RFS 1600 Reporting Fuels Under 80.1451(b)(1)(ii)(T) - Blende

Renewable Fuel Standard
RFS Renewable Fuel Producers Reporting Fuels
for 80.1451(b)(ii)(T) – Blender Contact
Report Form ID: RFS1600

OMB Control No. 2060-0688
EPA Form:5900-356
Expires: 30 APR 19

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:
o Ethanol
o Biodiesel
o Renewable Gasoline
o Renewable diesel that meets ASTM D 975-13a Grade No. 1-D or No. 2-D specifications
o Renewable CNG or LNG
o 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
Quarter 1
January 1 – March 31
Quarter 2
April 1 – June 30
Quarter 3
July 1 – September 30
Quarter 4
October 1 – December 31

Quarterly Report
Deadline
June 1
September 1
December 1
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 Field Name
No.
1
Report Form ID

EPA Form No. 5900-356

Units

Field Formats, Codes & Special Instructions
AAAAAA; Character.
Enter RFS1600

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RFS Renewable Fuel Producers Reporting Fuels
for 80.1451(b)(ii)(T) – Blender Contact
Report Form ID: RFS1600

Field
No.
2

Field Name

3

CBI

4

Report Date

5

Compliance Period
Year
Compliance Period
Quarter
RIN Originator
Company ID
RIN Originator
Facility ID

6
7
8

Report Type

9

Foreign Renewable
Fuel Producer
Company ID

10

Foreign Renewable
Fuel Producer Facility
ID

11

D-Code

Units

OMB Control No. 2060-0688
EPA Form:5900-356
Expires: 30 APR 19

Field Formats, Codes & Special Instructions
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
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
MM/DD/YYYY; Character. Enter the date the original
or resubmitted report is created.
YYYY; Character. Enter the averaging/compliance
year the report covers.
AA; Character. Enter the quarter under the compliance
year this report covers
AAAA; Character. Enter the EPA assigned fourcharacter ID of the renewable fuel producer.
AAAAA; Character. Enter EPA-assigned fivecharacter 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.
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”.
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”.
A; Character. Enter the single digit identifier of the Dcode representing the type of renewable fuel. The Dcodes 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

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RFS Renewable Fuel Producers Reporting Fuels
for 80.1451(b)(ii)(T) – Blender Contact
Report Form ID: RFS1600

Field
No.
12

Field Name
Fuel Type

Units

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Field Formats, Codes & Special Instructions
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
14

Transaction Partner
Name
Facility Street Address

15

Facility City

16

Facility State

17

Facility Zip Code

AAAA…; Character. Enter the name of the transaction
partner
AAAA…; Character. Enter the street address where the
transaction partner’s facility is located
AAAA…; Character. Enter the city where the
transaction partner’s facility is located
AA; Character. Enter the two digit postal code for the
state where the transaction partner’s facility is located
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,

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Renewable Fuel Standard
RFS Renewable Fuel Producers Reporting Fuels
for 80.1451(b)(ii)(T) – Blender Contact
Report Form ID: RFS1600

OMB Control No. 2060-0688
EPA Form:5900-356
Expires: 30 APR 19

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
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Include the OMB control number in any correspondence. Do not send the completed form to this address.

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