{"abstract":"Under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program, producers and importers of renewable fuel generate Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) that are used by petroleum refiners and importers to demonstrate compliance with their renewable fuel volume obligations. Several cases of fraudulently generated RINs, however, led to inefficiencies and a significant reduction in the overall liquidity in the RIN market, resulting in greater difficulty for smaller renewable fuel producers to sell their RINs. Today's action finalizes additional regulatory provisions that are intended to assure reasonable oversight of RIN generation and promote greater liquidity in the RIN market, which in turn helps ensure the use of the required renewable fuel volumes. The rule includes a voluntary quality assurance program and related provisions intended to meet these goals. The program also includes elements designed to make it possible to verify the validity of RINs from the beginning of 2013. Additionally, we are finalizing a number of new regulatory provisions to ensure that RINs are retired for all renewable fuel that is exported and to address RINs that become invalid downstream of a renewable fuel producer.","action":"Final rule.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2014/07/18/2014-16487.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":80,"title":40}],"citation":"79 FR 42078","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"The provisions of this regulatory action become effective September 16, 2014. The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in the rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of September 16, 2014.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0621","FRL-9906-55-OAR"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"2014-16487","effective_on":"2014-09-16","end_page":42125,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2014/07/18/2014-16487.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/07/18/2014-16487/rfs-renewable-identification-number-rin-quality-assurance-program","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2014-16487?publication_date=2014-07-18","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2014-07-18/2014-16487/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":48,"page_views":{"count":2595,"last_updated":"2026-07-27 04:15:03 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-07-18/pdf/2014-16487.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2014-16487.pdf?1405601330","publication_date":"2014-07-18","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2014/07/18/2014-16487.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"2060-AR72":{"issue":"201404","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/2060-AR72/rfs-renewable-identification-number-rin-quality-assurance-program","title":"RFS Renewable Identification Number (RIN) Quality Assurance Program","xml_url":"http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=201404&RIN=2060-AR72&operation=OPERATION_EXPORT_XML","priority_category":"Other Significant"}},"regulation_id_numbers":["2060-AR72"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"supporting_documents":[{"title":"Transcript of March 19, 2013 Public Hearing","document_id":"EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0621-0030"},{"title":"Meeting Log for RIN Fraud NPRM Cumulative 3/14/2013","document_id":"EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0621-0022"},{"title":"Memo of 2/27/13 Meeting with Musket Corporation","document_id":"EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0621-0016"},{"title":"Supporting Statement for ICR No. 1723.06","document_id":"EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0621-0013"},{"title":"National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Document - Petroleum Volume Calibration","document_id":"EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0621-0012"},{"title":"Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) comments from OMB 1/28/2013","document_id":"EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0621-0011"},{"title":"NPRM comments from OMB 1/15/2013","document_id":"EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0621-0010"},{"title":"email from Chad Whitman of OMB 1/30/13","document_id":"EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0621-0009"},{"title":"NPRM as Sent to OMB on 1/29/13 rev 3","document_id":"EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0621-0008"},{"title":"NPRM as Sent to OMB on 1/29/13 rev 2","document_id":"EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0621-0007"}],"comments_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=50&so=DESC&sb=postedDate&po=0&dct=PS&D=EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0621","supporting_documents_count":15,"docket_id":"EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0621","regulation_id_number":null,"title":"Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Quality Assurance Program for the Renewable Fuel Standard Program","checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2014-08-07T06:00:13Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":true,"signing_date":null,"start_page":42078,"subtype":null,"title":"RFS Renewable Identification Number (RIN) Quality Assurance Program","toc_doc":"Renewable Fuel Standard Renewable Identification Number Quality Assurance Program","toc_subject":null,"topics":["Administrative practice and procedure","Air pollution control","Diesel Fuel","Environmental protection","Fuel additives","Gasoline","Imports","Incorporation by reference","Oil imports","Petroleum"],"type":"Rule","volume":79}