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RFS2 Production Outlook Report (RFS0903) Instructions
The RFS2 Production Outlook Report is required for registered RIN generating renewable fuel
producers and importers to provide expected renewable fuel production or imports at each
registered and planned facility, pursuant to §80.1449.
The report is used to submit renewable fuel volume production and import expectations, and
RIN generation expectations. Parties are required to provide renewable fuel volumes and RINs
on separate rows of this report. Parties may only report one D code, feedstock, biointermediate,
and fuel type per row.
Renewable fuel producers who are not registered and accepted with the RFS2 program may
choose to submit the information contained in this report on a voluntary basis.
Reports indicating zero projected production value are required to be filed for any registered RIN
generator.
This report is due annually on or before June 1.
Note: If a code has been introduced after the last revision date on this form, please refer to
the EMTS Reporting Codes and Fuel Pathways for the correct code. This document can be
found on the EMTS Documents webpage:
https://www.epa.gov/fuels-registration-reporting-and-compliance-help/reporting-codesand-fuel-pathways-epa-moderated
Please check the RFS reporting web site for updated instructions and templates:
https://www.epa.gov/fuels-registration-reporting-and-compliance-help/reporting-fuelprograms
Field
No.
1.

Field Name
Report Form ID

Units

Field Formats, Codes, & Special Instructions
AAAAAAA; Character.
RFS0903: Form ID for the RFS2 Production Outlook
Report

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

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Field
No.
3.

Field Name
CBI

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Field Formats, Codes, & Special Instructions
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; Date. 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

9999; Number. Enter the four-digit, EPAassigned company/entity ID.
####: The four digit EPA-assigned company ID.
9999: Any renewable fuel producer who is not
currently registered and accepted with the RFS2
program who is voluntarily submitting the
RFS0901.

7.

Company Name

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

8.

Facility ID

99999; 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 digit EPA-assigned facility ID.
99999: If facility is unregistered and/or still in
planning stage.

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Field
No.

Field Name

9.

Report Information
Type

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Field Formats, Codes, & Special Instructions
AAA; Character. Indicate the report information type
for the specific row of data:
VOL: Volume Information
RIN: RIN quantity Information

10.

Fuel D Code

Note: Parties are required to provide renewable
fuel volumes and RINs on separate rows of the
report.
AA; Character. Indicate the Fuel D Code. Only one
D code may be entered per row.
3: Cellulosic biofuel
4: Biomass-based diesel
5: Advanced biofuel
6: Renewable fuel
7: Cellulosic diesel
NA: At least one of the following:
• Not an approved pathway or does not appear in
Table 1 in 40 CFR 80.1426- No D Code assigned;
• Volume Exceeds Baseline and does not
qualify for a D code; or
• VOL entered in field 9
Note: If VOL entered in field 9, enter
“NA”. This field is required for both
“VOL” and “RIN”.

11.

12.

Fuel Type

Other Fuel Type
Description

999; Number. Indicate code corresponding to the Fuel
Type. Only one Fuel Type may be entered per row.
Note: This field is required for both “VOL” and
“RIN”.
AAAA…; Character (125 max). If “888” is listed in
field 11, enter a description of the fuel type. If not
applicable, enter “NA.”
Note: This field is required for both “VOL” and
“RIN”.

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Field
No.

Field Name

Units

13.

Feedstock(s) and
Biointermediates

Field Formats, Codes, & Special Instructions
999; Number. Indicate code(s) corresponding to the
feedstock(s) for fuel. Each feedstock and
biointermediate must be entered on a separate row,
regardless of the D code.

14.

Other Feedstock
or Biointermediate
Description

AAAA…; Character (125 max). If feedstock or
biointermediate is not listed and “888” is listed in field
13, enter a description of the feedstock or
biointermediate. If not applicable, enter “NA.”
Note: This field is required for both “VOL” and
“RIN”.

15.

Production
Process

16.

Next Calendar
Year
Production/
Generation
(Current
year+1)

999; Number: Indicate code corresponding to the
Production Process. Only one Production Process
may be entered per row.
Gallons or 99999999; Number. Indicate the volume of renewable
fuel expected to be produced or imported, or RIN
RINs
generation expected, in the next calendar year.
Note: If VOL entered in field 9, indicate the
volume of renewable fuel expected to be produced
or imported for the year, in gallons.
If RIN entered in field 9, indicate the RIN quantity
expected to be generated by the producer or importer
for the year.
This field is required for both “VOL” and “RIN”.

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Field
No.
17.

Field Name
Production/
Generation for
the Second
Future Calendar
Year (Current
year+2)

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Field Formats, Codes, & Special Instructions
Gallons or 99999999; Number. Indicate the total volume of
renewable fuel expected to be produced or imported,
RINs
or RIN generation expected.
Note: If VOL entered in field 9, indicate the total
volume of renewable fuel expected to be produced or
imported for the second future calendar year.
If RIN entered in field 9, indicate the RIN quantity
expected to be generated by the producer or importer
for the second future calendar year.
This field is required for both “VOL” and “RIN”.

18.

Production/
Generation for
the Third Future
Calendar Year
(Current year+3)

Gallons or 99999999; Number. Indicate the total volume of
renewable fuel expected to be produced or imported,
RINs
or RIN generation expected.
Note: If VOL entered in field 9, indicate the total
volume of renewable fuel expected to be produced or
imported for the third future calendar year.
If RIN entered in field 9, indicate the RIN quantity
expected to be generated by the producer or importer
for the third future calendar year.
This field is required for both “VOL” and “RIN”.

19.

Production/
Generation for
the Fourth Future
Calendar Year
(Current year+4)

Gallons or 99999999; Number. Indicate the total volume of
renewable fuel expected to be produced or imported,
RINs
or
RIN generation expected.

Note: If VOL entered in field 9, indicate the total
volume of renewable fuel expected to be produced or
imported for the fourth future calendar year.
If RIN entered in field 9, indicate the RIN quantity
expected to be generated by the producer or importer
for the fourth future calendar year.
This field is required for both “VOL” and “RIN”.

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Field
No.
20.

21.

Field Name
Production/
Generation for
the Fifth Future
Calendar Year
(Current year+5)

Planned
Expansion Date

Units

Field Formats, Codes, & Special Instructions
Gallons or 99999999; Number. Indicate the total volume of
renewable fuel expected to be produced or imported,
RINs
or RIN generation expected.
Note: If VOL entered in field 9, indicate the
volume of renewable fuel expected to be produced
or imported for the fifth future calendar year.
If RIN entered in field 9, indicate the total RIN
quantity expected to be generated by the producer or
importer for the fifth future calendar year.
This field is required for both “VOL” and “RIN”.

MM/DD/YYYY; Date. Please enter the projected
date of any planned facility expansion in the next five
(5) calendar years. If an expansion is unknown or not
yet planned, enter “NA”.
Note: If “RIN” entered in field 9, enter
“NA”. This field is required for both
“VOL” and “RIN”.

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Field
No.
22.

Field Name
Strategic Planning
Date

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Field Formats, Codes, & Special Instructions
MM/DD/YYYY; Date. Please enter in the projected
date of any current strategic planning for any planned
new construction or expansion in the next five (5)
calendar years. If a potential strategic planning date
is unknown or not yet planned, enter “NA”.
Note: If “RIN” entered in field 9, enter
“NA”. This field is required for both
“VOL” and “RIN”.
Description: Strategic planning occurs once upper
management has determined that a regulation will
affect a facility—it is at this stage that upper
management decides on a response to the regulation
that will position the company most advantageously
relative to its competitors. Input may include orderof-magnitude estimates of what compliance costs
could be; or, how the bottom line may be affected if
the decision is made not to comply and to instead
shift product into other markets. Specific planning
begins once management determines that,
strategically, compliance will be necessary and will
require the expenditure of significant capital. The
decision to hire an outside engineering firm may be
made at this time. The length of time required for
this stage varies by facility or company, depending on
size, complexity, and the number of facilities. It is
nearly impossible to precisely project how much time
a specific refinery may need to complete this stage.

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Field
No.

Field Name

23.

Planning/
Front-end
engineering
Date

24.

Detailed
Engineering/
Permitting
Date

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Field Formats, Codes, & Special Instructions
MM/DD/YYYY; Date. Please enter the projected
date of any planning and front-end engineering that
has taken place or will take place for any planned
new construction or expansion in the next five (5)
calendar years. If planning/front-end engineering is
unknown or not yet planned, enter “NA”.
Note: If “RIN” entered in field 9, enter
“NA”. This field is required for both
“VOL” and “RIN”.
Description: Accurate and complete information is
gathered during this stage so that preliminary
process engineering work can proceed; and initial
contacts made with technology vendors to find the
best, least expensive technology options. Detailed
engineering cannot begin until this stage is mostly
complete. The length of time required for this stage
varies by facility.

MM/DD/YYYY; Date. Please enter the projected
date of any detailed engineering and permitting that
has taken place or will take place for any planned
new construction or expansion in the next five (5)
calendar years. If detailed engineering/permitting is
unknown or not yet planned, enter “NA”.
Note: If “RIN” entered in field 9, enter
“NA”. This field is required for both
“VOL” and “RIN”.
Description: Detailed engineering usually overlaps
with the preceding and the following stages, and
includes construction planning and procuring
contracts (since actual construction cannot be
started until construction permits are issued).

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Field
No.

Field Name

25.

Procurement/
Construction
Date

26.

Commissioning/
Start-up Date

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Field Formats, Codes, & Special Instructions
MM/DD/YYYY; Date. Please enter the projected
date of any procurement and construction that has
taken place or will take place for any planned new
construction or expansion in the next five (5)
calendar years. If a procurement/ construction date is
unknown or not yet planned, enter “NA”.
Note: If “RIN” entered in field 9, enter
“NA”. This field is required for both
“VOL” and “RIN”.
Description: This stage necessarily overlaps with the
preceding stage. Procurement includes purchasing
long- lead items necessary for construction of a new
facility; once permits are issued, construction can
begin in earnest.
MM/DD/YYYY; Date. Please enter the projected
date of any commissioning and start-up that has
taken place or will take place for any planned
expansion or new construction in the next five (5)
calendar years. If a commissioning/start-up date is
unknown or not yet planned, enter “NA”.
Note: If “RIN” entered in field 9, enter
“NA”. This field is required for both
“VOL” and “RIN”.
Description: Depending on the complexity of the
project,
commissioning and startup usually happen together.
A critical part of commissioning and startup is the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s
(OSHA) “Process Hazard Analysis”, a very
complicated and time consuming, multi-part
procedure that must be completed and signed-off on
before startup can proceed. For this, accurate, final
construction and as-built drawings, including
complete piping and instrument diagrams, must be
completed.

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Field
No.
27.

Field Name
Capital
Commitments

Units

Field Formats, Codes, & Special Instructions
AAAAAAA…; Character (1000 max). Please enter
in a short narrative of all capital commitments for
any planned expansion or new facility. If no
additional information, enter “NA”.
Note: If “RIN” entered in field 9, enter
“NA”. This field is required for both
“VOL” and “RIN”.

28.

Additional
Comments/
Description

AAAAAAA…; Character (1000 max). Please enter
in any additional comments or planned expansion or
construction description. If no additional comments,
enter
“NA”.
Note: If “RIN” entered in field 9, enter “NA”.

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