List of Quarterly and Annual Reports for Renewable Fuel Standard - Compliance Year 2024
Required Procedures for RFS Compliance Reporting
Submitters are required to use e-signature to sign the Copy of Record for EPA Moderated Transaction System (EMTS) transactions. This procedure eliminates the past practice of submitting separate RIN Generation and RIN Transaction reports.
For a Job Aid on this task, see: How to Use e-Signature to Sign RIN Transaction Reports in EMTS.
- How to report
- List of reports Compliance Year: 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021
RFS Reporting – Compliance assistance
Use the table below to identify reporting requirements under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program. Requirements are separated by compliance year and organized by the regulated entity and activity type. The linked reporting instructions or job aids provide detailed instructions on required data fields and formatting.
This table is only intended to provide a high-level overview of the most common reporting requirements in the RFS and does not contain every possible reporting requirement or scenario. Please consult the regulations for all reporting requirements.
| Regulated Entity | Activity Type | Regulatory Citation (40 CFR part 80) | Reporting Cycle | Report Form Identifier | Form Instruction Title | Reporting Template |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biogas producer | Owned RINs during the reporting period | 80.1451(a)(3) | quarterly | RFS0107 | Instructions for completing the RFS0107: RIN Activity Report (pdf) | Unified Report Form |
| Biogas producer | Token transaction(s) generated or transacted during reporting period | monthly | EMTS e-signature Copy of Record | Token Transaction Report | ||
| Biogas producer | Owns any Tokens during reporting period | 80.1464(c) | annual | How to submit Attest Engagements | ||
| Biointermediate Producers | Production of biointermediate batch | 80.1451(i)(2) | quarterly | RFS4000 | Instructions for completing the RFS4000: Biointermediate Producers Batch Report (pdf) | Unified Report Form |
| Biointermediate Producers | Transfers any biointermediate during a reporting period | 80.1464(c) | annual | How to Submit Attest Engagements | ||
| Independent third-party auditor that verifies RINs | Verified batches of RINs during quarterly reporting period | 80.1451(g)(1) | quarterly | RFS2001 | Instructions for completing the RFS2001: Batch Verification (pdf) | Unified Report Form |
| Independent third-party auditor that verifies RINs | Total verified RINs during quarterly reporting period | 80.1451(g)(2)(i) - (vi) | quarterly | RFS2101 | Instructions for completing the RFS2101: Aggregate RIN Verification (pdf) | Unified Report Form |
| Independent third-party auditor that verifies RINs | On-site audits conducted during quarterly reporting period | 80.1451(g)(2)(vii) | quarterly | RFS2201 | Instructions for completing the RFS2201: On-Site Audit Report (pdf) | Unified Report Form |
| Independent third-party auditor that verifies RINs | Potentially invalid RINs identified during quarterly reporting period | 80.1451(g)(2)(ix) | quarterly | RFS2301 | Instructions for completing the RFS2301: List of Potentially Invalid RINs (pdf) (247.7 KB, OMB Control No. 2060-0749, June 2024) (pdf) | Unified Report Form |
| Independent third-party auditor that verifies RINs | Mass balance for verified facilities during quarterly reporting period | 80.1451(g)(2)(viii) | quarterly | RFS2400 | Instructions for completing the RFS2400: Mass Balance (pdf) | Unified Report Form |
| Independent third-party auditor that verifies RINs | Annual attest engagement reports for any independent third-party auditor that implements a quality assurance plan in a calendar year | 80.1464(i) | annual | How to submit Attest Engagements | ||
| Obligated parties | Balancing reporting for parties that redesignate certified NTDF as MVNRLM diesel fuel during the compliance period | 80.1451(i) | annual | RFS0500 | Instructions for completing the RFS0500: Redesignation of Non-Transportation Distillate Fuel (NTDF) as or to Motor Vehicle Non-Road Locomotive Marine (MVNRLM) Diesel Fuel (pdf) | Unified Report Form |
| Obligated Parties |
Obligated Parties purchasing cellulosic biofuel waiver credits (CWC) Note: For compliance year 2024, CWCs are not available for complying with the cellulosic biofuel RVO. |
80.1456 | annual | Cellulosic waiver credit instructions | ||
| Obligated Parties | RIN transaction(s)during reporting period | 80.1451(a)(2) | quarterly | EMTS e-signature Copy of Record | RIN Transaction Report | |
| Obligated Parties | Owned RINs during the reporting period | 80.1451(a)(3) | quarterly | RFS0107 | Instructions for completing the RFS0107: RIN Activity Report (pdf) | Unified Report Form |
| Obligated Parties | Domestic production or import of gasoline/diesel | 80.1451(a)(1) | annual | RFS0304 | Instructions for completing the RFS0304: RFS Annual Compliance Report (pdf) | Unified Report Form |
| Obligated Parties | Any obligated party | 80.1464(a) | annual | How to Submit Attest Engagements | ||
| Renewable Fuel Producer or importer of renewable fuel who generates RINs | RIN transaction(s) during reporting period | 80.1451(b)(2) | quarterly | EMTS e-signature Copy of Record | RIN Transaction Report | |
| Renewable Fuel Producer or importer of renewable fuel who generates RINs | Owned RINs during the reporting period | 80.1451(b)(3) | quarterly | RFS0107 | Instructions for completing the RFS0107: RIN Activity Report (pdf) | Unified Report Form |
| Renewable Fuel Producer or importer of renewable fuel who generates RINs | Producers or importers of biogas used for transportation | 80.1451(b)(1)(ii)(P) | quarterly | RFS0602 | Instructions for completing the RFS0602: RFS Renewable Producer Supplemental Report (pdf) | Unified Report Form |
| Renewable Fuel Producer or importer of renewable fuel who generates RINs | RIN generating renewable fuel producers or importers that use biogas for process heat | 80.1451(b)(1)(ii)(Q) | quarterly | RFS0602 | Instructions for completing the RFS0602: RFS Renewable Producer Supplemental Report (pdf) | Unified Report Form |
| Renewable Fuel Producer or importer of renewable fuel who generates RINs | RIN generating renewable fuel producers or importers of renewable fuel made from MSW | 80.1451(b)(1)(ii)(R) | quarterly | RFS0602 | Instructions for completing the RFS0602: RFS Renewable Producer Supplemental Report (pdf) | Unified Report Form |
| Renewable Fuel Producer or importer of renewable fuel who generates RINs | Generated RINs during reporting period | 80.1451(b)(1)(ii)(NM) - (N) | quarterly | RFS0702 | Instructions for Completing the RFS0702: RFS Renewable Fuel Producer Co-products (pdf) | Unified Report Form |
| Renewable Fuel Producer or importer of renewable fuel who generates RINs | RIN-generating importers and producers not subject to aggregate compliance approach | 80.1451(d) | quarterly | RFS0801 | Instructions for completing the RFS 0801: RFS Renewable Biomass Report (pdf) | Unified Report Form |
| Renewable Fuel Producer or importer of renewable fuel who generates RINs | Registered renewable fuel producers and importers | 80.1449 | annual | RFS0902 | Instructions for completing the RFS0902: Production Outlook Report (pdf) | Unified Report Form |
| Renewable Fuel Producer or importer of renewable fuel who generates RINs | Producers of advanced biofuel using grain sorghum | 80.1451(b)(1)(ii)(S) | quarterly | RFS1000 | Instructions for completing the RFS1000: Advanced Fuel Producers Using Grain Sorghum Report (pdf) | Unified Report Form |
| Renewable Fuel Producer or importer of renewable fuel who generates RINs | Renewable Fuel Producer Using Invasive Species-Producers using Arundo donax or Pennistetum purpureum as feedstock | 80.1451(h) | quarterly | RFS1200 | Instructions for completing the RFS1200: Invasive Species Report (pdf) | Unified Report Form |
| Renewable Fuel Producer or importer of renewable fuel who generates RINs | Renewable Fuel Producers Using Crop Residue as a Feedstock | 80.1451(b)(1)(ii)(V) | quarterly | RFS1300 | Instructions for completing the RFS1300: Using Crop Residue as Feedstock Report (pdf) | Unified Report Form |
| Renewable Fuel Producer or importer of renewable fuel who generates RINs | Producers or importers of any renewable fuel other than ethanol, biodiesel, renewable gasoline, renewable diesel that meets ASTM D 975-13a Grade No. 1-D or No. 2-D specifications, bioga or renewable electricity; | 80.1451(b)(1)(ii)(T) | quarterly | RFS1400 | Instructions for completing RFS1400: Reporting Fuels under 80.1451(b)(1)(ii)(T) (pdf) | Unified Report Form |
| Renewable Fuel Producer or importer of renewable fuel who generates RINs | Producers or importers of any renewable fuel other than ethanol, biodiesel, renewable gasoline, renewable diesel that meets ASTM D 975-13a Grade No. 1-D or No. 2-D specifications, biogas or renewable electricity | 80.1451(b)(1)(ii)(T) | quarterly | RFS1500 | Instructions for completing the RFS1500: Reporting Fuels under 80.1451(b)(1)(ii)(T) — Finished Fuel Blending (pdf) | Unified Report Form |
| Renewable Fuel Producer or importer of renewable fuel who generates RINs | Producers or importers of any renewable fuel other than ethanol, biodiesel, renewable gasoline, renewable diesel that meets ASTM D 975-13a Grade No. 1-D or No. 2-D specifications, biogas or renewable electricity | 80.1451(b)(1)(ii)(T) | quarterly | RFS1600 | Instructions for completing the RFS1600: Reporting Fuels under 80.1451(b)(1)(ii)(T) — Blender Contact (pdf) | Unified Report Form |
| Renewable Fuel Producer or importer of renewable fuel who generates RINs | RIN Generators under an efficient producer pathway | quarterly | RFS2500 | Instructions for completing the RFS2500: RFS Efficient Producer Data Report (pdf) | Unified Report Form | |
| Renewable Fuel Producer or importer of renewable fuel who generates RINs | RIN Generators of D3 or D7 RINs | annual | RFS2700 | Instructions for completing the RFS2700: RFS Cellulosic Biofuel Producer Questionnaire (pdf) | Unified Report Form | |
| Renewable Fuel Producer or importer of renewable fuel who generates RINs | Producers generating D3 or D7 RINs for fuel derived from feedstocks other than biogas (including through pathways listed in rows K, L, M, and N of Table 1 to § 80.1426), and that was produced from two or more feedstocks converted simultaneously, at least one of which has less than 75% average adjusted cellulosic content, and using a combination of processes or a process other than a thermochemical process or a combination of processes | 80.1451(b)(2)(ii)(U) | quarterly | RFS1701 | Instructions for completing the RFS1701: Cellulosic Converted Fraction Report (pdf) | Unified Report Form |
| Renewable Fuel Producer or importer of renewable fuel who generates RINs | Any RIN-generating renewable fuel producer or importer | 80.1464(b) | annual | How to Submit Attest Engagements | ||
| Renewable Fuel Exporter | RIN transaction(s) during reporting period | 80.1451(a)(2) | quarterly | EMTS e-signature Copy of Record | RIN Transaction Report | |
| Renewable Fuel Exporter | Owned RINs during the reporting period | 80.1451(c)(3) | quarterly | RFS0107 | Instructions for completing the RFS0107: RIN Activity Report (pdf) | Unified Report Form |
| Renewable Fuel Exporter | Any exporter of renewable fuel | 80.1464(a) | annual | How to Submit Attest Engagements | ||
| Renewable Fuel Producer or importer of renewable fuel who generates RINs | Generated RINs during reporting period | 80.1451(b)(1)(ii)(A) - (M) | quarterly | EMTS e-signature Copy of Record | EMTS generate copy of record | |
| Renewable Fuel Exporter | Export of Renewable Fuel | 80.1451(a)(1) | annual | RFS0304 | Instructions for completing the RFS0304: RFS Annual Compliance Report (pdf) | Unified Report Form |
| RIN Owner Only | RIN transaction(s) during reporting period | 80.1451(c)(1) | quarterly | EMTS e-signature Copy of Record | RIN Transaction Report | |
| RIN Owner Only | Owned RINs during the reporting period | 80.1451(c)(2) | quarterly | RFS0107 | Instructions for completing the RFS0107: RIN Activity Report (pdf) | Unified Report Form |
| RIN Owner Only | Owns any RINs during a calendar year | 80.1464(c) | annual | How to Submit Attest Engagements | ||
| RNG Producer | Owned RINs during the reporting period | 80.1451(c)(2) | quarterly | RFS0107 | Instructions for completing the RFS0107: RIN Activity Report (pdf) | Unified Report Form |
| RNG Producer | RNG producers that produced RNG during the calendar quarter | 80.140(c) | quarterly | RFS4800 | Instructions for completing the RFS4800: Supplemental RNG Production Report (pdf) | |
| RNG Producer | All foreign RNG producers that produced RIN-less RNG during the calendar month | 80.140(c)(2) | monthly | RFS4900 | Instructions for completing the RFS4900: RIN-less RNG Report (pdf) | |
| RNG Producer | Generally, an entity retiring RNG RINs must comply with the reporting requirement found at 40 CFR § 80.150(f) | 80.150(f) | quarterly | RFS5400 | Instructions for completing the RFS5400: Supplemental Report (pdf) | |
| RNG Producer | Owns any RINs during a calendar year | 80.1464(c) | annual | How to Submit Attest Engagements | ||
| RNG RIN Separator | Owned RINs during the reporting period | 80.1451(c)(2) | quarterly | RFS0107 | Instructions for completing the RFS0107: RIN Activity Report (pdf) | Unified Report Form |
| RNG RIN Separator | All RNG RIN separators that separated RNG RINs during the calendar quarter | quarterly | RFS5200 | Instructions for completing the RFS5200: Total Volume Report (pdf) | ||
| RNG RIN Separator | Owns any RINs during a calendar year | 80.1464(c) | annual | How to Submit Attest Engagements |