Types of Quality Assurance Plans (QAPs)
There are two types of Quality Assurance Plans (QAPs):
- General; and
- Fuel pathway-specific.
A QAP provider must have an EPA-approved general QAP in order to register fuel pathway-specific QAPs.
List of Approved QAPs and Q-RIN Pathways under RFS
The table below lists the QAPs and Q-RIN Pathways that have been approved by EPA under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).
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D-Codes (Renewable Fuel Categories)
Advanced Biofuel (D-code 5)
- Can be made from any type of renewable biomass except corn starch ethanol.
- Must reduce lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50%; compared to the petroleum baseline.
Biomass-based Diesel (D-Code 4)
- Examples include biodiesel and renewable diesel.
- Must reduce lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50%; compared to the diesel baseline.
Cellulosic Biofuel (D-Code 3 or D-Code 7)
- Renewable fuel produced from cellulose, hemicellulose or lignin.
- To be eligible for D-Code 7 RINs the fuel must be cellulosic diesel.
- Must reduce lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions by at least 60%; compared to the petroleum baseline.
Renewable Fuel (D-Code 6)
- Includes ethanol derived from corn starch, or any other qualifying renewable fuel.
- Fuel produced in new facilities or new capacity expansions (commenced constructed after December 19, 2007) must reduce lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions by at least 20%; compared to the average 2005 petroleum baseline.
*On January 4, 2017, EPA issued a notice of intent to revoke the ability of Genscape to verify RINs as a third-party auditor under the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) Quality Assurance Program. More information
