5900-478 Instructions for STR0600: Independent Surveyor Reporting

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Instructions for STR0600: Independent Surveyor Reporting for Fuels under National Sampling
and Testing Oversight Program (NSTOP)
Who must report
Any independent surveyor conducting the National Sampling and Testing Oversight Program (NSTOP)
under 40 CFR 1090.1450 must submit this report quarterly.
Reporting requirements
•

40 CFR 1090 subpart J provides key requirements and reporting information (available at [link to
ECFR.gov]).

Reporting deadlines
•

Independent surveyors must submit quarterly reports by the following deadlines:

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.

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-fuelprograms.

EPA Form 5900-478

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

Report Type

3

CBI

4

Report Date

5

Compliance Period

6

Compliance Period
Quarter

7

Reporter ID

8

Company ID

9

Facility ID

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Units

Field Formats, Codes & Special Instructions
AAAAAA; Character.
Enter STR0600
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 of the compliance
period the report covers.
Q1 – January 1 – March 31
Q2 – April 1 – June 30
Q3 – July 1 – September 30
Q4 – October 1 – December 31
AAAA; Character. Enter the EPA-assigned fourcharacter ID of the independent surveyor submitting
the report.
AAAA; Character. Enter the EPA-assigned fourcharacter ID of the Fuel Manufacturer
AAAAA; Character. Enter the EPA assigned fivecharacter ID for the facility reporting ID. Including
leading zeros as needed.

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Field
No.
10

Field Name

Units

Product Type

Field Formats, Codes & Special Instructions
AA; Character. Enter the one appropriate product
description code from the following list representing
the designation of the gasoline.
Reformulated gasoline:
RG = Reformulated Gas
RD = RBOB including oxygenate
RU = Gasoline that is not a RBOB but
designated as intended for oxygenate blending
RP = Blendstock added to PCG or TGP when
complying by addition
BC = certified butane blended with PCG
RFG/RBOB
PC = certified pentane blended with PCG
RFG/RBOB
Conventional gasoline:
CG = Conventional Gasoline
CD = Conventional Gasoline Blendstock for
Oxygenate Blending (CBOB) including
oxygenate
CU = Gasoline that is not a CBOB but
designated as intended for oxygenate blending
CP = Blendstock added to PCG or TGP when
complying by addition
BX = certified butane blended with PCG
CG/CBOB
PX = certified pentane blended with PCG
CG/CBOB
Other:
PD – Pending designation

11
12

Sample Collection
Date
Sample Collection
time

13

Sample Number

14

Sulfur (Independent
Surveyor)
Sulfur Parameter Test
Method (Independent
Surveyor)

15

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ppm
N/A

MM/DD/YYYY; Character. Date the reported sample
was collected.
AAAA; Character. Enter the local time the sample was
collected in military/24 hour formated time. (e.g. 7:15
AM = 0715, and 9:30 PM = 2130)
AAAAA; Character. The sample number or batch
number assigned by the independent surveyor as
specified in the survey plan.
999; Number. Enter the Independent Surveyor
measured value.
AAAAAAAAA; Character. Identify the ASTM
Method number (e.g., D5191). If sample was un-tested,
state “Untested”.

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Field
No.
16

Field Name

Units

Field Formats, Codes & Special Instructions

Benzene (Independent
Surveyor)
Benzene Parameter
Test Method
(Independent
Surveyor)
RVP (Independent
Surveyor)

volume %

99.99; Number. Enter the Independent Surveyor
measured value.
AAAAAAAAA; Character. Identify the ASTM
Method number (e.g., D5191). If sample was un-tested,
state “Untested”.

19

RVP Parameter Test
Method (Independent
Surveyor)

N/A

20

Fuel Manufacturer
Sampling Procedure
Consistency
Sulfur (Fuel
Manufacturer)

17

18

21

22

Sulfur Parameter Test
Method (Fuel
Manufacturer)

23

Sulfur Parameter –
Test Performance
Index (Fuel
Manufacturer)
Sulfur Parameter –
Test Method
Reproducibility (Fuel
Manufacturer)
Sulfur Parameter –
Precision Ratio (Fuel
Manufacturer)

24

25

26

Sulfur Parameter –
Correlation Equation
(Fuel Manufacturer)

27

Sulfur Parameter Instrument Used (Fuel
Manufacturer)
Benzene (Fuel
Manufacturer)

28

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N/A

psi

ppm

N/A

99.99; Number. Enter the Independent Surveyor
measured value. Use “NA” if this field is not
applicable.
AAAAAAAAA; Character. Identify the ASTM
Method number (e.g., D5191). If sample was un-tested,
state “Untested”. Use “NA” if this field is not
applicable
AAAAAAAAA; Character. Describe any instance in
which the gasoline manufacturer did not follow the
applicable sampling procedures.
999; Number. Enter the Fuel Manufacturer measured
value. Note only enter a zero if testing resulted in 0
value on a test method that is validated down to zero.
AAAAAAAAA; Character. Identify the ASTM
Method number (e.g., D5191) or PBMS method used
by Fuel Manufacturer. If sample was un-tested, state
“Untested”.
Use “NA” if this field is not applicable
AAAAAAAAA; Character. Enter the determined test
performance index under 1090.1450(c)(10)(ii) for the
Fuel Manufacturer.
AAAAAAAAA; Character. Enter the determined
reproducibility of each sulfur test method that the
gasoline manufacturer used to test the sample.
AAAAAAAAA; Character. Enter the determined
precision ratio under 1090.1450(c)(10) for the Fuel
Manufacturer.
AAAAAAAAA; Character. Enter any applicable
correlation equations used to compare the gasoline
manufacturer’s test results to the independent
surveyor’s test results.
AAAAAAAAA; Character. Enter the instrument used
by the gasoline manufacturer used to test the sample.

volume %

99.99; Number. Enter the Fuel Manufacturer measured
value.

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Field
No.
29

Field Name

30

Benzene Parameter –
Test Performance
Index (Fuel
Manufacturer)
Benzene Parameter –
Test Method
Reproducibility (Fuel
Manufacturer)
Benzene Parameter –
Precision Ratio (Fuel
Manufacturer)

31

32

Benzene Parameter
Test Method (Fuel
Manufacturer)

33

Benzene Parameter –
Correlation Equation
(Fuel Manufacturer)

34

Benzene Parameter Instrument Used (Fuel
Manufacturer)
RVP (Fuel
Manufacturer)
RVP Parameter Test
Method (Fuel
Manufacturer)

35
36

37

38

39

RVP Parameter – Test
Performance Index
(Fuel Manufacturer)
RVP Parameter – Test
Method
Reproducibility (Fuel
Manufacturer)
RVP Parameter –
Precision Ratio (Fuel
Manufacturer)

40

RVP Parameter –
Correlation Equation
(Fuel Manufacturer)

41

RVP Parameter Instrument Used (Fuel
Manufacturer)

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N/A

Field Formats, Codes & Special Instructions
AAAAAAAAA; Character. Identify the ASTM
Method number (e.g., D5191) or PBMS method used
by Fuel Manufacturer. If sample was un-tested, state
“Untested”.
AAAAAAAAA; Character. Enter the determined test
performance index under 1090.1450(c)(10)(ii) for the
Fuel Manufacturer.
AAAAAAAAA; Character. Enter the determined
reproducibility of each sulfur test method that the
gasoline manufacturer used to test the sample.
AAAAAAAAA; Character. Enter the determined
precision ratio under 1090.1450(c)(10)(ii) for the Fuel
Manufacturer.
AAAAAAAAA; Character. Enter any applicable
correlation equations used to compare the gasoline
manufacturer’s test results to the independent
surveyor’s test results.
AAAAAAAAA; Character. Enter the instrument used
by the gasoline manufacturer used to test the sample.

psi
N/A

99.99; Number. Enter result only for BOB.
Use “NA” if this field is not applicable.
AAAAAAAAA; Character. Identify the ASTM
Method number (e.g., D5191). If sample was un-tested,
state “Untested”. Use “NA” if this field is not
applicable
AAAAAAAAA; Character. Enter the determined test
performance index under 1090.1450(c)(10)(ii) for the
Fuel Manufacturer.
AAAAAAAAA; Character. Enter the determined
reproducibility of each sulfur test method that the
gasoline manufacturer used to test the sample.
AAAAAAAAA; Character. Enter the determined
precision ratio under 1090.1450(c)(10)(ii) for the Fuel
Manufacturer.
AAAAAAAAA; Character. Enter any applicable
correlation equations used to compare the gasoline
manufacturer’s test results to the independent
surveyor’s test results.
AAAAAAAAA; Character. Enter the instrument used
by the gasoline manufacturer used to test the sample.

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Field
No.
42

Field Name
Sulfur (EPA NVFEL)

ppm

43

Sulfur Parameter Test
Method (EPA
NVFEL)
Benzene (EPA
NVFEL)
Benzene Parameter
Test Method (EPA
NVFEL)
RVP (EPA NVFEL)

N/A

44
45

46

47

48

RVP Parameter Test
Method (EPA
NVFEL)
Comments

Units

volume %
N/A

psi

Field Formats, Codes & Special Instructions
999; Number. If known, enter the EPA NVFEL
measured value.
AAAAAAAAA; Character. If known, identify the
ASTM Method number (e.g., D5191) or PBMS method
used by EPA NVFEL
99.99; Number. If known, enter the EPA NVFEL
measured value.
AAAAAAAAA; Character. If known, identify the
ASTM Method number (e.g., D5191) or PBMS method
used by EPA NVFEL
99.99; Number. If known, enter the EPA NVFEL
measured value.

N/A

AAAAAAAAA; Character. If known, identify the
ASTM Method number (e.g., D5191).

N/A

AAAAAAAAA; Character. Enter any additional
information or recordkeeping specific to this batch as
needed. When providing additional information on a
specific field, begin the comment with the field number
in parentheses followed by the additional
information.

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EPA Form 5900-478

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