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EPA has required that volumes be reported in gallons, but much of the industry measures volume in barrels. May volume be reported in barrels?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . No. If necessary, convert the volume in barrels to gallons using the proper conversion factor (42 gals/bbl) and round the result to the nearest whole gallon. When rounding fractional values, values from 0.01 to 0.49 should be rounded…
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Are Canadian facilities included in the grandfathering provision? Does the grandfathering provision extend to facilities that commenced production up to December 31, 2009?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . The grandfathering provisions apply equally to facilities inside and outside the RFS program area. Facilities that commenced construction (as defined in §80.1403(a)(4)) prior to December 19, 2007, and which satisfy the timely construction requirements of §80.1403(c)(1) and (2)…
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How does a retiring party reinstate RFS1 RINs that were retired because renewable fuel was ultimately used for non-motor vehicle, heating oil or jet fuel purposes? What steps are required to be taken and do any codes require changing?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Pursuant to §80.1429(g), parties may reinstate 2009 RINs that were retired under RFS1 because the renewable fuel was ultimately used in a non-motor vehicle application, heating oil or jet fuel. As stated in question 11.1, since RFS1 RINs…
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Section 80.1151(b)(3)(vii) requires retention of additional information related to the details of RIN generation. What does this mean?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Companies vary in their internal recordkeeping practices and not all similar records will take identical form. Therefore, in several places in the recordkeeping section (80.1151) we have required that "additional" information be retained. We certainly do not wish…
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Where can I find more information and documentation on the EPA Moderated Transaction System (EMTS)?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . For more information on the EPA Moderated Transaction System (EMTS), please visit the User's Guide for the EPA Moderated Transaction System (EMTS) .
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Does a company that produces RFG have to register all oxygenate blending facilities or just those that produce RFG? All import locations or just those that import RFG?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Registration is required only for oxygenate blending facilities at which RFG is produced, and not for oxygenate blending facilities where oxygenate is blended with conventional gasoline only. If an oxygenate blender decides to blend RBOB with oxygenates to…
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What materials from non-federal forestlands meet the definition of renewable biomass in RFS?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Slash and pre-commercial thinnings from non-federal forestland that is not ecologically sensitive forestland qualify as renewable biomass for purposes of RFS. Slash is defined in 40 CFR 80.1401 as the residue, including treetops, branches and bark, left on…
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Under section 80.1405, the standard for biomass based diesel (BBD) is calculated via a fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the RFV for BBD in compliance year i times 1.5. For 2010 only, would you agree that, using the example of the calculation f
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . The percentage standard for biomass-based diesel in years 2011 and beyond will be based upon the volumes specified in CAA 211(o)(2)(B)(i)(IV), unless some portion of that volume is waived per CAA 211(o)(7)(E). For 2010, the numerator of the…
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What is the final form of the batch identification number?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . A batch ID is made up of the 4 digit company ID, 5 digit facility ID, 2 digit reporting year, and the 6 digit batch number (e.g., CCCC-FFFFF-YY-BBBBBB).(7/1/94) This question and answer was originally posted at Consolidated List…
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We assume that a terminal operator who stores gasoline for a terminalling customer is responsible for receiving transfer documentation on RFG and conventional gas moved into the terminal for the customer. The terminal then records and stores copies of the
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Yes.(9/12/94) This question and answer was originally posted at Consolidated List of Reformulated Gasoline and Anti-Dumping Questions and Answers: July 1, 1994 through November 10, 1997 (PDF) (333 pp, 18.17 MB, EPA420-R-03-009, July 2003, About PDF )
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Does a renewable fuel producer have to report and maintain records on the feedstocks for every batch of renewable fuel they produce?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . All renewable fuel producers must report and maintain records concerning the type and amount of feedstocks used for each batch of renewable fuel produced (see 80.1451(b)(1)(ii)(K) and 80.1454(b)(3)(vi)). With regard to the renewable biomass recordkeeping and reporting requirements…
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What are the reports required for a refiner who produces RFG under the per gallon option?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . A refiner meeting the certification standards on a per gallon basis must submit quarterly reports for every batch of reformulated gasoline and RBOB produced, as specified in § 80.75(a), and the end of year statement indicated in §…
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The regulations state that a party must register three months prior to producing or importing gasoline or blendstocks under the RFG and anti-dumping Program (40 CFR 80.76). If a party receives its ID numbers from EPA prior to the end of the three month pe
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . The party does not need to wait. The three month period was intended to give EPA adequate time to process registrations. A party may proceed with production and importation after receiving an EPA registration number.(1/30/95) This question and…
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Does a plant have to have their EPA-issued company ID number before they register for CDX?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Yes, this ID will be necessary to complete the CDX registration process. You may look up your company ID number at http://epa.gov/otaq/regs/fuels/rfs-list.xls (in Excel spreadsheet format). Question and Answer was originally posted at: Questions and Answers on the…
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Is the Renewable Fuels Mandate in ethanol equivalent gallons?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . The percentage standards applicable under RFS are intended to be met with ethanol-equivalent volumes of renewable fuel. As a result, a gallon of ethanol counts as one gallon of renewable fuel for purposes of compliance with the four…
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