5900-635 RFS2201: On-site Audit Report

OMB Control No. 2060-0749
Expires: 09/30/2026

RFS Independent Third-Party On-Site Audit Report (RFS2201): Instructions for Completing
Who must report
• All independent third-party auditors that have conducted an on-site audit in a calendar quarter.
Reporting requirements
• 40 CFR 80.1451(g)(2)(vii) sets forth the reporting requirements for this form.
• Complete this form as a separate entry for each facility for which an on-site audit was conducted
during the calendar quarter.
• If a report field does not apply, enter the value “NA”. Do NOT leave any field blank.
Reporting deadlines
• Independent third-party auditors must report on a quarterly basis as follows:
Quarterly Report
Calendar Quarter
Time Period Covered
Deadline
Quarter 1
January 1 – March 31
June 1
Quarter 2
April 1 – June 30
September 1
Quarter 3
July 1 – September 30
December 1
Quarter 4
October 1 – December 31
March 31
How to submit reports
• Please check the RFS reporting web site for updated instructions and templates:
https://www.epa.gov/fuels-registration-reporting-and-compliance-help/reporting-fuel-programs
• For information on submitting this report using EPA’s Central Data Exchange (CDX) visit:
https://www.epa.gov/fuels-registration-reporting-and-compliance-help/user-guides-otaqdcfuelcentral-data-exchange-cdx
Field Instructions
Field Field Name
No.
1
Report Form ID

2

Report Type

3

CBI

4

Report Date

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Units

Field Formats, Codes & Special Instructions
AAAAAAA; Character. Enter RFS2201.
A; Character. Specify if this report is original or if it is
being resubmitted. Submit only one original report; any
corrections or updates should be marked as a
resubmission.
O = Original
R = Resubmission
A; Character. Specify if the data contained within the
report are claimed as Confidential Business Information
(CBI) under 40 CFR Part 2, subpart B, except the
information that cannot be claimed as CBI per 40 CFR
80.1402.
Y = Confidential Business Information
N = Non-Confidential Business Information
MM/DD/YYYY; Character. Enter the date this report
is completed.

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Field
No.

Field Name

5

Compliance Year

6

Calendar Quarter

7
8
9
10
11

Independent ThirdParty Auditor
Company ID
Independent ThirdParty Auditor
Company Name
Audited Party
Company Name
Audited Party
Company ID
Audited Party Facility
ID

12

Date for any On-Site
Audit

13

Comments

Units

Field Formats, Codes & Special Instructions
YYYY; Character. Enter the compliance year the
report covers.
AA; Character. Enter the calendar quarter under the
compliance year this report covers:
Q1:
Q2:
Q3:
Q4:

Quarter 1 (January – March)
Quarter 2 (April – June)
Quarter 3 (July – September)
Quarter 4 (October – December)

AAAA; Character. Enter the EPA-assigned fourcharacter ID for the independent third-party auditor.
AAAA…; Character (125 Max). Enter the registered
name of the independent third-party auditor.
AAAA…; Character (125 Max). Enter the registered
name of the audited party.
AAAA. Character. Enter the EPA-assigned four-digit
company ID of the audited party.
AAAAA. Character. Enter the EPA-assigned five-digit
facility ID or reporting ID of the audited facility.
MM/DD/YYYY. Date. Enter the date for the on-site
audit performed by the independent third-party auditors
at the audited facility.
AAAA...; Character (1000 Max). Enter any necessary
comments or recordkeeping information. Enter “NA” if
there are no comments.
Paperwork Reduction Act Statement

This collection of information is approved by OMB under the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq. (OMB Control No. 2060-0749). Responses to this collection of information are mandatory (40
CFR part 80). An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The public reporting
and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to be 1.4 hours per response.
Send comments on the Agency’s need for this information, the accuracy of the provided burden estimates
and any suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden to the Regulatory Support Division
Director, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2821T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington,
D.C. 20460. Include the OMB control number in any correspondence. Do not send the completed form to
this address.

EPA Form No. 5900-635

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