EPA Approves Weaver’s RIN-tegrity® Quality Assurance Plans

The EPA recently approved Weaver’s RIN-tegrity® Quality Assurance Plans (QAP) for many RFS2 U.S. producer renewable fuel pathways. Below is an overview to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) QAP program. To view full program details and a list of approved QAP providers, visit the EPA’s website.

“The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program requires the use of Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) to demonstrate compliance with the RFS volume obligations. RINs are generated by renewable fuel producers and importers and represent volumes that meet the requirements for renewable fuel under the RFS program. Once RINs have been generated, they can be transferred between parties and used by petroleum refiners and importers (obligated parties) to show compliance with their volume obligations. However, only RINs that were validly generated by the renewable fuel producer may be transferred or used for compliance purposes. Because of this, in some cases parties in the RFS program spend considerable time and effort in evaluating whether RINs were validly generated. EPA has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, which details a voluntary program geared towards providing a more structured way to assure that RINs entering commerce were validly generated… The NPRM proposes the use of voluntary third-party QAPs that could be used to verify that RINs have been validly generated… EPA will review auditors’ registration information and proposed QAPs, and provide guidance on whether the plans appear to satisfy the proposed requirements. The names of those auditors and QAPs whose submissions are consistent with the requirements in the proposed regulations will be published on EPA’s website…” (Source: EPA.gov)

For further information regarding Weaver’s RIN-tegrity® QAP services, please visit our QAP Program page or contact either Wade Watson, partner-in-charge of renewable and energy compliance services, or Sandra Dunphy, director of energy compliance services.