§2100.031. Farm recordkeeping and reporting standards.
7 C.F.R. § 2100.031
Farm producers must keep records demonstrating implementation of the nutrient management and low-carbon practices used in calculation of a CI.
For reduced till or no-till, see § 2100.051(c).
For cover crops, see § 2100.052(b).
For nutrient management, see § 2100.064.
Farm producers must keep records demonstrating all sales from the farm of corn, soybeans, sorghum, and spring canola for the duration of the crop interval. These records must indicate the total amount sold, moisture content, the purchasing entity, and the date of the transaction. For sales of reduced-CI crop, records must also include the CI.
Farm producers must provide records demonstrating the expected yield input in USDA FD-CIC which must include:
For farm producers holding a crop insurance policy covering the reduced-CI crop for the current crop interval, records demonstrating the crop insurance policy documenting the expected yield used in the CI calculation; or
For farm producers that do not hold a crop insurance policy, records demonstrating the appropriate transitional yield published by USDA RMA (for example, screenshots or printouts from the RMA web pages or RMA documents where transitional yields for the appropriate county and crop are published) or the appropriate ARC-County Benchmark yield published by USDA FSA.
Farm producers must provide records demonstrating that the actual yield input in USDA FD-CIC is adjusted to the applicable moisture content according to § 2100.020(a)(4).
For each crop that is sold as a reduced-CI crop, farm producers must prepare and maintain a Biofuel Feedstock Report. Farm producers must provide the Biofuel Feedstock Report to any entity purchasing reduced-CI crop. The Biofuel Feedstock Report must:
Begin with a statement that the undersigned farm producer certifies the following under penalties of perjury.
State the farm name, farm producer name, and farm location (county and state).
Demonstrate the quantification of each field or management unit with reduced-CI crop through—
Documentation of USDA FD-CIC calculation for each field or management unit (for example, screenshots or printouts from the USDA FD-CIC tool, or similar documentation showing USDA FD-CIC inputs and outputs including CI for each field or management unit) including a unique identifier for each field or management unit.
[Reserved]
Include a Farm Producer Attestation declaring that the farm producer—
Has operational control over all fields using low-carbon practices and has decision-making authority to manage fields as specified for practice standards in subpart F of this part and nutrient management standards in subpart G of this part;
Implemented low-carbon practice(s) that were used in calculation of the CI according to the implementation standards in subpart F of this part, implemented nutrient management according to the implementation standards in subpart G of this part, inputted nitrogen applied and yield accurately into the calculation of the CI, and if applicable, applied manure according to § 2100.062;
Calculated each field-level CI as specified in subpart C of this part;
Will retain required records for five years and make records available upon request to accredited third-party verifier;
Will not double sell CI information, attributes, or GHG benefits associated with the reduced-CI crop into more than one market;
When implementing no-till, will continue no-till on all crops in the rotation for a minimum of four out of every five years; and
Did not convert the land used to produce reduced-CI biofuel feedstock crops into crop production after January 17th, 2025.
Include a statement that the farm producer understands that the fraudulent use of this Biofuel Feedstock Report may subject the farm producer, or any other party making fraudulent use of this Biofuel Feedstock Report, to a fine or imprisonment, or both, together with the costs of prosecution.
Be signed by the farm producer.
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]