SGS offers RFS2 plant registration service

April 26, 2010


Posted May 5, 2010

SGS North America Inc. announced a solution to biofuels producers in meeting new U.S. EPA registration requirements required by RFS2.

All producers of ethanol and biodiesel serving U.S. markets are required to register and certify their facilities with EPA.

Multiple steps are involved in the registration process, including electronic application submission, EPA processing, approval, and finally verification by a licensed professional chemical engineer in the state in which the biofuel plant is located.

To finalize the registration process, an independent third party company must be retained to provide written verification of key elements of the electronic application, including types of feedstocks used, a description of production processes, coproducts produced, process energy fuel types and locations of origin, and baseline volumes as specified in EPA-issued air permits.

SGS will provide an on-site visit, review of critical documents and written report and cover letter verifying the information provided in the electronic registration process.

SGS intends to work with individual producers of ethanol and biodiesel, both domestic and foreign, to assure compliance with this critical verification step.

SGS has been providing key training information to industry groups such as the National Biodiesel Board and the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association detailing the requirements of the new EPA requirements.

With less than 2 months before the deadline, ethanol and biodiesel producers are under considerable pressure to complete this important requirement of qualifying their production facilities.

"By leverage our experience in the area of renewable fuel regulations and compliance, we are able to save producers both time and money in this critical step", said Howie Nelson, business development manager-alternative fuels with SGS North America.

SGS Industrial Services, headquartered in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, will provide a written quotation for this service upon request. All requests for quotation should be directed to Howie Nelson (howie.nelson@sgs.com).

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