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Administrative provisions for obligated parties
Obligated parties under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program are:
    •any refiner that produces gasoline or diesel fuel within the 48 contiguous states or Hawaii, or
    •any importer that imports gasoline or diesel fuel into the 48 contiguous states or Hawaii
Fuels delivered to Alaska or any of the U.S. territories are excluded from the program; however, they may opt-in.
Blenders are not obligated parties; however, they have certain Renewable identification numbers (RIN)-related responsibilities. Renewable fuel blenders who handle and blend less than 250,000 gallons (946,350) of renewable fuel per year and who do not have Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO) responsibilities, may delegate their RIN-related responsibilities to the party directly upstr
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Administrative provisions for obligated parties