§80.1449. What are the Production Outlook Report requirements?
40 C.F.R. § 80.1449
By June 1 of each year, a registered renewable fuel producer or importer must submit and an unregistered renewable fuel producer may submit all of the following information for each of its facilities, as applicable, to EPA:
If currently registered, any planned changes to the type, or types, of renewable fuel expected to be produced or imported at each facility owned by the renewable fuel producer or importer.
The volume of each type of renewable fuel expected to be produced or imported at each facility.
The number of RINs expected to be generated by the renewable fuel producer or importer for each type of renewable fuel.
Information about all the following—
Nameplate production capacity and, if applicable, permitted production capacity.
Long-range plans for expansion of production capacity at existing facilities or construction of new facilities.
If currently registered, any planned changes to feedstocks, biointermediates, and production processes to be used at each production facility.
Changes to the facility that would raise or lower emissions of any greenhouse gases from the facility.
For expanded production capacity that is planned or underway at each existing facility, or new production facilities that are planned or underway, information on all the following, as available:
Strategic planning.
Planning and front-end engineering.
Detailed engineering and permitting.
Procurement and construction.
Commissioning and startup.
Whether capital commitments have been made or are projected to be made.
The information listed in paragraph (a) of this section must include the reporting party's best annual projection estimates for the five following calendar years.
Production outlook reports must provide an update of the progress in each of the areas listed in paragraph (a) of this section in comparison to information provided in previous year production outlook reports.
All production outlook reports required under this section shall be submitted on forms and following procedures prescribed by EPA.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[75 FR 14863, Mar. 26, 2010, as amended at 77 FR 1356, Jan. 9, 2012; 85 FR 7077, Feb. 6, 2020; 87 FR 39665, July 1, 2022; 88 FR 44586, July 12, 2023; 91 FR 16493, Apr. 1, 2026]
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.
Amendments
[75 FR 14863, Mar. 26, 2010, as amended at 77 FR 1356, Jan. 9, 2012; 85 FR 7077, Feb. 6, 2020; 87 FR 39665, July 1, 2022; 88 FR 44586, July 12, 2023; 91 FR 16493, Apr. 1, 2026]