5900-636 Rfs2301

OMB Control No. ####-####

Expires: MM/DD/YYYY

RFS Independent Third-Party List of Potentially Invalid RINs (RFS2301): Instructions for Completing

Who must report

• All independent third-party auditors that verified RINs, biogas, or biointermediate in a calendar quarter.

Reporting requirements

• 40 CFR 80.1451(g)(2) sets forth the reporting requirements for this form.

• Provide a summary of the identifying information for any batches of RINs or biogas/biointermediate that the independent third-party auditor has identified as potentially invalid RINs (PIR) or potentially improperly produced biogas or biointermediate under 40 CFR 80.1474 during the calendar quarter. Submit a separate row for each batch of PIRs or potentially improperly produced biogas or biointermediate.

• If a report field does not apply, enter the value “NA”. Do NOT leave any field blank.

Reporting deadlines

• Independent third-party auditors must report on a quarterly basis as follows:

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

• Please check the RFS reporting web site for updated instructions and templates: https://www.epa.gov/fuels-registration-reporting-and-compliance-help/reporting-fuel-programs

• 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-otaqdcfuel-central-data-exchange-cdx

Field Instructions

Field No.	Field Name	Units	Field Formats, Codes & Special Instructions
1	Report Form ID		AAAAAAA; Character. Enter RFS2301.
2	Report Type		A; Character. Specify if 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 are claimed as Confidential Business Information (CBI) under 40 CFR Part 2, subpart B, except the information that cannot be claimed as CBI per 40 CFR 80.1402. Y = Confidential Business Information N = Non-Confidential Business Information
4	Report Date		MM/DD/YYYY; Character. Enter the date this report is completed.
5	Compliance Year		YYYY; Character. Enter the compliance year the report covers.
6	Calendar Quarter		AA; Character. Enter the calendar quarter under the compliance year this report covers: Q1: Quarter 1 (January – March) Q2: Quarter 2 (April – June) Q3: Quarter 3 (July – September) Q4: Quarter 4 (October – December)
7	Independent Third-Party Auditor Company ID		AAAA; Character. Enter the EPA-assigned four-character ID for the independent third-party auditor.
8	Independent Third-Party Auditor Company Name		AAAA…; Character (125 Max). Enter the registered name of the independent third-party auditor.
9	Audited Party Company Name		AAAA…; Character (125 Max). Enter the registered name of the audited party.
10	Audited Party Company ID		AAAA. Character. Enter the EPA-assigned four-digit company ID of the audited party.
11	Audited Party Facility ID		AAAAA. Character. Enter the EPA-assigned five-digit facility ID or reporting ID of the audited facility.
12	RIN or Production Year		YYYY. Character. For renewable fuel or RNG, enter the RIN year of the individual batch of renewable fuel or RNG. For biogas or biointermediate, enter the year the batch of biogas or biointermediate was produced.
13	Batch ID of the potentially invalid batch		AAAAAA. Character. Enter the six-digit character ID representing the batch identified as potentially invalid.
14	Potentially Invalid RIN Code		AAA. Character. Enter the three-digit character code representing the reason the batch was identified as potentially invalid or improperly produced. DUP: A duplicate of a RIN or volume VOL: Incorrect volumes, not standardized to 60˚ F, or using incorrect heating value basis IEV: Incorrect equivalence value DEF: Does not represent renewable fuel (40 CFR 80.2) DCD: Assigned an incorrect “D” code PIB: Potentially invalid biointermediate PIG: Potentially invalid biogas OTH: Other improper generation or production (describe in field 16)
15	Description why batch was identified as potentially invalid or biointermediate batch was identified as potentially improperly produced		AAAA…; Character (1000 Max). Provide a description as to why the RIN batch has been identified by the independent third-party auditor as potentially invalid or why the biointermediate has been identified by the independent third-party auditor as potentially improperly produced.
16	Comments		AAAA…; Character (1000 Max). Enter any necessary comments or recordkeeping information. Enter “NA” if there are no comments.

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-####). Responses to this collection of information are mandatory (40 CFR part 80). 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 1.4 hours 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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