Biointermediate

Biointermediate means any feedstock material that is intended for use to produce renewable fuel and meets all the following requirements:
(1) It is produced from renewable biomass.
(2) It has not previously had RINs generated for it.
(3) It is produced at a facility registered with EPA that is different than the facility at which it is used as feedstock material to produce renewable fuel.
(4) It is produced from the feedstock material identified in an approved pathway, will be used to produce the renewable fuel listed in that approved pathway, and is produced and processed in accordance with the process(es) listed in that approved pathway.
(5) Is one of the following types of biointermediate:
(i) Biocrude.
(ii) Biodiesel distillate bottoms.
(iii) Biomass-based sugars.
(iv) Digestate.
(v) Free fatty acid (FFA) feedstock.
(vi) Glycerin.
(vii) Soapstock.
(viii) Undenatured ethanol.
(ix) Biogas used to make a renewable fuel other than renewable CNG/LNG.
(6) It is not a feedstock material identified in an approved pathway that is used to produce the renewable fuel specified in that approved pathway.

Source

40 CFR § 80.2

Scoping language

The definitions of this section apply in this part unless otherwise specified. Note that many terms defined here are common terms that have specific meanings under this part.