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7 CFR 2100.035: Biofuel refiner recordkeeping standards.

(a) For reduced-CI crop that a biofuel refiner sources directly from a farm, the biofuel refiner is acting as a first point of aggregation and must follow the standards in § 2100.032.
(b) For reduced-CI crops and reduced-CI processed products that are sourced from a first point of aggregation or intermediary entity, a biofuel refiner must keep:
(1) Records of incoming reduced-CI crops or reduced-CI processed products, which, at a minimum this includes records of incoming reduced-CI crop or reduced-CI processed products, including the total amount of reduced-CI crop or reduced-CI processed product purchased, the moisture content of reduced-CI crop, the entity from which the crop or processed product was purchased, the associated CI, and the date of the transaction;
(2) The Biofuel Feedstock Report associated with the reduced-CI crop or the reduced-CI crop used as an input in the reduced-CI processed product purchased; and
(3) Documentation that the entity supplying reduced-CI crop or reduced-CI processed product has undergone third-party verification by an accredited third-party verifier and met the standards of this part, including any attestations made by the entity as required under §§ 2100.031 and 2100.032.
(c) For all reduced-CI crops, a biofuel refiner must establish a system to track all incoming reduced-CI crops and the associated CI.

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) For reduced-CI crop that a biofuel refiner sources directly from a farm, the biofuel refiner is acting as a first point of aggregation and must follow the standards in § 2100.032.

(b) For reduced-CI crops and reduced-CI processed products that are sourced from a first point of aggregation or intermediary entity, a biofuel refiner must keep:

(1) Records of incoming reduced-CI crops or reduced-CI processed products, which, at a minimum this includes records of incoming reduced-CI crop or reduced-CI processed products, including the total amount of reduced-CI crop or reduced-CI processed product purchased, the moisture content of reduced-CI crop, the entity from which the crop or processed product was purchased, the associated CI, and the date of the transaction;

(2) The Biofuel Feedstock Report associated with the reduced-CI crop or the reduced-CI crop used as an input in the reduced-CI processed product purchased; and

(3) Documentation that the entity supplying reduced-CI crop or reduced-CI processed product has undergone third-party verification by an accredited third-party verifier and met the standards of this part, including any attestations made by the entity as required under §§ 2100.031 and 2100.032.

(c) For all reduced-CI crops, a biofuel refiner must establish a system to track all incoming reduced-CI crops and the associated CI.

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