(a) Records that must be kept by parties in the NRLM diesel fuel, ECA marine fuel, distillate global marine fuel and diesel fuel additive production, importation, and distribution systems. Beginning June 1, 2007, or June 1, 2006, if that is the first period credits are generated under §80.535, any person who produces, imports, sells, offers for sale, dispenses, distributes, supplies, offers for supply, stores, or transports nonroad, locomotive or marine diesel fuel, or ECA marine fuel (beginning June 1, 2014) subject to the provisions of this subpart, must keep all the records specified in this paragraph (a). The recordkeeping requirements for distillate global marine fuel in this paragraph (a) start January 1, 2020.

(1) The applicable product transfer documents required under §§80.590 and 80.591.

(2) For any sampling and testing for sulfur content for a batch of NRLM diesel fuel produced or imported and subject to the 15 ppm sulfur standard or any sampling and testing for sulfur content of any fuel subject to the provisions of this subpart as part of a quality assurance testing program, and any sampling and testing for cetane index, aromatics content, marker solvent yellow 124 content or dye solvent red 164 content of NRLM diesel fuel, ECA marine fuel, NRLM diesel fuel additives or heating oil:

(i) The location, date, time and storage tank or truck identification for each sample collected;

(ii) The name and title of the person who collected the sample and the person who performed the testing; and

(iii) The results of the tests for sulfur content (including, where applicable, the test results with and without application of the adjustment factor under §80.580(d)), for cetane index or aromatics content, dye solvent red 164, marker solvent yellow 124 (as applicable), and the volume of product in the storage tank or container from which the sample was taken.

(3) The actions the party has taken, if any, to stop the sale or distribution of any NRLM diesel fuel, distillate global marine fuel, or ECA marine fuel found not to be in compliance with the sulfur standards specified in this subpart, and the actions the party has taken, if any, to identify the cause of any noncompliance and prevent future instances of noncompliance.

(b) Additional records to be kept by refiners and importers of NRLM diesel fuel and ECA marine fuel. Beginning June 1, 2007, or June 1, 2006, pursuant to the provisions of §§80.535 or 80.554(d) (or June 1, 2014, pursuant to the provisions of §80.510(k)), any refiner producing distillate or residual fuel subject to a sulfur standard under §§80.510, 80.513, 80.536, 80.554, 80.560, or 80.561, for each of its refineries, and any importer importing such fuel separately for each facility, shall keep records that include the following information for each batch of NRLM diesel fuel, ECA marine fuel, or heating oil produced or imported:

(1) The batch volume.

(2) The batch number, assigned under the batch numbering procedures under §80.65(d)(3).

(3) The date of production or import.

(4) A record designating the batch as one of the following:

(i) NRLM diesel fuel, NR diesel fuel, LM diesel fuel, distillate global marine fuel, ECA marine fuel, or heating oil, as applicable.

(ii) Meeting the 500 ppm sulfur standard of §80.510(a), the 15 ppm sulfur standard of §80.510(b) and (c), the 1,000 ppm sulfur standard of §80.510(k), or other applicable standard.

(iii) Dyed or undyed with visible evidence of solvent red 164.

(iv) Marked or unmarked with solvent yellow 124.

(5) For foreign refiners and importers of their fuel, the designations and other records required to be kept under §80.620.

(6) All of the following information regarding credits, kept separately for each compliance period, kept separately for each refinery and for each importer facility, kept separately if converted under §80.535(a) and (b) or §80.535(c) and (d), and kept separately from motor vehicle diesel fuel credits:

(i) The number of credits in the refiner's or importer's possession at the beginning of the calendar year.

(ii) The number of credits generated.

(iii) The number of credits used.

(iv) If any were obtained from or transferred to other parties, for each other party, its name, its EPA refiner or importer registration number consistent with §80.597, and the number obtained from, or transferred to, the other party.

(v) The number in the refiner's or importer's possession that will carry over into the subsequent calendar year compliance period.

(vi) Commercial documents that establish each transfer of credits from the transferor to the transferee.

(7) The calculations used to determine baselines or compliance with the volume requirements and volume percentages, as applicable, under this subpart.

(8) The calculations used to determine the number of credits generated.

(9) A copy of reports submitted to EPA under §80.604.

(c) Additional records importers must keep. Any importer shall keep records that identify and verify the source of each batch of certified DFR-Diesel and non-certified DFR-Diesel imported and demonstrate compliance with the requirements under §80.620.

(d) Additional records that must be kept by mobile facilities. Any registered mobile facility must keep records of all contracts from any contracted components (e.g. tank truck, barge, marine tanker, rail car, etc.) of each of its registered mobile facilities.

(e) Length of time records must be kept. The records required in this section shall be kept for five years from the date they were created, except that records relating to credit transfers shall be kept by the transferor for five years from the date the credits were transferred, and shall be kept by the transferee for five years from the date the credits were transferred, used or terminated, whichever is later.

(f) Make records available to EPA. On request by EPA, the records required in this section must be made available to the Administrator or the Administrator's representative. For records that are electronically generated or maintained, the equipment and software necessary to read the records shall be made available, or if requested by EPA, electronic records shall be converted to paper documents which shall be provided to the Administrator's authorized representative.

(g) Additional records to be kept by aggregated facilities consisting of a refinery and a truck loading terminal. In addition to the applicable records required by paragraphs (a) through (f) of this section, such aggregated facilities must also keep the following records:

(1) All the following information for each batch of distillate fuel (or residual fuel with a sulfur level of 1,000 ppm or less if such fuel is intended for use in an ECA) produced by the refinery and sent over the aggregated facility's truck rack:

(i) The batch volume.

(ii) The batch number, assigned under the batch numbering procedures under §§80.65(d)(3) and 80.502(d)(1).

(iii) The date of production.

(iv) A record designating the batch as one of the following:

(A) NRLM diesel fuel, NR diesel fuel, LM diesel fuel, ECA marine fuel, or heating oil, as applicable.

(B) Meeting the 500 ppm sulfur standard of §80.510(a), the 15 ppm sulfur standard of §80.510(b) and (c), the 1,000 ppm sulfur standard of §80.510(k), or other applicable standard.

(C) Dyed or undyed with visible evidence of solvent red 164.

(D) Marked or unmarked with solvent yellow 124.

(2) Hand-off reports for all distillate fuel (or residual fuel with a sulfur level of 1,000 ppm or less if such fuel is intended for use in an ECA) from external sources (i.e., from another refiner or importer), as described in §80.601(f)(2).

[69 FR 39199, June 29, 2004, as amended at 70 FR 70513, Nov. 22, 2005; 71 FR 25723, May 1, 2006; 75 FR 22975, Apr. 30, 2010; 84 FR 69341, Dec. 18, 2019]