EMTS User's Guide
&EPA
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
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EMTS User's Guide
Compliance and Innovative Strategies Division
Office of Transportation and Air Quality
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
&EPA
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
EPA420-B-10-015C
June 2010
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Table of Contents
Accessing EMTS 1
Selecting an Organization 2
Viewing Registered Data 3
Viewing RIN Holdings 5
Viewing RIN Batch Details and Locking RINs 7
Generating RINs 10
Managing the Transaction Bin 13
Separating RINs 15
Retiring RINs 21
Trading RINs 23
Managing the Blocked List 32
Viewing Historic RIN Holdings 36
Viewing Web Submissions 37
Submitting XML Files 39
Receiving Notifications 43
Receiving Documents 43
EMTS Technical Support 46
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Accessing EMTS
To support the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program, the EPA Moderated Transaction System (EMTS)
has been developed to screen the generation and transfer of RINs between renewable fuel producers,
importers, exporters, obligated parties, and non-obligated RIN owners.
You can access the EMTS website only through the Central Data Exchange (CDX). To do so, open your
internet browser, either Internet Explorer 7.0 and higher or Firefox 2.0 and higher (no other browsers are
currently supported), and enter the following URL: https://cdx.epa.gov/SSL/CDX/login.asp. Log in using
your MyCDX user name and password. From your account profile, click the "OTAQ EMTS Application" link
under Available Account Profiles (see Figure 1). If you do not see the "OTAQ EMTS Application" link, refer
to "Getting Started - MyCDX" for further instructions.
Figure 1: OTAQ EMTS Application Link
Central
Welcome.
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CDX Registration Status: Active
Data Exchange. MyCDX
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Clicking the link will take you to the EMTS Home page (see Figure 2).
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Figure 2: EMTS Home Page
Home | Contact Us \ Help | Logout
Logged in as: TutorialDemo for Demo Organization
Good Morning Tutorial Demo,
» Transaction Bin
To view pending transaction details, click the following link: View Trades
You can submit your XML file here. Submit File
Your organization has 0
un-submitted
transactions in the
transaction bin.
View Transaction Bin
Announcements
Selecting an Organization
Upon accessing the EMTS Home page, you will need to select an organization to represent if you are
affiliated with two or more organizations. To do so, click one of the organizations in the Select an
Organization popup. You must select an organization to represent before you can perform any actions on
the EMTS website.
Figure 3: Select an Organization Popup
Select an Organization
^^^^
Mendeso Fuels Co-operative - (40993)
To confirm that you are now representing the selected organization, verify that the statement in the upper
right corner of the page -- "Logged in as:" -- contains your CDX user ID followed by the name of the
appropriate organization. Note that you may change the organization you are representing by clicking on
the Organizations tab of the accordion on the right side of select pages (see Figure 4).
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Figure 4: Organizations Accordion Tab
> Transaction Bin
T Organizations
Selected Organization: Cavington
Dairy Products LLC (47672)
Delect a Different Organization
Announcements
The Organizations tab will appear in this accordion on the following pages:
• Home page;
• View Blocked List;
• View Node Submissions;
• View Web Submissions;
• Review Trades;
• Manage Subscriptions;
• View Reports;
• View RIN Holdings (Current);
• View RIN Holdings (History); and
• Transaction Bin.
After you open the Organizations tab of the accordion, click "Select a Different Organization." In the Select
an Organization popup, click the name of the organization you wish to represent Upon doing so, the
organization name in the upper right corner of the page should reflect the new organization you selected.
Once you have selected an organization, you are ready to begin using the EMTS website functionality.
Viewing Registered Data
To view the data for which your organization is registered in the OTAQ Registration system, hover over the
Organizations menu options, and select View Organizations. On the View Organizations page, a grid
displays a list of the organizations you have been approved to represent. For each organization, you may
use the "I want to..." drop-down menu to select an organization or to view the registered data for that
organization. If you choose the Select Organization option, the organization name in the upper right corner
of the page should change to reflect the organization that you identified, and the activities and reports on
the EMTS website will be limited to that organization. Choosing the View Registered Data option will take
you to the View Registered Data page for the selected organization (see Figure 5).
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Figure 5: View Registered Data
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Organization
View Registered
Submissions Trades Reports RINs
Data
Select facility to view registered data for that facility.
The company and facility information shown below is not a complete representation of the OTAQReg registration for this organization. There are additional
fields not shown that can only be found in OTAQReg: Fuels Programs Registration application,
Organization Name:
Address:
Bonded:
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The View Registered Data page displays your organization's registered business activities, users and their
roles, and facilities. From this page, you can view the details for the organization's registered facilities.
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Figure 6: View Facility Data
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Organization Submissions
View Facility Data
Trades Reports RINs
Facility data as registered with OTAQ.
Facility: Bio Blast Plant
Identifier: -5552
Other Identifiers:
Address:
Total Capacity - Baseline Volume: 50000 gallons
Total Capacity - Actual Peak: 0 gallons
Registered Fuels
Baseline Volume (gallons)
Actual Peak (gallons)
Advanced Biofuel
Registered Fuel Categories
Fuel Category Code
Fuel Category
150
Renewable Heating Oil
Registered Processes
860
Eligible Renewable Fuels From Non-Cellulosic Portions of Separated Food Wastes Process
Registered Feedstocks
The View Facility Data page displays the registered fuels, fuel categories, processes, feedstocks, and co-
products for the selected facility.
You may only edit your registered data through OTAQReg: Fuels Programs Registration. The registered
data is updated nightly from OTAQReg: Fuels Programs Registration. If you make changes to your
registration, the changes will not be reflected in EMTS until the following day.
Viewing RIN Holdings
To view your RIN holdings, hover over RINs on the main menu of the EMTS website (main menu circled in
Figure 7) and select View RIN Holdings (Current).
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Figure 7: Manage RIN Holdings Page
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Organization Submissions Trades Reports RINs
Manage RIN Holdings
T Transaction Bin
Your organization does not currently own any RINs. Please either generate or buy RINs.
Your organization has 0
un-submitted
transactions in the
transaction bin.
View Transaction Bin
> Organizations
* Quick Search
RIN Holdings for:
RAP Inc. GEN Cellulosic
Fuel (D Code)
No RIN holdings found.
Available Pending Reserved Locked
-Select- v Go
Generate
Buy
The Manage RIN Holdings page is organization-specific (indicated by the organization name above the RIN
Holdings grid). To switch the organization for which you are viewing RIN holdings, open the Organizations
tab of the accordion, and click "Select a Different Organization."
If you view the RIN Holdings page before any generate or buy transactions have been completed for your
organization, the RIN Holdings grid will be empty (see Figure 7). At this point, you can generate or buy
RINs (the only valid transaction types when there are no RIN Holdings) either by clicking the Generate or
Buy button or by selecting Generate or Buy in the "I want to..." drop-down and clicking Go.
Once you have completed a generate transaction or successfully purchased RINs from a trading partner, the
RIN Holdings grid will now display your RINs (see Figure 8 for an example). Each row in the RIN Holdings
grid represents a unique combination of Fuel (D Code), RIN Year, and Assignment For each row, the sum
of RINs in the Available, Pending, Reserved, and Locked columns should equal the number of RINs in the
Total column. The RINs in the Available column are RINs that are available for you to use in transactions.
The RINs in the Pending column are RINs that are involved in a pending sell transaction that you have
initiated (see the Trading RINs section). The RINs in the Reserved column are RINs that are associated
with transactions in the Transaction Bin (see the Managing the Transaction Bin section). Finally, the RINs
in the Locked column are RINs that have either been locked by your organization or by the EPA.
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Figure 8: Populated RIN Holdings Grid Example
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Organization Submissions Trades
Manage RIN Holdings
Select one of the transaction actions for each fuel year and assignment for your RIN Holdings,
RIN Holdings for:
RAP Inc. GEN EtOH
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> Transaction Bin
- Organizations
Selected Organization; RAP Inc.
GEN EtOH (4670)
Select a Different Organization
Quick Search
( Fuel (D Code)
SHE
Biomass-Based Diesel (D=4) 2010
Biomass-Based Diesel (D-4) 2010
Renewable Fuel (D=6) 2010
Renewable Fuel (D-6) 2010
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The final column in the RIN Holdings grid is the "I want to..." column. The drop-down for each row contains
the options View Details, Generate, Buy, Separate, Separate (Upward delegation), Sell, Retire (Obligation),
and Retire (Other). The options that are not applicable to the corresponding row of RINs will be grayed
out For example, Retire (Obligation) is only applicable for separated RINs being retired by Non-renewable
Fuel Importers, Renewable Fuel Exporters, and Refiners, so in all other instances, the option will be grayed
out. If you select a transaction in the "I want to..." column for a row of RINs, the Fuel (D Code), RIN Year,
and Assignment fields in the resulting transaction wizard will be pre-populated with the data from that
row.
Viewing RIN Batch Details and Locking RINs
To view all of the RIN batches that make up a row in the RIN Holdings grid, select View Details in the "I
want to..." column and click Go. Doing so takes you to the View RIN Holding Details page.
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Figure 9: View RIN Holding Details Page
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V>ERA Moderated Transaction Sy
Organization
View RIN Holding Details
Please select a batch of RINs to either view the details of that batch or lock/unlock the RINs.
RIN Holding Details
» Transaction Bin
Your organization has 1
un-submitted
transactions in the
transaction bin,
View Transaction Bin
(D=4)
Biomass-Based Diesel
(D=4)
Biomass-Based Diesel
(D=4)
2010 Assigned
2010 Assigned
RAP Inc. GEN Biodiesel Valley Medico Plant 12
(4671) (46711)
RAP Inc. GEN Biodiese! Valley Medico Plant 12
(4671) (46711)
RAP Inc. GEN Biodiesel Valley Medico Plant 12
(4671)
(46711)
06/10/2010 Available
06/10/2010 Reserved
06/10/2010 Pending
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View Details v.| So
« Back
The View RIN Holding Details grid displays the originating source information (originating organization,
facility, and batch number) for each batch of RINs with the Fuel (D Code), RIN Year, and Assignment that
you selected on the RIN Holdings page. It also includes the status of each RIN batch. For pending and
reserved RINs, the only option in the "I want to..." drop-down is View Details. Selecting View Details takes
you to a RIN Batch Details page. For available RINs, the "I want to..." drop-down options are Lock RINs and
View Details. Selecting Lock RINs takes you to a Lock RINs Confirmation page.
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Figure 10: Lock RINs Confirmation Page
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Organization
Lock RINs Confirmation
Please confirm that you would like to lock the following batch of RINs. The comment entered may be viewed by the
EPA and individuals within your organization.
| RIN Batch Details
Fuel(D Code):
RIN Year:
Assignment:
Biomass-Based Diesel (D=4)
2010
Assigned
Originating Organization: RAP Inc. GEN Biodiesel (4671)
Originating Facility:
Quantity:
Batch Number:
Owned By:
Production Date:
Status:
Valley Medico Plant 12 (46711)
3350
1
RAP Inc. GEN EtOH
06/10/2010
Available
* Comment:
« Back Confirm
The page contains the details of the RINs that you are about to lock along with a required Comment field.
After you enter a comment and press Confirm, you will return to the View RIN Holding Details page. For
the RIN batch that you locked, the Status field will display Locked, and the Locked By field will include the
name and organization of the individual that locked the RIN batch. Locked RINs will not be available for
any transactions.
The EPA has the capability to lock any organization's available or locked RIN batches. If the EPA locks one
of your organization's RIN batches, the Status field for that row will display Locked, and the Locked By field
will display EPA. RINs locked by the EPA cannot be used in transactions and cannot be unlocked by your
organization.
If you wish to unlock a batch of RINs locked by your organization and not locked by the EPA, select Unlock
RINs in the "I want to..." drop-down. Like the Lock RINs Confirmation page, the Unlock RINs Confirmation
page requires a comment Once you confirm the unlock action, the RINs will have a status of Available, and
you will be able to use them to complete transactions. Note that if the EPA locks a batch of RINs that your
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organization had already locked, the EPA will need to unlock the RINs before you will have the ability to
unlock the RIN batch.
Generating RINs
From the View RIN Holdings (Current) page, you have the option to generate RINs if your organization is a
Domestic Renewable Fuel Producer, a Renewable Fuel Importer, or a bonded Foreign Renewable Fuel
Producer. Either click the Generate button or select Generate in the "I want to..." drop-down and click Go.
Doing so takes you to the first page of the three-step generate wizard (see Figure 11).
Figure 11: Generate Wizard, Report Fuel Page (Step 1)
Generate RINs - Report Fuel
Enter the fuel (D Code), batch characteristics and quantity of RINs generated. The fuel and production process must
be registered with OTAQ DC Fuels registration before reporting fuel.
| | Report Fuel
* Fuel (D Code):
* Production Process:
* Production Date:
* Fuel Category:
| Identify RINs
* Batch Volume:
Denaturant Volume:
Equivalence Value:
* Quantity of RINs:
| | Identify Production Source
Originating Source:
* Facility:
Includes Denaturant Volume.
Ethanol and Cetlulosic Ethanol Only.
Batch Volume multiplied by Equivalence Value.
•»• Transaction Bin
Your organization has 0
un-submitted
transactions in the
transaction bin.
View Transaction Bin
Report Feedstocks
The green boxes on the right side of the page indicate which of the three generate steps you are completing.
All fields that are marked with a red asterisk are required. In the drop-down fields, the invalid options are
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grayed out. For example, in Figure 12, the organization can produce only Advanced Biofuel, Renewable
Fuel, and Cellulosic Diesel, so the remaining Fuel (D Code) options are grayed out
Figure 12: Drop-down Example for Generate Wizard
* Fuel (D Code):
* Production Process:
* Production Date:
* Fuel Category:
-Select-
-Seect-
Cellulosic Biofuel
B i o m as s-B as e d Diesel
Advanced Biofuel
Renewable Fuel
Cellulosic Diesel
Once you have completed all of the required fields, click Report Feedstocks at the bottom of the page to
move to the second page of the generate wizard. If all of the information on the Report Fuel page is valid,
you will be redirected to the Report Feedstocks page. Otherwise, you will remain on the Report Fuel page,
and you will see a list of QA Check Errors at the top of the page (see Figure 13). Once you correct the
errors, you will be able to move to the Report Feedstocks page.
Figure 13: QA Check Errors
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Organization
Submissions
Generate RINs - Report Fuel
•* Transaction Bin
3040: The fuel 'Advanced Biofuel', is not compatible with fuel category 'Cellulosic Diesel'.
Please review the EMTS transaction instructions for a list of fuels and fuel categories that can
be used for the production of 'Advanced Biofuel'.
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transactions in the
transaction bin.
* Fuel (D Code):
* Production Process:
* Production Date:
* Fuel Category:
Advanced Biofuel
Catalyti c D e p o ly m eri z ati o n
01/21/2010
(MM/DDATYY)
Cellulosic Diesel
View Transaction Bin
Report Fuel
Report Feedstocks
Report Co-products
On the Report Feedstocks page, you must enter all of the feedstocks used to generate the fuel specified on
the Report Fuel page. To add a feedstock, you must populate the three required fields, check the checkbox
for renewable biomass (when generating RINs, all feedstock(s) must meet the definition of 'renewable
biomass'), and then click the Add button. In the Feedstock drop-down, the feedstocks which your
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organization is not registered for are grayed out. After you have clicked the Add button, the feedstock
information will be displayed in the grid (see Figure 14).
Figure 14: Generate Wizard - Report Feedstocks Page (Step 2)
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Trades Reports RINs
Generate RINs - Report Feedstocks
Report one or more feedstocks used for the generation of the fuel.
edstock Volume ' Measure Additional Information Renewable Biomass
Your organization has 0
un-submitted
transactions in the
transaction bin.
View Transaction Bin
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100 Cubic Feet
* Feedstock(Code): - Select-
* Volume:
* Unit of Measure: -Select-
Additional Information:
Ll Does this feedstock meet the definition of renewable biomass in 40 CFR 80.1401?
I Add |
*3 Report Co-products
* = Required Field
« Report Fuel
Report Co-products »
Once you have added all of the feedstocks used to generate the RINs specified on the Report Fuel page, click
the Report Co-products button at the bottom of the page. The Report Co-products page, which is Step 3 of
the generate wizard, behaves similarly to the Report Feedstocks page. You must add any co-products
produced by your organization's fuel generation process. If there are no co-products to report, leave all
fields blank. To complete the generate wizard, click the Add to Transaction Bin button.
If your organization is a Renewable Fuel Importer, you have the option to generate RINs as an importer
from your RIN Holding Account. The Generate wizard for Importers is similar to the Generate wizard for
Renewable Fuel Producers, except when you identify the production source on the Report Fuel page, you
must provide the Foreign Renewable Fuel Producer's organization and facility identifiers rather than your
own organization and facility identifiers. The Foreign Fuel Producer Facility ID that you enter must be
registered for the Process, Fuel (D Code), Fuel Category, and Feedstock that you enter, otherwise QA checks
will prohibit RIN generation. Note that the Report Fuel page will be modified in EMTS version 1.0 for
Importers generating RINs on behalf of Foreign Fuel Producers. For the Version 1.0 release, you will need
to provide both the originating organization and facility (the Importer's organization and facility) and the
generating organization and facility (the Foreign Producer's organization and facility).
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Managing the Transaction Bin
After you click Add to Transaction Bin, you are taken to the Transaction Bin (see Figure 15).
Figure 15: Transaction Bin
V>ErV\ Moderated Transaction System
Organization
Transaction Bin
Submissions
The last transaction submitted for RAP Inc. GEN Cellulosic (4672) through the EMTS website was submitted by
NatRogers on Dec 22, 2009 at 7:58:03 AM.
•*• Organizations
Selected Organization: RAP Inc.
GENCellulosic (46721 _
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Generate Transactions
Production Date RIN Year
Fuel Category
Fuel (D Code) Volume Quantity
01/20/2010
2010 Non-ester renevv'able diesel Advanced Biofuel 200 200
-Select- v|| Go
Buy Transactions
Transaction Date RIN Year
| Fuel (D Code)
Quantity
Assignment
Trading Partner
I want to...
There are no buy transactions,
Separate Transactions
Fuel (D Code)
Reason Code
There are no separate transactions.
Sell Transactions
Transaction Date RIN Year
Fuel (D Code)
Quantity
Assignment
| Trading Partner
I want to...
There are no sell transactions.
Retire Transactions
Fuel (D Code)
Reason Code
There are no retire transactions.
Submit»
The Transaction Bin is organization-specific, so transactions added to the Transaction Bin by any of your
organization's submitters will be displayed on the page. To switch the organization for which the
Transaction Bin is displayed, click Select a Different Organization (circled in Figure 15).
For each transaction in the Transaction Bin, you have the option to either View Details or Remove the
transaction (see Figure 16).
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Figure 16: Transaction Bin Options
Generate Transactions
Production Date
01/20/2010
RIN Year Fuel Category
2010 Non-ester renewable diesel
Fuel (D Code) Volume
Advanced Biofuel 200
Quantity Equivalence Value I want to...
200
-Select- v Go
View Details
Remove
If you select View Details, you will be taken to a page that displays all of the details of the transaction. This
page can be used to verify the contents of the transaction before submitting it If you select Remove, you
will also be taken to a page that contains the transaction details. At the bottom of the page, you will be able
to click a Confirm Remove button. Doing so takes you back to the Transaction Bin, and the removed
transaction is no longer available.
Along with accessing the Transaction Bin at the end of each wizard, you can navigate to the Transaction Bin
from multiple pages of the EMTS website using the Transaction Bin accordion tab on the right side of the
page (see Figure 17). The tab contains the number of un-submitted transactions and a link to the
Transaction Bin.
Figure 17: Accessing the Transaction Bin
Transaction Bin
Your organization has 1
un-submitted
transactions in the
transaction bin.
View Transaction Bin
Clicking the View Transaction Bin link takes you to the Transaction Bin. Note that the RINs associated with
each separate, sell, and retire transaction in the Transaction Bin are Reserved rather than Available (they
show up in the Reserved column of the View RIN Holdings grid). As a result, these RINs may not be used
for any other transactions. If a separate, sell, or retire transaction is removed from the Transaction Bin, the
associated RINs return to an Available status. RINs associated with a generate transaction do not show up
in the View RIN Holdings grid until the transaction is submitted from the Transaction Bin, and RINs
associated with a buy transaction do not show up in the View RIN Holdings grid until the transaction is
submitted from the Transaction Bin and accepted by the trading partner.
To complete a transaction, you must submit it from the Transaction Bin by clicking the Submit button at the
bottom of the page. If you have multiple transactions in the Transaction Bin, you must submit all of the
transactions at once. If you do not wish to submit one of the transactions in the bin, you can remove that
transaction and submit the remaining transactions. After you press Submit, you will be taken to a Confirm
and Submit page, which displays an overview of the transactions you are about to submit You must click
the Confirm Submit button circled in Figure 18 to complete the submission.
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Figure 18: Confirm and Submit Page
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Organization
Confirm and Submit
I confirm that the information shown is a correct and accurate account of the transaction(s) that have taken place
Transactions
* Transaction Bin
Your organization has 1
un-subrnitted
transactions in the
transaction bin.
View Transaction Bin
Fuel (D Code)
Advanced Biofuel
Assigned
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Once you confirm the submission, the View RIN Holdings (Current) page will reflect the results of the
submitted transactions, and the Transaction Bin will be empty. Note that unconfirmed transactions in the
Transaction Bin expire after five days. At that point, the transactions will be removed from the Transaction
Bin, and all reserved RINs associated with expired separate, sell, and retire transactions will return to a
pending state.
Separating RINs
Assigned RINs may be separated from your RIN Holdings Account (see Figure 19). To separate RINs in
your RIN Holdings, select Separate in the "I want to..." drop-down, and click Go. Doing so will take you to
the first page of the separate wizard.
Figure 19: Separate Option for Available Assigned RINs
RIN Holdings for:
TEST PETROLEUM CORPORATION 2
Fuel (D Code)
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Available Pending Reserved Locked Total
Advanced Biofuel (D=5) 2010 ^Assigned
Advanced Biofuel (D=5) 2010 Separated
Renewable Fuel (D-6) 2010 Assigned
Renewable Fuel (D=6) 2010 Separated
^3450
150
1250
450
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Figure 20: Separate Wizard - Identify RINs (Step 1)
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Organization
Submissions
Separate RINs - Identify RINs
Identify the RINs for separation by entering the required information below.
| Identify RINs
* Fuel (D Code):
* RIN Year:
* RIN Quantity:
* Batch Volume:
* Reason for Separation:
Additional Information:
| Advanced Eiofuel (D=5)
|2009
(Gallons)
-Select-
"
Document Type
There are no documents.
| Add Document Information
Document Type:
Document Identification:
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^ Transaction Bin
Your organization has 1
un-submitted
transactions in the
transaction bin.
View Transaction Bin
Identify RINs
The green boxes on the right side of the page indicate which of the two steps of the separate wizard you are
completing. All fields marked with a red asterisk are required. In the separate wizard, the Fuel (D Code)
and RIN Year fields are automatically populated with the information from the row of RINs in the RIN
Holdings grid that you decided to separate. In the Reason for Separation drop-down, only the reasons that
are applicable to your organization's registered business activities are enabled (the remaining options are
grayed out). The separate wizard also contains a document grid; you can use this grid to specify the name
and identifier of one or more documents that support the separate transaction. Note that the document
itself cannot be uploaded. To add document information to the grid (see Figure 21), fill in the Document
Type and Document Identification fields, and click Add.
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Figure 21: Supporting Document Information
Document Type
test document
123
Remove
| Add Document Information
Document Type:
Document Identification:
When you complete the Identify RINs page, click Advanced Options at the bottom of the page to navigate to
the second step of the separate wizard. On the Advanced RIN Selection page, you have the option to specify
a batch of RINs to separate. If you do not wish to make any selections on this page, click Add to Transaction
Bin at the bottom of the page to continue. In this situation, EMTS will automatically separate the RINs in
your RIN Holding Account using the First-in, First-out (FIFO) accounting method (i.e., the oldest RINs,
based on production date, are used first, for the RIN Year, Fuel Code, and Fuel Category chosen).
Alternatively, you may use this page to identify a specific originating organization, or organization and
facility, or organization, facility, and batch number. To specify an organization, click the originating
organization's name, and press Select (see Figure 22).
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Moderated Transaction Syste
Organization
Separate RINs - Advanced RIN Selection (Optional)
The EMTS will automatically select RINs with the oldest production date from your RIN Holding Account for this Separate
transaction. You may choose to identify a specific originating organization, or organization and facility, or organization,
facility and batch number using the advanced selection options below. This step is optional and you can bypass this
step and add this transaction to your bin.
» Transaction Bin
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transaction bin.
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After you press Select, the Selected Organization field and the Organization accordion tab will contain the
name of the organization you selected (see Figure 23).
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Figure 23: Selected Organization Example
Organization: [RAP Inc. GEN Cellulosic (4672)]
All Organizations:
RAP Inc. GEN Ce u osic (4672)
Selected Organization:
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Remove
« Identify
Add to Transaction Bin »
To select a Facility, click the Facility tab of the Advanced RIN Selection accordion, and follow the same
steps. Repeat the steps to identify a particular batch from a specified organization and facility. Once you
have specified the originating source information, click Add to Transaction Bin to continue. After you
submit the separate transaction from the Transaction Bin, your RIN Holdings grid will reflect the results of
the separation.
From your RIN Holding Account, you may also separate assigned RINs on behalf of a small blender by
selecting the Separate (Upward Delegation) option in the "I want to..." dropdown (see Figure 24). Doing so
will take you to the first step of the Separate Wizard for upward delegation (see Figure 25).
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Figure 24: Separate (Upward delegation) Option for Available Assigned RINs
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KIN Holdings for:
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Registered small blenders may delegate their RIN-related responsibilities pursuant to 40 CFR § 80.1440, A party may separate
RINs on behalf of a small blender, if the small blender has delegated the RIN-related responsibilities to the separating party
pursuant to 40 CFR § 80,1440,
Your organization has 0
un-submitted
transactions in the
transaction bin.
View Transaction Bin
Identify RINs
* Fuel (D Code):
* RIN Year:
* RIN Quantity:
* Batch Volume:
Reason for Separation:
* Blender Name:
* Blender ID:
Additional Information:
Advanced Biofuel (D=5)
2010
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I Add |
In the first step of the Separate Wizard for upward delegation, the Reason for Separation is pre-populated
with "Upstream Delegation for Blending," and the page includes fields for the blender name and identifier.
You must provide this information in order to separate for upward delegation. Apart from the Identify
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RINs section of Step 1, the Separate Wizard for upward delegation is identical to the Separate Wizard used
for all other reasons for separation.
Retiring RINs
From your RIN Holding Account, you can retire assigned or separated RINs. If your organization is an
obligated party (a Non-renewable Fuel Importer or a Refiner) or a renewable fuel exporter, your
organization may retire separated RINs for obligation (Retire (Obligation)) and assigned or separated RINs
for other reasons (Retire (Other)) (see Figure 26). For organizations with any other business activities (i.e.,
non-obligated parties), the only enabled retire option in your RIN Holdings grid will be Retire (Other) (see
Figure 27).
Figure 26: Retire Options for a Refiner (Obligated Party) with Separated RINs
RIN Holdings for:
RAP Inc. Obligated Party
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Refiners. Selecting the Retire (Obligation) option as a Refiner will take you to a page that is under
construction (See Figure 28). The ability to retire RINs for obligation is available to Non-renewable Fuel
Importers and Renewable Fuel Exporters.
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Figure 28: Retire (Obligation) Wizard for Refiners- Identify RINs (Step 1)
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Moderated Transaction System
Organization
Retire RINs - Identify RINs (Obligation)
The ability to Retire for compliance purposes as a Refiner is currently under construction. This functionality will be available in a
future EMTS release.
•* Transaction Bin
Your organization has 0
un-submitted
transactions in the
transaction bin.
View Transaction Bin
For a row of RINs in your RIN Holdings, select the Retire (Other) option in the "I want to..." drop-down, and
click Go. Doing so will take you to the first step of the retire wizard (see Figure 29).
Figure 29: Retire (Other) Wizard - Identify RINs (Step 1)
oErV\ Moderated Transaction System
Organization
Retire RINs - Identify RINs (Other)
Identify the RINs for retirement by entering the required
nformation below.
* Fuel (D Code):
* RIN Year:
* Assignment:
* RIN Quantity:
Batch Volume:
* Reason for Retire:
Additional Information:
Biomass-Based Diesel (DM) v
2010
Assigned v
(Gallons)
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Your organization has 0
un-submitted
transactions in the
transaction bin.
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Identify RINs (Other)
« RIN Holdings | [Advanced RIN Selection »
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The green boxes on the right side of the page indicate which of the two steps of the retire wizard you are
completing. All fields marked with a red asterisk are required. In the retire wizard, the Fuel (D Code), RIN
Year, and Assignment fields are automatically populated with the information from the row of RINs in the
RIN Holdings grid that you decided to retire. In the Reason for Retire field, only the reasons that are
applicable to your organization's registered business activities are enabled (the remaining options are
grayed out). The retire wizard also contains a document grid you can use to specify the name and identifier
of one or more documents that support the retire transaction. Note that the document itself cannot be
uploaded. To add document information to the grid, fill in the Document Type and Document Identification
fields, and click Add. Doing so will add a row to the documents grid (see the Separating RINs section for
more details).
When you complete the Identify RINs page, click Advanced RIN Selection at the bottom of the page to
navigate to the second page of the retire wizard. On the Advanced RIN Selection page, you have the option
of specifying the batch of RINs that you wish to retire. If you do not wish to make any selections on this
page, click Add to Transaction Bin at the bottom of the page to continue. In this situation, EMTS will
automatically retire the RINs in your RIN Holding Account using the FIFO accounting method.
Alternatively, you may use this page to identify a specific originating organization, or organization and
facility, or organization, facility, and batch number. See the Separating RINs section for details on how to
use the Advanced RIN Selection page to specify originating source information. Once you have specified
the originating source information, click Add to Transaction Bin to continue. After you submit the retire
transaction from the Transaction Bin, the RINs will be removed from your RIN Holdings.
Trading RINs
You can initiate a trade from your RIN Holdings page. To initiate a sell transaction, you must have RINs in
your RIN Holdings. For a row of RIN data in your RIN Holdings grid, select Sell in the "I want to..." drop-
down, and click Go. Doing so will take you to the first page of the sell wizard (see Figure 30).
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Figure 30: Sell RINs - Identify RINs Page (Step 1)
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Sell RINs - Identify RINs
Enter Fuel (D Code), RIN Year, Assignment, and Quantity of RINs. Also, enter Batch Volume if
Assignment = Assigned. To cancel a trade that your organization has already initiated, go to the
Pending Initiated Transactions on your Review Trades page and select 'Cancel Offer' for the
appropriate transaction.
| Identify RINS
* Fuel (D Code):
» RIN Year:
* Assignment:
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Transaction Details and Documents
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« RIN Holdings
Select Trading Partner»
The green boxes on the right side of the page indicate which of the four steps of the sell wizard you are
completing. All fields marked with a red asterisk are required. In the sell wizard, the Fuel (D Code), RIN
Year, and Assignment fields are automatically populated with the information from the row of RINs in the
RIN Holdings grid that you decided to sell. Once you complete the information on this page, click Select
Trading Partner to move to the next page. On the Select Trading Partner page, you must identify a trading
partner from a list of organizations. You can filter the list by Organization Name or Organization ID. In
Figure 31, the organization list was filtered with the word "Better," and Better Fuel Corporation was
selected from the options.
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Figure 31: Sell RINs - Select Trading Partner
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Sell RINs - Select Trading Partner
Transaction Bin
Select a trading partner by searching on the Organization, You may search data by 'Begins with',
'Contains' or 'Equals' (Equals is an exact match). To search by Organization Identifier, choose the
Contains option and enter the Organization Identifier number, To view all organizations, clear the
search criteria and click the 'Search' button. Viewing all organizations may take some time for the
list to load,
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Your organization has 0
un-submitted
transactions in the
transaction bin.
View Transaction Bin
| Search for Organization
Organization: Begins with v f Better
Select Organization
Select Trading Partner
Advanced RIM Selection (Optional)
O Better Bio from Uzbekistan (4328)
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O Better Petroleum (4322)
Selected Organization:
«Identify RINs
Transaction Details »
When you have selected your trading partner, click the Transaction Details button to move to the next page.
On the Sell RINs - Transaction Details and Documents page, you must enter the Transaction Date, Price
Paid (either price per RIN/price per gallon), and Sell Reason. The value entered for Price Paid must have
exactly two digits after the decimal place. You can also provide a Product Transfer Document (PTD)
number and other additional information. The Transaction Details and Documents page contains a
document grid you can use to specify the name and identifier of one or more documents that support the
sell transaction. Note that the document itself cannot be uploaded. To add document information to the
grid, fill in the Document Type and Document Identification fields, and click Add (see the Separating RINs
section for more details). When you have completed this page, click Advanced RIN Selection to move to the
final page of the sell wizard.
On the Advanced RIN Selection page, you have the option of specifying the batch of RINs that you wish to
sell. If you do not wish to specify originating source information, click Add to Transaction Bin at the bottom
of the page to continue. In this situation, EMTS will automatically sell the RINs in your RIN Holding
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Account using the FIFO accounting method. Alternatively, you may use this page to identify a specific
originating organization, or organization and facility, or organization, facility, and batch number. See the
Separating RINs section for details on how to use the Advanced RIN Selection page to specify originating
source information. Once you have specified the originating source information, click Add to Transaction
Bin to continue. After you submit the sell transaction from the Transaction Bin, the transaction will be in a
pending state, and the RINs associated with the sale will be in the Pending column of the RIN Holdings grid
(see Figure 32). The RINs will remain in the Pending column until the trading partner accepts the sell
transaction.
Figure 32: Pending RINs in RIN Holdings
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Organization Submissions
Manage RIN Holdings
Trades Reports RINs Help
*- Transaction Bin
Select one of the transaction actions for each fuel year and assignment for your RIN Holdings.
Your organization has 0
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transactions in the
transaction bin.
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> Organizations
t Quick Search
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RAP Inc. GEN Cellulosic
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To initiate a buy transaction, go to the View RIN Holdings (Current) page, and either click the Buy button
below the RIN Holdings grid or select Buy in the "I want to..." drop-down for a row in the RIN Holdings and
click Go. If you select Buy for an existing row in the RIN Holdings, the Fuel (D Code), RIN Year, and
Assignment in the buy wizard will be pre-populated with information from that row.
In the buy wizard, the green boxes on the right side of the page indicate which of the three steps you are
completing. All fields marked with a red asterisk are required. On the Identify RINs page, you must
provide the Fuel (D Code), RIN Year, Assignment, and Quantity of RINs. You also have the option of using
the Advanced Options fields to specify originating source information for the RINs that you wish to buy. To
access the Advanced Options fields, click the Advanced Options tab circled in Figure 33.
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Figure 33: Buy RINs - Identify RINs Page (Step 1)
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Organization
Submissions
Trades Reports RINs Help
Buy RINs - Identify RINs
Enter Fuel (D Code), RIN Year, Assignment, and Quantity of RINs. Also, enter Batch Volume if Assignment = Assigned.
| Identify RINS
' Fuel (D Code):
» RIN Year:
* Assignment:
* Quantity of RINs:
Batch Volume:
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(Gallons)
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^ Transaction Bin
Your organization has 0
un-submitted
transactions in the
transaction bin.
View Transaction Bin
Transaction Details and Documents
Once you click this tab, you will be able to access the Advanced Options fields (see Figure 34).
Figure 34: Buy RINs - Advanced Options
Advanced Options (optional)
Generating Organization
Identifier:
Generating Facility Identifier:
Batch Number:
To specify the originating source for a buy transaction, you will need to know the Generating Organization
Identifier, the Generating Facility Identifier, and the Batch Number (unlike the sell wizard where you have
options available to you). Once you complete the Identify RINs page of the buy wizard, click Select Trading
Partner. The Select Trading Partner and the Transaction Details and Documents pages of the buy wizard
have the same behavior as the corresponding pages in the sell wizard. From the Transaction Details and
Documents page, click Add to Transaction Bin. Submit the transaction from the Transaction Bin to
complete the buy transaction. At this point, the transaction will be in a pending state, but the transfer of
RINs will not be reflected in your RIN Holdings grid until the trading partner accepts the buy transaction.
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To view the pending transaction(s) that your organization has initiated or received (as the result of another
organization initiating a transaction with your organization as the trading partner), hover over Trades on
the main menu and select Review Trades. The Review Trades page is organization-specific (see circled
Pending Transactions tabs in Figure 35), so to switch the organization for which the page is displayed, open
the Organizations tab of the accordion on the right side of the page, and click Select a Different
Organization.
Figure 35: Review Trades Page
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Organization
Review Trades
T Transaction Bin
Your organization has 0
un-subrnitted
transactions in the
transaction bin.
The following trade transactions were either received or initiated by RAP Inc. GEN Cellulosic. You can act upon any of
these transactions by selecting the appropriate action in the "I want to ..." column, located next to each transaction
VIHW Transaction Bin
01/27/2010 2010
10,12 Standard Trade 4322 Better Petroleu
to. 12 Standard Trade 4410
01/27/2010 2009
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The labels on the Pending Transactions tabs include the number of transactions within each tab. In Figure
35, the organization has two Pending Initiated Transactions and zero Pending Received Transactions. In
the Review Trades accordion, only one tab can be open at a time, so to open the Pending Received
Transactions tab of the accordion, you would click Pending Received Transactions. As a result, the Pending
Initiated Transactions tab would close.
For Pending Initiated Transactions, you can select View Details in the "I want to..." drop-down to view the
details of the transaction, or you can select Cancel Offer to cancel the trade (see Figure 36). If you choose
Cancel, you will be asked to confirm the cancellation, and the transaction will no longer appear in your
Pending Initiated Transactions (or your trading partner's Pending Received Transactions).
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Figure 36: Pending Initiated Transactions Options
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:actions for [RAP Inc. GEN Cellulosic (4672)]
actions from [RAP Inc. GEN Cellulosic (4672)]
01/27/2010 2010 Renewable Fuel Assigned
$0.12 Standard Trade 4322
$0,12 Standard Trade 4410
For Pending Received Transactions, you can select View Details, Accept Offer, or Deny Offer in the "I want
to..." drop-down (see Figure 37).
Figure 37: Pending Received Transactions Options
T (1) Pending Received Transactions for [Better Petroleum (4322)]
01/27/2010 2010 Renewable Fuel Assigned
Standard Trade
RAP Inc. GEN
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If you deny the offer, you will see the details of the transaction that you are denying, and you will need to
provide an explanation for denying the trade (see Figure 38). Once you press Confirm Deny, the
transaction will no longer appear in your Pending Received Transactions (or your trading partner's
Pending Initiated Transactions).
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Figure 38: Deny Trade Page
oERft Moderated Transaction System
Organization
Deny Trade
Submissions
^ Transaction Bin
To deny the received trade, please provide an explanation and select the 'Confirm Deny' button located at the bottom
of the page. If you wish to return to the list of your pending transactions, select the 'Back' button.
Your organization has 0
un-submitted
transactions in the
transaction bin
View Transaction Bin
You are denying the fallowing Buy pending trade:
300 2010 Assigned Renewable Fuel RINs from
RAP Inc. GEN Cellulosic (4672) submitted on Fri Jan 08 08:14:01 EST 2010
for $0.12 per Gallon.
L Please provide an explanation for denying the trade:
« Back
Confirm Deny »
If you select Accept Offer, you will also see the details of the transaction, and you will be asked to confirm
the price of the transaction (see Figure 39). Additionally, you will have the option of adding transaction
details and document information. Note that the document itself cannot be uploaded. To add document
information to the grid, fill in the Document Type and Document Identification fields, and click Add (see the
Separating RINs section for more details).
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Figure 39: Accept Trade Page
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Organization
Accept Trade
Submissions
Please review the selected transaction and provide any additional information about the trade.
* Confirm the price per Gallon for this transaction:
Identify any documents
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T Transaction Bin
Your organization has 0
un-submitted
transactions in the
transaction bin.
View Transaction Bin
You are accepting the following Buy pending trade:
300 2010 Assigned Renewable Fuel RINs from
RAP Inc, GEN Cellulosic (4672) submitted on Fri Jan OS OS
for $0.12 per Gallon.
14:01 EST2010
Document Type:
Document Identification:
| Transaction Details
Additional Information:
« Back
Confirm Accept»
Once you click Confirm Accept, the transaction will no longer appear in your Pending Received
Transactions (or your trading partner's Pending Initiated Transactions), and the results of the trade will be
reflected in your RIN Holdings.
If a trade is not accepted, cancelled, or denied within seven days of the submission date (the date that you
or your trading partner initiated the trade), the trade will expire, and it will no longer appear on your
Review Trades page.
As described earlier in this section, a trade can be completed if one trading partner initiates a trade through
a buy/sell wizard, and the other partner then accepts the initiated trade from the Review Trades page.
Trades can also be completed in the following ways:
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• Both trading partners submit XML files for a trade (one buy and one sell);
• One trading partner completes a buy/sell transaction on the web application, and the other trading
partner submits a matching XML file for the corresponding transaction; or
• One trading partner completes a buy transaction on the web application, and the other trading
partner completes a matching sell transaction on the web application.
In all of these instances, the following fields must match for the trades to match:
1. RINYear;
2. Fuel Code;
3. RIN Quantity;
4. Reason Code;*
5. Assignment Code;
6. Transaction Date; and
7. RIN Price Amount or Gallon Price Amount Element.**
* If the buy or sell reason is Deny Trade or Cancel Trade, then the Reason Codes do not need to
match.
** The values reported for these elements are not required to match.
In addition:
1) The Trading Partner Organization Identifiers must agree (e.g., the sell transaction should list
the buying organization as the Trading Partner, and the buy transaction should list the selling
organization as the Trading Partner); and
2) If one Trading Partner specifies Originating Source information, then the other Trading Partner
must specify the same Originating Source information.
If these fields do not match, then the trades submitted by both trading partners via XML or web application
will be considered pending initiated trades. For the Price Element matching criteria, both trading partners
must provide either RIN price amount or gallon price amount (the same element), but the values reported
do not need to match. For more information on using XML files to interact with EMTS, see the Submitting
XML Files Section.
Managing the Blocked List
In some cases, you may wish to ensure that your organization does not buy RINs that were generated by a
specific renewable fuel producer or at a specific facility. To do so, you can add a producer or facility to your
organization's Blocked List. When a trade includes RINs that originated from a producer or facility on the
buying organization's Blocked List, the transaction will automatically be denied by EMTS. You can access
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your organization's Blocked List by selecting View Blocked List under Organization in the EMTS main
menu.
Figure 40: View Blocked List Page
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Organization
View Blocked List
The fallowing list identifies renewable fuel producers and/or generating facilities whose RINs you have chosen not to buy, You
will not be able to buy RINs that originated from these sources, no matter which organization is selling the RINs.
» Transaction Bin
Your organization has 0
un -submitted
transactions in the
transaction bin,
View Transaction Bin
Organization
You have not chosen any fuel producers to block,
Date Blocked
Add Blocked Producer
Add Blocked Facility
From the View Blocked List page (see Figure 40), click the Add Blocked Producer or Add Blocked Facility
button to add a producer or facility to your organization's Blocked List Clicking Add Blocked Producer
takes you to the Add Producer to Blocked List page (see Figure 41). On the Add Producer to Blocked List
page, you must identify a renewable fuel producer from a list of organizations (the list includes only
renewable fuel producers). You can filter the list by Organization Name or Organization ID. To select a
producer to add to your Blocked List, click the organization name in the list, and press Select. In Figure 41,
the organization list was filtered with the word "Better," and Better Fuel Corporation was selected.
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» Transaction Bin
Select an organization by searching on the Organization. You may search data by 'Begins with',
'Contains' or 'Equals' (Equals is an exact match). To view all organizations, clear the search criteria
and click the 'Search' button. Viewing all organizations may take some time for the list to load. Note
that you will not be able to acquire RINs from any of this organization's facilities.
Your organization has 0
un-submitted
transactions in the
transaction bin.
View Transaction Bin
Search for Organization
Organization: - Select- v taetterfuel
Clear
| Select Organization
; Better Fuel Corporation (4410)
Selected Organization:
• Comment:
Better Fuel Corporation
(4410)
* - Required Field
« Back
Submit
After you enter a comment in the Comment field and press Submit, you will return to the View Blocked List
page, and the producer that you blocked will be added to the View Blocked List grid (see Figure 42).
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View Blocked List
The following list identifies renewable fuel producers and/or generating facilities whose RINs you have chosen not to buy. You
will not be able to buy RINs that originated from these sources, no matter which organization is selling the RINs.
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When you add a producer to your organization's Blocked List, the Facility column in the View Blocked List
grid will contain the text "All facilities," indicating that your organization has chosen to block RINs that
originate at all of the producer's facilities. If you add a facility to the Blocked List, the Facility column will
display the name of the facility that you have blocked, and the Organization column will display the name of
the organization associated with that facility.
For each row in the View Blocked List grid, you have the option to either View Details or Remove. Selecting
View Details takes you to a View Blocked List Details page that includes the Organization, Facility, and Date
Blocked information displayed in the grid along with the name of the person that added the
organization/facility to the Blocked List and the comment provided with the action. Selecting Remove
takes you to a Confirm Removal page (see Figure 43). The page displays all of the information included on
the View Details page. You must press Confirm Remove at the bottom of the page to remove the
organization/facility from the Blocked List Upon doing so, you will return to the View Blocked List grid,
and the removed organization/facility will no longer be included in the grid.
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Figure 43: Confirm Removal Page
Moderated Transaction System
Organization
Confirm Removal
Please confirm that you would like to remove the following from your blocked list.
Your organization has 0
un-submitted
transactions in the
transaction bin,
View Transaction Bin
Organization:
Facility:
Blocked by:
Date Blocked:
Comment:
Better Fuel Corporation (4410)
All Facilities
Wise, Edgar
02/26/2010
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Confirm Remove
Viewing Historic RIN Holdings
To view information for RINs that your organization previously owned but has since removed from its RIN
Holding Account, select View RIN Holdings (History) under RINs on the EMTS main menu. The View RIN
Holding History page contains details of your organization's retire and sell transactions (i.e., transactions
that remove RINs from your RIN holdings) (see Figure 44).
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Figure 44: View RIN Holding History Page
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This page is organization-specific; to switch the organization, for which the page is displayed, open the
Organizations tab of the accordion on the right side of the page, and click Select a Different Organization.
The RIN Holding History grid provides an overview of each retire and sell transaction performed on behalf
of the organization indicated above the grid. To filter the RIN Holding History grid to look for a particular
transaction, use the filter options in the Search for Transactions box, and press Search. To view the details
of a transaction in the grid, select View Details in the "I want to..." drop-down and click Go.
Viewing Web Submissions
For every set of transactions that you submit from the Transaction Bin, EMTS will create and store a
submission details page (a submission contains one or more transactions). To access the details of
Transaction Bin submissions, select View Web Submissions under Submissions on the EMTS main menu.
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Figure 45: View Web Submissions Page
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The following are all of the submissions from the Transaction Bin for your organization Demo
Organization 1. Choose the View Details option in the I want to... column of the grid below to see
more information about a submission and the list of transactions within the submission, You will be
able to view transaction details from the submission details page.
Web Submissions for:
Demo Organization 1
Number of Submissions:
> Transaction Bin
•* Organizations
Selected Organization: Demo
Organization 1 (20)
Select a Different Organization
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The View Web Submissions page is organization-specific, so it includes Transaction Bin submissions
completed by any of an organization's submitters. To switch the organization for which the View Web
Submissions page is displayed, open the Organizations tab of the accordion on the right side of the page,
and click Select a Different Organization. The Web Submissions grid includes an overview of each
submission from the Transaction Bin. To view the details of a submission, select View Details in the "I want
to..." drop-down and click Go. Doing so takes you to a View Submission Log Details page, which contains
the details of the submission and an overview of each transaction in the Submission (see Figure 46).
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The following content was Included in submission 23220
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Submission ID:
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Submission Date:
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Submitter Name:
23220
RAP Inc. GEN Cellulosic (4672)
01/28/2010
Processed as of 01/28/2010 10:33:15 AM EST
Ana Jemec
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To view the details of a transaction in the submission, select View Details in the "I want to..." drop-down
and click Go.
Submitting XML Files
If you wish to submit data to EMTS without using the website transaction wizards, you may do so by
submitting valid XML files from the EMTS web application, a personal node, or a node client For more
details on XML file submission, please go to http://www.exchangenetwork.net/exchanges/air/emts.htm and
download the implementation resources available on the site. The Flow Configuration Document (FCD)
describes the different methods of file submission and contains details on the Exchange Network Header
v2.0, which must be included in an XML file for it to be valid. The XML Schema and Data Exchange
Template provide additional information on the structure and content requirements for a valid XML file.
Please see the Sample XML Instance File for an example of a valid XML file.
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To assist EMTS users with constructing XML files, EPA has developed the EMTS Conversion Tool (ECT).
The ECT has the capability to convert user-populated Excel or delimited files to XML files. The ECT also
provides blank templates for each transaction type for users to populate, and then it converts the
populated templates to XML files. The ECT and related materials can be downloaded from the EMTS web
page located at http://www.epa.gov/oms/renewablefuels/epamts.htm.
Once you have created an XML file that you would like to submit to the EMTS node through the web
application (for node and node client submissions, see the FCD), return to the EMTS website, hover over
Submissions on the main menu, and click Submit File. The Submit File page is user-specific, so if you
represent multiple organizations, you can submit files for all of your organizations from the Submit File
page without changing the organization that you represent From this page, you may submit only one XML
file at a time. The file can contain multiple transactions, but the transactions may not be dependent upon
one another (i.e., you cannot submit a file that contains a generate transaction followed by a separate
transaction that separates the RINs generated in the file). On the Submit File page (see Figure 47), click the
Browse button to identify the XML file you would like to submit The file must include the Exchange
Network Header v2.0 and must pass EMTS vl.O XSD schema validation for it to be submitted to the EMTS
node.
Figure 47: Submit File Page
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Submit File
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Select an XML file to submit. The file must include the Exchange Network Header v2,0 and must
pass EMTS vl.l XSD schema validation for it to be submitted to the EMTS Node. If you represent
multiple organizations, you may submit a file for any of your organizations from this page.
NOTE: After clicking the Submit button, the time it takes to process and load the file into EMTS will
Your organization has 0
un-submitted
transactions in the
transaction bin.
View Transaction Bin
| Identify File
• File:
Browse...
View Submit File History
Submit
Once you have identified a file, press the Submit button. After clicking the Submit button, it may take some
time to process and load the file into EMTS, so please be patient, and avoid clicking the Submit button
again. The file must first pass through the CDX node before it can be processed by the EMTS node. If your
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file does not pass schema validation, you will receive an error message on the Submit File page. If your file
is valid, the message on the Submit File page will be updated to indicate that your file has been submitted.
Figure 48: Submit File Page
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Your file SellExample.xml has been submitted. Please see the Submit File History page for the latest status of your
submission.
| Identify File
• File:
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View Submit File History
Submit
•*- Transaction Bin
Your organization has 0
un-subrnitted
transactions in the
transaction bin.
View Transaction Bin
To view the CDX node status details for your submission, press the View Submit File History button. You
can also access the Submit File History page by hovering over the Submissions menu option and clicking
Submit File History.
Figure 49: Submit File History Page
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The following grid displays status information for all of the files submitted by you through the Submit File page on the EMTS Website,
Submit File History For: Tutorial Demo
CDX Transaction ID
_131a3479-cOa8-2a6a-2dff-6697f596f24a 20-TutorialDemo-MultipleTransactions-88B888.zip
_130720b7-cOa8-2a6a-555b-40ald34Bedcb 20-TutorialDemo-MultipleTransactions-888888.zip
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Yes
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6/7/10 11:49 AM
6/7/10 11:28 AM
Submit A File
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The Submit File History page (see Figure 49), like the Submit File page, is user-specific (not organization-
specific), so it will include records for your submissions for all of your organizations. It will display
information only for files submitted from the Submit File page and not for files submitted using a personal
node or node client. If the Received By CDX column displays Yes for a submission, the submission was
successfully received by the CDX node and has been sent to the EMTS node for processing. To view the
EMTS node results for the file submission, hover over the Submissions menu option, and click View Node
Submissions. The View Node Submissions page displays the results of XML files submitted from a personal
node or node client along with files submitted from the Submit File page, which acts as a node client.
Figure 50: View Node Submissions Page
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Organization
View Node Submissions
The following are all of the files submitted on behalf of your organization RAP Inc. GEN Biodiesel. Choose the View
Details option in the I want to... column of the grid below to see more information about a submission and the list of
transactions within the submission. You will be able to view transaction details from the submission details page.
NOTE: The time it takes to process and load an XML file submission into EMTS will vary depending on current system
activity,
» Transaction Bin
Your organization has 0
un-submitted
transactions in the
transaction bin.
View Transaction Bin
> Organizations
XML File Submissions for:
RAP Inc. GEN Biodiesel
Number of Files Received:
_235c6a7f-cOa8-2a5e-4bfc-bee9834713ed 23
_231e6ed9-cOa8-2a5e-5bd9-14361292a8d5 21
_231d4fbl-cOa8-2a5e-608e-14b7b66dllde 20
6/10/10 3:35 PM
6/10/10 2:28 PM
6/10/10 2:26 PM
natrogers_buy.zip RogerSj Nat Processed
Trac_1214.zip Jemec, Ana Processed
Trac_1214.zip Jernec, Ana Failed
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The View Node Submissions page is organization-specific (and not user-specific), which means that the
page displays the status of all files submitted by representatives of the organization specified above the
View Node Submissions grid. In Figure 50, you can see that two submitters, Nat Rogers and Ana Jemec,
have submitted files for RAP Inc. GEN Biodiesel. To switch organizations, click Select a Different
Organization in the Organizations tab of the accordion.
The Submission Status column of the View Node Submissions grid displays the EMTS node status of each
XML file submission. A status of Processed indicates that the file passed all QA checks, and a status of
Failed indicates that the file failed one or more EMTS QA checks. For processed and failed files, you can
select View Details in the "I want to..." column to see more information about the submission and a list of
transactions within the submission (see Figure 51). From the submission details page, you will be able to
view transaction details for each transaction in the submission. From the View Node Submissions page,
you can also select QA Results in the "I want to..." column for a failed submission. This will take you to a QA
Feedback Report, which contains a list of QA checks that the submission failed.
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Current Status
Processed
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Receiving Notifications
EMTS can communicate information to users by sending notifications via email. Some notifications will be
sent immediately while others will be aggregated and sent nightly. The current version of EMTS includes a
number of immediate notifications, such as the EMTS Trade Cancelled notification and the EMTS Trade
Denied notification, along with several aggregated daily notifications, such as the EMTS Notification of
Pending Trades and the Daily Processed Document Summary. For a complete list of notifications, see
Appendix E of the Flow Configuration Document, which can be downloaded from the Exchange Network
website http://www.exchangenetwork.net/exchanges/air/emts.htm.
Receiving Documents
EMTS also creates several zipped CSV documents on a nightly basis. These documents can be accessed
from the EMTS website or retrieved from the EMTS node. The documents included in the current release
are:
• Pending Trades: This nightly document lists the details of all pending initiated and pending
received trades for an organization.
• RIN Holdings: This nightly document lists the current aggregate total RIN Holdings for an
organization grouped by fuel code, assignment and RIN year.
• Transaction History: This nightly document includes all generate, separate, buy, sell and retire
transactions submitted by an organization through XML files or online transactions within the past
14 days.
• Expired Trades: This nightly document lists all pending trades that will expire within 1 business
day as well as all trades that have expired within the past 10 days.
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• Completed Trades: This nightly document lists all trades that have reached their final status
(completed, cancelled, expired, or denied) within the past ten days.
• QA Feedback: This immediate document shows the failed QA check results for a given failed
submission.
Before you can download the nightly documents from the EMTS website or retrieve them using a personal
node or node client, you must first subscribe to them from the EMTS website. To do so, select Manage
Subscriptions under the Reports option on the EMTS main menu.
Figure 52: Manage Subscriptions Page
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Manage buoscriptions
Select subscription and click Go to
subscribe or unsubscribe,
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transaction bin.
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Displaying records 1 through 5 of 5 total.
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Pending Trades Report
RIN Holdings Report
Transaction History Report
Expired Trades Report
Completed Trades Report
Yes Daily CSV
Yes Daily CSV
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On the Manage Subscriptions page (see Figure 52), press Go in the "I want to..." column to subscribe to a
particular document Once you subscribe to a document, the Subscribed column will display Yes, and the
option in the "I want to..." dropdown will change to Unsubscribe. The documents listed on the Manage
Subscriptions page are generated on a nightly basis, so you will not be able to download the documents to
which you have subscribed until the next morning. Note that you do not need to subscribe to the QA
Feedback document because it is created after a failed submission rather than nightly. You can download
nightly documents by selecting View Reports under the Reports option on the EMTS main menu.
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Figure 53: Reports Page
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View Reports
•* Transaction Bin
For the desired document, please select 'Download Document', To view all available versions of a
document, select View All Documents'.
Your organization has 0
un-submitted
transactions in the
transaction bin.
View Transaction Bin
Document Name
Pending Trades
RIN Holdings
Document Description
Pending Trades Document Daily
Current RIN Holdings Document Daily
Last Run Time
06/07/2010 9:43:58 AM EOT
06/07/2010 9:44:02 AM EOT
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Download Document
View All Documents
The grid on the Reports page displays the documents to which you have subscribed. To access the latest
version of a document, select Download Document in the "I want to..." dropdown. To access a prior version
of the document, select View All Documents in the "I want to..." dropdown. When you select Download
Document and press Go, you will see a window asking you to either open or save the ZIP file (see Figure
54). After you open the ZIP file, you will be able to access the CSV document
Figure 54: Download Document Window
Opening RIN Holdings.zip
You have chosen to open
Zj RIN Holdings.zip
which is a: WinZip File
from: http://mts-app-stage.pqa.local
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01 Qpen withj WinZip (default)
O Save File
O Do this automatically for files like this from now on.
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To access the QA Feedback document for a failed submission, go to the View Node Submissions page (select
View Node Submissions under the Submissions menu option). Note that the "immediate" QA Feedback
document is created on a scheduled basis, so in reality, the document will be available shortly after a failed
submission rather than immediately after the submission.
Figure 55: Download QA Option for Failed Submission
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View Node Submissions
The following are all of the files submitted on behalf of your organization Demo Organization 1.
Choose the View Details option in the I want to.,, column of the grid below to see more information
about a submission and the list of transactions within the submission. You will be able to view
transaction details from the submission details page. NOTE: The time it takes to process and load an
XML file submission into EMTS will vary depending on current system activity.
Transaction Bin
Organizations
Selected Organization: Demo
Organization 1 (20)
Select a Different Organization
XML File Submissions for:
Demo Organization 1
Number of Files Received:
CDX ID
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^ ID "^ Date ^
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To download the QA Feedback document for a submission with a Current Status of "Failed," select
Download QA and press the Go button. You will be prompted to either open or save the ZIP file. After you
open the ZIP file, you will be able to access the CSV QA Feedback document
For information on how to retrieve these documents using your personal node or node client, please refer
to Section 6 of the EMTS Flow Configuration Document, which can be downloaded from the Exchange
Network website http://www.exchangenetwork.net/exchanges/air/emts.htm.
EMTS Technical Support
If you have any questions or want to report defects, comments, enhancements, or feedback, you may
contact EMTS Technical Support at support@epamts-support.com or (800) 385-6164, Monday - Friday,
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (EST). When reporting defects or issues, please provide the detailed steps that were
taken to create the problem or issue, and provide screen shots to document the web page and information
entered on that page.
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