5900-571 RFS2 Renewable Biomass Report

Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Report Instructions
RFS2 Renewable Biomass Report
Report Form ID: RFS0802

OMB Control No. ####-####
Expires: MM/DD/YYYY

Who must report
The RFS2 Renewable Biomass Report is for RIN-generating producers and importers and
biointermediate producers to provide supplemental feedstock information for feedstocks used
to produce biointermediates, renewable fuels and generate RINs under RFS2.
Any producer or importer, except those subject to the aggregate approach in 80.1454(g), that
generates RINs or produces biointermediate for the production of renewable fuels for which
RINs will be generated during a given quarter for renewable fuel made from feedstocks or
biointermediates that are or are derived from planted crops and crop residue from existing
agricultural land, planted trees or tree residue from actively managed tree plantations, slash or
precommercial thinnings from forestlands, or biomass obtained from areas at risk of wildfire,
shall summarize and submit information verifying that the feedstocks meet the definition of
renewable biomass, as required in 80.1451(d).
RIN-generating renewable fuel producers and biointermediate producers reporting for more
than one registered production facility and importers reporting for more than one registered
foreign facility must submit data for each facility on separate report rows.
Reports must be submitted individually for each separate plot of land from which
feedstocks were harvested, and additional electronic files that identify each plot of land
by coordinates of the points defining the boundaries of each plot simultaneously
submitted.
Reporting deadlines
Submit quarterly reports by the following deadlines:
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
Please check the RFS reporting web site for updated instructions and templates:
https://www.epa.gov/fuels-registration-reporting-and-compliance-help/how-report-quarterlyand-annually-renewable-fuel
For information on submitting this report using EPA’s Central Data Exchange (CDX) visit:
https://www.epa.gov/fuels-registration-reporting-and-compliance-help/user-guides-otaqdcfuelcentral-data-exchange-cdx

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Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Report Instructions
RFS2 Renewable Biomass Report
Report Form ID: RFS0802

Field
No.

Field Name

Units

OMB Control No. ####-####
Expires: MM/DD/YYYY

Field Formats, Codes, & Special
Instructions
AAAAAAA; Character.

1

2

Report Form ID

Report Type

RFS0802: Form ID for the RFS2 Renewable
Biomass Report
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; Number. Enter the four-digit,
EPA-assigned company/entity ID.

Company Name

AAAAAAA…; Character (125 Max).
The reporting party’s name (Your
company name).

7

8

Foreign Company
ID

AAAAA; Character. Enter the four-digit,
EPA-assigned foreign company ID whose
feedstocks are not subject to the aggregate
approach.
Note: Domestic renewable fuel producers and
biointermediate producers enter “NA”.

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Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Report Instructions
RFS2 Renewable Biomass Report
Report Form ID: RFS0802

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Field Name

Foreign Company
Name

Foreign Company
Facility ID

Units

OMB Control No. ####-####
Expires: MM/DD/YYYY

Field Formats, Codes, & Special
Instructions
AAAAAAA…; Character (125 Max). The
foreign company’s name whose feedstocks
are not subject to the aggregate approach.
Note: Domestic renewable fuel producers and
biointermediate producers enter “NA”.
AAAAA; Character.. Enter the five-digit,
EPA-assigned foreign company’s facility
ID whose feedstocks are not subject to the
aggregate approach.
If more than one facility is being reported, a
separate row for each facility is required.
Note: Domestic renewable fuel producers and
biointermediate producers enter “NA”.
AA; Character. Indicate the compliance
period for which the information is being
reported. Month ranges are provided below
to assist in labeling quarters:

11

Compliance Period
Code

12

Facility ID

13

Feedstock
Location Name

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Q1: First Quarter (January
– March)
Q2: Second Quarter
(April – June)
Q3: Third Quarter (July –
September)
Q4: Fourth Quarter/Annual (October –
December)
AAAAA; Number. Producers and Importers
who generate
RINs must reference individual facility ID
numbers. Please include all preceding
zeros in five digit facility ID numbers.
##### : The five Character EPA-assigned
facility ID
If more than one facility is being reported, a
separate row for each facility is required.
AAAAAAA…; Character (125 Max).
The feedstock
location name (e.g. name of the farm,
forest or tree plantation). Only enter
in one feedstock location per row.
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Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Report Instructions
RFS2 Renewable Biomass Report
Report Form ID: RFS0802

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No.

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Field Name

Feedstock from the
Location

Units

OMB Control No. ####-####
Expires: MM/DD/YYYY

Field Formats, Codes, & Special
Instructions
999; Number. Indicate code(s) corresponding
to the feedstock(s) for fuel.
The full list of feedstock is available at
https://www.epa.gov/fuels-registrationreporting-and-compliancehelp/reporting-codes-and-fuelpathways-epa-moderated
Notes:
-Only enter in one feedstock per row.
Biointermediate producers enter the
fuel type for which the biointermediate
is intended for use.
-Each feedstock must be reported on
separate report rows.

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Feedstock
Quantity

9999999999; Number. Enter the total
quantity of feedstock that was used for
renewable fuel or biointermediate
production that was from the specified
location.

Feedstock
Quantity Units

999; Number. Enter the Feedstock Quantity
Units:
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

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Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Report Instructions
RFS2 Renewable Biomass Report
Report Form ID: RFS0802

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Field Name

Documentation
File Name

Units

OMB Control No. ####-####
Expires: MM/DD/YYYY

Field Formats, Codes, & Special
Instructions
AAAAAAA…; Character (100 Max).
Please enter the file name of electronic
documentation that will be submitted with
this report to identify the land by coordinates
of the points defining the boundaries from
which the feedstock was harvested, pursuant
to 80.1451(d)(2).
Please make sure to include the file
extension name (e.g. .docx, .xlsx,.zip). If an
additional document is not included, enter
“NA.”

Sample report line:
RFS0802,O,Y,11/15/2010,2010,1234,”Sample Company Inc”, 9999, “Foreign Company
Name”, 99991, Q3,99999,Sample Farm 1, 210, 5000, 40, electronic coordinates.zip
Paperwork Reduction Act Statement
This collection of information is approved by OMB under the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq. (OMB Control No. ####-####). Responses to this collection of information are
mandatory (40 CFR part 1090). 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. The
public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to range from
one to two hours s per response. 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 to the Regulatory Support Division Director, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2821T),
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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