RFS 1500 Reporting Fuels Under 80.1451(b)(1)(ii)(T) - Finish

Renewable Fuel Standard
RFS Renewable Fuel Producers Reporting Fuels
for 80.1451(b)(ii)(T) – Finished Fuel Blending Report
Form ID: RFS1500

OMB Control No. 2060-0688
EPA Form: 5900-355
Expires: 30 APR 19

RFS2 Renewable Fuel Producers Reporting Fuels for 80.1451(b)(1)(ii)(T) – Finished Fuel Blending
(RFS1500): Instructions for Completing
Who must report
• RFS2 Producers of renewable fuel required to submit additional information under
80.1451(b)(ii)(T). Specifically, any producer generating RINs for renewable fuel that is NOT one
of the following types:
o Ethanol
o Biodiesel
o Renewable Gasoline
o Renewable diesel that meets ASTM D 975-13a Grade No. 1-D or No. 2-D specifications
o Renewable CNG or LNG
o Renewable Electricity
Reporting requirements
• Enter a separate report line for each distinct fuel type.
• Required fields and NA values – Certain report fields or parameters may be specific to select
product types. If a report field does not apply to the reported batch, enter the value “NA”. Do not
leave the field blank.
Reporting deadlines
• Producers shall report on a quarterly basis:
Production
Calendar Quarter
Time Period Covered
Quarter 1
January 1 – March 31
Quarter 2
April 1 – June 30
Quarter 3
July 1 – September 30
Quarter 4
October 1 – December 31

Quarterly Report
Deadline
June 1
September 1
December 1
March 31

How to submit reports
• EPA maintains report templates, electronic submission procedures and additional support options
at http://www.epa.gov/otaq/fuels/reporting/cdx.htm.
Field Instructions
Field Field Name
No.
1
Report Form ID

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Units

Field Formats, Codes & Special Instructions
AAAAAA; Character.
Enter RFS1500

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Renewable Fuel Standard
RFS Renewable Fuel Producers Reporting Fuels
for 80.1451(b)(ii)(T) – Finished Fuel Blending Report
Form ID: RFS1500

Field
No.
2

Field Name

3

CBI

4

Report Date

5

Compliance Period
Year
Compliance Period
Quarter
RIN Originator
Company ID
RIN Originator
Facility ID

6
7
8

Report Type

9

Foreign Renewable
Fuel Producer
Company ID

10

Foreign Renewable
Fuel Producer Facility
ID

11

D-Code

Units

OMB Control No. 2060-0688
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Field Formats, Codes & Special Instructions
A; Character. Specify if the data submitted in this
report is original or if it is being resubmitted. Submit
only one original report; any corrections or updates
should be marked as a resubmission.
O = Original
R = Resubmission
A; Character. Specify if the data contained within the
report is claimed as Confidential Business Information
(CBI) under 40 CFR Part 2, subpart B:
Y = Confidential Business Information
N = Non-Confidential Business Information
MM/DD/YYYY; Character. Enter the date the original
or resubmitted report is created.
YYYY; Character. Enter the averaging/compliance
year the report covers.
AA; Character. Enter the quarter under the compliance
year this report covers
AAAA; Character. Enter the EPA assigned fourcharacter ID of the renewable fuel producer.
AAAAA; Character. Enter EPA-assigned fivecharacter ID for the renewable fuel production facility.
If the foreign fuel was produced by a foreign producer
and imported into the United States, this is the import
facility ID.
AAAA; Character. If the renewable fuel was produced
by a foreign renewable fuel producer and imported into
the United States where RINs were subsequently
generated by a separate RIN Originator, enter the EPA
assigned four-character ID of the foreign renewable fuel
producer. Otherwise enter “NA”.
AAAAA; Character. If the renewable fuel was
produced by a foreign renewable fuel producer and
imported into the United States where RINs were
subsequently generated by a separate RIN Originator,
enter the EPA assigned five-character ID of the foreign
renewable fuel producer facility. Otherwise enter “NA”.
A; Character. Enter the single digit identifier of the Dcode representing the type of renewable fuel. The Dcodes are:
3: D3 fuel categorized as cellulosic biofuel
4: D4 fuel categorized as biomass-based diesel
5: D5 fuel categorized as advanced biofuel
6: D6 fuel categorized as renewable fuel
7: D7 fuel categorized as cellulosic diesel

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Renewable Fuel Standard
RFS Renewable Fuel Producers Reporting Fuels
for 80.1451(b)(ii)(T) – Finished Fuel Blending Report
Form ID: RFS1500

Field
No.
12

Field Name

Units

Fuel Type

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Field Formats, Codes & Special Instructions
AAA; Character. Enter the two or three character code
representing the renewable fuel. The renewable fuel
codes are:
30:
Cellulosic Diesel (EV application required)
40:
Non-ester Renewable Diesel (EV 1.7)
41:
Non-ester Renewable Diesel (EV 1.6)
42:
Non-ester Renewable Diesel (EV 1.5)
60:
Cellulosic Ethanol (EV 1.0)
70:
Butanol (EV 1.3)
90:
Cellulosic Jet Fuel (EV application required)
100: Cellulosic Heating Oil (EV application
required)
110: Cellulosic Naphtha (EV application required)
130: Naphtha (EV 1.5)
140: Renewable Jet Fuel (EV application required)
150: Renewable Heating Oil (EV 1.6)
151: Renewable Heating Oil (EV 1.1)
152: Renewable Heating Oil (EV 1.2)
153: Renewable Heating Oil (EV 1.7)
160: LPG (EV application required)
180: Fatty Acid Ethyl Ester

13

Type of Fuel Blended
With

AAA; Character. Enter the three digit character code
representing the type of finished fuel blended with the
producer’s renewable fuel identified in field 12.

14

Blend date

15

Total volume of
gallons
renewable fuel blended

16

Percentage of
renewable fuel in
finished fuel

%

GAS: Gasoline
DSL: Diesel
MM/DD/YYYY; Character. Enter the date that the
renewable fuel identified in field 12 was blended with
the fuel identified in field 13.
999999999999; Number. Enter the total volume of the
renewable fuel identified in field 12 that is blended with
the fuel identified in field 13.
999.9; Number. Enter the percentage of renewable fuel
identified in field 12 as a percentage of the overall
volume of the finished fuel after blending.

Paperwork Reduction Act Statement
The public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is disclosed in the
estimates of the individual report form instructions. 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 instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize
technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing

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Renewable Fuel Standard
RFS Renewable Fuel Producers Reporting Fuels
for 80.1451(b)(ii)(T) – Finished Fuel Blending Report
Form ID: RFS1500

OMB Control No. 2060-0688
EPA Form: 5900-355
Expires: 30 APR 19

and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to
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Include the OMB control number in any correspondence. Do not send the completed form to this address.

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