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  • How do I register renewable gasoline?

    See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Manufacturers/importers of renewable gasoline for on-road use are required to register the fuel with the EPA. To register, see: Register or Update a Fuel or Fuel Additive Request under 40 CFR Part 79 . Please indicate “renewable gasoline”…

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  • Where can I find the public list of registered fuels and fuel additives?

    See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . An online list of fuels and fuel additives registered with EPA is located here: Register or Update a Fuel or Fuel Additive Request under 40 CFR Part 79 .

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  • How do I register renewable diesel?

    See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Manufacturers/importers of renewable diesel for on-road use are required to register the fuel with the EPA. To register, see Register or Update a Fuel or Fuel Additive Request under 40 CFR Part 79 . Please indicate “renewable diesel”…

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  • When do I get an EPA assigned fuel ID/additive ID?

    See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . You will receive your assigned ID after registering your fuel and/or fuel additive with EPA.

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  • Which fuels require registration?

    See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Under Part 79, manufacturers and importers of gasoline and diesel fuels for use in a motor vehicle or additives for such gasoline or diesel fuel are required to register them with the EPA prior to sale.

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  • We are a marketer of ethanol products. Sometimes personnel at ethanol plants make mistakes as to the number of gallons being loaded or produced. How do we "recall" erroneous RINs if the number of gallons we receive exceeds the number of RINs?

    See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . PTD documents may be corrected to reflect the appropriate volume associated with the volume received. The additional volume with assigned RINs may be addressed with a second PTD. Question and Answer was originally posted at: Questions and Answers…

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  • How do I notify EPA if I have changed some of the components of my fuel and/or fuel additive?

    See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Information related to updating fuel and fuel additive registrations is available here: Register or Update a Fuel or Fuel Additive Request under 40 CFR Part 79 .

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  • Am I required to register biodiesel? How would I do that?

    See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Manufacturers/importers of biodiesel for on-road use are required to register the fuel with the EPA. To register, see Register or Update a Fuel or Fuel Additive Request under 40 CFR Part 79 . Additionally, please attach the following…

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  • I recently began producing a new fuel/fuel additive that was not previously reported. How soon do I need to report it?

    See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . New fuels/fuel additives must be registered prior to introduction into commerce. Registration instructions and forms for registering new fuel/fuel additive are available here: Register or Update a Fuel or Fuel Additive Request under 40 CFR Part 79 .

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  • How do I obtain an EPA assigned company ID?

    See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Upon registration of your company with EPA, you will receive a letter notifying you of your assigned company ID.

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  • I have already registered my fuel and/or additive. What are my ongoing obligations?

    See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Fuel manufacturers/importers are required to submit both quarterly and annual reports detailing the name, production volume, fuel properties, and additive content of each fuel. The forms are available here: Annual: Form 3520-12A: Fuel Manufacturer Annual Report for Motor…

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  • Which fuels are exempt?

    See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Exempt are fuels or fuel additives marketed solely for use off-road, such as non-road diesel or fuel additives solely for use in marine engines, and on-road fuels that are not gasoline or diesel, such as E85 or compressed…

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  • I am a new company. How do I register with the EPA?

    See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Directions for registering a new company can be found here: How to Register a New Company, Facility, or User for Part 80 Fuels Program .

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  • Am I required to register E15?

    See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Yes. There are unique registration requirements for E15 fuel. See here for more information: E15 Fuel Registration .

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  • What is the small business exemption and how do I know if I qualify?

    See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . In general, if your business is under $50 million in annual sales and your fuel or additive has traditional chemistry, then you are exempt from the health effects testing requirements. If you have non-traditional chemistry and are under…

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