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Federal Register | Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Modifications to Renewable Fuel Standard Program
Dates: This direct final rule is effective on July 1, 2010 without further notice, except to the extent that EPA receives adverse comment by June 9, 2010 or receives a request for a public hearing by May 25, 2010. If EPA receives adverse comment or a request for a hearing, we will publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal Register informing the public that the amendment, paragraph, or section of the rule on which adverse comment or a hearing request were received 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.
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Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Modifications to Renewable Fuel Standard Program 5 actions from May 10th, 2010 to December 21st, 2010
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Partial Withdrawal of DFRM
Table 3 to § 80.1426—Number of Gallon-RINs To assign to Batch-RINs With D codes dependent on Fuel Type
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IV. Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2) Program Amendments Back to Top
RFS2 Program Amendments Back to Top
80.1401
• Corrected typographical errors in the definitions of “advanced biofuel” and “forestland.”
• Deleted definition of “fractionation of feedstocks” and added definitions of “corn oil fractionation,” “membrane separation,” and “raw starch hydrolysis” to be consistent with terms listed as advanced technologies in Table 2 to § 80.1426. See Section IV.B.
• Deleted definition of “yard waste,” since the term “separated yard waste” is defined in the context of § 80.1426(f)(5)(i)(A).
• Added definition of “actual peak capacity” (moved from § 80.1403(a)(3)) and revised definition to clarify that actual peak capacity for facilities that commenced construction prior to December 19, 2007, but that did not operate prior to 2008, should be based on any calendar year after startup during the first three years of operation. This definition was also revised to clarify that for facilities that commenced construction after December 19, 2007 but before January 1, 2010, that are fired with natural gas, biomass, or a combination thereof, the actual peak capacity is based on any calendar year after startup during the first three years of operation.
• Added definition of “baseline volume” (moved from § 80.1403(a)(3)). See Section IV.C.
• Revised definition of “corn oil extraction” to clarify that “DGS” means “distillers grains and solubles.”See Section IV.B.
• Revised definition of “non-ester renewable diesel” to clarify that it must be able to be used in an engine designed to operate on conventional diesel fuel, or be heating oil or jet fuel, and that it may also be known as renewable diesel. Also deleted requirement that non-ester renewable diesel be registered under 40 CFR part 79 for consistency with other definitions in § 80.1401.
• Revised definition of “Renewable Identification Number (RIN)” to clarify that a gallon-RIN represents a gallon of renewable fuel used for compliance with renewable volume obligations under § 80.1427.
80.1403(a)(1) and (a)(2); removed (a)(3)
Moved definitions of “baseline volume,” “permitted capacity,” and “actual peak capacity” to § 80.1401 to consolidate with other definitions.
80.1403(c)(2)
Revised to require that construction of a grandfathered renewable fuel production facility for which construction commenced prior to December 19, 2007, be complete by December 19, 2010, rather than within 36 months from the date of commencement of construction. See Section IV.G.
80.1405(c)
Revised definition of “RFV CB,i” to clarify that the volume of cellulosic biofuel used to calculate the annual standard for cellulosic biofuel will either be the statutory volume or the adjusted volume in the event that EPA waives a portion of the statutory volume requirement.
80.1406(c)(1)
Revised to clarify that, unless otherwise excepted, when demonstrating compliance with the RFS2 regulations on an aggregate basis, an obligated party must include all of the refineries that it operates.
80.1406(f)
Revised to clarify that all joint owners of a gasoline or diesel refinery or import facility are subject to the liability provisions of § 80.1461(d).
80.1415(a)(1)
Corrected references to paragraphs that describe gallon equivalents for biogas and electricity.
80.1415(a)(2)
Revised to clarify that the equivalence value represents the number of gallon-RINs that can be generated for a gallon of renewable fuel.
80.1415(b)(5) and (b)(6)
Revised to clarify the equivalence values for biogas and electricity, respectively.
80.1415(c)(1)
Revised definition of variable “R” in equivalence value equation to clarify that the renewable content of a renewable fuel is based on the portion that came from renewable biomass, and that it should be expressed as a fraction, not a percentage.
80.1416(a) and (d)
Revised to clarify the circumstances under which a party may petition EPA for consideration of a D code for their renewable fuel.
80.1416(b)(2)(vi)
Revised to clarify that information submitted to EPA by a company for purposes of evaluating a new renewable fuel pathway must include the current and future quantities of feedstocks used to produce the renewable fuel, including information on current and projected yields for feedstocks that are harvested or collected.
80.1416(c)(2)
Revised to clarify that the responsible corporate officer of the company submitting a petition for evaluation of a new renewable fuel pathway must sign and certify that the petition meets all the applicable requirements.
80.1425
Amended to clarify that RINs generated after July 1, 2010, may only be generated and transferred using the EPA-Moderated Transaction System (EMTS) and will not be identified by a 38-digit code.
80.1425(i)
Revised to clarify that the value of EEEEEEEE in a batch-RIN will be determined by the number of gallon-RINs generated for the batch.
80.1426(a)(2)
Amended to clarify that renewable fuel contained in imported heating oil and jet fuel, in addition to that contained in imported transportation fuel, may qualify for RIN generation.
80.1426(c)(2)
80.1426(c)(3) and 80.1455(c)
Revised to clarify the conditions under which a renewable fuel producer may qualify for the temporary producer threshold and not be required to generate RINs for their renewable fuel.
80.1426(c)(4)
Revised to prohibit importers of renewable fuel produced by a foreign renewable fuel producer, or of renewable fuel made with ethanol produced by a foreign ethanol producer, from generating RINs for such fuel or ethanol unless the foreign renewable fuel producer or foreign ethanol producer is registered with EPA as required in § 80.1450. See Section IV.D.
80.1426(c)(6)
Revised to prohibit the generation of RINs for a volume of renewable fuel produced from other renewable fuel that was accompanied by RINs, either assigned or separated.
80.1426(d)(1), (f)(3)(iv), and (f)(3)(v)
Revised to clarify that a unique BBBBB code in the RIN, or its equivalent in EMTS, is used to identify a batch of renewable fuel from a given renewable fuel producer or importer.
80.1426(d)(2)(ii)
Amended to clarify that the RIN volume used to determine the last gallon-RIN of a batch of renewable fuel is identified as V RIN in the equations at § 80.1426(f).
80.1426, Table 1
Revised to clarify which feedstocks may be used to produce renewable fuel, in order to be consistent with definitions at § 80.1401. Also revised to clarify the extent to which distillers grains and solubles may be dried via the application of thermal energy for renewable fuel to qualify for certain fuel pathways.
80.1426, Table 2
Revised to clarify the extent to which renewable fuel producers must use certain advanced technologies in order for them to be considered when determining the proper D code for their fuel. See Section IV.B.
80.1426, Table 3
Corrected typographical errors in the definitions of V RIN,AB and V RIN,RF.
80.1426, Table 4
Revised definitions of different feedstock energy value (“FE”) to clarify that they represent feedstock energy from all feedstocks used to produce renewable fuel with a certain D code.
80.1426(f)(4)
Revised to clarify that partially renewable fuel may be used as transportation fuel, heating oil, or jet fuel.
80.1426(f)(4)(ii)
Revised to clarify that the contribution of non-renewable feedstocks to the production of partially renewable fuel should be ignored when determining the appropriate pathway for the fuel.
80.1426(f)(5)(i)
Corrected grammatical and typographical errors in definitions of “separated yard waste,” “separated food waste,” and “separated municipal solid waste.”
80.1426(f)(5)(iii)(B)
Revised to clarify that a renewable fuel producer who uses separated municipal solid waste as a feedstock must have evidence of all contracts relating to the disposal of the specified recyclable materials.
80.1426(f)(5)(vi)
Corrected typographical errors and added the term “separated” to “food waste” and “MSW” to be consistent with other sections.
80.1426(f)(9)(iv)(C)
80.1426(f)(10)
Revised to clarify the requirements for generating RINs for renewable electricity or biogas that is not commingled with fuel derived from non-renewable feedstocks.
80.1426(f)(11)
Revised to clarify the requirements for generating RINs for renewable electricity or biogas that is introduced into a commercial distribution system.
80.1426(f)(12)
Amended to clarify the requirements for gas to be considered biogas for purposes of determining a renewable fuel's D code.
80.1427(a)(4)(i)
Amended to allow RFS1 RINs with an RR code of “16” to be treated as RFS2 biomass-based diesel RINs with a D code of 4. See Section IV.H.
80.1427(a)(7)(i)
Amended to allow RFS1 RINs with an RR code of “16” to be subtracted from the 2010 biomass-based diesel RVO. See Section IV.H.
80.1428(c)
Revised to clarify that an expired RIN is considered an invalid RIN and cannot be used for compliance.
80.1429(b)(5)
Revised to clarify the requirement that the producer of renewable electricity or biogas separate any RINs they generate for a given volume of renewable electricity or biogas.
80.1429(d)
Revised to clarify that separated RINs must be accompanied by a PTD when being transferred from one party to another.
80.1429(g)
Revised to clarify that any 2009 or 2010 RINs retired because renewable fuel was used in a specific nonroad application may be reinstated by the retiring party and used for 2010 RVO compliance.
80.1430(a)
Corrected references to subsequent paragraphs in § 80.1430.
80.1430(b)(2) and (b)(3)
Revised definitions of VOL k to eliminate redundant language.
80.1440(c)(3)
Revised to clarify that a renewable fuel blender who delegates its RIN-related responsibilities will remain liable for any violation associated with its renewable fuel blending activities.
80.1440(d) and (e)
Revised to clarify restrictions on small blenders who upward delegate their RIN responsibilities.
80.1442(b)(1), (b)(4), (c), and (d)(1)
Revised to clarify that the small refiner exemption from obligated party requirements is effective immediately for those who qualify.
80.1450(a), (b), and (c)
Revised to clarify that registration information for obligated parties and exporters of renewable fuel, renewable fuel producers (unless grandfathered), and renewable fuel importers must be submitted to and accepted by EPA no later than July 1, 2010, or 60 days prior to generating or owning RINs, whichever date comes later.
80.1450(b)
Revised to require foreign ethanol producers, as defined in § 80.1401, that produce ethanol used in renewable fuel for which RINs are generated by a United States importer to register their facilities with EPA prior to the generation of any RINs for fuel made with their ethanol. See Section IV.D.
80.1450(b)(1)(v)(A), (b)(1)(v)(B), (b)(1)(v)(C), and (b)(1)(vi); removed (b)(1)(v)(D) and (b)(1)(v)(E)
Revised to require all renewable fuel producers to submit information on their baseline production volume, including copies of applicable air permits and other documents, when registering their facility. See Section IV.C. Also revised to correct typographical and grammatical errors.
80.1450(b)(1)(vi)
Revised to clarify the documents required as part of registration for a renewable fuel production facility claiming grandfathered status in order to demonstrate the date that construction of the facility commenced.
80.1450(b)(1)(vii) and (b)(1)(viii)
Revised to clarify specific registration requirements for producers of renewable fuel made from separated yard waste, separated food waste, and separated municipal solid waste.
80.1450(b)(2)(i)(A)
Revised to clarify that the engineering review that must be submitted to EPA as part of the registration process for a renewable fuel production facility must be conducted by a professional engineer licensed by an appropriate state agency in the U.S. for domestic facilities, or by a foreign equivalent for foreign facilities, and that the engineer must be an independent third party. See Section IV.I.
80.1450(b)(2)(ii)(E)
Moved to § 80.1450(b)(2)(v) for clarity.
Added 80.1450(b)(2)(vi)
Amended to clarify that owners and operators of grandfathered renewable fuel production facilities must submit the engineering review no later than December 31, 2010. While this allowance was discussed in the preamble to the final RFS2 regulations, it was inadvertently left out of the final regulations.
80.1450(b)(3)
Moved to § 80.1450(b)(1)(iv) to clarify that a process heat fuel supply plan must be submitted as part of registration for all renewable fuel production facilities, and revised to clarify the information that must be included in such a plan. See Section IV.J.
80.1450(d)(2)
Revised to clarify that any renewable fuel producer who makes changes to their facility that will affect the producer's registration information but will not affect the renewable fuel category for which the producer is registered must update their registration information seven (7) days prior to the change. See Section IV.K.
80.1450(e)
Revised to clarify that registration information for RIN owners must be submitted to EPA at least 30 days prior to RIN ownership.
80.1450(f)
Revised to clarify that any renewable fuel facility that claims grandfathered status under RFS2 must register with EPA no later than July 1, 2013.
80.1451(a)(1)(xi)
Revised to clarify that the annual compliance report that must be submitted by obligated parties and exporters of renewable fuel must include a list of all RINs retired for compliance in the reporting period.
80.1451(b)(1)(ii)(D)
80.1451(b)(1)(ii)(H)
Revised to clarify that RIN generators must report the fuel type of each batch in their RIN generation reports.
80.1451(b)(1)(ii)(K) and (b)(1)(ii)(N)
Revised to require information on quantities, rather than volume, of renewable fuel feedstocks and co-products, since feedstocks and co-products can be measured in mass or volume.
80.1451(b)(1)(ii)(M)
Deleted “of renewable fuel” to make language consistent with other reporting elements required under § 80.1454(b)(1)(ii).
80.1451(b)(1)(ii)(P) and (b)(1)(ii)(Q)
Revised to clarify reporting requirements for producers and importers, as appropriate, of renewable electricity and biogas used for transportation and producers and importers of renewable fuel produced at facilities that use biogas for process heat. Specifically, these amendments clarify that the renewable electricity and biogas should be reported as total energy used (i.e., kW or BTU) rather than as a rate (kW/hr or BTU/hr).
80.1451(b)(1)(ii)(R)
Added the term “separated” to “municipal solid waste” to be consistent with other sections. Also revised to clarify that the amount of separated MSW used for renewable fuel that is produced or imported should be in units of weight (in tons).
80.1451(c)(1)(iii)(D) and (c)(2)(xv)
Revised to clarify that reinstatement should apply to all RFS1 RINs generated in 2009 or 2010.
80.1451(d) and (d)(1)
Revised to clarify that producers and RIN-generating importers of renewable fuel made from feedstocks not covered by the aggregate compliance approach must submit quarterly reports containing information on their feedstocks, including a summary of the types and quantities of feedstocks used in that quarter.
80.1451(e)
Revised to clarify requirements for quarterly reporting on feedstocks by producers of renewable fuel that is made from feedstocks covered by the aggregate compliance approach if the 2007 baseline amount of U.S. agricultural land is found to have been exceeded.
80.1452(b)
Revised to clarify that RINs must be generated in EMTS within five (5) business days of being assigned to a batch of renewable fuel. This paragraph is also revised to clarify the information required to be submitted via EMTS for each batch of renewable fuel produced or imported.
80.1452(c)
Revised to clarify that transactions involving RINs generated on or after July 1, 2010 must be conducted via EMTS within five (5) business days of a reportable event. This paragraph is also revised to clarify the meaning of the term “reportable event” and to clarify the information required to be submitted via EMTS for each transaction involving RINs generated on or after July 1, 2010.
80.1453(a)(5)
Deleted the requirement for price to appear on the PTD. Although parties do not need to convey price information on the PTD, parties must still be in agreement on whether they will submit the price per RIN or price per gallon of renewable fuel to EMTS.
80.1453(a)(7), (a)(8), and (a)(10)
Revised to clarify the information required on product transfer documents (PTDs) that accompany renewable fuel or separated RINs.
80.1453(a)(11)(i)
Revised to clarify the RIN information required on PTDs for RFS1 and RFS2 RINs, since RFS2 RINs may be transferred uniquely or generically in EMTS. Section 80.1453(a)(11)(i) currently does not identify the information for RFS1 and RFS2 RINs that must be transferred on a PTD.
80.1453(a)(11)(ii)
Revised to reference the identifying information required on a PTD for RFS1 and RFS2 RINs.
80.1454(a)(2)
Revised to clarify that obligated parties and exporters are not required to keep the production outlook reports in § 80.1449.
80.1454(a)(3)(iv)
Revised to clarify the records that obligated parties and exporters of renewable fuel must keep related to RIN transactions and their terms.
Added 80.1454(a)(6)
Amended to clarify that exporters must maintain invoices, BOLs and other documents related to the purchase, transfer and export of renewable fuel.
80.1454(c)(1)(i), (c)(1)(ii), (d)(3), and (g); added (d)(4)
Revised to clarify that the aggregate compliance approach applies to planted crops and crop residue from agricultural land in the U.S. See Section IV.L.
80.1454(c)(2)(ii)
Deleted allowance that duplicate copies of reports submitted to EPA are not required, since this language is not necessary.
80.1454(d)
Amended heading to be formatted consistently when printed in the Federal Register.
80.1454(d)(3)
Amended to clarify that domestic renewable fuel producers that use separated yard and food waste are subject to additional recordkeeping requirements located at § 80.1454(j). This provision was also renumbered as (d)(4). See Section IV.M.
80.1454(g) and (h)
Revised to include RIN-generating importers of renewable fuel made from planted crops or crop residue from U.S. agricultural land under the aggregate compliance approach for renewable biomass.
80.1454(g)(2)(ii)
Corrected typographical error and reference within paragraph (g)(2)(ii).
80.1454(h)(6)(v)
Revised to clarify that EPA may revoke approval of a survey plan if it determines that the approved survey plan was not fully implemented.
80.1454(j)
Added the term “solid” to “separated municipal waste” to be consistent with other sections.
80.1454(j)(2)(iii); added (j)(2)(iv)
Amended to require renewable fuel producers who use separated municipal solid waste as feedstock for renewable fuel to maintain records that demonstrate the fuel sampling methods used and the results of all fuel analyses to determine the non-fossil fraction of the fuel.
80.1454(k)
Revised to clarify recordkeeping requirements for a renewable fuel producer that generates RINs for biogas or electricity produced from renewable biomass.
80.1455(a), (b), (c), and (d)
80.1460(c)(2); removed 80.1460(c)(3)
Revised to eliminate redundant language.
80.1463(a)
80.1463(b)
Revised to clarify that any person that fails to meet their RVOs, or causes another person to fail to meet their RVOs during any compliance period, is subject to a separate day of violation for each day in the compliance period.
80.1464(a)(1)(i)(A)
Corrected references to paragraphs in § 80.1430.
80.1464(a)(1)(iv)(A)
80.1464(a)(1)(iv)(D); removed 80.1464(a)(1)(vii)
Revised to clarify the attest procedures specific to an exporter of renewable fuel and deleted the requirement that each exporter's RVO be calculated from a sampling of renewable fuel batches, as doing so is infeasible.
80.1464(b)(1)(i)
Corrected references to paragraphs (d) and (e).
80.1464(b)(1)(ii)
Revised to clarify that the number of gallon-RINs must be computed for each batch of renewable fuel produced or imported by a RIN generator as part of the attest engagement requirements.
80.1464(c)(2)(ii)
80.1465(a)(6)
Restructured paragraph to clarify meaning.
80.1465(d)(1)(ii)
Revised to clarify that the volume of imported RFS-FRFUEL must be temperature-corrected to 60 °F.
The final RFS2 rule includes two corn ethanol pathways in Table 1 of § 80.1426 that require the use of advanced technologies at the production facility as a prerequisite to the generation of RINs. The advanced technologies are listed in Table 2 of § 80.1426. However, only three of these advanced technologies are explicitly defined in § 80.1401. To clarify our intent with regard to implementation of these advanced technologies, we have created new definitions for membrane separation and raw starch hydrolysis. We also replaced the existing definition of “fractionation of feedstocks” with the definition for “corn oil fractionation” to be more consistent with the terminology used in Table 2 of § 80.1426. Finally, we modified the definition of “combined heat and power (CHP)” and clarified in Table 2 of § 80.1426 the degree to which it, as well as the other advanced technologies, must be implemented in order to represent a valid advanced technology for the generation of RINs.
Section 80.1450(b)(1)(v) currently requires information pertinent to facilities described in § 80.1403(c) and (d), i.e., those facilities for which the renewable fuel would be exempted (“grandfathered”) from the requirement of 20 percent GHG emission reduction. This amendment modifies § 80.1450(b)(1)(v) to require all renewable fuel producers to include information on their facilities' baseline volume when registering for RFS2 in order for EPA to verify renewable fuel production volumes and RIN generation reports. Specifically, all owners and operators of renewable fuel facilities, including those described in § 80.1403(c) and (d), must submit copies of their most recent air permits. In addition, the facilities described in § 80.1403(c) must submit copies of air permits issued no later than December 19, 2007; those described in § 80.1403(d) must submit copies of air permits issued no later than December 31, 2009. Thus, for those facilities we will have information on permitted capacity for 2007 and 2009 from which baseline volumes will be determined. We will also have the most recent permitted capacity for those facilities. In case of discrepancies in permitted capacity between the most recent permits and those representing operation in 2007 and 2009, EPA may ask for additional information. The information required to establish when construction of the grandfathered facilities commenced is now contained in § 80.1450(b)(vi), since § 80.1450(b)(v) now addresses only baseline volume.
We have added a new definition of “foreign ethanol producer” to § 80.1401 that describes foreign producers that produce ethanol for use in transportation fuel, heating oil or jet fuel but who do not add denaturant to their product, and therefore do not technically produce “renewable fuel” as defined in our regulations. We have also added amendments to the registration provisions at § 80.1450(b) to require the registration of these parties if the ethanol they produce is used to make renewable fuel for which RINs are ultimately generated. The result of these changes is to require foreign ethanol facilities that produce ethanol that ultimately becomes part of a renewable fuel for which RINs are generated to provide EPA the same registration information as foreign renewable fuel facilities that export their product to the United States. In both cases the required registration information is important for enforcement purposes, including verifying the use of renewable biomass as feedstock and the assignment of appropriate D codes. The changes made today conform the regulations to EPA's intent at the time the RFS2 regulations were issued.
EPA is modifying the definition of “permitted capacity” to reference the specific permits, by year, which are to be used in establishing the permitted capacity of facilities claiming the exemptions specified in § 80.1403(c) and (d). Permitted capacity is one means by which “baseline volume” is determined for purposes of these exemptions. The registration provisions in the existing regulations at § 80.1450(b)(1)(v)(C) accurately identify the permits (by year) that are relevant in establishing “permitted capacity” for facilities claiming the exemptions in § 80.1403(c) and (d), but EPA neglected to include comparable references in the existing definition of “permitted capacity.” Today's amendments will help to clarify the regulations by adding comparable references in the definition of “permitted capacity.”
The final RFS2 rule includes the term naphtha in Table 1 to § 80.1426 in the form of both “naphtha” and “cellulosic naphtha.” The final rule also includes a definition of naphtha in § 80.1401 indicating that naphtha must be a renewable fuel or fuel blending component. Since naphtha is generally not used as transportation fuel in its neat form, requiring naphtha to be renewable fuel could cause confusion. Therefore, we have modified the definition of naphtha to indicate that it must be a blendstock or fuel blending component.
Section 80.1403(c)(2) requires as a condition of the exemption from the 20 percent greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction that construction of the renewable fuel facility be completed within 36 months of commencement. In the proposed RFS2 rule, however, the regulatory language required completion of construction within 36 months of EISA enactment, which would be December 19, 2010. In preparing the final rulemaking package we mistakenly removed the proposed language. Today's rule provides that construction must be completed within 36 months of December 19, 2007, for facilities that commenced construction prior to that date. For facilities that commenced construction after that date, as described in § 80.1403(d), the requirement remains that construction must be completed within three years of commencement of construction.
The RFS2 final rule allows RFS1 RINs to be used for compliance purposes under RFS2. With regard to biodiesel and renewable diesel, the regulations at § 80.1427(a)(4)(i) indicate that RFS1 RINs with a D code of 2 and RR code of 15 or 17 may be deemed equivalent to an RFS2 RIN with a D code of 4 representing biomass-based diesel. The RR codes of 15 and 17 were included in this provision because they are indicative of biodiesel and renewable diesel, respectively, as described in the assignment of Equivalence Values in § 80.1415. However, EPA also approved an Equivalence Value of 1.6 for a particular renewable fuel diesel substitute that is compositionally similar to biodiesel. Therefore, we are modifying the RFS1/RFS2 transition provisions at § 80.1427(a)(4)(i) to also allow RFS1 RINs with a D code of 2 and RR code of 16 to be deemed equivalent to an RFS2 RIN with a D code of 4.
Section 80.1450(b)(2)(i)(A) and (b)(2)(i)(B) are amended to clarify the types of professional engineers who may qualify to conduct the third-party engineering review for renewable fuel facilities located in the United States or in a foreign country. The original requirements in the final regulations in § 80.1450(b)(2)(i)(A) state that domestic renewable fuel production facilities must have an engineering review conducted by a “Professional Chemical Engineer.” For foreign facilities, § 80.1450(b)(2)(i)(B) provides that the review should be conducted by “a licensed professional engineer or foreign equivalent who works in the chemical engineering field.” EPA interprets these provisions similarly but is amending the regulations to clarify that the requirements are the same. For both domestic and foreign facilities the third party engineering review should be conducted by a professional engineer (or foreign equivalent) who works in the chemical engineering field. EPA views renewable fuel production to fall generally within the chemical engineering field, and is amending the regulation to clarify that professional work experience related to renewable fuel production will satisfy this requirement. As required in § 80.1450(b)(2)(ii)(E), the professional engineer shall provide to EPA documentation of their qualifications to conduct the engineering review, including but not limited to proof of a license as a professional engineer and relevant work experience. Additional language is added to clarify that the professional engineer must also be an independent third-party, which is further defined in § 80.1450(b)(2)(ii), to qualify to conduct the engineering review.
The requirements for the process heat fuel supply plan were moved from § 80.1450(b)(3) and inserted under § 80.1450(b)(1)(iv) in these amendments to minimize duplicative requirements and to provide clear instruction that the process heat fuel supply plan is required to be submitted as part of registration and will be subject to verification in the engineer review required in § 80.1450(b)(2).
The requirements for the process heat fuel supply plan have been divided into two subparts. Section 80.1450(b)(1)(iv)(A) is applicable to all renewable fuel producers and requires submissions of information on any process heat fuel that is used at a renewable fuel facility. Examples of process heat fuel include biomass, biogas, coal, and natural gas. The information submitted on the type of process heat fuel and its supply source will help EPA determine if a renewable fuel facility qualifies as a grandfathered facility pursuant to § 80.1403(d) and help verify a producer's fuel pathway pursuant to Table 1 to § 80.1426.
The required information in § 80.1450(b)(1)(iv)(B) for renewable fuel producers using biogas as process heat fuel will help EPA verify the contractual pathway of the biogas from the supplier to the renewable fuel facility for the purposes of confirming the applicable fuel pathway pursuant to Table 1 to § 80.1426 and to § 80.1426(f)(12).
The information submitted under § 80.1450(b)(1)(iv)(A) and (b)(1)(iv)(B) will also help EPA in our evaluation of the engineering review that is conducted and submitted by an independent third party engineer pursuant to § 80.1450(b)(2). Since the requirements for the process heat fuel supply plan have been revised and relocated within the regulations, the requirements stipulated in the original § 80.1450(b)(3)(ii) through (iv) have been deleted to avoid redundancy.
Section 80.1450(d)(2) currently requires producers of renewable fuel to update their facility registration seven (7) days prior to any change to the facility that does not affect the renewable fuel category for which the producer is registered. EPA is revising § 80.1450(d)(2) to narrow the scope of changes that would require a producer to update their registration. The revisions clarify that not just any change, but only changes to the facility that actually affect the information submitted to EPA in the producer's original registration, will trigger such a registration update.
Sections 80.1451 and 80.1454 include requirements for renewable fuel producers to report and maintain records to affirm that their feedstocks meet the definition of renewable biomass and come from qualifying land. Through amendments to these two sections, EPA is clarifying our intent, as discussed in the preamble to the final RFS2 regulations, that producers, either domestic or foreign, who use crops and crop residue from existing U.S. agricultural land are covered by the renewable biomass aggregate compliance approach for those particular feedstocks, as described in § 80.1454(g), and need not keep detailed records or report to EPA concerning whether those particular feedstocks meet the definition of renewable biomass. However, if a producer (domestic or foreign) uses any type of feedstock other than crops and crop residue from existing U.S. agricultural land, then he or she must keep records and report to EPA to demonstrate that their feedstocks meet the definition of renewable biomass. This includes maintaining records that show that the feedstock type is one allowed under the renewable biomass definition under the RFS2 regulations and that the feedstock is harvested from qualifying lands, where applicable.
Section 80.1454(d)(3) currently requires that domestic renewable fuel producers using feedstock other than planted trees or tree residue from actively managed tree plantations, slash or pre-commercial thinnings from non-federal forestland, biomass from areas at risk of wildfire, crops or crop residue covered by the aggregate compliance approach under § 80.1454(g), or any feedstock covered by an alternative biomass tracking approach under § 80.1454(h) must maintain documents from their feedstock supplier certifying that their feedstocks meet the definition of renewable biomass. While separated yard and food waste falls into this category, parties using these feedstocks are also subject to the additional recordkeeping requirements in § 80.1454(j). Therefore, EPA is revising § 80.1454(d)(3) to clarify that renewable fuel producers that use separated yard and food waste as a feedstock are subject to the additional requirements in § 80.1454(j).
2.Section 80.1401 is amended as follows: a. By revising the definitions of “Advanced biofuel”, “Biogas”, “Combined heat and power (CHP)”, “Corn oil extraction”, “Exporter of renewable fuel”, “Forestland”, “Naphtha”, “Non-ester renewable diesel”, “Pastureland”, “Pre-commercial thinnings”, “Renewable Identification Number (RIN)”, and “Transportation fuel”.
(3) For all other facilities not included above, the actual peak capacity is based on the last five calendar years prior to the year in which the owner or operator registers the facility under the provisions of § 80.1450, unless no such production exists, in which case actual peak capacity is based on any calendar year after startup during the first three years of operation.
(2) A person that transfers any renewable fuel from a location in the contiguous 48 states or Hawaii to Alaska or a United States territory, unless that state or territory has received an approval from the Administrator to opt-in to the renewable fuel program pursuant to § 80.1443.
Membrane separation means the process of dehydrating ethanol to fuel grade (> 99.5% purity) using a hydrophilic membrane.
Renewable Identification Number (RIN), is a unique number generated to represent a volume of renewable fuel pursuant to §§ 80.1425 and 80.1426.
(1) Gallon-RIN is a RIN that represents an individual gallon of renewable fuel used for compliance purposes pursuant to § 80.1427 to satisfy a renewable volume obligation.
3.Section 80.1403 is amended as follows: a. By revising paragraph (a).
§ 80.1403 Which fuels are not subject to the 20% GHG thresholds?
4.Section 80.1405 is amended by revising paragraph (c) to read as follows: § 80.1405 What are the Renewable Fuel Standards?
Std BBD,i= The biomass-based diesel standard for year i, in percent.
RFV CB,i= Annual volume of cellulosic biofuel required by section 211(o)(2)(B) of the Clean Air Act for year i, or volume as adjusted pursuant to section 211(o)(7)(D) of the Clean Air Act, in gallons.
RFV BBD,i= Annual volume of biomass-based diesel required by section 211(o)(2)(B) of the Clean Air Act for year i, in gallons.
RFV AB,i= Annual volume of advanced biofuel required by section 211(o)(2)(B) of the Clean Air Act for year i, in gallons.
RFV RF,i= Annual volume of renewable fuel required by section 211(o)(2)(B) of the Clean Air Act for year i, in gallons.
GS i= Amount of gasoline projected to be used in Alaska or a U.S. territory, in year i, if the state or territory has opted-in or opts-in, in gallons.
RGS i= Amount of renewable fuel blended into gasoline that is projected to be consumed in Alaska or a U.S. territory, in year i, if the state or territory opts-in, in gallons.
DS i= Amount of diesel projected to be used in Alaska or a U.S. territory, in year i, if the state or territory has opted-in or opts-in, in gallons.
RDS i= Amount of renewable fuel blended into diesel that is projected to be consumed in Alaska or a U.S. territory, in year i, if the state or territory opts-in, in gallons.
GE i= The amount of gasoline projected to be produced by exempt small refineries and small refiners, in year i, in gallons in any year they are exempt per §§ 80.1441 and 80.1442, respectively. Assumed to equal 0.119*(G i-RG i).
DE i= The amount of diesel fuel projected to be produced by exempt small refineries and small refiners in year i, in gallons, in any year they are exempt per §§ 80.1441 and 80.1442, respectively. Assumed to equal 0.152*(D i-RD i).
5.Section 80.1406 is amended by revising paragraphs (c)(1) and (f) to read as follows: § 80.1406 Who is an obligated party under the RFS program?
(f) Where a refinery or import facility is jointly owned by two or more parties, the requirements of paragraph (b) of this section may be met by one of the joint owners for all of the gasoline or diesel fuel produced/imported at the facility, or each party may meet the requirements of paragraph (b) of this section for the portion of the gasoline or diesel fuel that it produces or imports, as long as all of the gasoline or diesel fuel produced/imported at the facility is accounted for in determining the Renewable Volume Obligations under § 80.1407. In either case, all joint owners are subject to the liability provisions of § 80.1461(d).
6.Section 80.1415 is amended as follows: a. By revising paragraph (a).
§ 80.1415 How are equivalence values assigned to renewable fuel?
(2) The equivalence value is a number that is used to determine how many gallon-RINs can be generated for a gallon of renewable fuel according to § 80.1426.
7.Section 80.1416 is revised to read as follows: § 80.1416 Petition process for evaluation of new renewable fuels pathways.
(1) The renewable fuel pathway has not been evaluated by EPA to determine if it qualifies for a D code pursuant to § 80.1426(f).
(2) The renewable fuel pathway has been determined by EPA not to qualify for a D code pursuant to § 80.1426(f) and the party can document significant differences between their fuel production processes and the fuel production processes already considered by EPA.
(3) The renewable fuel pathway has been determined to qualify for a certain D code pursuant to § 80.1426(f) and the party can document significant differences between their fuel production processes and the fuel production processes already considered by EPA that may qualify their fuel pathway for a different D code.
(i) The information specified under § 80.76.
(iii) A mass balance for the pathway, including feedstocks, fuels produced, co-products, and waste materials production. (iv) Information on co-products, including their expected use and market value.
(4) If the fuel or pathway described in the petition does not meet the definitions in § 80.1401 of renewable fuel, advanced biofuel, cellulosic biofuel, or biomass-based diesel, then EPA will notify the applicant in writing that the petition is denied and will not be reviewed further.
8.Section 80.1425 is amended by revising the introductory text and paragraph (i) to read as follows: § 80.1425 Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs).
RINs generated on or after July 1, 2010 shall not be generated as a 38-digit code, but shall be identified by the information specified in paragraphs (a) through (i) of this section and introduced into EMTS as data elements during the generation of RINs pursuant to § 80.1452(b). For RINs generated prior to July 1, 2010, each RIN is a 38-digit code of the following form:
(i) EEEEEEEE is a number representing the last gallon-RIN associated with a batch of renewable fuel. EEEEEEEE will be identical to SSSSSSSS if the batch-RIN represents a single gallon-RIN. The value of EEEEEEEE will be determined by the number of gallon-RINs being generated for the batch as described in § 80.1426(f).
9.Section 80.1426 is amended as follows: a. By revising paragraph (a)(2).
d. By revising paragraph (f)(1) and Table 1 to § 80.1426 and Table 2 to § 80.1426.
e. By revising paragraphs (f)(3)(iv) and (f)(3)(v), and Table 3 to § 80.1426.
(2) To generate RINs for imported renewable fuel, including any renewable fuel contained in imported transportation fuel, heating oil, or jet fuel, importers must obtain information from a foreign producer that is registered pursuant to § 80.1450 sufficient to make the appropriate determination regarding the applicable D code and compliance with the renewable biomass definition for each imported batch for which RINs are generated.
(2) Small producer/importer threshold. Pursuant to § 80.1455(a) and (b), renewable fuel producers that produce less than 10,000 gallons a year of renewable fuel, and importers that import less than 10,000 gallons a year of renewable fuel, are not required to generate and assign RINs to batches of renewable fuel that satisfy the requirements of paragraph (a)(1) of this section that they produce or import.
(3) Temporary new producer threshold. Pursuant to § 80.1455(c) and (d), new renewable fuel producers that produce less than 125,000 gallons of renewable fuel a year are not required to generate and assign RINs to batches of renewable fuel to satisfy the requirements of paragraph (a)(1) of this section.
(4) Importers shall not generate RINs for renewable fuel imported from a foreign renewable fuel producer, or for renewable fuel made with ethanol produced by a foreign ethanol producer, unless the foreign renewable fuel producer or foreign ethanol producer is registered with EPA as required in § 80.1450.
(A) Parties who produce renewable fuel made from a feedstock which itself was a renewable fuel received with RINs, shall assign the original RINs to the new renewable fuel. (B) [Reserved]
(d)(1) Definition of batch. For the purposes of this section and § 80.1425, a “batch of renewable fuel” is a volume of renewable fuel that has been assigned a unique BBBBB code in the RIN, or its equivalent in EMTS, within a calendar year by the producer or importer of the renewable fuel in accordance with the provisions of this section and § 80.1425.
(ii) The value of EEEEEEEE in the batch-RIN shall represent the last gallon-RIN associated with the volume of renewable fuel, based on the RIN volume V RIN determined pursuant to paragraph (f) of this section.
All of the following: Dry mill process, using natural gas, biomass, or biogas for process energy and at least two advanced technologies from Table 2 to this section.
All of the following: Dry mill process, using natural gas, biomass, or biogas for process energy and at least one of the advanced technologies from Table 2 to this section plus drying no more than 65% of the distillers grains with solubles it markets annually.
All of the following: Dry mill process, using natural gas, biomass, or biogas for process energy and drying no more than 50% of the distillers grains with solubles it markets annually.
Wet mill process using biomass or biogas for process energy.
Soy bean oil; Oil from annual covercrops;
One of the following: Trans-Esterification
Excluding processes that co-process renewable biomass andpetroleum.
Table 2 to § 80.1426—Advanced Technologies Back to Top
Raw starch hydrolysis that is used for all starch hydrolysis in the ethanol production facility instead of hydrolysis using a traditional high heat (>120 °C) cooking process.
V RIN= EV * V s
V RIN= RIN volume, in gallons, for use in determining the number of gallon-RINs that shall be generated for a batch with a single applicable D code.
V s= Standardized volume of the batch of renewable fuel at 60 °F, in gallons, calculated in accordance with paragraph (f)(8) of this section.
(v) If a producer produces batches that are comprised of a mixture of fuel types with different equivalence values and different applicable D codes, then separate values for V RIN shall be calculated for each category of renewable fuel according to formulas in Table 3 to this section. All batch-RINs thus generated shall be assigned unique BBBBB codes in the RIN, or their equivalents in EMTS, for each portion of the batch with a different D code.
Table 3 to § 80.1426—Number of Gallon-RINs To assign to Batch-RINs With D codes dependent on Fuel Type Back to Top
V RIN, CB= EV CB* V s, CB
V RIN, BBD= EV BBD* V s, BBD
V RIN, AB= EV AB* V s, AB
V RIN, RF= EV RF* V s, RF
V RIN, CD= EV CD* V s, CD
V RIN,CB= RIN volume, in gallons, for use in determining the number of gallon-RINs that shall be generated for the cellulosic biofuel portion of the batch with a D code of 3.
V RIN,BBD= RIN volume, in gallons, for use in determining the number of gallon-RINs that shall be generated for the biomass-based diesel portion of the batch with a D code of 4.
V RIN,AB= RIN volume, in gallons, for use in determining the number of gallon-RINs that shall be generated for the advanced biofuel portion of the batch with a D code of 5.
V RIN,RF= RIN volume, in gallons, for use in determining the number of gallon-RINs that shall be generated for the renewable fuel portion of the batch with a D code of 6.
V RIN,CD= RIN volume, in gallons, for use in determining the number of gallon-RINs that shall be generated for the cellulosic diesel portion of the batch with a D code of 7.
EV CB= Equivalence value for the cellulosic biofuel portion of the batch per § 80.1415.
EV BBD= Equivalence value for the biomass-based diesel portion of the batch per § 80.1415.
EV AB= Equivalence value for the advanced biofuel portion of the batch per § 80.1415.
EV RF= Equivalence value for the renewable fuel portion of the batch per § 80.1415.
EV CD= Equivalence value for the cellulosic diesel portion of the batch per § 80.1415.
V s,CB= Standardized volume at 60 °F of the portion of the batch that must be assigned a D code of 3, in gallons, calculated in accordance with paragraph (f)(8) of this section.
V s,BBD= Standardized volume at 60 °F of the portion of the batch that must be assigned a D code of 4, in gallons, calculated in accordance with paragraph (f)(8) of this section.
V s,AB= Standardized volume at 60 °F of the portion of the batch that must be assigned a D code of 5, in gallons, calculated in accordance with paragraph (f)(8) of this section.
V s,RF= Standardized volume at 60 °F of the portion of the batch that must be assigned a D code of 6, in gallons, calculated in accordance with paragraph (f)(8) of this section.
V s,CD= Standardized volume at 60 °F of the portion of the batch that must be assigned a D code of 7, in gallons, calculated in accordance with paragraph (f)(8) of this section.
(i) The number of gallon-RINs that shall be generated for a batch of partially renewable fuel shall be equal to a volume V RIN calculated according to Method A or Method B.
(1) V RIN shall be calculated according to the following formula:
V RIN= EV * V s* FE R/(FE R+ FE NR)
V RIN= RIN volume, in gallons, for use in determining the number of gallon-RINs that shall be generated for the batch.
FE R= Feedstock energy from renewable biomass used to make the transportation fuel, heating oil, or jet fuel, in Btu.
FE NR= Feedstock energy from non-renewable feedstocks used to make the transportation fuel, heating oil, or jet fuel, in Btu.
(B) Method B. V RIN shall be calculated according to the following formula:
V RIN= EV * V s* R
(ii) For biogas that has been gathered, processed and injected into a common carrier pipeline, all of the following conditions must be met: (A) The producer has entered into a written contract for the procurement of a specific volume of biogas with a specific heat content.
10.Section 80.1427 is amended by revising paragraphs (a)(4)(i) and (a)(7)(i) to read as follows: § 80.1427 How are RINs used to demonstrate compliance?
(i) A RIN generated pursuant to § 80.1126 with a D code of 2 and an RR code of 15, 16, or 17 is deemed equivalent to a RIN generated pursuant to § 80.1426 having a D code of 4.
(i) Prior to determining compliance with the 2010 biomass-based diesel RVO, obligated parties may reduce the value of RVO BBD,2010 by an amount equal to the sum of all 2008 and 2009 RINs that they used for compliance purposes for calendar year 2009 which have a D code of 2 and an RR code of 15, 16, or 17.
11.Section 80.1428 is amended by revising paragraph (c) to read as follows: § 80.1428 General requirements for RIN distribution.
(c) RIN expiration. Except as provided in § 80.1427(a)(7), a RIN is valid for compliance during the calendar year in which it was generated, or the following calendar year. Any RIN that is not used for compliance purposes for the calendar year in which it was generated, or for the following calendar year, will be considered an expired RIN. Pursuant to § 80.1431(a), an expired RIN will be considered an invalid RIN and cannot be used for compliance purposes.
12.Section 80.1429 is amended by revising paragraphs (d) and (g) to read as follows: § 80.1429 Requirements for separating RINs from volumes of renewable fuel.
(d) Upon and after separation of a RIN from its associated volume of renewable fuel, the separated RIN must be accompanied by a PTD pursuant to § 80.1453 when transferred to another party.
(g) Any 2009 or 2010 RINs retired pursuant to § 80.1129 because renewable fuel was used in a nonroad vehicle or nonroad engine (except for ocean-going vessels), or as heating oil or jet fuel may be reinstated by the retiring party for sale or use to demonstrate compliance with a 2010 RVO.
13.Section 80.1430 is amended by revising paragraphs (a), (b)(2), and (b)(3) to read as follows: § 80.1430 Requirements for exporters of renewable fuels.
(a) Any party that owns any amount of renewable fuel, whether in its neat form or blended with gasoline or diesel, that is exported from any of the regions described in § 80.1426(b) shall acquire sufficient RINs to comply with all applicable Renewable Volume Obligations under paragraphs (b) through (e) of this section representing the exported renewable fuel.
RVO BBD,i= Σ(VOL k* EV k) i+ D BBD,i-1
RVO BBD,i= The Renewable Volume Obligation for biomass-based diesel for the exporter for calendar year i, in gallons.
VOL k= The standardized volume of discrete volume k of exported renewable fuel that is biodiesel or renewable diesel, in gallons, calculated in accordance with § 80.1426(f)(8).
EV k= The equivalence value associated with discrete volume k.
D BBD,i-1= Deficit carryover from the previous year for biomass-based diesel, in gallons.
RVO AB,i= Σ(VOL k* EV k) i+ D AB,i-1
RVO AB,i= The Renewable Volume Obligation for advanced biofuel for the exporter for calendar year i, in gallons.
VOL k= The standardized volume of discrete volume k of exported renewable fuel that is biodiesel or renewable diesel, or that the exporter knows or has reason to know is cellulosic biofuel or advanced biofuel, in gallons, calculated in accordance with § 80.1426(f)(8).
D AB,i-1= Deficit carryover from the previous year for advanced biofuel, in gallons.
14.Section 80.1440 is amended by revising paragraphs (c)(3), (d), and (e) to read as follows: § 80.1440 What are the provisions for blenders who handle and blend less than 125,000 gallons of renewable fuel per year?
(d) Renewable fuel blenders who handle and blend less than 125,000 gallons of renewable fuel per year and delegate their RIN-related responsibilities under paragraph (b) of this section must register pursuant to § 80.1450(e), and may not own RINs.
15.Section 80.1442 is amended as follows: a. By revising paragraph (b)(1).
§ 80.1442 What are the provisions for small refiners under the RFS program?
(1) Transportation fuel produced by an small refiner pursuant to paragraph (b)(1) of this section, or an approved foreign small refiner (as defined at § 80.1465(a)), is exempt from January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010 from the renewable fuel standards of § 80.1405 and the requirements that apply to obligated parties under this subpart if the refiner or foreign refiner meets all the criteria of paragraph (a)(1) of this section.
16.Section 80.1450 is amended by revising paragraphs (b), (c), (d)(2), (e), and (f) to read as follows: § 80.1450 What are the registration requirements under the RFS program?
(b) Producers. Any RIN-generating foreign or domestic producer of renewable fuel, any foreign renewable fuel producer that sells renewable fuel for RIN generation by a United States importer, or any foreign ethanol producer that produces ethanol used in renewable fuel for which RINs are generated by a United States importer, must provide EPA the information specified under § 80.76 if such information has not already been provided under the provisions of this part, and must receive EPA-issued company and facility identification numbers prior to the generation of any RINs for their fuel or for fuel made with their ethanol. Unless otherwise specifically indicated, all the following registration information must be submitted and accepted by EPA by July 1, 2010, or 60 days prior to the generation of RINs, whichever date comes later, subject to this subpart:
(v) The following records that support the facility's baseline volume as defined in § 80.1401 or, for foreign ethanol facilities, their production volume:
(B) For facilities claiming the exemption described in § 80.1403(c) or (d), applicable air permits issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, state, local air pollution control agencies, or foreign governmental agencies that govern the construction and/or operation of the renewable fuel facility that were:
(1) Issued or revised no later than December 19, 2007, for facilities described in § 80.1403(c); or
(2) Issued or revised no later than December 31, 2009, for facilities described in § 80.1403(d).
(C) For all facilities, copies of documents demonstrating each facility's actual peak capacity as defined in § 80.1401 if the maximum rated annual volume output of renewable fuel is not specified in the air permits specified in paragraphs (b)(1)(v)(A) and (b)(1)(v)(B) of this section, as appropriate.
(vi) For facilities claiming the exemption described in § 80.1403(c) or (d), evidence demonstrating the date that construction commenced (as defined in § 80.1403(a)(1)) including all of the following:
(vii)(A) For a producer of renewable fuel or a foreign producer of ethanol made from separated yard waste per § 80.1426(f)(5)(i)(A):
(B) For a producer of renewable fuel or a foreign producer of ethanol made from separated food waste per § 80.1426(f)(5)(i)(B):
(viii) For a producer of renewable fuel, or a foreign producer of ethanol, made from separated municipal solid waste per § 80.1426(f)(5)(i)(C):
(B) A plan providing ongoing verification that there is separation of recyclable paper, cardboard, plastics, rubber, textiles, metals, and glass wastes to the extent reasonably practicable and which documents the following:
(C) Contracts relevant to materials recycled from municipal waste streams as described in § 80.1426(f)(5)(iii).
(iv) The renewable fuel producer or foreign ethanol producer must retain records of the review and verification, as required in § 80.1454(b)(6).
(vi) Owners and operators of facilities described in § 80.1403(c) and (d) must submit the engineering review no later than December 31, 2010.
(c) Importers. Importers of renewable fuel must provide EPA the information specified under § 80.76, if such information has not already been provided under the provisions of this part and must receive an EPA-issued company identification number prior to generating or owning RINs. Registration information must be submitted and accepted by EPA by July 1, 2010, or 60 days prior to an importer importing any renewable fuel with assigned RINs or generating any RINs for renewable fuel, whichever dates comes later.
(e) Any party who owns RINs, intends to own RINs, or intends to allow another party to separate RINs as per § 80.1440, but who is not covered by paragraph (a), (b), or (c) of this section, must provide EPA the information specified under § 80.76, if such information has not already been provided under the provisions of this part and must receive an EPA-issued company identification number prior to owning any RINs. Registration information must be submitted at least 30 days prior to RIN ownership.
(f) Registration for any facility claiming an exemption under § 80.1403(c) or (d), must be submitted by July 1, 2013. EPA may in its sole discretion waive this requirement if it determines that the information submitted in any later registration can be verified by EPA in the same manner as would have been possible with a timely submission.
17.Section 80.1451 is amended as follows: a. By revising paragraph (a)(1)(xi).
(P) Producers of renewable electricity and producers or importers of biogas used for transportation as described in § 80.1426(f)(10) and (11), shall report all of the following:
(1) The total energy produced and supplied for use as a transportation fuel, in units of energy (for example, MMBtu or MW) based on metering of gas volume or electricity. (2) The name and location of where the fuel is sold for use as a transportation fuel.
(Q) Producers or importers of renewable fuel produced at facilities that use biogas for process heat as described in § 80.1426(f)(12), shall report the total energy supplied to the renewable fuel facility, in MMBtu based on metering of gas volume.
(R) Producers or importers of renewable fuel made from separated municipal solid waste as described in § 80.1426(f)(5)(i)(C), shall report the amount of paper, cardboard, plastics, rubber, textiles, metals, and glass separated from municipal solid waste for recycling. Reporting shall be in units of weight (in tons).
(d) Except for those producers using feedstocks subject to the aggregate compliance approach described in § 80.1454(g), producers and RIN-generating importers of renewable fuel made from feedstocks that are planted crops and crop residue from existing foreign agricultural land, planted trees or tree residue from actively managed tree plantations, slash and pre-commercial thinnings from forestlands or biomass obtained from areas at risk of wildfire must submit quarterly reports according to the schedule in paragraph (f)(2) of this section that include all of the following:
(e) If EPA finds that the 2007 baseline amount of agricultural land has been exceeded in any year beginning in 2010, beginning on the first day of July of the following calendar year any producers or importers of renewable fuel as defined in § 80.1401 who use planted crops and/or crop residue from existing U.S. agricultural lands as feedstock must submit quarterly reports according to the schedule in paragraph (f)(2) of this section that include all of the following:
18.Section 80.1452 is amended as follows: a. By revising paragraphs (b) introductory text, (b)(2), (b)(4), (b)(6), (b)(9), (b)(13), and (b)(15).
§ 80.1452 What are the requirements related to the EPA Moderated Transaction System (EMTS)?
(b) Starting July 1, 2010, each time a domestic or foreign producer or importer of renewable fuel assigns RINs to a batch of renewable fuel pursuant to § 80.1426(e), all the following information must be submitted to EPA via the submitting party's EMTS account within five (5) business days of the date of RIN assignment.
(c) Starting July 1, 2010, each time any party engages in a transaction involving RINs generated on or after July 1, 2010, all the following information must be submitted to EPA via the submitting party's EMTS account within five (5) business days of the reportable event. The reportable event for a RIN purchase or sale occurs on the date of transfer per § 80.1453(a)(4). The reportable event for a RIN separation or retirement occurs on the date of separation or retirement as described in § 80.1429.
(7) The date of transfer per § 80.1453(a)(4), if applicable.
19.Section 80.1453 is amended as follows: a. By removing and reserving paragraph (a)(5).
§ 80.1453 What are the product transfer document (PTD) requirements for the RFS program?
(C) The identifying information for a RIN that is generated prior to July 1, 2010, is the 38-digit code pursuant to § 80.1425, in its entirety.
(iii) If no assigned RINs are being transferred with the renewable fuel, the PTD which is used to transfer ownership of the renewable fuel shall state “No assigned RINs transferred.”.
(iv) If RINs have been separated from the renewable fuel or fuel blend pursuant to § 80.1429(b)(4), then all PTDs which are at any time used to transfer ownership of the renewable fuel or fuel blend shall state “This volume of fuel must be used in the designated form, without further blending.”.
20.Section 80.1454 is amended as follows: a. By revising paragraphs (a)(2) and (a)(3)(iv), and adding a new paragraph (a)(6).
(2) Copies of all reports submitted to EPA under § 80.1451(a), as applicable.
(ii) Copies of all reports submitted to EPA under §§ 80.1449 and 80.1451(b).
(d) Additional requirements for domestic producers of renewable fuel. Except as provided in paragraphs (g) and (h) of this section, beginning July 1, 2010, any domestic producer of renewable fuel as defined in § 80.1401 that generates RINs for such fuel must keep documents associated with feedstock purchases and transfers that identify where the feedstocks were produced and are sufficient to verify that feedstocks used are renewable biomass (as defined in § 80.1401) if RINs are generated.
(4) Domestic producers of renewable fuel made from any other type of renewable biomass must have documents from their feedstock supplier certifying that the feedstock qualifies as renewable biomass as defined in § 80.1401, describing the feedstock. Separated yard and food waste and separated municipal solid waste are subject to the requirements in paragraph (j) of this section.
(g) Aggregate compliance with renewable biomass requirement. Any producer or RIN-generating importer of renewable fuel made from planted crops or crop residue from existing U.S. agricultural land as defined in § 80.1401 is subject to the aggregate compliance approach and is not required to maintain feedstock records unless EPA publishes a finding that the 2007 baseline amount of agricultural land has been exceeded.
(j) A renewable fuel producer that produces fuel from separated yard and food waste as described in § 80.1426(f)(5)(i)(A) and (B) and separated municipal solid waste as described in § 80.1426(f)(5)(i)(C) shall keep all the following additional records:
(iii) Documents demonstrating the fuel sampling methods used pursuant to § 80.1426(f)(9) and the results of all fuel analyses to determine the non-fossil fraction of fuel made from separated municipal solid waste.
(1) Contracts and documents memorializing the sale of biogas or renewable electricity for use as transportation fuel relied upon in § 80.1426(f)(10), § 80.1426(f)(11), or for use of biogas for use as process heat to make renewable fuel as relied upon in § 80.1426(f)(12), and the transfer of title of the biogas or renewable electricity and all associated environmental attributes from the point of generation to the facility which sells or uses the fuel for transportation purposes.
(2) Documents demonstrating the volume and energy content of biogas, or kilowatts of renewable electricity, relied upon under § 80.1426(f)(10) that was delivered to the facility which sells or uses the fuel for transportation purposes.
(3) Documents demonstrating the volume and energy content of biogas, or kilowatts of renewable electricity, relied upon under § 80.1426(f)(11), or biogas relied upon under § 80.1426(f)(12), that was placed into the common carrier pipeline (for biogas) or transmission line (for renewable electricity).
(4) Documents demonstrating the volume and energy content of biogas, or kilowatts of renewable electricity, relied upon under § 80.1426(f)(12) at the point of distribution.
(5) Affidavits from the biogas or renewable electricity producer and all parties that held title to the biogas or renewable electricity confirming that title and environmental attributes of the biogas or renewable electricity relied upon under § 80.1426(f)(10) and (11) were used for transportation purposes only, and that the environmental attributes of the biogas relied upon under § 80.1426(f)(12) were used for process heat at the renewable fuel producer's facility, and for no other purpose. The renewable fuel producer shall create and/or obtain these affidavits at least once per calendar quarter.
21.Section 80.1455 is amended by revising paragraphs (a) introductory text, (b)(1), (c) introductory text, and (d)(1) to read as follows: § 80.1455 What are the small volume provisions for renewable fuel production facilities and importers?
(a) Standard volume threshold. Renewable fuel production facilities located within the United States that produce less than 10,000 gallons of renewable fuel each year, and importers who import less than 10,000 gallons of renewable fuel each year, are not subject to the requirements of § 80.1426(a) and (e) related to the generation and assignment of RINs to batches of renewable fuel. Except as stated in paragraph (b) of this section, such production facilities and importers that do not generate and assign RINs to batches of renewable fuel are also exempt from all the following requirements of this subpart:
(b)(1) Renewable fuel production facilities and importers who produce or import less than 10,000 gallons of renewable fuel each year and that generate and assign RINs to batches of renewable fuel are subject to the provisions of §§ 80.1426, 80.1449 through 80.1452, 80.1454, and 80.1464.
(c) Temporary volume threshold. Renewable fuel production facilities located within the United States that produce less than 125,000 gallons of renewable fuel each year are not subject to the requirements of § 80.1426(a) and (e) related to the generation and assignment of RINs to batches of renewable fuel for up to three years, beginning with the calendar year in which the production facility produces its first gallon of renewable fuel. Except as stated in paragraph (d) of this section, such production facilities that do not generate and assign RINs to batches of renewable fuel are also exempt from all the following requirements of this subpart for a maximum of three years:
(d)(1) Renewable fuel production facilities who produce less than 125,000 gallons of renewable fuel each year and that generate and assign RINs to batches of renewable fuel are subject to the provisions of §§ 80.1426, 80.1449 through 80.1452, 80.1454, and 80.1464.
22.Section 80.1460 is amended by revising paragraph (c)(2) to read as follows: § 80.1460 What acts are prohibited under the RFS program?
(2) Use a validly generated RIN to meet the person's RVOs under § 80.1427, or separate and transfer a validly generated RIN, where the person using the RIN ultimately uses the renewable fuel volume associated with the RIN in an application other than for use as transportation fuel, jet fuel, or heating oil (as defined in § 80.1401).
23.Section 80.1463 is amended by revising paragraphs (a) and (b) to read as follows: § 80.1463 What penalties apply under the RFS program?
(a) Any person who is liable for a violation under § 80.1461 is subject to a civil penalty as specified in sections 205 and 211(d) of the Clean Air Act, for every day of each such violation and the amount of economic benefit or savings resulting from each violation.
(b) Any person liable under § 80.1461(a) for a violation of § 80.1460(c) for failure to meet its RVOs, or § 80.1460(e) for causing another person to fail to meet their RVOs during any compliance period, is subject to a separate day of violation for each day in the compliance period.
24.Section 80.1464 is amended as follows: a. By revising paragraphs (a)(1)(i)(A) and (a)(1)(iv)(A), adding paragraph (a)(1)(iv)(D), and removing paragraph (a)(1)(vii).
(A) The obligated party's volume of all products listed in § 80.1407(c) and (e), or the exporter's volume of each category of exported renewable fuel identified in § 80.1430(b)(1) through (b)(4).
(D) Select sample batches in accordance with the guidelines in § 80.127 from each separate category of renewable fuel exported and identified in § 80.1451(a); obtain invoices, bills of lading and other documentation for the representative samples; state whether any of these documents refer to the exported fuel as advanced biofuel or cellulosic biofuel; and report as a finding whether or not the exporter calculated an advanced biofuel or cellulosic biofuel RVO for these fuels pursuant to § 80.1430(b)(1) or § 80.1430(b)(3).
(i) Obtain and read copies of the reports required under § 80.1451(b)(1), (d), and (e) for the compliance year.
25.Section 80.1465 is amended by revising paragraphs (a)(6) and (d)(1)(ii) to read as follows: § 80.1465 What are the additional requirements under this subpart for foreign small refiners, foreign small refineries, and importers of RFS-FRFUEL?
(6) Non-RFS-FRFUEL is transportation fuel produced at a foreign refinery that has not received a small refinery exemption under § 80.1441 or by a foreign refiner that has not received a small refiner exemption under § 80.1442.