---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 80.1432"
title: "40"
number: "80.1432"
heading: "Reported spillage or disposal of renewable fuel."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/80.1432"
---

# §80.1432. Reported spillage or disposal of renewable fuel.

- (a) A reported spillage or disposal under this subpart means a spillage or disposal of renewable fuel associated with a requirement by a federal, state, or local authority to report the spillage or disposal.
- (b) Except as provided in [paragraph (c)](#c) of this section, in the event of a reported spillage or disposal of any volume of renewable fuel, the owner of the renewable fuel must retire a number of RINs corresponding to the volume of spilled or disposed of renewable fuel multiplied by its equivalence value.
  - (1) If the equivalence value for the spilled or disposed of volume may be determined pursuant to [§ 80.1415](/cfr/40/80.1415.md) based on its composition, then the appropriate equivalence value shall be used.
  - (2) If the equivalence value for a spilled or disposed of volume of renewable fuel cannot be determined, the equivalence value shall be 1.0.
- (c) If the owner of a volume of renewable fuel that is spilled or disposed of and reported establishes that no RINs were generated to represent the volume, then no RINs shall be retired.
- (d) **A RIN that is retired under paragraph (b) of this section—**
  - (1) Must be reported as a retired RIN in the applicable reports under [§ 80.1451](/cfr/40/80.1451.md).
  - (2) May not be transferred to another person or used by any obligated party to demonstrate compliance with the party's Renewable Volume Obligations.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 75 FR 14863, Mar. 26, 2010, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7414, 7521, 7542, 7545, and 7601(a).

### Source

Source: 38 FR 1255, Jan. 10, 1973, unless otherwise noted.