2060-AR72 201410 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2060 Air and Radiation AR 2000 Environmental Protection Agency EPA RFS Renewable Identification Number (RIN) Quality Assurance Program

The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program regulations finalized in 2007 (RFS1) and 2010 (RFS2) were developed in collaboration with refiners, renewable fuel producers, and many other stakeholders. The RFS compliance program is based on the use of unique renewable identification numbers (RINs) assigned to batches of renewable fuel by renewable fuel producers and importers. These RINs can then be sold or traded, and used by any obligated party to demonstrate compliance with the applicable standard. The production, transfer, and use of invalid RINs has resulted in violations for parties that were not aware that the RINs were invalid. This rule finalized a voluntary mechanism for ensuring that RINs have been appropriately generated.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Completed Actions No No 40 CFR 80 Clean Air Act 211(k) No NPRM 02/21/2013 78 FR 12158 Final Rule 07/18/2014 79 FR 42077 Final Rule Effective 09/16/2014 Docket #:EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0621 No No None No No http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0621-0001 324110 Petroleum Refineries 325193 Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing 325199 All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing 424690 Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers 424710 Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals 424720 Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers (except Bulk Stations and Terminals) 45431 Fuel Dealers No No Holly Pugliese 2060 Office of Air and Radiation OAR 734 214-4288 pugliese.holly@epa.gov AAIO, Ann Arbor MI 48105 David Korotney 2060 Office of Air and Radiation OAR 734 214-4507 korotney.david@epa.gov N27, Ann Arbor MI 48105