§80.1472. Requirements for quality assurance audits.
40 C.F.R. § 80.1472
General requirements.
An audit must be performed by an auditor who meets the requirements of § 80.1471.
An audit must be based on a QAP per § 80.1469.
Each audit must verify every element contained in an applicable and approved QAP.
Each audit must include a review of documents generated by the renewable fuel producer or biointermediate producer.
On-site visits.
As applicable, the independent third-party auditor must conduct an on-site visit at the renewable fuel production facility, foreign ethanol production facility, or biointermediate production facility:
At least two times per calendar year; or
In the event an auditor uses a remote monitoring system approved by the EPA, at least one time per calendar year.
An on-site visit specified in paragraph (b)(1)(i) of this section must occur no more than:
200 days after the previous on-site visit. The 200-day period must start the day after the previous on-site visit ends; or
380 days after the previous on-site visit if a previously approved (by EPA) remote monitoring system is in place at the renewable fuel production facility, foreign ethanol production facility, or biointermediate production facility, as applicable. The 380-day period must start the day after the previous on-site visit ends.
An on-site visit must include verification of all QAP elements that require inspection or evaluation of the physical attributes of the renewable fuel production facility, foreign ethanol production facility, or biointermediate production facility, as applicable.
The on-site visit must be overseen by a professional engineer, as specified in § 80.1450(b)(2)(i)(A) and (B).
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[79 FR 42122, July 18, 2014, as amended at 85 FR 7083, Feb. 6, 2020; 87 FR 39674, July 1, 2022; 91 FR 16497, 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
[79 FR 42122, July 18, 2014, as amended at 85 FR 7083, Feb. 6, 2020; 87 FR 39674, July 1, 2022; 91 FR 16497, Apr. 1, 2026]