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7 CFR 2100.030: General recordkeeping and reporting standards.

(a) The total amount of reduced-CI crop and associated CI must be maintained and tracked from the farm to the biofuel refiner using records and mass balance accounting.
(b) Crops with different CIs can be physically mixed at any entity along the supply-chain.
(c) Processed products derived from crops (for example, seed oils) can be produced using crops with different CIs.
(d) All entities specified in § 2100.010 must maintain required documentation for 5 years beginning at the date in which reduced-CI crops or processed products are sold, including documentation of previous verification activities and audits conducted as required by this part. Documentation must be readily available to accredited third-party verifiers and provided upon request during an audit.
(e) Any entity specified in § 2100.010 that participates in or has recently participated in more than one sustainability certification system must provide a third-party verifier with relevant documentation (e.g. mass balance, auditing reports) of all relevant certification systems to assess compliance with § 2100.031(e)(4)(v).

Where this section sits in the code

Title 7—Agriculture
Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture
CHAPTER XXI—OFFICE OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
PART 2100—TECHNICAL GUIDELINES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURAL BIOFUEL FEEDSTOCKS
Subpart D—Chain of Custody standards

(a) The total amount of reduced-CI crop and associated CI must be maintained and tracked from the farm to the biofuel refiner using records and mass balance accounting.

(b) Crops with different CIs can be physically mixed at any entity along the supply-chain.

(d) All entities specified in § 2100.010 must maintain required documentation for 5 years beginning at the date in which reduced-CI crops or processed products are sold, including documentation of previous verification activities and audits conducted as required by this part. Documentation must be readily available to accredited third-party verifiers and provided upon request during an audit.

(e) Any entity specified in § 2100.010 that participates in or has recently participated in more than one sustainability certification system must provide a third-party verifier with relevant documentation (e.g. mass balance, auditing reports) of all relevant certification systems to assess compliance with § 2100.031(e)(4)(v).

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