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What are the recordkeeping requirements for a renewable fuel producer that uses used cooking oils and fats as feedstocks for renewable fuel?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Renewable fuel producers using used cooking oils or animal wastes as feedstocks are required under 40 CFR 80.1454(d)(3) to obtain from their feedstock supplier, and maintain in their records, documents which certify that the feedstock meets the definition…
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Is it permissible for a training provider to employ more than one training manager?
Answer : Yes. The Rule requires that a training provider employ a training manager that meets the qualifications in 40 CFR 745.225(c)(1). EPA does not interpret this to be a limitation on the permissible number of training managers. Therefore, a training provider may employ more than one training manager so…
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How does the "active management" requirement in the definition of renewable biomass apply to land that changes status in the future?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . In RFS2, EPA has interpreted the EISA requirement that existing agricultural land be "cleared or cultivated at any time prior to [December 19, 2007] and actively managed or fallow and nonforested" to apply to land that existed as…
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If a renovator takes the refresher course early, would the new certification be valid for five years from the date of training, or five years from the date that the previous certification expires?
Question : I’m a training provider and have been accredited for the renovator refresher course. If a renovator takes the refresher course early (i.e., before their previous certification has expired), would the new certification be valid for five years from the date of training, or five years from the date…
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I'm an accredited training provider. Can the final course assessment to be administered in an "open book" format?
No. The training provider is responsible for maintaining the validity and integrity of the course test to ensure that it accurately evaluates the trainee’s knowledge and retention of the course topics. A course test administered in an open book format does not evaluate whether a student has sufficiently learned and…
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What materials from non-federal forestlands meet the definition of renewable biomass in RFS?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Slash and pre-commercial thinnings from non-federal forestland that is not ecologically sensitive forestland qualify as renewable biomass for purposes of RFS. Slash is defined in 40 CFR 80.1401 as the residue, including treetops, branches and bark, left on…
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Does a renewable fuel producer have to report and maintain records on the feedstocks for every batch of renewable fuel they produce?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . All renewable fuel producers must report and maintain records concerning the type and amount of feedstocks used for each batch of renewable fuel produced (see 80.1451(b)(1)(ii)(K) and 80.1454(b)(3)(vi)). With regard to the renewable biomass recordkeeping and reporting requirements…
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How does a renewable fuel producer document that the MSW feedstock that they are using to produce cellulosic ethanol meets the definition of separated MSW as defined in Section 80.1426(f)(5)(i)(C )? How does the producer quantify the portion of the final
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . The renewable fuel producer using separated MSW feedstock to produce renewable fuels such as cellulosic ethanol, cellulosic diesel, cellulosic naphtha, etc. must document that their feedstock meets the definition of separated municipal solid waste (MSW), which is "material…
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How does the "active management" requirement in the definition of renewable biomass apply to land that changes status in the future?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . In RFS2, EPA has interpreted the EISA requirement that existing agricultural land be "cleared or cultivated at any time prior to [December 19, 2007] and actively managed or fallow and nonforested" to apply to land that existed as…
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Are palm oil plantations considered agricultural land or tree plantations under RFS2?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Palm oil trees are planted and managed for the purpose of harvesting palm fruit and not for harvesting the trees themselves, in the same way that a fruit orchard is planted and managed to yield fruit and not…
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Do all renovation course instructors need to be approved as principal instructors? For example, to reach a 6:1 student-to-instructor ratio with 18 people in the class, may we have one principal instructor who teaches the entire lecture and is assisted by two additional hands-on instructors (who are not approved as principal instructors)?
Answer: Every accredited training program must employ a qualified training manager, and it is the job of the training manager to designate a qualified principal instructor for each course. The principal instructor is responsible for the organization of the course and oversees the teaching of all course material. The training…
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What are the RFS2 requirements for renewable fuel producers to track soy feedstocks?
See More Frequent Questions about Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help . Since soy is considered a planted crop for purposes of RFS2, producers of renewable fuel made from soy grown on U.S. agricultural lands are covered by the aggregate compliance approach in §80.1454(g). Those producers using domestic soy need…
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If a student in a renovator training course is unable to read and understand English, may the exam be read to them in their native language?
No. Separate course accreditations are required for each renovation course a training provider offers that is in a language other than English. Courses presented in a language other than English must use instructor manuals, exams, and other course materials in that language that have been reviewed by EPA as part…
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May renovator training providers provide reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities?
Yes. However, to pass the course an individual must successfully complete the hands-on skills assessment and receive a passing score on the course test. Question Number: 23002-19568 Find a printable PDF copy of all frequent questions pertaining to lead .
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May the renovator training provider give the exam orally?
Yes. There is no requirement that the course test be conducted in writing. Each individual must successfully complete the hands-on skills assessment and receive a passing score on the course test to pass any course. Question Number: 23002-19573 Find a printable PDF copy of all frequent questions pertaining to lead…
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