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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 80

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0223; FRL – ]

Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Modifications to Renewable Fuel Standard

and Diesel Sulfur Programs

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Direct Final Rule.

SUMMARY: EPA is issuing this direct final rule to amend the definition of heating oil 

in 40 CFR § 80.1401 in the Renewable Fuel Standard (“RFS” or “RFS2”) program under 

section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act. This amendment will expand the scope of renewable 

fuels that can generate Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) as heating oil to 

include fuel oil produced from qualifying renewable biomass that will be used to generate 

heat to warm buildings or other facilities where people live, work, recreate, or conduct 

other activities. Fuel oils used to generate process heat, power, or other functions will not 

be included in the amended definition. Producers or importers of fuel oil that meets the

amended definition of heating oil will be allowed to generate RINs, provided that the fuel 

oil meets the other requirements specified in the RFS regulations. This amendment will

not modify or limit fuel included in the current definition of heating oil at 40 CFR §

80.2(ccc). EPA is also amending the requirements under EPA’s diesel sulfur program 

related to the sulfur content of locomotive and marine diesel fuel produced by transmix 

processors. These amendments will allow locomotive and marine diesel fuel produced 
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by transmix processors to meet a maximum 500ppm sulfur standard provided that; the 

fuel is used in older technology locomotive and marine engines that do not require 15ppm 

sulfur diesel fuel, the fuel is used outside of the Northeast Mid-Atlantic Area, and the fuel 

is kept segregated from other fuel. These amendments will provide significant regulatory

relief for transmix processors while having a neutral or net positive environmental

impact. 

DATES: This rule is effective on [insert date 60 days after the date of publication in 

the Federal Register] without further notice, unless EPA receives adverse comment or a 

public hearing request by [insert date 30 days after the date of publication in the 

Federal Register]. If EPA receives a timely adverse comment or a hearing request on 

the rule or any specific portion of this rule, we will publish a withdrawal of the rule or a 

specific portion of the rule in the Federal Register informing the public that the rule or 

portions of the rule with adverse comment will not take effect. If a public hearing is 

requested, we will publish a notice in the Federal Register announcing the date and 

location of the hearing at least 14 days prior to the hearing.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR2012-0223, by of the following methods:

• www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. 

• Email: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov, Attention Air and Radiation Docket ID EPAHQ-OAR-2012-0223.

• Fax: 731-214-4051.Mail: Air and Radiation Docket, Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR2012-0223, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 6406J, 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460. 
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• Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301

Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC, 20460, Attention Air and Radiation 

Docket, ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0223. Such deliveries are only accepted 

during the Docket’s normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should 

be made for deliveries of boxed information. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0223. EPA’s 

policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change 

and may be made available online at www.regulations.gov, including any personal 

information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected through www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The www.regulations.gov website is 

an “anonymous access” system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact 

information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-mail 

comment directly to EPA without going through www.regulations.gov your e-mail 

address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed 

in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic 

comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact information in 

the body of your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot 

read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, 

EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of 

special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For 
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additional information about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA Docket Center homepage 

at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.

Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the www.regulations.gov index. 

Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, (e.g., CBI or 

other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute). Certain other material, such 

as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly available 

docket materials are available either electronically in www.regulations.gov or in hard 

copy at the Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center, EPA, EPA West, Room 

3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is open 

from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The 

telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone 

number for the Air Docket is (202) 343-2800.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristien Knapp, Office of 

Transportation and Air Quality, Mail Code: 6406J, U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, 20460; telephone number: (202) 343-9949;

fax number: (202) 343-2800; email address: knapp.kristien@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Why is EPA Issuing a Direct Final Rule?

EPA is publishing this rule without a prior proposed rule because this may be 

viewed as a noncontroversial action that would not receive adverse comment. However, 

in the “Proposed Rules” section of today’s Federal Register, we are publishing a separate

document that will serve as the proposal to adopt the provisions in this direct final rule if
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adverse comments or a hearing request are filed on the rule or any portion of the rule.

1

 

We will not institute a second comment period on this action. Any parties interested in 

commenting must do so at this time. For further information about commenting on this 

rule, see the ADDRESSES section of this document.

II. Does This Action Apply to Me?

Entities potentially affected by this action include those involved with the 

production, distribution and sale of transportation fuels, including gasoline and diesel 

fuel, or renewable fuels such as ethanol and biodiesel, as well as those involved with the 

production, distribution and sale of other fuel oils that are not transportation fuel. 

Regulated categories and entities affected by this action include:

Category NAICS CodesaSIC Codesb Examples of Potentially 

Regulated Parties

Industry

Industry

Industry

Industry

Industry

Industry

Industry

Industry

324110

325193

325199

Various

424690

424710

424720

454319

2911

2869

2869

Various

5169

5171

5172

5989

Petroleum refiners, importers.

Ethyl alcohol manufacturers.

Other basic organic chemical 

manufacturers.

Transmix Processors

Chemical and allied products 

merchant wholesalers.

Petroleum bulk stations and 

terminals.

Petroleum and petroleum 

products merchant wholesalers.

Other fuel dealers.

aNorth American Industry Classification System (NAICS).

b

Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system code.

 

1 The proposed rule contains all aspects of this direct final rule and seeks comments. Additionally, this 

document also requests comments on one issue that is not included in the direct final rule: whether the 

amendments to the requirements for locomotive and marine diesel fuel produced by transmix processors 

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This table is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a guide for readers 

regarding entities likely to be regulated by this action. This table lists the types of entities 

that EPA is now aware could be potentially regulated by this action. Other types of 

entities not listed in the table could also be regulated. To determine whether your entity

is regulated by this action, you should carefully examine the applicability criteria of Part 

80, subparts D, E and F of title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations. If you have any 

question regarding applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person in 

the preceding “FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT” section above.

III. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?

A. Submitting information claimed as CBI. Do not submit this information to 

EPA through www.regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of the 

information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or CD ROM that 

you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM as CBI and then identify

electronically within the disk or CD ROM the specific information that is claimed as 

CBI. In addition to one complete version of the comment that includes information 

claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information claimed as 

CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. Information so marked will not 

be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR Part 2. 

B. Tips for Preparing Your Comments. When submitting comments, remember 

to:

• Identify the rulemaking by docket number and other identifying 

information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).
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• Follow directions - The agency may ask you to respond to specific 

questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) part or section number.

• Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and substitute 

language for your requested changes.

• Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information and/or 

data that you used.

• If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you arrived at your 

estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be reproduced.

• Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns, and suggest 

alternatives.

• Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of profanity or 

personal threats.

• Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period deadline 

identified.

C. Docket Copying Costs. You may be charged a reasonable fee for 

photocopying docket materials, as provided in 40 CFR Part 2.

IV. Amended Definition of Heating Oil under the Renewable Fuel Standard 

Program

EPA is issuing a direct final rule to amend the definition of heating oil in 40 CFR 

§ 80.1401 in the renewable fuel standard (“RFS” or “RFS2”) program promulgated under 

section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act (CAA). This amendment will expand the scope of 

renewable fuels that can generate Renewable Identification Numbers (“RINs”) as home 

heating oil to include fuel oil that will be used to generate heat to warm buildings or other 
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facilities where people live, work, recreate, or conduct other activities. This rule will

allow producers or importers of fuel oil that meets the amended definition of heating oil 

to generate RINs, provided that other requirements specified in the regulations are met. 

Fuel oils used to generate process heat, power, or other functions will not be approved for 

RIN generation under the amended definition of heating oil. The amendment will not 

modify or limit fuel included in the current definition of heating oil at 40 CFR §

80.2(ccc). 

The RFS program requires the production and use of renewable fuel to replace or 

reduce the quantity of fossil fuel present in transportation fuel. Under EPA’s RFS 

program this is accomplished by providing for the generation of RINs by producers or 

importers of qualified renewable fuel. RINs are transferred to the producers or importers 

of gasoline and diesel transportation fuel who then use the RINs to demonstrate 

compliance with their renewable fuel volume obligations. RINs also serve the function 

of credits under the RFS program. 

Congress provided that EPA could also establish provisions for the generation of 

credits by producers of certain renewable fuel that was not used in transportation fuel, 

called “additional renewable fuel.”2 Additional renewable fuel is defined as fuel that is 

produced from renewable biomass and that is used to replace or reduce the quantity of 

fossil fuel present in home heating oil or jet fuel.3 In essence, additional renewable fuel 

has to meet all of the requirements applicable to qualify it as renewable fuel under the 

regulations, with the only difference being that it is blended into or is home heating oil or 

 

2

“EISA changed the definition of ‘renewable fuel’ to require that it be made from feedstocks that qualify as 

‘renewable biomass.’ EISA’s definition of the term ‘renewable biomass’ limits the types of biomass as well 

as the types of land from which the biomass may be harvested.” Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: 

Changes to Renewable Fuel Standard Program, 75 FR 14670, 14681 (March 26, 2010).

3

See CAA sections 211(o)(1)(A) and (o)(5)(E).
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jet fuel. This does not change the volume requirements of the statute itself, however this 

can provide an important additional avenue for parties to generate RINs for use by

obligated parties, thus promoting the overall cost-effective production and use of 

renewable fuels. 

EPA addressed the provision for additional renewable fuels in the RFS2 

rulemaking, specifically addressing the category of “home heating oil.” EPA determined 

that this term was ambiguous, and defined it by incorporating the existing definition of 

heating oil at 40 CFR §80.2(ccc). EPA stated that:

EISA uses the term “home heating oil” in the definition of “additional 

renewable fuel.” The statute does not clarify whether the term should be 

interpreted to refer only to heating oil actually used in homes, or to all fuel 

of a type that can be used in homes. We note that the term ‘home heating 

oil’ is typically used in industry in the latter manner, to refer to a type of 

fuel, rather than a particular use of it, and the term is typically used 

interchangeably in industry with heating oil, heating fuel, home heating 

fuel, and other terms depending on the region and market. We believe this 

broad interpretation based on typical industry usage best serves the goals 

and purposes of the statute. If EPA interpreted the term to apply only to 

heating oil actually used in homes, we would necessarily require tracking 

of individual gallons from production through ultimate [use] in homes in 

order to determine eligibility of the fuel for RINs. Given the fungible 

nature of the oil delivery market, this would likely be sufficiently difficult 

and potentially expensive so as to discourage the generation of RINs for 

renewable fuels used as home heating oil. This problem would be similar 

to that which arose under RFS1 for certain renewable fuels (in particular 

biodiesel) that were produced for the highway diesel market but were also 

suitable for other markets such as heating oil and non-road applications 

where it was unclear at the time of fuel production (when RINs are 

typically generated under the RFS program) whether the fuel would 

ultimately be eligible to generate RINs. Congress eliminated the 

complexity with regards to non-road applications in RFS2 by making all 

fuels used in both motor vehicle and nonroad applications subject to the 

renewable fuel standard program. We believe it best to interpret the Act so 

as to also avoid this type of complexity in the heating oil context. Thus, 

under today’s regulations, RINs may be generated for renewable fuel used 

as “heating oil,” as defined in existing EPA regulations at §80.2(ccc). In 

addition to simplifying implementation and administration of the Act, this 
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interpretation will best realize the intent of EISA to reduce or replace the 

use of fossil fuels.4 

The existing definition of heating oil at 40 CFR § 80.2(ccc) means “any #1, #2, or 

non-petroleum diesel blend that is sold for use in furnaces, boilers, stationary diesel 

engines, and similar applications and which is commonly or commercially known or sold 

as heating oil, fuel oil, or similar trade names, and that is not jet fuel, kerosene, or 

MVNRLM diesel fuel.” The existing definition of non-petroleum diesel at 40 CFR §

80.2(sss) means a diesel fuel that contains at least 80 percent mono-alkyl esters of long 

chain fatty acids derived from vegetable oils or animal fats. Thus, in order to generate 

RINs for home heating oil that is a non-petroleum diesel blend, the fuel must contain at 

least 80 percent mono-alkyl esters of long chain fatty acids derived from vegetable oils or 

animal fats, as well as meeting all other requirements of the RFS2 regulations. Since the 

promulgation of the RFS2 final rule, we have received a number of requests to consider 

expanding the scope of the home heating oil provision to include additional fuel oils that 

are produced from qualifying renewable biomass but do not meet the regulatory

definition of heating oil because they are not #1 or #2 diesel and do not contain at least 80 

percent mono-alkyl esters. Parties raising this issue have suggested that limiting “home 

heating oil” to the fuel types defined in 40 CFR § 80.2(ccc) disqualifies certain types of 

renewable fuel oils that could be used for home heating and that this limitation does not 

align with our reasoning in the preamble to take a broad interpretation of the term “home 

heating oil” in CAA section 211(o). 

EPA has considered this issue further and is revising the definition of heating oil 

in the RFS2 program to expand the scope of fuels that can generate RINs as heating oil. 

 

4

75 FR 14670, 14687 (March 26, 2010).
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EPA is revising the definition such that RINs also may be generated by renewable fuel 

that is fuel oil and is used to heat interior spaces of homes or buildings to control ambient 

climate for human comfort. This will not include fuel oils used to generate process heat, 

power, or other functions. The fuel oil must be used to generate heat to warm buildings 

or other facilities where people live, work, recreate, or conduct other activities. We are 

amending the existing definition of heating oil in 40 CFR § 80.1401 to include fuel oils 

that are used in this way. This is in addition to the fuel oils currently included in the 

definition of heating oil at 40 CFR § 80.2(ccc), and will not modify or limit the fuel 

included in the current definition.

EPA believes this expansion of the scope of the home heating oil provision is 

appropriate and authorized under CAA section 211(o). As EPA described in the RFS2 

final rule, Congress did not define the term “home heating oil,” and it does not have a 

fixed or definite commercial meaning. In the RFS2 final rulemaking, EPA focused on 

whether the provision was limited to heating oil actually used in homes. EPA noted that 

the term home heating oil is usually used in the industry to refer to one type of fuel, and 

not to a specific use for the fuel. Given this more general usage of the term, and the 

practical barriers that would have arisen if the term was defined as fuel actually used to 

heat homes, EPA defined the scope of home heating oil in a more general fashion by

identifying those types of fuel oils that are typically used to heat homes. EPA determined 

this was a reasonable interpretation of an ambiguous statutory provision that simplified 

implementation and administration of the Act and promoted achievement of the goals of 

the RFS program. 
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In the RFS2 rulemaking, EPA focused on the kinds of fuel oils that can be used to 

heat homes. The expansion of the definition adopted in this rulemaking will address two 

types of fuel oils not included in the current definition of heating oil. First, the amended

definition will include additional fuel oils that are actually used to heat homes, even if 

they do not meet the current definition of heating oil. This is clearly within the scope of 

the statutory provision for home heating oil.

Second, the amended definition will include fuel oils that are used to heat 

facilities other than homes to control ambient climate for human comfort. Under the 

current definition of heating oil, a fuel oil meets the definition based on its physical 

properties and its use in furnaces, boilers, stationary diesel engines, and similar 

applications, not whether it is actually used to heat a home. The basic decision made in 

the RFS2 final rulemaking was to allow RIN generation for the group of fuel oils that are 

typically used for home heating purposes. Under the current definition the relationship of 

the fuel oil to heating homes is that the fuel oil is of the type that is typically used for and 

can be used for that purpose.5

In the amended definition, qualifying fuel oils will be used for heating places 

where people live, work, or recreate, and not just their homes. It focuses more on what is 

getting heated – people – and not where the people are located. EPA believes this is a 

reasonable interpretation of the phrase “home heating oil,” while recognizing that it is not 

an obvious interpretation. This interpretation recognizes the ambiguity of the phrase used 

by Congress, which is not defined and does not have a clear and definite commercial 

meaning. It gives reasonable meaning to the term home heating oil, by limiting the 

 

5

 This is different from other renewable fuels in the RFS program, which are defined in terms of their use 

as transportation fuel or jet fuel. See 40 CFR § 80.1401, definitions of “renewable fuel” and 

“transportation fuel.” 
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additional fuel oils to fuel oils when used for heating of facilities that people will occupy, 

and excluding fuel oils when used for other purposes such as generation of energy used in 

the manufacture of products. It also focuses on the aspect of home that is important here

– the heating of people – recognizing that EPA has already determined that fuel oil can be

included in the scope of home heating oil even if it is not actually used to heat a home. 

This interpretation will also promote the purposes of the RFS program by facilitating the 

generation of RINs for renewable fuels that reduce emissions of greenhouse gases 

compared to fossil fuels. For example, EPA has received information that such an 

expanded definition of heating oil would result in nearly immediate production of 3.5 

million gallons from existing facilities, with an additional projected production of up to 

45 million gallons per year within 24 months following regulatory action. 

V. Lifecycle Greenhouse Gas Assessment of the Amended Definition of Heating Oil

EPA has also evaluated whether any revisions will need to be made to Table 1 to 

40 CFR § 80.1426 that lists the applicable D codes for each fuel pathway for use in 

generating RINs in the RFS2 regulations in light of the additional fuel oils included in the 

expanded definition of heating oil. As discussed below, EPA has determined that the 

applicable D code entries for heating oil in Table 1 to 40 CFR § 80.1426 will continue to 

be appropriate and will not need to be revised in light of the expanded definition of 

heating oil.

Under the RFS program, EPA must assess lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) 

emissions to determine which fuel pathways meet the GHG reduction thresholds for the 

four required renewable fuel categories. The RFS program requires a 20% reduction in 

lifecycle GHG emissions for conventional renewable fuel (except for grandfathered 
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facilities and volumes), a 50% reduction for biomass-based diesel or advanced biofuel, 

and a 60% reduction for cellulosic biofuel. For the final RFS2 rule, EPA assessed the 

lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions of multiple renewable fuel pathways and classified 

pathways based on these GHG thresholds.6In addition, EPA has added several pathways 

since the final rule was published. 

The fuel pathways consist of fuel type, feedstock, and production process 

requirements. GHG emissions are assessed at all points throughout the lifecycle 

pathway. For instance, emissions associated with sowing and harvesting of feedstocks 

and in the production, distribution and use of the renewable fuel are examples of what are 

accounted for in the GHG assessment. A full accounting of emissions is then compared 

with the petroleum baseline emissions for the transportation fuel being replaced. The 

lifecycle GHG emissions determination is one factor used to determine compliance with 

the regulations.

There are currently several fuel pathways that list heating oil as a fuel type with 

various types of feedstock and production process used, qualifying the heating oil 

pathways as either biomass-based diesel, advanced, or cellulosic. The determinations for 

these different pathways were based on the current definition of heating oil. The 

pathways also include several types of distillate product including diesel fuel, jet fuel and 

heating oil. 

The lifecycle calculations and threshold determinations are based on the GHG 

emissions associated with production of the fuel and processing of the feedstock. 

Converting biomass feedstocks into heating oil products requires starting with 

triglycerides (if oils are used as feedstock) or hemi-cellulose, cellulose, lignin, starches, 

 

6

See Table 1 to 40 CFR § 80.1426. 
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etc. (if solid biomass feedstock is used) and through either a biochemical or 

thermochemical process converting those molecules into a fuel product. The existing 

heating oil pathways were based on the current definition of the fuel, and were based on a 

certain level of processing to produce #1, #2, or non-petroleum diesel blend and the 

related energy use and GHG emissions that were part of the lifecycle determination for 

those fuel pathways.

The main difference between the current definition of heating oil, which refers to 

#1, #2, or non-petroleum diesel blend, and the expanded definition adopted in this 

rulemaking is that the expanded definition will include heavier types of fuel oil with 

larger molecules. Based on the type of conversion process, producing these heavier fuel

oil products versus the #1, #2, or non-petroleum diesel blend will affect the amount of 

energy used and therefore the GHG emissions from the process. There are two main 

paths for producing a fuel oil product from biomass. In one the biomass is converted into 

a biocrude which is further refined into lighter products. In this case producing a heavier 

fuel oil product will require less processing energy and have lower GHG emissions than 

converting the feedstock into a #1, #2, or non-petroleum diesel blend. 

In the other type of process the compounds in the biomass are changed into a set 

of intermediary products, such as hydrogen (H) and carbon monoxide (CO).

7

 These 

compounds are then either catalytically or biochemically converted into the fuel product. 

In this case the vast majority of the energy is associated with breaking down the 

feedstock into the set of intermediary compounds. The process used and the energy

needed for it does not vary based on the type of fuel that is then produced from these 

 

7 This describes the Fischer-Tropsch process. Other processes rely on forming different sets of compounds 

from the biomass, and then producing the fuel product from the set of compounds.
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intermediary compounds. The type of fuel could affect the type of catalyst or biological 

process used to change the intermediary compounds into the fuel product, but this will

have no real impact on the energy used or the GHG emissions associated with converting 

the biomass into a different fuel product. 

Based on these considerations, EPA believes the GHG emissions associated with 

producing the fuel oil included in the expanded definition will be the same or lower than 

the GHG emissions associated with producing #1, #2, or non-petroleum diesel blend. 

Therefore, EPA believes the prior life cycle analysis for heating oil will support applying 

the existing pathways for fuel oil in the RFS2 regulations to the expanded definition of 

heating oil. 

VI. Additional Registration, Reporting, Product Transfer Document, and 

Recordkeeping Requirements 

A. Additional Requirements for the Amended Definition of Heating Oil

An important issue to address is how to implement such an expanded definition. 

As EPA recognized in the RFS2 rulemaking, fuel oils end up being used in a variety of 

different uses, where the fuel producer may have little knowledge at the time of 

production as to eventual use of the fuel. This is especially the case where the fuel oil is 

distributed in a fungible distribution system. EPA addressed this in the RSF2 rulemaking 

by defining home heating oil as a type of fuel with certain characteristics, irrespective of 

where it was used. This approach avoided the need to track the fuel to its actual use, and 

including the characteristics of the fuel in its definition in 40 CFR § 80.1401 was 

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The expansion of the definition raises this same issue but in a more significant 

way. While the expansion of the definition includes some limited physical characteristics 

that fuels oils will need to meet in order to qualify for generating RINs, it does not 

provide sufficient specificity to differentiate between those fuels oils used to heat 

buildings for climate control for human comfort and those used to generate process heat 

or other purposes. Therefore, for eligible fuel oils other than those qualifying under the 

existing definition in 40 CFR § 80.2(ccc), EPA is requiring that the renewable fuel 

producer or importer have adequate documentation to demonstrate that the fuel oil 

volume for which RINs were generated was used to heat buildings for climate control for 

human comfort and meets the expanded definition of heating oil prior to generating RINs. 

EPA recognizes that under the current definition of heating oil no tracking or 

other documentation of end use is required, and some heating oils that meet the current 

definition could end up being used for other purposes. However, in all cases the heating

oil under the current definition has to have the physical or other characteristics that tie it 

to the type of fuel oil used to heat homes. In addition, the value of these heating oils 

generally will lead to their use for heating of homes or other buildings, and not for 

generation of process heat. For the fuel oils included in the expanded definition, the tie to 

home heating oil will not be the physical characteristics of the fuel oil but instead its 

actual usage for heating for the purposes of climate control for human comfort. 

In order to verify that the fuel oils are actually used to generate heat for climate 

control purposes, EPA is adopting the following registration, recordkeeping, product 

transfer document (PTD) and reporting requirements. These requirements will not apply

to fuels qualifying under the existing 40 CFR § 80.2(ccc) of the regulations. If RINs are 
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generated for fuel oils under the expansion of the scope of home heating oil in today’s 

rule, and those fuel oils are not actually used to generate heat for climate control 

purposes, but for some other purpose, all parties involved in either the generation, 

assignment, transfer or use of that RIN, including the end user of that fuel oil, are subject 

to and liable for violations of the RFS2 regulations and the CAA.

1. Registration

For the purpose of registration, EPA is requiring producers of the expanded fuel 

oil types to submit to EPA all existing contracts with their prospective clients for 

specified quantities of fuel oil that the prospective client intends to purchase from the 

producer for the sole purpose of heating homes or buildings. The submission of the 

contracts will help EPA to verify the potential volumes the producer is requesting to 

register under the program for RIN generation. EPA recognizes that the producer may not 

have all contracts set up prior to registration that will equate to the facility’s permitted 

capacity or actual peak capacity as defined in 40 CFR § 80.1401 of the rule that is 

currently used by EPA to establish a facility’s baseline volume for registration purposes. 

EPA also recognizes that it will not be practical for program implementation to require 

these producers to continually submit new and revised contracts for every client to the 

EPA, and for EPA to continually update the producer’s registered baseline volume based 

on these contracts to reflect every gallon of fuel oil produced up to the facility’s 

permitted capacity or actual peak capacity. Therefore, EPA is allowing the producer of 

the expanded fuel oil types to establish their facility’s baseline volume in the same 

manner as all other producers under the RFS program, e.g., based on the facility’s 

permitted capacity or actual peak capacity. However, we are also adopting additional 
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requirements for the submission of contracts executed prior to registration, as a means to 

verify the initial volumes that will be sold for heating purposes as defined in paragraph 

(2) of the amended definition of heating oil. EPA is also requiring submissions of new 

and revised contracts that are executed after registration on an annual basis as part of the 

producer’s update to their registration. Regardless of when the contract is executed, the 

producer of the expanded fuel oil types must have contracts in place for all specified 

quantities of fuel oil that their client(s) purchase in order to generate RINs. Additionally, 

we are adopting new recordkeeping, product transfer documents (PTD) and reporting 

requirements discussed below that will be used as a means for verification of the 

remaining gallons up to the facility’s registered capacity. The registration requirements 

are detailed in the registration section in 40 CFR § 80.1450(b)(1)(ix).

2. Recordkeeping, Product Transfer Documents and Reporting

For the purpose of continued verification after registration, EPA is adopting

additional requirements for recordkeeping in 40 CFR §§ 80.1454(b)(6) and (7), PTDs in 

§ 80.1453(d), and reporting requirements in § 80.1451(b)(1)(ii)(T) for the expanded fuel 

oil types.

The recordkeeping, PTD and reporting requirements will ensure that the expanded 

fuel oil types that are used to generate RINs are actually used in a qualifying application. 

The regulations will require contracts between the fuel oil producer and the final end user 

for the legal transfer of title of a specific volume of fuel oil that is designated for use, and 

is actually used, only for the purpose of heating interior spaces of homes or buildings to 

control ambient climate for human comfort. For instance, the additional recordkeeping 

requirements will stipulate that the producer of fuel oils maintain documents associated 
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with each gallon of fuel oil that is under contract for sale and is sold to all of its clients, 

and affidavits from the client stipulating that they are using the fuel oil for purposes of

heating interior spaces of buildings where people live, work, recreate, or conduct other 

activities to control ambient climate for human comfort. Affidavits will be a required 

element of the contract between renewable fuel producer and prospective client(s), but a 

second affidavit will also be required from the end user of the qualifying fuel oil, each 

time the qualifying fuel oil is transferred from the renewable fuel producer to the end user 

with RINs assigned to that qualifying fuel. Additionally, producers are required to 

maintain all documents and records submitted for registration and registration updates as 

part of the producer’s recordkeeping requirements for the expanded fuel oil types they

register for RIN generation. EPA believes the producer’s maintenance of these records 

will help to substantiate continued tracking and verification that the end use of the fuel oil 

is in compliance with the stipulations of the expanded definition of heating oil. 

The additional PTD requirement stipulates that the PTD used to transfer 

ownership of the renewable fuel must contain the statement: “This volume of renewable 

fuel is designated and intended to be used to heat interior spaces of homes or buildings. 

Do NOT use for any other purpose.” EPA believes that this PTD requirement would help 

to ensure that each gallon of fuel oil that is transferred from the producer to the end user 

is used for qualifying purposes under the expanded definition of heating oil. If the fuel 

oil is sent to the end user, but the fuel oil is not actually used to generate heat for climate 

control purposes, but for some other non-qualifying purpose, then the RINs that were 

generated for that fuel oil must be immediately retired by the party who owns the RINs. 

If the fuel is used for some other non-qualifying purpose, and RINs are not retired, then 
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both the producer and end user of that fuel are liable for violations of the RFS2 

regulations and the CAA.

The additional reporting requirements will stipulate that the producer of fuel oils 

report to EPA the total quantity of the fuel oils produced and sold to all its clients for 

qualifying purposes and the total volume produced or sold that did not qualify for RIN 

generation, including an explanation of why these volumes of fuel oil did not qualify and 

to what entity were the volumes eventually sold. EPA believes the additional 

requirement to report the total gallons sold by the producers of fuel oils as well as the 

total gallons produced or sold that did not qualify for RIN generation will enable EPA to 

verify that the producers are producing and selling RIN-generating fuel oil that falls 

within their allowable volume that is registered under the program and that it is used in a 

qualified application.

B. Additional Requirement for RIN Generation

We are also amending the general requirements for how RINs are generated and 

assigned to batches of renewable fuel by renewable fuel producers and importers. We are 

explicitly clarifying a requirement that always existed: that producers and importer of 

renewable fuel who generate RINs must comply with the registration requirements of 40 

CFR §80.1450, the reporting requirements of 40 CFR § 80.1451, the recordkeeping 

requirements of 40 CFR § 80.1454, and all other applicable regulations of this subpart M. 

This is a generally applicable requirement – not specific to fuel meeting the definition of 

home heating oil. See amended section 80.1426(a)(1)(iii).

VII. Amendments Related to Transmix
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The final regulations for the nonroad diesel program were published in the 

Federal Register on June 24, 2004.

8

The provisions in the nonroad diesel rule related to 

transmix processors were modified by the Category 3 Marine diesel final rule that was 

published on April 30, 2010.

9

This action amends the requirements for diesel fuel 

produced by transmix processors. Below is a table listing the provisions that we are 

amending. The following sections provide a discussion of these amendments. 

Proposed Amendments 

to the Diesel Program 

Section

Description

80.511(b)(4) Amended to allow for the production and sale of 500-ppm 

locomotive and marine (LM) diesel fuel produced from 

transmix past 2014.

80.513 (entire section) Amended to allow for the production and sale of 500-ppm 

LM diesel fuel produced from transmix past 2014.

80.572(d) Amended to extend 500ppm LM diesel fuel label past 2012.

80.597(d)(3)(ii) Amended to include 500-ppm LM diesel fuel in the list of 

fuels that an entity may deliver or receive custody of past 

June 1, 2014.

A. Extension of the Diesel Transmix Provisions Outside of the Northeast 

Mid-Atlantic Area and Alaska Beyond 2014

 

8

69 FR 38958 (June 24, 2004). 

9

75 FR 22896 (April 30, 2010). 
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Batches of different fuel products commonly abut each other as they are shipped 

in sequence by pipeline. When the mixture between two adjacent products is not 

compatible with either product, it is removed from the pipeline and segregated as 

transmix. Transmix typically is gathered for reprocessing at the end of the fuel 

distribution system far from a refinery. In addition to the long transportation distances to 

return transmix to a refinery for reprocessing, incorporating transmix into a refinery’s 

feed also presents technical and logistical refining process challenges that typically make 

refinery reprocessing an unattractive option. Thus, transmix processers provide a 

valuable service in maintaining an efficient fuel distribution system. Transmix 

processing facilities handle very low volumes of fuel compared to a refinery and hence 

are limited to the use of a simple distillation tower and additional blendstocks to 

manufacture finished fuels. There is currently no desulfurization equipment which has 

been demonstrated to be suitable for application at a transmix processor facility. Some 

products shipped by pipeline such as jet fuel and heating oil are subject to relatively high 

sulfur specifications (e.g., maximum 3,000 ppm for jet fuel). The presence of such high 

sulfur products in multi-product pipelines and consequently in transmix constrains the 

ability of transmix processors to produce a low sulfur distillate product. 

The engine emission standards finalized in the nonroad diesel rulemaking for 

new nonroad, locomotive, and Category 1 & 2 (C1 & C2) marine engines necessitates the 

use of sulfur-sensitive emissions control equipment which requires 15-ppm sulfur diesel 

fuel to function properly.

10

 Accordingly, the nonroad rule required that nonroad, 

locomotive and marine (NRLM) diesel fuel must meet a 15-ppm sulfur standard in 

 

10 Control of Emissions of Air Pollution from Nonroad Diesel Engines and Fuel, Final Rule, 69 FR 38958

(June 24, 2004). 
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parallel with the introduction of new sulfur-sensitive emission control technology to the 

in-use fleet. Beginning June 1, 2014, the nonroad diesel rule required that all NRLM 

diesel fuel produced by refiners and importers must meet a 15-ppm sulfur standard. The 

nonroad diesel rule included special provisions to allow the continued use of 500-ppm 

sulfur locomotive and marine (LM) diesel fuel produced from transmix beyond 2014 in 

older technology engines as long as such engines remained in the in-use fleet. These 

provisions along with other now expired flexibilities in the diesel program were designed 

to minimize and postpone the impacts on transmix processors of transitioning to a 

condition where all highway, nonroad, locomotive, and marine diesel engines can only 

operate on 15-ppm diesel fuel. The 500-ppm LM diesel transmix provisions were limited 

to areas outside of the Northeast Mid-Atlantic Area (NEMA) and Alaska because it was 

judged that the heating oil market in these areas would provide a sufficient outlet for 

transmix distillate in these areas.11 Excluding the NEMA area and Alaska also allowed 

us to exempt the NEMA area and Alaska from the fuel marker provisions that are a part 

of the compliance assurance regime. The continuation of the 500-ppm LM diesel 

transmix provisions beyond 2014 (finalized in the nonroad rule) was supported by

ongoing recordkeeping, reporting, and fuel marker provisions that were established to 

facilitate enforcement during the phase in of the diesel sulfur program.12

 

11 The NEMA area is defined in 40 CFR § 80.510(g)(1) as follows: (1) Northeast/Mid-Atlantic Area, which 

includes the following States and counties, through May 31, 2014: North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, 

Delaware, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, 

Washington DC, New York (except for the counties of Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, and Allegany), 

Pennsylvania (except for the counties of Erie, Warren, McKean, Potter, Cameron, Elk, Jefferson, Clarion, 

Forest, Venango, Mercer, Crawford, Lawrence, Beaver, Washington, and Greene), and the eight easternmost counties of West Virginia (Jefferson, Berkeley, Morgan, Hampshire, Mineral, Hardy, Grant, and 

Pendleton).

12 This included the now-completed phase-in of 15 ppm highway diesel fuel and 15 ppm nonroad diesel 

fuel as well as the phase-out of the small refiner and credits provisions for LM diesel fuel that will be 

completed in 2014.
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In the development of the proposed requirements for Category 3 (C3) marine 

engines, EPA worked with industry to evaluate how the enforcement provisions for the 

new 1,000-ppm C3 marine diesel fuel to be introduced in June of 2014 could be 

incorporated into existing diesel program provisions.13 Our assessment based on input 

from industry at the time indicated that incorporating the new C3 marine fuel into the 

diesel program enforcement mechanisms while preserving the 500-ppm diesel transmix 

flexibility could not be accomplished without retaining significant existing burdens and 

introducing new burdens on a broad number of regulated parties. We also concluded that 

the new C3 marine diesel market would provide a sufficient outlet for transmix 

processors distillate product in place of the 500-ppm LM diesel market. Thus, we 

believed the 500-ppm LM diesel transmix flexibility would no longer be needed after 

2014. Hence, we requested comment on whether we should eliminate the 500-ppm LM 

transmix provisions in parallel with the implementation of the C3 marine diesel sulfur 

requirement. This approach allowed for a significant reduction in the regulatory burden 

on a large number of industry stakeholders through the retirement of the diesel program’s 

designate-and-track and fuel marker requirements. All of the comments that we received 

on the proposed rule were supportive of the approach. Consequently, we finalized the 

approach in the C3 marine final rule that was published on April 30, 2010.14

EPA received a petition from a group of transmix processors on June 29, 2010,

requesting that the Agency reconsider and reverse the 2014 sunset date for the 500-ppm 

 

13 Control of Emissions From New Marine Compression-Ignition Engines at or Above 30 Liters per 

Cylinder; Proposed Rule, 74 FR 44442 (August 28, 2009).

14 Control of Emissions From New Marine Compression-Ignition Engines at or Above 30 Liters per 

Cylinder; Final Rule, 75 FR 22896 (April 30, 2010). 
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LM transmix flexibility.

15

 A parallel petition for judicial review was filed with the U.S. 

Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit.16 The transmix processors stated that they were not 

aware of the changes to the 500-ppm LM transmix provisions until after they were 

finalized. The petitioners also stated that they believe that the C3 marine market would 

not be a viable outlet for their distillate product given the increased distribution costs 

compared to the 500-ppm LM market. Based on the additional input that we received 

from transmix processors and other stakeholders in the fuel distribution system during 

our consideration of the petition, EPA believes that it would be appropriate to extend the 

500-ppm diesel transmix flexibility beyond 2014. A settlement agreement has been 

finalized between EPA and the petitioners under which EPA would propose regulatory

changes to reintroduce the 500-ppm LM transmix diesel flexibility for legacy LM 

equipment.17 The amendments to the diesel transmix provisions contained in today’s 

action are in accord with the settlement agreement.

Our analysis indicates that extending the 500-ppm LM flexibility beyond 2014 

would have a neutral or net beneficial effect on overall vehicle emissions. The use of 

500-ppm LM from transmix would be limited to older technology engines that do not 

possess sulfur-sensitive emissions control technology. We believe that the 500-ppm LM 

 

15 “Petition to Reconsider Final Rule: Control of Emissions from New Marine Compression Ignition 

Engines at or Above 30 Liters per Cylinder; Final Rule,” 75 FR 22,896 (April 30, 2010), Letter to EPA 

Administrator Lisa Jackson dated June 29, 2010, from Chet Thompson of Crowell and Moring LLP, on 

behalf of Allied Energy Company, Gladieux Trading and Marketing, Insight Equity Acquisition Partners, 

LP, Liquid Titan, LLC, and Seaport Refining and Environmental, LLC. 

16

 Petition for Review, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Petitioners,

Allied Energy Company, Gladieux Trading and Marketing, Insight Equity Acquisition Partners, LP, 

LiquidTitan, LLC, and Seaport Refining and Environmental LLC, v. Respondent, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, Case 10-1146, Document 1252640, Filed 06/29/2010.

17 Notice of Proposed Settlement Agreement; Request for Public Comment, 76 FR 56194 (September 12, 

2011).
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segregation and other associated requirements would prevent misfueling of sulfursensitive engines.

To evaluate the environmental consequences of extending the diesel transmix 

provisions, we compared the potential increase in sulfate particulate matter (PM) from 

the use of 500 ppm LM from transmix in older engines to the additional transportation 

emissions associated with shipment to the Category 3 (C3) marine market which might 

be deferred by allowing continued access to the 500 ppm LM market. Markets for 

locomotive and marine diesel tend to be nearer to transmix processing facilities than 

markets for C3 marine diesel. Therefore, extending the diesel transmix provisions would 

result in a reduction in nitrogen oxides (NOX), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), 

carbon monoxide (CO), as well as PM emissions that would otherwise be associated with 

transporting transmix distillate product to the more distant C3 market.

Although some batches of transmix distillate product may approach the 500 ppm 

sulfur limit, we estimate that the average sulfur content of transmix distillate product 

would be no more than 300 ppm.18 We estimate that approximately 500 million gallons 

of distillate fuel per year is produced from transmix.19 Assuming that all of the transmix 

distillate product would be used as 500 ppm LM in older engines, we estimate that an 

additional 70 tons of sulfate PM would be produced annually compared to the use of 15 

ppm diesel fuel.20 We believe that a substantial fraction of transmix distillate product 

would be used as heating oil and C3 diesel fuel regardless of whether the diesel transmix 

 

18 This is based on our review of data on the sulfur levels of transmix distillate product from various 

transmix processors. 

19 Based on information provided by transmix processors, we estimate that approximately 750 million 

gallons per year of transmix is produced annually and that 2/3 of the transmix-derived product is distillate 

fuel and 1/3 is gasoline. 

20 Sulfate PM was converted to PM2.5 to allow a comparison with PM2.5 from increased fuel transport 

emissions.
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provisions are extended. Also, as the older LM engines are retired from service, the size 

of the potential 500 ppm LM market will diminish until all LM engines must use 15 ppm 

diesel fuel. Therefore, assuming that all transmix distillate product would be used as 500 

ppm LM provides an upper bound estimate of the potential impact on PM emissions.

We estimate on average that transmix processors would need to ship their transmix 

distillate product an additional 150 miles by tank truck to reach the C3 Emission Control 

Area (ECA) marine market as compared to the 500 ppm LM market. This would result 

in an additional 80 tons of PM emissions annually. Thus, the PM emissions associated 

with transport to the C3 marine market are roughly equal to the increased sulfate PM 

emissions associated with the continued use of 500 ppm LM. We estimate that the 

increased transport distances could also result in an additional 2,200 tons of NOX, 220 

tons of VOC, and 650 tons of CO annually. Based on the above discussion, we believe 

that the extension of the 500 ppm LM provisions beyond 2014 outside the NEMA area 

would have a neutral or net positive environmental impact. 

The extension of the 500-ppm LM transmix flexibility would defer additional 

transportation costs and provide a lower-cost fuel for use in older LM engines. 

Therefore, extending this flexibility would reduce the overall burden on industry of 

compliance with EPA’s diesel sulfur program. Providing additional time for transmix 

processors to evaluate how the C3 ECA marine market will develop after 2014 would 

also facilitate a smoother transition for transmix processors from the 500-ppm LM market 

as it gradually disappears due to fleet turnover. 

B. Revised Diesel Transmix Provisions
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Industry stakeholders suggested alternative enforcement mechanisms to support 

the extended flexibility which would not necessitate reinstating and expanding the 

designate-and-track and fuel marker provisions that were retired by the C3 marine final 

rule. Reinstatement and expansion of these provisions would likely place an 

unacceptable burden on a large number of stakeholders, most of whom would not handle 

500-ppm LM. The suggested alternative enforcement mechanism would impose minimal 

additional reporting and recordkeeping burdens only on the parties that produce, handle, 

and use 500-ppm LM. We believe that this alternative enforcement approach would meet 

the Agency’s goals of ensuring that the pool of 500-ppm LM is limited to transmix 

distillate and that 500-ppm LM is not used in sulfur-sensitive emissions control 

equipment. 

The compliance assurance provisions that we are using to support the extension of 

the diesel transmix flexibility are similar to those that were used to support the small 

refiner flexibilities in Alaska during the phase-in of EPA’s diesel sulfur program.21 In 

addition to registering as a refiner and certifying that each batch of fuel complies with the 

fuel quality requirements for 500-ppm LM diesel fuel, producers of 500-ppm transmix 

distillate product would be required to submit a compliance plan for approval by EPA. 

This compliance plan would provide details on how the 500-ppm LM would be 

segregated through to the ultimate consumer and its use limited to the legacy LM fleet. 

The plan would be required to identify the entities that would handle the fuel and the 

means of segregation. We believe that it is appropriate to limit the number of entities that 

would be allowed to handle the fuel between the producer and the ultimate consumer in 

 

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order to facilitate EPA’s compliance assurance activities.22 Based on conversations with 

transmix processors, we believe that specifying that no more than 4 separate entities 

handle the fuel between the producer and the ultimate consumer would not hinder the 

ability to distribute the fuel.23 The plan would need to identify the ultimate consumers 

and include information on how the product would be prevented from being used in 

sulfur-sensitive equipment. 

We understand that some transmix processors currently rely on shipment by 

pipeline to reach the 500-ppm LM market. As a result, the regulations allow 500-ppm 

LM to be shipped by pipeline provided that it does not come into contact with distillate 

products that have a sulfur content greater than 15 ppm. The compliance plan would 

need to include information from the pipeline operator regarding how this segregation 

would be maintained. Discussions with transmix processors indicate that this 

requirement would not limit their ability to ship 500-ppm LM by pipeline. If 500-ppm 

LM was shipped by pipeline abutting 15-ppm diesel, the volume of 500-ppm LM 

delivered would likely be slightly greater than that which was introduced into the pipeline 

as a consequence of cutting the pipeline interface between the two fuel batches into the 

500-ppm LM batch. This small increase in 500-ppm LM volume would be acceptable. 

Product transfer documents (PTDs) for 500-ppm LM diesel are required to 

indicate that the fuel must be distributed in compliance with the approved compliance 

assurance plan. Entities in the distribution chain for 500-ppm LM diesel fuel are required 

 

22 An entity is defined as any company that takes custody of 500-ppm LM diesel fuel. 

23 In most cases, fewer entities would take custody of the product. In many cases, only a single entity (a 

tank truck operator) would be in the distribution chain between the transmix processor and the ultimate 

consumer. However, we understand that as many as 4 separate entities may handle the product between the 

producer and ultimate consumer if it is shipped by pipeline: the tank truck operator to ship the product from 

the producer to the pipeline, the pipeline operator, the product terminal that receives the fuel from the 

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to keep records on the volumes of the 500-ppm that they receive from and deliver to each 

other entity. Such entities are also required to keep records on how the fuel was 

transported and segregated. We would typically expect that the volumes of 500-ppm LM 

delivered would be equal to or less than those received unless shipment by pipeline 

occurred. Some minimal increase in 500-ppm LM volume would be acceptable due to 

differences in temperature between when the shipped and received volumes were 

measured and interface cuts during shipment by pipeline. Entities that handle 500-ppm 

LM are required to calculate a balance of 500-ppm LM received versus delivered/used on 

an annual basis. If the volume of fuel delivered/dispensed is greater than that received, 

EPA would expect that the records would indicate the cause. If an entity’s evaluation of 

their receipts and deliveries of 500-ppm LM fuel indicated noncompliance with the 

product segregation requirements, the custodian would be required to notify EPA. All 

entities in the 500-ppm LM distribution chain are required to maintain the specified 

records for 5 years and provide them to EPA upon request.

VIII. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews 

A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review and Executive Order 13563: 

Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review

Under Executive Order 12866 (58 CFR 51735 (October 4, 1993), this action is a 

“significant regulatory action.” Accordingly, EPA submitted this action to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for review under Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 

(76 FR 3821 (January 21, 2011) and any changes made in response to OMB 

recommendations have been documented in the docket for this action.

B. Paperwork Reduction Act 
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The information collection requirements in this notice of proposed rulemaking 

and direct final rule have been submitted for approval to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et. seq. The 

Information Collection Request (ICR) document prepared by EPA related to the amended 

heating oil definition has been assigned EPA ICR number 2462.01 and the ICR document 

prepared by EPA for diesel fuel produced by transmix producers has been assigned EPA 

ICR number 2463.01. Supporting statements for these proposed ICRs have been placed 

in the docket. The proposed information collections are described in the following 

paragraphs. 

This action contains recordkeeping and reporting (registration and product 

transfer documentation) that may affect parties who produce or import renewable fuels 

subject to the revised definition of heating oil. EPA expects that very few parties will be 

subject to additional recordkeeping and reporting. We estimate that 11 parties (i.e., RIN 

generators, consisting of up to 10 producers and one importer) may be subject to the 

proposed information collection. We estimate an annual reporting burden of 21 hours per 

respondent and an annual recordkeeping burden of 24 hours, yielding a total per 

respondent burden of 45 hours. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial 

resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide 

information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review the 

instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purpose 

of collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and maintaining 

information, and disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to 

comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements; train personnel to 
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be able to respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete and 

review the collection of information; and transit or otherwise disclose the information. 

Burden is as defined at 5 CFR § 1320.3(b). 

This action also contains provisions related to diesel fuel that is produced by

transmix processors. We have proposed reporting requirements that would apply to 

transmix processors (all of whom are refiners) and other parties (such as carriers or 

distributors) in the distribution chain who handle diesel fuel produced by transmix 

producers. The collected data will permit EPA to: (1) Process compliance plans from 

transmix producers; and (2) Ensure that diesel fuel made from transmix meets the 

standards required under the regulations at 40 CFR Part 80, and that the associated 

benefits to human health and the environment are realized. We estimate that 25 transmix 

processors and 150 other parties may be subject to the proposed information collection. 

We estimate an annual reporting burden of 28 hours per transmix processor (respondent) 

and eight hours per other party (respondent); considering all respondents (transmix 

producers and other parties) who would be subject to the proposed information 

collection, the annual reporting burden, per respondent, would be 11 hours. Burden 

means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, 

maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This 

includes the time needed to review the instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize 

technology and systems for the purpose of collecting, validating, and verifying 

information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing 

information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable 

instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of 
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information; search data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and 

transit or otherwise disclose the information. Burden is as defined at 5 CFR § 1320.3(b). 

An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, 

a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The 

OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations in 40 CFR are listed in 40 CFR part 9. 

To comment on the Agency’s need for this information, the accuracy of the 

provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods for minimizing respondent 

burden, EPA has established a public docket for this rule, which includes the ICRs 

described above, under Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0223. Submit any

comments related to the ICR to EPA and OMB. See the ADDRESSES section at the 

beginning of this notice for where to submit comments to EPA. Send comments to OMB 

at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 

725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Office for EPA. Since 

OMB is required to make a decision concerning the ICR between 30 and 60 days after 

[Insert date of publication in the Federal Register.], a comment to OMB is best 

assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it by [Insert date 30 days after 

publication in the Federal Register.]. 

C. Regulatory Flexibility Act

The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) generally requires an agency to prepare a 

regulatory flexibility analysis of any rule subject to notice and comment rulemaking 

requirements under the Administrative Procedure Act or any other statute unless the 

agency certifies that the rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial 
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number of small entities. Small entities include small businesses, small organizations, 

and small governmental jurisdictions.

For purposes of assessing the impacts of today’s rule on small entities, small 

entity is defined as: (1) A small business as defined by the Small Business 

Administration’s (SBA) regulations at 13 CFR § 121.201; (2) a small governmental 

jurisdiction that is a government of a city, county, town, school district or special district 

with a population of less than 50,000; and (3) a small organization that is any not-forprofit enterprise which is independently owned and operated and is not dominant in its 

field.

After considering the economic impacts of this action on small entities, I certify

that this action will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of 

small entities. This final rule will not impose any new requirements on small entities. 

The amendments to the diesel transmix provisions would lessen the regulatory burden on 

all affected transmix processors and provide a source of lower cost locomotive and 

marine diesel fuel to consumers. The relatively minor corrections and modifications this 

rule do not impact small entities. 

D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

This rule does not contain a Federal mandate that may result in expenditures of 

$100 million or more for State, local, and tribal governments, in the aggregate, or the 

private sector in any one year. We have determined that this action will not result in 

expenditures of $100 million or more for the above parties and thus, this rule is not 

subject to the requirements of sections 202 or 205 of UMRA.
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This rule is also not subject to the requirements of section 203 of UMRA because 

it contains no regulatory requirements that might significantly or uniquely affect small 

governments. It only applies to gasoline, diesel, and renewable fuel producers, importers, 

distributors and marketers and makes relatively minor corrections and modifications to 

the RFS2 and diesel sulfur regulations.

E. Executive Order 13132 (Federalism) 

This action does not have federalism implications. It will not have substantial 

direct effects on the States, on the relationship between the national government and the 

States, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of 

government, as specified in Executive Order 13132. This action only applies to gasoline, 

diesel, and renewable fuel producers, importers, distributors and marketers and makes 

relatively minor corrections and modifications to the RFS2 and diesel sulfur regulations. 

Thus, Executive Order 13132 does not apply to this action.

F. Executive Order 13175 (Consultation and Coordination With Indian Tribal 

Governments)

This rule does not have tribal implications, as specified in Executive Order 13175 

(65 FR 67249 (November 9, 2000)). It applies to gasoline, diesel, and renewable fuel 

producers, importers, distributors and marketers. This action makes relatively minor 

corrections and modifications to the RFS2 and diesel sulfur regulations, and does not 

impose any enforceable duties on communities of Indian tribal governments. Thus, 

Executive Order 13175 does not apply to this action. 

G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and 

Safety Risks
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EPA interprets EO 13045 (62 FR 19885 (April 23, 1997)) as applying only to 

those regulatory actions that concern health or safety risks, such that the analysis required 

under section 5–501 of the EO has the potential to influence the regulation. This action is 

not subject to EO 13045 because it does not establish an environmental standard intended 

to mitigate health or safety risks.

H. Executive Order 13211: Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly 

Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use 

This action is not a “significant energy action” as defined in Executive Order 

13211 (66 FR 28355 (May 22, 2001)), because it is not likely to have a significant 

adverse effect on the supply, distribution, or use of energy. We have concluded that this 

rule is not likely to have adverse energy effects because we do not anticipate adverse 

energy effects related to the additional generation of RINs for home heating oil or the 

reduced regulatory burden for transmix processors.

I. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act

Section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 

(‘‘NTTAA’’), Public Law 104–113, 12(d) (15 U.S.C. 272 note) directs EPA to use 

voluntary consensus standards in its regulatory activities unless to do so will be 

inconsistent with applicable law or otherwise impractical. Voluntary consensus standards 

are technical standards (e.g., materials specifications, test methods, sampling procedures, 

and business practices) that are developed or adopted by voluntary consensus standards 

bodies. NTTAA directs EPA to provide Congress, through OMB, explanations when the 

Agency decides not to use available and applicable voluntary consensus standards.
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This action does not involve technical standards. Therefore, EPA did not consider 

the use of any voluntary consensus standards.

J. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions To Address Environmental Justice in 

Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations 

Executive Order (EO) 12898 (59 FR 7629 (Feb. 16, 1994)) establishes Federal 

executive policy on environmental justice. Its main provision directs Federal agencies, to 

the greatest extent practicable and permitted by law, to make environmental justice part 

of their mission by identifying and addressing, as appropriate, disproportionately high 

and adverse human health or environmental effects of their programs, policies, and 

activities on minority populations and low-income populations in the United States.

EPA has determined that this rule will not have disproportionately high and 

adverse human health or environmental effects on minority or low-income populations 

because it does not affect the level of protection provided to human health or the 

environment. These amendments will not relax the control measures on sources regulated 

by the RFS regulations and therefore will not cause emissions increases from these 

sources. We have determined that proposed amendments to the diesel transmix 

provisions under the diesel sulfur program would have a neutral or positive impact on 

diesel vehicle emissions.24 

K. Congressional Review Act

The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small

Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides that before a 

rule may take effect, the agency promulgating the rule must submit a rule report, which

includes a copy of the rule, to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller 

 

24 See section VI.A. of today’s notice for details of this analysis.
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Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Modifications to Renewable Fuel Standard 

and Diesel Sulfur Programs – Direct Final

General of the United States. EPA will submit a report containing this rule and 

other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives, and the 

Comptroller General of the United States prior to publication of the rule in the Federal 

Register. A major rule cannot take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal 

Register. This action is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).

IX. Statutory Provisions and Legal Authority 

Statutory authority for the rule finalized today can be found in section 211 of the 

Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7545. Additional support for the procedural and compliance 

related aspects of today's rule, including the recordkeeping requirements, come from 

Sections 114, 208, and 301(a) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7414, 7542, and 7601(a). 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 80 

Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, Agriculture, 

Air pollution control, Confidential business information, Diesel Fuel, Transmix, Energy, 

Forest and Forest Products, Fuel additives, Gasoline, Imports, Labeling, Motor vehicle 

pollution, Penalties, Petroleum, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

Dated: ____________________________ 

_____________________________________

Lisa P. Jackson, Administrator
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For the reasons set forth in the preamble, 40 CFR part 80 is amended as follows: 

PART 80—REGULATION OF FUELS AND FUEL ADDITIVES 

1. The authority citation for part 80 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7414, 7542, 7545, and 7601(a).

Subpart I—[Amended]

2. Section 80.511 is amended by revising paragraphs (b)(4) and (b)(10) to read as 

follows:

§ 80.511 What are the per-gallon and marker requirements that apply to 

NRLM diesel fuel, ECA marine fuel, and heating oil downstream of 

the refiner or importer?

* * * * *

(b) * * *

(4) Except as provided in paragraphs (b)(5) through (8) of this section, the 

per-gallon sulfur standard of §80.510(c) shall apply to all NRLM diesel 

fuel beginning August 1, 2014 for all downstream locations other than 

retail outlets or wholesale purchaser-consumer facilities, shall apply to all 

NRLM diesel fuel beginning October 1, 2014 for retail outlets and 

wholesale purchaser-consumer facilities, and shall apply to all NRLM 

diesel fuel beginning December 1, 2014 for all locations. This paragraph 

(b)(4) does not apply to LM diesel fuel produced from transmix or 

interface fuel that is sold or intended for sale in areas other than those 

listed in §80.510(g)(1) or (g)(2), as provided by §80.513(f).

* * * * *

(10) For the purposes of this subpart, on any occasion where a distributor 

directly dispenses fuel into vehicles or equipment from a mobile facility

such as a tanker truck, the distributor shall be treated as a retailer, and the 

mobile facility shall be treated as a retail outlet.

3. Section 80.513 is amended as follows:

a. By revising the section heading.

b. By revising the introductory text.

c. By revising paragraph (e).

d. By adding a new paragraph (f).

§ 80.513 What provisions apply to facilities that process transmix?

For purposes of this section, transmix means a mixture of finished fuels, such as pipeline 

interface, that no longer meets the specifications for a fuel that can be used or sold 
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without further processing. This section applies to refineries (or other facilities) that 

produce diesel fuel from transmix by distillation or other refining processes but do not 

produce diesel fuel by processing crude oil. This section only applies to the volume of 

diesel fuel produced by such a processor using these processes, and does not apply to any 

diesel fuel produced by the blending of blendstocks. For the purposes of this section, 

pipeline interface means the mixture between different fuels that abut each other during 

shipment by pipeline.

* * * * *

(e) From June 1, 2012 through June 1, 2014, NRLM diesel fuel produced by a facility

that processes transmix is subject to the standards of §80.510(c), except that LM 

diesel fuel produced from transmix is subject to the sulfur standard of §80.510(a). 

This paragraph (e) does not apply to NRLM or LM diesel fuel that is sold or 

intended for sale in the areas listed in §80.510(g)(1) or (g)(2).

(f) Beginning June 1, 2014, LM diesel fuel produced from transmix is subject to the 

sulfur standard of §80.510(a), provided that the conditions in this paragraph are 

satisfied. Diesel fuel produced from transmix that does not meet the conditions in 

this paragraph is subject to the sulfur standard in §80.510(c).

(1) The fuel must be produced from transmix.

(2) The fuel must not be sold or intended for sale in the areas listed in 

§80.510(g)(1) or (g)(2).

(3) A facility producing 500 ppm LM diesel fuel must obtain approval from 

the Administrator for a compliance plan. The compliance plan must detail 

how the facility will segregate any 500 ppm LM diesel fuel produced 

subject to the standards under §80.510(a) from the producer through to the 

ultimate consumer from fuel having other designations. The compliance 

plan must identify the entities that handle the 500 ppm LM through to the 

ultimate consumer. No more than 4 separate entities shall handle the 500 

ppm LM between the producer and the ultimate consumer. The 

compliance plan must also identify all ultimate consumers to whom the 

refiner supplies the 500 ppm LM diesel fuel. The compliance plan must 

detail how misfueling of 500 ppm LM into vehicles or equipment that 

require the use of 15 ppm diesel fuel will be prevented.

(i) Producers of 500 ppm LM diesel fuel must be registered with EPA 

under §80.597 prior to the distribution of any 500 ppm LM diesel 

fuel after June 1, 2014.

(ii) Producers of 500 ppm LM must initiate a PTD that meets the 

requirements in paragraph (f)(2)(iii) of this section.

(iii) All transfers of 500 ppm LM diesel fuel must be accompanied by a 

PTD that clearly and accurately states the fuel designation; the 

PTD must also meet all other requirements of §80.590.

(iv) Batches of 500 ppm LM may be shipped by pipeline provided that 

such batches do not come into physical contact in the pipeline with 

batches of other distillate fuel products that have a sulfur content 

greater than 15 ppm. 
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(v) The volume of 500 ppm LM shipped via pipeline under paragraph 

(f)(3)(iv) of this section may swell by no more than 2 % upon 

delivery to the next party. Such a volume increase may only be 

due to volume swell due to temperature differences when the 

volume was measured or due to normal pipeline interface cutting 

practices notwithstanding the requirement under paragraph 

(f)(3)(iv) of this section.

(vi) Entities that handle 500 ppm LM must calculate the balance of 500 

ppm LM received versus the volume delivered and used on an 

annual basis.

(vii) The records required in this section must be maintained for five 

years, by each entity that handles 500 ppm LM and be made 

available to EPA upon request. 

(4) All parties that take custody of 500 ppm LM must segregate the product 

from other fuels and observe the other requirements in the compliance 

plan approved by EPA pursuant to paragraph (f)(3) of this section. 

4. Section 80.572 is amended by revising the section heading and paragraphs (a) and 

(d) to read as follows:

§ 80.572 What labeling requirements apply to retailers and wholesale 

purchaser-consumers of Motor Vehicle, NR, LM and NRLM diesel 

fuel and heating oil beginning June 1, 2010?

* * * * *

(d) From June 1, 2010 and beyond, for pumps dispensing LM diesel fuel subject to 

the 500 ppm sulfur standard of §80.510(a):

LOW SULFUR LOCOMOTIVE AND MARINE DIESEL FUEL (500 ppm Sulfur 

Maximum)

WARNING

Federal law prohibits use in nonroad engines or in highway vehicles or engines.

* * * * *

5. Section 80.597 is amended by revising paragraph (d)(3)(ii) to read as follows:

§ 80.597 What are the registration requirements?

* * * * *

(d) * * *

(3) * * *

(ii) Fuel designated as 500 ppm LM diesel fuel.

6. Section 80.1401 is amended by revising the definition of “Heating Oil” to read as 

follows:
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§ 80.1401 Definitions.

* * * * *

Heating oil means either of the following:

(1) A #1, #2, or non-petroleum diesel meeting the definition set forth in

§80.2(ccc); or

(2) A fuel oil that, pursuant to §§80.1450(b)(1)(ix) and (d)(4), 

80.1451(b)(1)(ii)(T), 80.1453(d) and 80.1454(b)(7), is demonstrated to be used to 

heat interior spaces of homes or buildings to control ambient climate for human 

comfort, and which is capable of flowing at 60 degrees Fahrenheit and 1 

atmosphere of pressure.

* * * * *

7. Section 80.1426 is amended by revising paragraph (a)(1) to read as follows:

§ 80.1426 How are RINs generated and assigned to batches of renewable fuel by 

renewable fuel producers or importers?

(a) * * *

(1) * * *

(i) * * *

(ii) Is demonstrated to be produced from renewable biomass pursuant to the reporting 

requirements of §80.1451 and the recordkeeping requirements of §80.1454; and

(A) * * *

(B) [Reserved]

(iii) Was produced in compliance with the registration requirements of §80.1450, the 

reporting requirements of §80.1451, the recordkeeping requirements of §80.1454, 

and all other applicable regulations of this subpart M.

* * * * *

8. Section 80.1431 is amended by adding new paragraph (a)(1)(x) to read as follows:

§ 80.1431 Treatment of invalid RINs.

* * * * *

(a)(1)(x) A RIN generated for renewable fuel that was not used as a transportation fuel, 

heating oil, or jet fuel.

9. Section 80.1450 is amended by adding new paragraphs (b)(1)(ix) and (d)(4) to 

read as follows:

§ 80.1450 What are the registration requirements under the RFS program?

* * * * *

(b) * * *

(1) * * *

(ix) For a producer of fuel oil meeting paragraph (2) of the definition of heating oil in 

§80.1401: 

(A) Copies of all existing written contracts for the legal transfer of title of a specific 

quantity of the qualifying fuel oil directly from the producer of the fuel oil to the 

final end user that will use the fuel oil to heat interior spaces of homes or 
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buildings to control ambient climate for human comfort, including all of the 

following information for each contract:

(1) All terms of the contract, including start and expiration date, if any, names of the 

entity and the responsible corporate officer of all entities involved in the sale from 

the producer to the end user, and their respective signatures.

(2) The total quantity of fuel oil under contract, in units of U.S. gallons, and the 

respective heating content of the fuel oil, in units of BTU per U.S. gallon.

(3) The total number buildings, the physical address of each building, and the entity

that owns the building, if different than the entity that entered into the contract to 

receive title to the fuel oil and use it to heat interior spaces of homes or buildings 

to control ambient climate for human comfort.

(4) The total number and type of heating equipment units in each building, and the 

design capacity of each piece of equipment, in units of BTU per hour that use the 

qualifying fuel oil as fuel.

(5) Any other relevant information that will help to verify compliance with the 

definition and registration requirements not already listed in this paragraph.

(B) For each existing contract, an affidavit from the producer of the fuel oil stating 

that the fuel oil addressed in the contract is for the purposes of heating interior 

spaces of homes or buildings to control ambient climate for human comfort, and 

no other purpose.

(C) For each existing contract, an affidavit from the final end users of the fuel oil 

stating that the fuel oil addressed in the contract will be used for purposes of 

heating interior spaces of homes or buildings to control ambient climate for 

human comfort, and no other purpose.

(D) A list of prospective clients and the projected volumes of qualifying fuel oil that 

may be under contract with such clients.

(E) A certificate of analysis or specification sheet for the fuel oil that contains all of 

the following information and the various test methods used to determine all of 

the following:

(1) Gross heat of combustion.

(2) Water content.

(3) Solids content.

(4) Kinematic viscosity.

(5) Density.

(6) Sulfur content.

(7) Ash content.

(8) Flash point.

(9) Pour point.

(F) Any additional information the Administrator may require.

* * * * *

(d) * * *

(4) Any producer of fuel oil meeting paragraph (2) of the definition of heating oil in 

§80.1401, shall update their registration by submitting copies of all written 

contracts for the legal transfer of title of a specific quantity of the qualifying fuel 

oil from the producer of the fuel oil to the final end user that will use the fuel oil
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to heat interior spaces of homes or buildings to control ambient climate for human 

comfort.

(i) Only new or revised contracts shall be submitted.

(ii) Such updates shall occur at least annually, unless the producer of fuel oil has not 

established any new contracts and has not revised any existing contracts.

(5) Any producer of fuel oil meeting paragraph (2) of the definition of heating oil in 

§80.1401, shall update their registration by submitting a list of prospective clients and the 

projected volumes of qualifying fuel oil that may be under contract with such clients.

* * * * *

10. Section 80.1451 is amended by adding a new paragraph (b)(1)(ii)(T) to read as 

follows:

§ 80.1451 What are the reporting requirements under the RFS program?

* * * * *

(b) * * *

(1) * * *

(ii) * * *

(T) Producers of fuel oil that meets the paragraph (2) of the definition of heating oil in 

§80.1401, shall report all the following for each volume of fuel oil:

(1) Total volume of fuel oil produced for RIN generation, in units of U.S. gallon, and 

the respective heating content of the fuel oil, in units of BTU per U.S. gallon.

(2) Total volume of fuel oil for which RINs were generated, in units of U.S. gallon, 

and the respective names and locations of the buildings in which the fuel oil was 

used to heat interior spaces of those buildings to control ambient climate for 

human comfort, and the RIN numbers assigned to each batch of fuel oil.

(3) Total volume of fuel oil that was produced or sold that did not qualify for RIN 

generation, and an explanation why these volumes of fuel oil did not qualify, what 

purpose or end use were applied for these volumes, and to what entity were the 

volumes eventually sold.

* * * * *

11. Section 80.1453 is amended by adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows:

§ 80.1453 What are the product transfer document (PTD) requirements for the 

RFS program?

* * * * *

(d) For fuel oil meeting paragraph (2) of the definition of heating oil in §80.1401, the 

PTD which is used to transfer ownership of the renewable fuel shall state: “This volume 

of renewable fuel is designated and intended to be used to heat interior spaces of homes 

or buildings. Do NOT use for any other purpose, pursuant to 40 CFR § 80.1460(g).”

12. Section 80.1454 is amended by revising paragraph (b)(6) and adding new 

paragraphs (b)(7) and (b)(8) to read as follows:
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§ 80.1454 What are the recordkeeping requirements under the RFS program?

* * * * *

(b) * * *

(6) Copies of registration documents required under §80.1450, including information 

on transportation fuel, jet fuel, or heating oil and products, feedstocks, facility

production processes, process changes, and capacity, energy sources, contracts 

and a copy of the independent third party engineering review submitted to EPA 

per §80.1450(b)(2).

(7) Copies of all contracts, list of prospective clients, certificate of analysis, and 

affidavits that contain all the information required under §80.1450(b)(1)(ix) and 

(d)(4) that was set up prior to registration and revised or executed after 

registration for qualifying fuel oil that meets paragraph (2) of the definition of 

heating oil in §80.1401.

(8) For each batch of transferred fuel oil that the renewable fuel producer claims to 

meet paragraph (2) of the definition of heating oil in §80.1401, affidavits from the 

end user of the fuel that includes, but not limited to, the following information:

(i) Quantity of fuel oil used for heating oil.

(ii) Date the fuel oil was received from producer.

(iii) Dates the fuel oil was used.

(iv) Blend level of the fuel oil in petroleum based fuel oil when received.

(v) Blend level of the fuel oil in petroleum based fuel oil when used.

(vi) Quantity of assigned RINs received with the renewable fuel, if applicable.

(vii) Quantity of assigned RINs that the end user separated from the renewable fuel, if 

applicable.

(viii) Description of the fuel oil use.

* * * * *

12. Section 80.1460 is amended by adding a new paragraph (g).

§ 80.1460 What acts are prohibited under the RFS program?

* * * * *

(g) Failing to use a renewable fuel for its intended use. No person shall use 

qualifying fuel oil that meets paragraph (2) of the definition of heating oil in §80.1401 in 

an application other than to heat interior spaces of homes or buildings to control ambient 

climate for human comfort.

* * * * *