§2100.030. General recordkeeping and reporting standards.
7 C.F.R. § 2100.030
The total amount of reduced-CI crop and associated CI must be maintained and tracked from the farm to the biofuel refiner using records and mass balance accounting.
Crops with different CIs can be physically mixed at any entity along the supply-chain.
Processed products derived from crops (for example, seed oils) can be produced using crops with different CIs.
All entities specified in § 2100.010 must maintain required documentation for 5 years beginning at the date in which reduced-CI crops or processed products are sold, including documentation of previous verification activities and audits conducted as required by this part. Documentation must be readily available to accredited third-party verifiers and provided upon request during an audit.
Any entity specified in § 2100.010 that participates in or has recently participated in more than one sustainability certification system must provide a third-party verifier with relevant documentation (e.g. mass balance, auditing reports) of all relevant certification systems to assess compliance with § 2100.031(e)(4)(v).
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[90 FR 5512, Jan. 17, 2025, as amended at 91 FR 39356, June 29, 2026]
Authority
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 3845-3846.
Source
Source: 90 FR 5512, Jan. 17, 2025, unless otherwise noted.
Amendments
[90 FR 5512, Jan. 17, 2025, as amended at 91 FR 39356, June 29, 2026]