5900-293 RFS0801: Renewable Biomass Report

OMB Control No. 2060-0725

Expires xx/xx/xxxx

OMB Control No. 2060-0740

Expires xx/xx/xxxx

Instructions for Completing

Who must report

• The RFS0801 RFS2 Renewable Biomass Report is for RIN-generating producers and importers to provide supplemental feedstock information for feedstocks used to produce renewable fuel and generate RINs under RFS2.

• Any producer or importer, except those subject to the aggregate approach in 80.1454(g),that generates RINs during a given quarter for renewable fuel made from feedstocks that are 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 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

• Producers and Importers shall report on a quarterly basis:

Production Calendar Quarter	Time Period Covered	Quarterly Report 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

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

whose feedstocks are not subject to the aggregate approach.

• 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

whose feedstocks are not subject to the aggregate approach.

• 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

whose feedstocks are not subject to the aggregate approach.

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 No.	Field Name	Units	Field Formats, Codes & Special Instructions
1.	Report Form ID		AAAAAA; Character. Enter REPORT FORM ID: RFS0801
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.	Report Year		YYYY; Number. Indicate the compliance period (year) of the report.
6.	Company/Entity ID		9999; Number. 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		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 enter “NA”.
9.	Foreign Company Name		AAAAAAA…; Character (125 Max). The foreign company’s name whose feedstocks are not subject to the aggregate approach. Note: Domestic renewable fuel producers enter “NA”.
10.	Foreign Company Facility ID		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 enter “NA”.
11.	Compliance Period Code		AA; Character. Indicate the compliance period for which the information is being reported. Month ranges are provided below to assist in labeling quarters: Q1: First Quarter (January – March) Q2: Second Quarter (April – June) Q3: Third Quarter (July – September) Q4: Fourth Quarter (October – December)
12.	Facility ID		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.
13.	Feedstock Location Name		AAAAAAA…; Character (125 Max). The feedstock location name (e.g. name of the farm, forest or tree plantation). You may only enter in one feedstock location per row.
14.	Feedstock from the Location		999; Number. Indicate code(s) corresponding to the feedstock(s) for fuel. Note: You may only enter in one feedstock per row. Biodiesel and/or Non-ester Renewable Diesel 160: Biogenic Waste Oils/Fats/Greases 230: Algal Oil 200: Non-food grade corn oil 240: Oil from Annual Covercrops 210: Soybean Oil 360: Canola Oil 400: Camelina sativa Oil Cellulosic (Diesel, Ethanol, Heating Oil, Jet Fuel, and/or Naphtha) 10: Starch – Corn 70: Cellulosic Biomass – Agricultural Residues 80: Cellulosic Biomass – Switchgrass Ethanol and/or Butanol 90: Cellulosic Biomass – Miscanthus 120: Sugarcane 140: Cellulosic Biomass - Separated Yard Wastes 220: Cellulosic Biomass - Separated Municipal Solid Waste 250: Cellulosic Biomass – Annual Cover Crops 260: Cellulosic Biomass - Forest Product Residues 270: Cellulosic Biomass - Forest Thinnings 280: Cellulosic Biomass - Separated Food Wastes 290: Cellulosic Biomass – Slash 300: Starch - Agricultural Residues 310: Starch - Annual Covercrops 410: Cellulosic Biomass - Arundo donax 420: Cellulosic Biomass - Energy Cane 430: Cellulosic Biomass - Pennisetum purpureum 560: Starch – Barley Biogas 320: Manure Digesters 330: Landfills 331: Biogas from landfills 332: Biogas from municipal wastewater treatment facility digesters 333: Biogas from agricultural digesters 334: Biogas from separated MSW digesters 335: Biogas from the cellulosic components of biomass processed in other waste digesters 336: Biogas from waste digesters 340: Sewage and Waste Treatment Plants Ethanol, Renewable Diesel, Heating oil, Jet Fuel, and/or Naphtha 251: Non-cellulosic components of annual cover crops 350: Non-Cellulosic Portions of Separated Food Wastes 380: Grain Sorghum Note: Each feedstock must be reported on separate report rows.
15.	Feedstock Quantity		9999999999; Number. Enter the total quantity of feedstock that was used for renewable fuel production that was from the specified location.
16.	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
17.	Documentation File Name		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. .doc, .xls, .zip). If an additional document is not included, enter “NA.”

Sample report line:

RFS0801,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. 2060-0725). Responses to this collection of information are mandatory (40 CFR part 80, subpart M. 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 be less than one hour 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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