5900-634 RFS2101: Aggregate RIN Verification

OMB Control No. 2060-0749
Expires 09/30/2026

RFS2 Independent Third-party Aggregate RIN Verification (Report Form ID: RFS2101):
Instructions for Completing
Who must report
• All independent third-party auditors that verified RIN’s in a calendar quarter.
Reporting requirements
• 40 CFR 80.1451(g)(2) sets forth the reporting requirements for this form.
• Submit this report as a single line for each calendar quarter.

•

If a report field does not apply, enter the value “NA”. Do NOT leave any field blank.

Reporting deadlines
• Independent third-party auditors must report on a quarterly basis as follows:
Quarterly Report
Calendar Quarter
Time Period Covered
Deadline
Quarter 1
January 1 – March 31
June 1
Quarter 2
April 1 – June 30
September 1
Quarter 3
July 1 – September 30
December 1
Quarter 4
October 1 – December 31
March 31
How to submit reports
• Please check the RFS reporting web site for updated instructions and templates:
https://www.epa.gov/fuels-registration-reporting-and-compliance-help/reporting-fuel-programs
• For information on submitting this report using EPA’s Central Data Exchange (CDX) visit:
https://www.epa.gov/fuels-registration-reporting-and-compliance-help/user-guides-otaqdcfuelcentral-data-exchange-cdx
Field Instructions
Field Field Name
No.
1
Report Form ID

2

Report Type

3

CBI

Units

Field Formats, Codes & Special Instructions
AAAAAAA; Character. Enter RFS2101.
A; Character. Specify if 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 are claimed as Confidential Business Information
(CBI) under 40 CFR Part 2, subpart B, except the
information that cannot be claimed as CBI per 40 CFR
80.1402.
Y = Confidential Business Information
N = Non-Confidential Business Information

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Field
No.

Field Name

4

Report Date

5

Compliance Year

6

Calendar Quarter

7
8

9

10
11

Units

Field Formats, Codes & Special Instructions
MM/DD/YYYY; Character. Enter the date this report
is completed.
YYYY; Character. Enter the compliance year the
report covers.
AA; Character. Enter the calendar quarter under the
compliance year this report covers:
Q1:
Q2:
Q3:
Q4:

Quarter 1 (January – March)
Quarter 2 (April – June)
Quarter 3 (July – September)
Quarter 4 (October – December)

Independent ThirdParty Auditor
Company ID
Independent ThirdParty Auditor
Company Name

AAAA; Character. Enter the EPA-assigned fourcharacter ID for the independent third party auditor.

D-Code

D3: Cellulosic biofuel
D4: Biomass-based diesel
D5: Advanced biofuel
D6: Renewable fuel
D7: Cellulosic diesel
999999999999; Number. Enter the cumulative total
number of RINs verified for the compliance year prior
to the start of the quarter by D-code.
999999999999; Number. Enter the total number of
RINs verified during the quarter by D-code.

Total RINS Verified at
Start of Quarterly
Compliance Period
Total RINS Verified
During Quarterly
Compliance Period

12

Cumulative RINS
Verified

13

Comments

AAAA…; Character (125 Max). Enter the registered
name of the independent third-party auditor
AA; Character. Enter the two-digit D-code of the
verified RINs. Submit a separate row for each D-code
verified during the calendar quarter.

999999999999; Number. Enter the cumulative total
number of RINs verified for the compliance year by the
end of the calendar quarter. This should equal the sum
of fields 10 and 11.
AAAA...; Character (1000 Max). Enter any necessary
comments or recordkeeping information. Enter “NA”

if there are no comments.

Paperwork Reduction Act Statement
This collection of information is approved by OMB under the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq. (OMB Control No. 2060-0749). Responses to this collection of information are mandatory (40
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CFR part 80). 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 public reporting
and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to 1.4 hours per response. 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 to the Regulatory Support Division Director,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2821T), 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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