5900-357 RFS2 Independent Third Party Batch Verification

Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS)
RFS2 Independent Third Party Batch Verification
Form ID: RFS2000

OMB Control No. 2060-00725
Expires 8/31/2022

RFS2 Independent Third Party Batch Verification (Report Form ID: RFS2000): Instructions for
Completing
Who must report
 All independent third-party auditors that verify RIN’s beginning on September 16, 2014.
Reporting requirements
 40 CFR 80.1451(g)(1) sets forth the additional reporting requirements (available at:
http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/textidx?SID=354294fee688f6d54979e2638c0decf5&node=se40.17.80_11451&rgn=div8).
 Enter a separate report line for each verified batch.
 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
 Independent third-party auditors shall report on a quarterly basis:
Production
Quarterly Report
Calendar Quarter
Time Period Covered
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 https://www.epa.gov/fuels-registration-reporting-and-compliance-help/reporting-fuel-programs

Field Instructions
Field Field Name
No.
1.
Report Form ID
2.

Report Type

3.

CBI

4.

Report Date

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Field Formats, Codes & Special Instructions
AAAAAA; Character.
Enter REPORT FORM ID: RFS2000
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.

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Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS)
RFS2 Independent Third Party Batch Verification
Form ID: RFS2000

Field
No.
5.
6.
7.
8.

Field Name
Compliance Period
Year
Compliance Period
Quarter
Independent ThirdParty Auditor
Company ID
RIN Originator
Company ID

9.

RIN Originator Import
Facility ID

10.

Renewable Fuel
Producer Company ID
Renewable Fuel
Producer Facility ID
RIN Year

11.
12.

Units

13.

Renewable Fuel Batch
Number

14.

Production Date

15.

D-Code

Field Formats, Codes & Special Instructions
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 for the Independent Third Party Auditor.
AAAA; Character. Enter the EPA assigned fourcharacter ID for the RIN Originator Company ID. For
imported renewable fuel, this is the company generating
RINs on the imported renewable fuel and the four digit
ID will not be the same as the renewable fuel producer
company ID.
AAAAA; Character. Enter the EPA-assigned fivecharacter ID for the RIN Originator import facility. For
imported renewable fuel, this is the import facility or
PADD and will not be the same as the renewable fuel
production facility ID. Enter “NA” for all non-imported
renewable fuel.
AAAA; Character. Enter the EPA assigned fourcharacter ID for the renewable fuel producer.
AAAAA; Character. Enter the EPA-assigned fivecharacter ID for the renewable fuel production facility.
YYYY; Character. Enter the RIN year of the individual
verified renewable fuel batch.
AAAAA…; Character. Enter the batch number
assigned by the renewable fuel producer that identifies
the verified renewable fuel batch.
MM/DD/YYYY; Date. Enter the production date
associated with the verified batch.
AA; Character. Enter the two-digit D-code of the
verified batch.

16.

RIN Quantity

17.

Gallons

18.

Verified Batch Total
Volume
Equivalence Value

19.

Denaturant Volume

Gallons

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D3: Cellulosic Biofuel
D4: Biomass-based diesel
D5: Advanced biofuel
D6: Renewable Fuel
D7: Cellulosic diesel
999999999; Number. Enter the total number of RINs
associated with the verified batch of renewable fuel.
999999999; Number. Enter the total volume of the
verified batch of renewable fuel.
9.99; Number. Enter the equivalence value used to
determine how many gallon-RINs can be generated for
the verified renewable fuel.
999999999; Number. Enter the total volume of
denaturant added to the batch of renewable fuel.
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Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS)
RFS2 Independent Third Party Batch Verification
Form ID: RFS2000

Field
No.
20.

Field Name
Feedstock or
Biointermediate Name
(1)

21.

Feedstock Amount (1)

22.

Feedstock Unit of
Measure (1)

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Field Formats, Codes & Special Instructions
AAAA….; Character. Enter the name of the individual
feedstock used in the verified batch. If more than one
feedstock type was used, enter each subsequent
feedstock name and amounts using fields 23 through
fields 34.
999999999999; Number. Enter the amount of the
individual feedstock used in the production of the
verified batch.
AAAA….; Character. Enter the unit of measure.
10: Cubic Feet
20: 100 Cubic Feet
30: 1,000,000 Cubic Feet
40: Gallon
50: Liter
60: Short Ton
70: Cubic Meters
80: Therm
90: Decatherm
100: Bushel
110: Pounds
AAAA….; Character. Enter the name of the individual
feedstock used in the verified batch. If only one
feedstock type was used, enter “NA”.

23.

Feedstock or
Biointermediate Name
(2)

24.

Feedstock Amount (2)

25.

Feedstock Unit of
Measure (2)

999999999999; Number. Enter the amount of the
individual feedstock used in the production of the
verified batch. If only one feedstock type was used,
enter “NA”.
AAAA….; Character. Enter the unit of measure. If
only one feedstock type was used, enter “NA”.

Feedstock or
Biointermediate Name
(3)

10: Cubic Feet
20: 100 Cubic Feet
30: 1,000,000 Cubic Feet
40: Gallon
50: Liter
60: Short Ton
70: Cubic Meters
80: Therm
90: Decatherm
100: Bushel
110: Pounds
AAAA….; Character. Enter the name of the individual
feedstock used in the verified batch. If only two
feedstock types were used, enter “NA”.

26.

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RFS2 Independent Third Party Batch Verification
Form ID: RFS2000

Field
No.
27.

Field Name
Feedstock Amount (3)

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Field Formats, Codes & Special Instructions
999999999999; Number. Enter the amount of the
individual feedstock used in the production of the
verified batch. If only two feedstock types were used,
enter “NA”.
AAAA….; Character. Enter the unit of measure. If
only two feedstock types were used, enter “NA”.
10: Cubic Feet
20: 100 Cubic Feet
30: 1,000,000 Cubic Feet
40: Gallon
50: Liter
60: Short Ton
70: Cubic Meters
80: Therm
90: Decatherm
100: Bushel
110: Pounds
AAAA….; Character. Enter the name of the individual
feedstock used in the verified batch. If only three
feedstock types were used, enter “NA”.

28.

Feedstock Unit of
Measure (3)

29.

Feedstock or
Biointermediate Name
(4)

30.

Feedstock Amount (4)

31.

Feedstock Unit of
Measure (4)

999999999999; Number. Enter the amount of the
individual feedstock used in the production of the
verified batch. If only three feedstock types were used,
enter “NA”.
AAAA….; Character. Enter the unit of measure. If
only three feedstock types were used, enter “NA”.

32.

Feedstock or
Biointermediate Name
(5)

10: Cubic Feet
20: 100 Cubic Feet
30: 1,000,000 Cubic Feet
40: Gallon
50: Liter
60: Short Ton
70: Cubic Meters
80: Therm
90: Decatherm
100: Bushel
110: Pounds
AAAA….; Character. Enter the name of the individual
feedstock used in the verified batch. If only four
feedstock types were used, enter “NA”.

33.

Feedstock Amount (5)

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999999999999; Number. Enter the amount of the
individual feedstock used in the production of the
verified batch. If only four feedstock types were used,
enter “NA”.

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Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS)
RFS2 Independent Third Party Batch Verification
Form ID: RFS2000

Field
No.
34.

35.

Field Name
Feedstock Unit of
Measure (5)

Co-product Name (1)

36.

Co-product Amount
(1)

37.

Co-product Unit of
Measure (1)

38.

39.

Co-product Name (2)

Co-product Amount
(2)

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Field Formats, Codes & Special Instructions
AAAA….; Character. Enter the unit of measure. If
only four feedstock types were used, enter “NA”.
10: Cubic Feet
20: 100 Cubic Feet
30: 1,000,000 Cubic Feet
40: Gallon
50: Liter
60: Short Ton
70: Cubic Meters
80: Therm
90: Decatherm
100: Bushel
110: Pounds
AAA; Character. Enter the three-digit code of the
individual co-product used in the verified batch. If more
than one co-product type was used, enter the subsequent
co-product name and amount using fields 38 through
fields 40.
DDG: Dry-Distiller Grain
WDG: Wet-Distiller Grain
GLY: Glycerin
OTH: Other
999999999999; Number. Enter the amount of the
individual feedstock used in the production of the
verified batch.
AAAA….; Character. Enter the unit of measure.
10: Short Ton
20: Pounds
AAAA….; Character. Enter the name of the individual
feedstock used in the verified batch. If only one
feedstock type was used, enter “NA”.
DDG: Dry-Distiller Grain
WDG: Wet-Distiller Grain
GLY: Glycerin
OTH: Other
999999999999; Number. Enter the amount of the
individual co-product used in the production of the
verified batch. If only one co-product type was used,
enter “NA”.

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RFS2 Independent Third Party Batch Verification
Form ID: RFS2000

Field
No.
40.

41.

42.

Field Name
Co-product Unit of
Measure (2)

Feedstock or
Biointermediate
Renewable Biomass
Requirement
RIN Generation
Calculations

43.

Feedstock or
Biointermediate
Supplier Invoice
Document
Identification

44.

Verified Batch
Purchasers Invoice
Document
Identification

45.

Laboratory Sample
Identification

46.

Comments

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Field Formats, Codes & Special Instructions
AAAA….; Character. Enter the unit of measure. If
only one feedstock type was used, enter “NA”.
10: Short Ton
20: Pounds
A; Character. Indicate whether each of the feedstock or
biointermediate types used to produce the verified batch
met the definition of renewable biomass.
Y: Yes
N: No
A; Character. Indicate whether appropriate RIN
generation calculations were followed per
§80.1426(f)(3), (4), or (5) for the verified batch.
Y: Yes
N: No
AAAA….; Character. Provide the document
identification for any feedstock or biointermediate
supplier invoices related to the verified batch. If two or
more ID numbers are entered, enclose each number
using brackets. If no invoice document identification is
available for the verified batch, enter “NA”.
AAAA….; Character. Provide the document
identification for any renewable fuel purchaser invoices
related to the verified batch. If two or more ID numbers
are entered, enclose each number using brackets. If no
invoice document identification is available for the
verified batch, enter “NA”.
AAAA….; Character. Provide the laboratory sample
identification number(s) for any sample from the
verified batch analyzed by either an on-site or off-site
laboratory. If two or more ID numbers are entered,
enclose each number using brackets. If no sample
identification numbers are available for the verified
batch, enter “NA”.
AAAA….; Character (1000 character limit). Enter any
additional comments.

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Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS)
RFS2 Independent Third Party Batch Verification
Form ID: RFS2000

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Expires 8/31/2022

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