Current through September 30, 2024
Section 80.1479 - Alternative recordkeeping requirements for separated yard waste, separated food waste, separated MSW, and biogenic waste oils/fats/greases(a)Alternative recordkeeping. In lieu of complying with the recordkeeping requirements in § 80.1454(j) , a renewable fuel producer or biointermediate producer that produces renewable fuel or biointermediate from separated yard waste, separated food waste, separated MSW, or biogenic waste oils/fats/greases and uses a feedstock aggregator to supply these feedstocks may comply with the alternative recordkeeping requirements of this section.(b)Registration of the feedstock aggregator. The feedstock aggregator must register under 40 CFR 1090.805 .(c)QAP participation.(1) The renewable fuel or biointermediate producer must have their RINs or biointermediate, as applicable, verified by an independent third-party auditor under an approved QAP that includes a description of how the independent third-party auditor will audit each feedstock aggregator.(2) The independent third-party auditor must conduct a site visit of each feedstock aggregator's establishment as specified in § 80.1471(f) . Instead of verifying RINs with a site visit of the feedstock aggregator's establishment every 200 days as specified in § 80.1471(f)(1)(ii) , the independent third-party auditor may verify RINs with a site visit every 380 days.(d)PTDs. PTDs must accompany transfers of separated yard waste, separated food waste, separated MSW, and biogenic waste oils/fats/greases from the point where the feedstock leaves the feedstock aggregator's establishment to the point the feedstock is delivered to the renewable fuel production facility, as specified in § 80.1453(f)(1)(i) through (v) .(e)Recordkeeping. The feedstock aggregator must keep all applicable records for the collection of separated yard waste, separated food waste, separated MSW, and biogenic waste oils/fats/greases as specified in § 80.1454(j) .(f)Liability. The feedstock aggregator and renewable fuel producer are liable for violations as specified in § 80.1461(e) .88 FR 44592, July 12, 2023