5900-642 Rfs5200

OMB Control No. 2060-####

Expires: MM/DD/YYYY

RFS2 RNG RIN Separator – Total Volume Report (Report Form ID: RFS5200): Instructions for Completing

Who must report

• All RNG RIN separators that separated RNG RINs during the calendar quarter.

Reporting requirements

• 40 CFR 80.140(e)(1) sets forth the reporting requirements for this form.

• Complete this report for each withdrawal point as a separate entry for the calendar quarter.

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

Reporting Deadlines

• RNG RIN Separators 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	Field Name	Units	Field Formats, Codes & Special Instructions
1	Report Form ID		AAAAAAA; Character. Enter RFS5200
2	Report Type		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 are being 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	RNG RIN Separator Company/Entity ID		AAAA; Character. Enter the EPA-assigned four-character company ID for the RNG RIN separator.
7	Company Name		AAAA…; Character (125 Max). The reporting party’s name (Your company name) in OTAQReg.
8	Facility ID		AAAAA; Character. Enter the five-character EPA-assigned ID of the natural gas commercial pipeline system facility or reporting ID.
9	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)
10	Pipeline withdrawal point location code		AAAA…; Character (125 Max). Enter the ID for the pipeline withdrawal point.
11	Total volume of RNG withdrawn	Btu LHV	999999999999; Number. Enter the total volume of RNG withdrawn from that location.
12	Renewable fuel category code		AAA; Character. Enter the associated code of the renewable fuel category code. 190: Renewable Compressed Natural Gas 200: Renewable Liquefied Natural Gas For other fuel categories not listed, use fuel category code values listed in https://www.epa.gov/fuels-registration-reporting-and-compliance-help/reporting-codes-and-fuel-pathways-epa-moderated
13	Total volume of renewable fuel dispensed	Btu LHV	999999999999; Number. Enter the total volume of renewable fuel dispensed from the amount of RNG withdrawn at the specified location.
14	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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EPA Form 5900-642