigned foreign
company ID who is producing renewable fuel that uses
biogas for process heat or renewable fuel made from
municipal solid waste.
Note: Domestic renewable fuel producers enter “NA”.

9.

Foreign Company
Name

AAAAAAA…; Character (125 Max). The foreign
company’s name who is producing renewable fuel that
uses biogas for process heat or renewable fuel made from
municipal solid waste.
Note: Domestic renewable fuel producers enter “NA”.

10.

Foreign Company
Facility ID

99999; Number. Enter the five-digit, EPA-assigned
foreign company’s facility ID who is producing renewable
fuel that uses biogas for process heat or renewable fuel
made from municipal solid waste.
Note: Domestic renewable fuel producers enter “NA”.

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

RFS2 Renewable Fuel Producer Supplemental Report

Issue Date: 4/20/2011

Report Form ID: RFS0601
Field
No.
11.

Field Name

Units

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:

Compliance Period
Code

Q1:
Q2:
Q3:
Q4:
12

First Quarter (January – March)
Second Quarter (April – June)
Third Quarter (July – September)
Fourth Quarter (October – December)

AAAAA; Character. RIN generating renewable fuel
producers or importers state the business activity that
requires them to submit this report.

Producer
Requirement

ELECT: Producer of renewable electricity used as
transportation fuel
BIOGT: Producer of biogas used as transportation fuel
PBIOG: Producers of renewable fuel that use biogas for
process heat

13

Quantity of Energy
or Feedstock

14

Transportation
Fueling Facility
Name

Biogas in
MMBtu,
Electricity in
MW, MSW
in tons

PMSWF: Producers of renewable fuel from municipal
solid waste
9999999999; Number.
For ELECT and BIOGT, the total energy produced and
supplied to the transportation fueling facility.
For PBIOG, the total energy supplied to the renewable
fuel facility.
For PMSWF, the total weight of paper, cardboard,
plastics, rubber, textiles, metals, and glass.
AAAAAAA…; Character (125 Max). The transportation
fueling facility name. If not applicable (PBIOG or PMSWF
entered in line 9), put “NA”.

Sample report line:
RFS0601,O,Y,11/21/2010,2010,1234,”Sample Company Inc”, NA. NA, NA. Q3,PBIOG,500000,NA

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

RFS2 Renewable Fuel Producer Supplemental Report

Issue Date: 4/20/2011

Report Form ID: RFS0601
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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
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and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid
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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
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File TitleRFS2 Renewable Fuel Producer Supplemental Report (RFS0601) (April 20, 2011)
Subjectrenewable fuel standard, rfs, rfs2, fuel producer, importer, report, instructions, renewable identification number, rin, RFS0601
AuthorU.S. EPA
File Modified2011-05-04
File Created2011-03-28

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