3520-20N Reformulated Gasoline Averaging Areas Report

RFG and Anti-Dumping Program Report Instructions
OMB Control No. 2060-0277; Expires: (Renewal Pending)

Reformulated Gasoline Averaging Areas Report
Report Form ID: RFG1400
EPA Form 3520-20N eAlternate

Issue Date: September, 10 2003
Revised: March 20, 2008

This report must be submitted annually by refiners and importers of reformulated gasoline and RBOB.
Identify the RFG areas that each facility supplied averaged RFG or RBOB to for the compliance year. A
separate report must be submitted for each refinery, while imports must be aggregated and reported as a
single import facility. This report is due with fourth quarter submissions.
No.

Field Name

Units

Field Formats, Codes & Special Instructions

1.

Report Form ID

AAAAAAA; Character.
Enter RFG1400

2.

Report Type

A; Character. Specify if the data submitted in this report
is original or if it being resubmitted. Submit only one
original report; any corrections or updates should be
marked as a resubmission.
O = Original
R = Resubmission

3.

CBI

A; Character. Specify if the data contained within the
report is claimed as Confidential Business Information
(CBI) under 40 CFR Part 2, subpart B:
Y = Confidential Business Information
N = Non-Confidential Business Information

4.

Report Date

MM/DD/YYYY; Character. Enter the date the original or
resubmitted report is created.

5.

Report Year

YYYY; Character. Enter the averaging/compliance year
the report covers.

6.

Company ID

AAAA; Character. Enter EPA-assigned four-character
ID for the reporting company.

7.

Facility ID

AAAAA; Character. Enter EPA-assigned five-character
ID for the facility.

8.

Covered Area Range

A; Character. Enter the appropriate range of covered
areas addressed by this report. This form allows for
reporting up to 16 covered areas facilities in a single
submission. Submit additional reports, duplicating
information as necessary.
1 = Report for the first 16 covered RFG areas
2 = Report for covered areas 17 through 32
…
n = continue the range of covered areas supplied by the
facility based on multiples 16.

9.
…
24.

Averaging Area 1
…
Averaging Area 16

999; Number. Identify each averaging or “covered” area
that the facility supplied with averaging reformulated
gasoline or RBOB during the reporting year. Refer to the
attachment (“RFG Covered Areas Code List”) for the
appropriate code.

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RFG and Anti-Dumping Program Report Instructions
OMB Control No. 2060-0277; Expires: (Renewal Pending)

Reformulated Gasoline Averaging Areas Report
Report Form ID: RFG1400
EPA Form 3520-20N eAlternate

Issue Date: September, 10 2003
Revised: March 20, 2008

Electronic Submission Sample Record:
RFG1400,O,Y,2/28/2008,2007,1234,09876,1,001,002,003,004,005,006,007,008,009,010,011,012,013,01
4,015,016

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information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information. 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.
Send comments on the Agency's need for this information, the accuracy of the provided burden
estimates, and any suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden, including through the use of
automated collection techniques to the Director, Collection Strategies Division, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (2822), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20460. Include the OMB
control number in any correspondence. Do not send the completed form to this address.

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