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- 0688 RFS Independent Third Party Batch Verification Expires: 12/31/2017 Report Form ID: RFS2000

EPA Form No. 5900

- 357 Page **1** of **7 RFS**  **Independent Third Party Batch Verification (**  **RF S**  **20 00**  **): Instructions for Completing**

**Who must report**

 All independent third

- party auditors that verify RINs beginning on September 16, 2014.
**Reporting requirements**

 40 CFR 80.1451( g )(1) sets forth the additional reporting requirements (available at : http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi

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idx?SID=354294fee688f6d54979e2638c0decf5&node=se40.17.80_11451&rgn=div8 ).

 Enter a separate report line for each verified batch

.

 **Required fields and NA values**

– Certain report fields or parameters may be specific to select
p roduct types. If a report field does not apply to the reported batch, enter the value “NA”. Do not leave the field blank.
**Reporting deadlines**

 Independent third

- party auditors shall report on a quarterly basis :

Production Calendar Quarter Time Period Covered Quarterly Report Deadline Quarter 1 January 1

– March 31 Ju ne 1 Quarter 2 April 1

– June 30 September 1 Quarter 3 Ju ly 1

– September 30 December 1 Quarter 4 October 1

– December 31 March 31

**How to submit reports**

 EPA maintains report templates, electronic submission procedures and additional support options
at http://www.epa.gov/otaq/fuels/reporting/cdx.htm

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**Field Instructions** Field No. Field Name Units Field Formats, Codes & Special Instructions

1 Report Form ID **AAAAAA** ; Character

. Enter **RF S**  **20 00**  2 Report Type **A** ; Character . Specify if the data submitted in this report is original or if it is being resubmitted. Submit only one original report; any corrections or updates should be marked as a resubmission. **O** = Original **R** = Resubmission 3 CBI **A** ; Character . Specify if the data contained within the report is claimed as Confidential Business Information (CBI) under 40 CFR Part 2, subpart B: **Y** = Confid ential Business Information **N** = Non

- Confidential Business Information 4 Report Date **MM/DD/YYYY** ; Character . Enter the date the original or resubmitted report is created. 5 Compliance Period Year **YYYY** ; Character . Enter the averaging/compliance year the report covers.Renew able Fuel Standard O M B C ontr o l N o . 2060

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6 Compliance Period Quarter **AA;** Character. Enter the quarter under the compliance year this report covers 7 Independent Third

Party Auditor Company ID **AAAA** ; Character . Enter the EPA assigned four

character ID for the Independent Third Party Auditor

.
8 RI

N Originator Company ID **AAAA;** Character . Enter the EPA assigned four

character ID for the RIN Originator Company ID . For imported renewable fuel, this is the company generating RI Ns on the imported renewable fuel and the four digit ID will not be the same as the renewable fuel producer company ID. 9 RI

N Originator Import Facility ID **AAAAA** ; Character . Enter the EPA

- assigned five

character ID for the RIN Originator import facility. For imported renewable fuel, this is the import facility or PADD and will not be the same as the renewable fuel production facility ID

. Enter “NA” for all non

- imported renewable fuel. 10 Renewable Fuel Producer Company ID **AAAA;** Character . Enter the EPA assigned four

character ID for the renewable fuel producer 11 Renewable Fuel Producer Facility ID **AAAAA ;**  Character . Enter the EPA

- assigned five

character ID for the renewable fuel production facility. 12 RI

N Year **YYYY ;**  Character . Enter the RIN year of the individual verified renewable fuel batch

. 13 Renewable Fuel Batch Number **AAAAA...;** Character . Enter the batch number assigned by the renewable fuel producer that identifies the verified renewable fuel batch. 14 Production Date **MM/DD/YYYY;** Date. Ente r the production date associated with the verified batch. 15 D

- Code **AA** ; Character. Enter the two digit D

- code of the verified batch.

**D3 :**  Cell ulosic Biofuel **D4 :**  Biomass

- based diesel **D5 :**  Advanced biofuel **D6 :**  Renewable Fuel **D7 :**  Cell ulosic diesel 16 RI

N Quantity **999999999;** Number. Enter the total number of RINs associated with the verified batch of renewable fuel. 17 Verified Batch Total Volume Gallons **999999999;** Number. Enter the total volume of the verified batch of renewable fuel. 18 Equivalence Value **9.99;** Number. Enter the equivalence value used to determine how many gallon

- RI Ns can be generated for the verified renewable fuel. 19 Denaturant Volume Gallons **999999999;** Number. Enter the total volume of denaturant added to the batch of renewable fuel.Renew able Fuel Standard O M B C ontr o l N o . 2060

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20 Feedstock Name (1) **AAAA....;** Character. Enter the name of the individual feedstock used in the verified batch . If more than one feedstock type was used, enter each subsequent fe edstock name and amounts using fields 23 through fields 34

. 21 Feedstock Amount (1) **999999999999;** Number. Enter the amount of the individual feedstock used in the production of the verified batch. 22 Feedstock Unit of Measure (1) **AAAA....;** Character. Enter the unit of measure.

**10:** Cubic Feet **20:** 100 Cubic Feet **30:** 1,000,000 Cubic Feet **40:** Gallon **50:** Liter **60:** Short Ton **70:** Cubic Meters **80:** Therm **90:** Decatherm **100:** Bushel **110:** Pounds 23 Feedstock Name (2) **AAAA....;** Character. Enter the name of the individual feedstock used in the verified batch. If only one feedstock type was used, enter “NA”. 24 Feedstock Amount (2) **999999999999;** Number. Enter the amount of the individual feedstock used in the production of the verified batch. If only one feedstock type was used, enter “NA”. 25 Feedstock Unit of Measure (2) **AAAA....;** Character. Enter the unit of measure. If only one feedstock type was used, enter “NA”.

**10:** Cubic Feet **20:** 100 Cubic Feet **30:** 1,0 00,000 Cubic Feet **40:** Gallon **50:** Liter **60:** Short Ton **70:** Cubic Meters **80:** Therm **90:** Decatherm **100:** Bushel **110:** Pounds 26 Feedstock Name (3) **AAAA....;** Character. Enter the name of the individual feedstock used in the verified batch. If only two feedstock types were used, enter “NA”.Renew able Fuel Standard O M B C ontr o l N o . 2060

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27 Feedstock Amount (3) **999999999999;** Number. Enter the amount of the individual feedstock used in the production of the verified batch. If only two feedstock types were used, enter “NA”. 28 Feedstock Unit of Measure (3) **AAAA....;** Character. Enter the unit of measure. If only two feedstock types were used, enter “NA”.

**10:** Cubic Feet **20:** 100 Cubic Feet **30:** 1,000,000 Cubic Feet **40:** Gallon **50:** Liter **60:** Short Ton **70:** C ubic Meters **80:** Therm **90:** Decatherm **100:** Bushel **110:** Pounds 29 Feedstock Name (4) **AAAA....;** Character. Enter the name of the individual feedstock used in the verified batch. If only three feedstock types were used, enter “NA”. 30 Feedstock Amount (4) **999999999999;** Number. Enter the amount of the individual feedstock used in the production of the verified batch. If only three feedstock types were used, enter “NA”. 31 Feedstock Unit of Measure (4) **AAAA....;** Character. Enter the unit of measure. If only three feedstock types were used, enter “NA”.

**10:** Cubic Feet **20:** 100 Cubic Feet **30:** 1,000,000 Cubic Feet **40:** Gallon **50:** Liter **60:** Short Ton **70:** Cubic Meters **80:** Therm **90:** Decatherm **100:** Bushel **110:** Pounds 32 Feedstock Name (5) **AAAA....;** Character. Enter the name of the individual feedstock used in the verified batch. If only four feedstock types were used, enter “NA”. 33 Feedstock Amount (5) **999999999999;** Number. Enter the amount of the individual feedstock used in the production of the verified batch. If only four feedstock types were used, enter “NA”.Renew able Fuel Standard O M B C ontr o l N o . 2060

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34 Feedstock Unit of Measure (5) **AAAA....;** Character. Enter the unit of measure. If only four feedstock types were used, enter “NA”.

**10:** Cubic Feet **20:** 100 Cubic Feet **30:** 1,000,000 Cubic Feet **40:** Gallon **50:** Liter **60:** Short Ton **70:** Cubic Meters **80:** Therm **90:** Decatherm **100:** Bushel **110:** Pounds 35 Co

- product Name (1) **A A**  **A;** Character. Enter the three

- digit code of the individual co

- product used in the verified batch. If more than one co

- product type was used, enter the subsequent

co

- product name and amount using fields 38 through fields 40

.
**DDG:** Dry

- Distiller Grain **WDG:** Wet

- Distiller Grain **GLY:** Glycerin **OTH:** Other 36 Co

- product Amount (1) **999999999999;** Number. Enter the amount of the individual feedstock used in the production of the verified batch. 37 Co

- product Unit of Measure (1) **AAAA....;** Character. Enter the unit of measure.

**10:** Short Ton **20:** Pounds 38 Co

- product Name (2) **AAAA....;** Character. Enter the name of the individual feedstock used in the verified batch. If only one feedstock type was used, enter “NA”.

**DDG:** Dry

- Distiller Grain **WDG:** Wet

- Distiller Grain **GLY:** Glycerin **OTH:** Other 39 Co

- product Amount (2) **999999999999;** Number. Enter the amount of the individual co

- product used in the production of the verified batch. If only one co

- product type was used, enter “NA”. 40 Co

- product Unit of Measure (2) **AAAA....;** Character. Enter the unit of measure. If only one feedstock type was used, enter “NA”.

**10:** Short Ton **20:** PoundsRenew able Fuel Standard O M B C ontr o l N o . 2060

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41 Feedstock Renewable Biomass Requirement **A;** Character. Indicate whether each of the feedstock types used to produce the verified batch met the definition of renewable biomass.

**Y :**  Yes **N:** No 42 RI

N Generation Calculations **A;** Character. Indicate whether appropriate RIN generation calculations were followed per §80.1426(f)(3), (4), or (5) for the verified batch.

**Y :**  Yes **N:** No 43 Feedstock Supplier In voice D ocument I dentification **AAAA....;** Character. Provide the document identification for any feedstock supplier invoices related to the verified batch. If two or more ID num bers are entered, enclose each number using brackets . If no invoice document identification is available for the verified batch, enter “NA”. 44 Verified Batch Purchasers Invoice Document Identification **AAAA....;** Character. Provide the document identification for any renewable fuel purchaser invoices related to the verified batch. If two or more ID numbers are entered, enclose each number using brackets. If no invoice document identification is available for the verified batc h, enter “NA”. 45 Laboratory S ample I dentification **AAAA....;** Character. Provide the laboratory sample identification number(s) for any sample from the verified batch analyzed by either an on

- site or off

- site laboratory. If two or more ID numbers are entere d, enclose each number using brackets. If no sample identification numbers are available for the verified batch, enter “NA”. 46 Comments **AAAA....;** Character (1000 character limit). Enter any additional comments.

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