Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: RFS Annual Rules (Renewal)

This ICR is for a final rule that makes a variety of amendments to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) regulations, including amendments that will permit biointermediates into the RFS program. The new regulations include new information collection burdens that are related to allowing biointermediates into the RFS program. The recordkeeping and reporting requirements allow the EPA to monitor compliance from biointermediate producers, biointermediate importers, and renewable fuel producers who use biointermediates. Biointermediate producers (who have recordkeeping and reporting requirements) and biointermediate importers (who have recordkeeping requirements) are new regulated parties under the rule. Renewable fuel producers are pre-existing regulated parties. More parties may register as renewable fuel producers (e.g., as new registrants who wish to make renewable fuel from biointermediates). Under this final rule, renewable fuel producers will be subject to additional recordkeeping and reporting associated with their biointermediate use. Biointermediate producers and renewable fuel producers require: third party engineering reviews of their processes and facilities, a quality assurance plan (QAP) performed by an independent QAP provider, and attest engagements performed as a check on their records and compliance report by a third-party auditor. Biointermediate importers will need to engage a third party to provide a certification of volumes they import. This information collection request is related to the following approved information collection requests for the RFS program: 2060-0723 (expiring 11/30/2022), 2060-0725 (expiring 08/31/2022) and 2060-0728 (expiring 12/31/2023). EPA recently published a Federal Register notice on February 11, 2022 (87 FR 8013) to renew these existing collections together under the single control number of 2060-0725.

The latest form for Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: RFS Annual Rules (Renewal) expires 2026-07-31 and is listed under ICR 202206-2060-004.

RFS Annual Rule - Biointermediate Producers

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