EMTS User's Guide
&EPA
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
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EMTS User's Guide
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Office of Transportation and Air Quality
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
IMPORTANT REMINDER:
Regulated parties are urged to conduct due diligence investigations and
exercise caution when conducting Renewable Identification Number (RIN)
transactions. Neither EPA nor its systems, including the EPA Moderated
Transaction System (EMTS), certify or validate RINs or make any provision for
parties who, despite good faith, transfer or receive invalid RINs. As specified
in the regulations at 40 CFR 80.1431 (b)(2), invalid RINs cannot be used to
achieve compliance with the Renewable Volume Obligations of an obligated
party or exporter, regardless of the party's good faith belief that the RINs
were valid at the time they were acquired. Additionally, the regulations at 40
CFR 80.1460(b)(2) prohibit the creation or transfer to any person of a RIN that
is invalid.
&EPA
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
EPA420-B-12-031
April 2012
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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
Viewing Expired RIN Holdings 11
Generating RINs 14
Managing the Transaction Bin 18
Separating RINs 21
Retiring RINs 28
Trading RINs 31
Managing the Blocked List 42
Viewing Historic RIN Holdings 45
Viewing Web Submissions 47
Submitting XML Files 48
Receiving Notifications 54
Receiving Documents 56
Quarterly Reports 60
Annual Reports 70
Agent Reports 71
EMTS Technical Support 75
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Accessing EMTS
To support the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2) 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
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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
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Good Morning Tutorial Demo,
Regulated parties are urged to conduct due diligence investigations and
exercise caution when conducting Renewable Identification Number
(RIN) transactions, Neither EPA nor its systems, including the EPA
Moderated Transaction System (EMTS), certify or validate RINs or make
any provision for parties who, despite good faith, transfer or receive
invalid RINs, As specified in the regulations at 40 CFR 80.1431(b)(2),
invalid RINs cannot be used to achieve compliance with the Renewable
Volume Obligations of an obligated party or exporter, regardless of the
party's good faith belief that the RINs were valid at the time they were
acquired, Additionally, the regulations at 40 CFR80,1460(b)(2) prohibit
the creation or transfer to any person of a RIN that is invalid.
Transaction Bin
Your organization has 0 un
-submitted transactions in
the transaction bin.
View Transaction Bin
Organizations
> Announcements
To view pending transaction details, click the following link: View Trades
You can submit your XML file here,
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 (see Figure 3). 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
Organizations
Selected Organization: Cavington
Dairy Products LLC (47672)
a Different QrganizatiorQ
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;
Compliance Data;
Manage RIN Holdings; 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 associated with in OTAQReg: Fuels Programs Registration
application. 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. 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. 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
Submissions
View Registered 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:
Demo Organization 1 (20)
Yes
Business Activities
Business Activity Code
Foreign Renewable Fuel Producer
Renewable Fuel Importer
Refiner
Users
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Bio Blast Plant
C-ville
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The View Facility Data page displays the registered fuels, fuel categories, processes, feedstocks, and co-
products for the selected facility (see Figure 6).
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Figure 6: View Facility Data
V>ERr\ Moderated Transaction System
Organization Submissions Trades Reports RINs
View Facility Data
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
Renewable Heating Oil
Registered Processes
Process Code
Eligible Renewable Fuels From Non-Cellulosic Portions of Separated Food Wastes Process
Registered Feedstocks
You can only view your facility data in EMTS; you cannot make edits to the data in EMTS. You may only edit
your registered data through OTAQReg: Fuels Programs Registration. The registered data in EMTS is
updated nightly from OTAQReg: Fuels Programs Registration. If you make changes to your registration in
OTAQReg, the changes will be reflected in EMTS the morning after they have been activated by EPA.
Viewing RIN Holdings
To view your RIN holdings, hover over RINs on the main menu of the EMTS website and select View RIN
Holdings (Current). The Manage RIN Holdings page is organization-specific (indicated by the organization
name above the RIN Holdings grid, circled in Figure 7 below). To switch the organization for which you are
viewing RIN holdings, open the Organizations tab of the accordion, and click "Select a Different
Organization."
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Figure 7: Manage RIN Holdings Page
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Manage RIN Holdings
* Transaction Bin
Select one of the transaction actions for each fuel year and assignment for your RIN Holdings.
Your organization has 0 un
-submitted transactions In
the transaction bin.
View Transaction Bin
Organizations
Qukk Search
RIN Holdings for:
Demo Organization 1 (20)
Fuel (D Code) ^
Renewable Fuel
CD=6)
Renewable Fuel
CD=6)
RIN
Year
2011
2011
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If you view the Manage RIN Holdings page before your organization has completed any generate or buy
transactions, 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 been locked either by your organization or by the EPA.
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Figure 8: Populated RIN Holdings Grid Example
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Manage RIN Holdings
T Transaction Bin
Select one of the transaction actions for each fuel year and assignment for your RIN Holdings.
RIN Holdings for:
Your organization has 1
un-submitted
transactions in the
transaction bin.
View Transaction Bin
Organizations
Quick Search
RAP Inc. GEN EtOH
Fuel (D Code)
Biomass-Based Diesel
(D-4)
Biomass-Based Diesel
(D-4)
Renewable Fuel (D=6)
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2010
2010
2010
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Generate
Buy
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 (see Figure 9).
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Figure 9: View RIN Holding Details Page
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Organization Submissions Trades Reports RINs
View RIN Holding Details
Please select a batch of RINs to either view the details of that batch or lock/unlock the RINs.
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Your Or9anization has
un-submitted
transactions in the
transaction bin.
View Transaction Bin
Originating Organization:
Originating Facility:
Submission Start Date:
Submission End Date:
Transaction ID:
RIN Status:
Results Per Page:
(I'lM/DDAYr
(MM/DDATYY)
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Search
RIN Holding Details
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46700-326116 06/01/2010 12/01/2010 114 Available
46700-326116 06/01/2010 12/01/2010 334 Reserved
46700-326116 06/01/2010 12/01/2010 333 Pending
467aaOO-326116 06/01/2010 12/01/2010 S33 Pending
100 12/01/2010 12/01/2010 421 Available
5656 12/01/2010 12/01/2010 52 Available
467aaOO-326116 06/01/2010 12/01/2010 333 Pending
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The View RIN Holding Details page includes a Search box that allows you to search for RIN batches that
satisfy a specific set of criteria. The 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 options in the "I want to..." drop-down are View Details and
Transaction. Selecting View Details takes you to a RIN Batch Details page. Selecting Transaction takes you
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to a page with the details of the last transaction that acted on that RIN batch. For available RINs, the "I
want to..." drop-down options are View Details, Transaction, and Lock RINs. Selecting Lock RINs takes you
to the Lock RINs Confirmation page (see Figure 10).
Figure 10: Lock RINs Confirmation Page
V>trr\ Moderated Transaction System
Organization
Submissions
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(DCode):
RIN Year:
Assignment:
Originating Organization:
Originating Facility:
Quantity:
Batch Number:
Owned By:
Production Date:
Status:
Biomass-Based Diesel (D=4)
2010
Assigned
RAP Inc. GEN Biodiesel (4671)
Valley Medico Plant 12 (46711)
3350
1
RAP Inc. GEN EtOH
06/10/2010
Available
Comment:
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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.
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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
organization had already locked, the EPA will need to unlock the RINs before you will have the ability to
unlock the RIN batch.
To lock or unlock multiple batches of RINS, hover over RINs on the main menu and click Lock RIN Batches
(see Figure 11).
Figure 11: Select Lock RIN Batches
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View RIN Holding Details
Please select a batch of RINs to either view the details of that batch or lock/unlocl
View RIN Holdings (Current)
View RIN Holdings (History)
f Transaction Bin
Your organization has 0
un-submitted transactions
in the transaction bin.
View Transaction Bin
Originating Organization:
Originating Facility:
Submission Start Date:
Submission End Date:
Transaction ID:
(MM/DD/YYYY)
(MM/DD/YYYY)
The Lock RIN Batches page allows you to lock batches of RINs by organization, facility, or RIN batch. In the
example below, the organization was selected (Demo Organization 1) as well as the facility (Waynesboro)
(see Figure 12). By clicking the search button, all batches that originated at the Waynesboro facility will
appear in the grid at the bottom of the screen (see Figure 13).
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Organization
Submissions
Lock RIN Batches
Select an originating source to view all RIN batches from that source. Once you have selected a RIN
batch you may lock or unlock all results. Only RINs with a status of 'available' may be locked. RINs
locked by EPA may not be unlocked.
Transaction Bin
Your organization has 0
un-submitted transactions
in the transaction bin.
View Transaction Bin
> Organizations
t Originating Organization: [Demo Organization 1 (20)]
Originating Facility: [Waynesboro (-5008)]
All Facilities:
Waynesboro (-5008)
Filter:
Selected Facility:
Select 1 Waynesboro (-5008)
| RIN Batch Actions
UnlockAII
LockAII
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Figure 13: Lock RIN Batches
> Originating Organization: [Demo Organization 1 (20)]
- originating Facility: [Waynesboro (-5008)]
Filter:
Selected Facility:
Select I Waynesboro (-5008)
I RIN Batch Actions
RIN Batches:
Displaying records 1 through 3 of 3 total.
IRIN Batch
ID
122
77
76
RIN Batch
Number
4321
1234
1234
Fuel (D Code)
Renewable Fuel
(D=6)
Renewable Fuel
(D=6)
Renewable Fuel
(D=6)
Assignment
Assigned
Assigned
Separated
1 RIN
Year
2012
2012
2012
IRIN
Quantity
26,000
8,000
5,000
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In the status column, you can see that the RINs in the grid are "Available." To lock all of these RIN batches
at one time, click the Lock All button (see Figure 13).
Viewing Expired RIN Holdings
To view your Expired RIN Holdings, hover over RINs on the main menu of the EMTS and click View Expired
RIN Holdings (see Figure 14):
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Figure 14: Select View Expired RIN Holdings
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View RIN Holdings (Current)
View RIN Holdings (History)
To view pending transaction details,
Your organization has 0
un-submitted
transactions in the
transaction bin.
rift"* You can submit your XML file here. Submit File
View Transaction Bin
> Organizations
i Announcements
Contact Us | Help
The Expired RIN Holdings page is organization-specific (indicated by the organization name at the top of
the page). To switch the organization for which you are viewing expired RIN holdings, open the
Organizations tab of the accordion on the right side of the page, and click "Select a Different Organization."
If you view the RIN Holdings page before your organization has retired any RINs, the RIN Holdings grid will
contain the message "Nothing found to display." To filter on Fuel, RIN Year, or Assignment Code, select the
filter options and click Filter (see Figure 15).
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Figure 15: View Expired RIN Holdings
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Organization
View Expired RIN Holdings
" Transaction Bin
This page provides the RIN details for all RINs that have expired out of your company's account. These
RINs were NOT used for compliance or retired for any reason, and have expired pursuant to 40 CFR
SO. 1428 (c).
Your organization has 0
un-submitted
transactions in the
transaction bin.
View Transaction Bin
> Organizations
Basic Filter Options
Fuel (D Code):
RIN Year:
Assignment Code:
Results Per Page:
- Select -
-- Select --
- Select -
20
Clear
Filter
Expired RIN Holdings
Displaying records 1 through 6 of 6 total.
Fuel (D Code)
Renewable Fuel (D=6)
Renewable Fuel (D=6)
Biomass-Based Diesel
(D-4)
IRIN
Year
2010
2010
2010
Assignment
Code
Assigned
Separated
Assigned
1 Originating
Organization
Demo Organization 1
Demo Organization 1
3D BIODIESEL LLC
1 Originating
Facility
Waynesboro
Waynesboro
Bio Blast Plant
Quantity
1000
950
5000
1 Production
Date
08/10/2011
08/10/2011
03/10/2010
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Note: A RIN is valid for compliance during the year that it was generated and the following calendar
year. The time period for retiring a RIN for a particular year extends two months into the
following year. The maximum amount of time a RIN can be valid in EMTS is two years and two
months.
Generating RINs
From the Manage RIN Holdings 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. There are two different kinds of RIN generation, generating as an importer and generating as a
producer. To generate RINs as a 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 (Report Fuel) of the three-step
Generate Wizard (see Figure 16).
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Figure 16: Generate Wizard, Report Fuel Page (Step 1)
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Organization
Submissions
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.
| Identify RINs
* Batch Volume:
Denaturant Volume:
Equivalence Value:
* Quantity of RINs:
(Gallons)
(Gallons)
Includes Denaturant Volume.
Ethano! and Cellulosic Ethanol Only.
Batch Volume multiplied by Equivalence Value.
| Identify Production Source
Originating Source:
* Facility:
RAP Inc. GEN Cellulosic
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| Report Fuel
* Fuel (D Code):
* Production Process:
* Production Date:
* Fuel Category:
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Transaction Bin
Your organization has 0
un-submitted
transactions in the
transaction bin.
View Transaction Bin
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
grayed out For example, in Figure 17, the organization can produce only Advanced Biofuel, Renewable
Fuel, and Cellulosic Diesel, so the remaining Fuel (D Code) options are grayed out.
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Figure 17: Drop-down Example for Generate Wizard
* Fuel (D Code):
* Production Process:
* Production Date:
* Fuel Category:
|-Select-
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CellulosicBiofuel
B i o m as s-B as e d D i e s e I
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 18). Once you correct the
errors, you will be able to move to the Report Feedstocks page.
Figure 18: QA Check Errors
Moderated Transaction System
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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* Fuel (D Code):
* Production Process:
* Production Date:
* Fuel Category:
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transactions in the
transaction bin.
Advanced Biofuel
Catalytic Depolymerization
v
01/21/2010
(MM/DD/YYYY)
Cellulosic Diesel
View Transaction Bin
Report Fuel
Report Feedstocks
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 that your
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 19).
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Figure 19: Generate Wizard - Report Feedstocks Page (Step 2)
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Generate RINs - Report Feedstocks
Transaction Bin
Report one or more feedstocks used for the generation of the fuel.
Your organization has 0 un
-submitted transactions in
the transaction bin.
Feedstock Quantity Measure
Information
Renewable
Bionidss
Starch - Corn 10
Cubic Feet
--Select--
- Report Feedstocks r
* Feedstock(Code):
* Quantity:
* Unit of Measure:
Additional Information:
D Does this feedstock meet the definition of renewable biomass in 40 CFR 80.1401?
View Transaction Bin
Report Feedstocks
Report Co-products
- Select -
: = Recuired 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. Note: In addition,
parties must complete the RFS0701: RFS2 Renewable Fuel Producer Co-products Report and submit it
quarterly.
If your organization is a Renewable Fuel Importer, you have the option to generate RINs as an importer.
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 originating
organization and facility (the Importer's organization and facility) and the generating organization and
facility (the Foreign Producer's organization and facility). 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.
Foreign Fuel Producers that are identified by importers as the generating organization in a generate
transaction can view the details of the transaction by selecting View Importer Transactions under the View
Transactions menu option. The View Transactions page (see Figure 20) includes an overview of all of the
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generate transactions in which an importer has identified that organization as the generating organization.
Selecting "View Details" for a transaction displays the details of the transaction.
Figure 20: View Importer Transactions
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Organization
View Transactions
View Transactions
The following grid shows transactions by importers that have generated RINs on your behalf,
Generate Transactions for Turkey Ridge Biofuels, Inc. (409434)
Displaying records 1 through 1 of 1 total.
1 Transaction >
ID
30
^Transaction Date ',
05/19/2011
01:37:33 PM
J Production
Date
05/17/2011
A,| Fuel (D
w\ Code)
Renewable
(65
V
Fuel
RIN
Year
2011
». RIN
r Quantity
60000
f Importer
1
RAP Inc. GEN EtOH
(46701
I want to...
View Details v|[ Go
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Foreign Fuel Producers can also subscribe to the Foreign Producer RIN Generation notification. This
notification is sent to the Foreign Fuel Producer every time an importer identifies their organization in a
generate transaction. For information on how to subscribe to notifications, see the Receiving Notifications
section of this document
Managing the Transaction Bin
After you click Add to Transaction Bin, you are taken to the Transaction Bin (see Figure 21).
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Figure 21: Transaction Bin
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Organization Submissions Trades Reports RINs
Transaction Bin
A transaction that is acting upon a large number of RIN batches may take several minutes, causing
your browser to timeout. Please be patient and do not submit another transaction until the
transaction has completed.
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^ Organizations
Selected Organization: Demo
Organization 1 (20)
Select a Different Organization
Generate Transactions
Production
Date
11/19/2011
RIN
Year
2011
Fuel
Category
Butanol
Fuel (D
Code)
Renewable Fuel
Volume
2000
Quantity "»*%?»
2600
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Buy Transactions
Transfer Date RIN Year Fuel (D Code) Quantity Assignment Trading Partner
There are no buy transactions.
Separate Transactions
RIN Year Fuel (D Code)
1 Quantity
Volume
Reason Code
I want to... 1
There are no separate transactions.
Sell Transactions
Transfer Date 1 RIN Year
1 Fuel (D Code)
1 Quantity
Assignment
Trading Partner
I want to... |
There are no sell transactions.
Retire Transactions
RIN Year | Fuel (D Code)
| Quantity
Volume
Reason Code
| I want to... |
There are no retire transactions.
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.
For each transaction in the Transaction Bin, you have the option to View Details, complete another
transaction of that transaction type (i.e., Generate RINs), or Remove the transaction (see Figure 22).
Figure 22: Transaction Bin Options
Generate Transactions
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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 Generate RINs,
you will be taken to the first page of the Generate Wizard so that you can complete an additional generate
transaction before you submit the transactions from the Transaction Bin. If you select Remove, you will 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 23). The tab contains the number of un-submitted transactions and a link to the
Transaction Bin.
Figure 23: 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.
Note: Submitting a transaction that is acting upon a large number of RIN batches may take several minutes,
causing your browser to timeout Please be patient and do not submit another transaction until the
transaction has completed and your RIN Holdings and Transaction Bin reflect the results of that
transaction. 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 24 to complete the submission.
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Figure 24: Confirm and Submit Page
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Organization
Submissions
Confirm and Submit
* Transaction Bin
I confirm that the information shown is a correct and accurate account of the transaction(s) that have
taken place.
A transaction that is acting upon a large number of RIN batches may take several minutes, causing
your browser to timeout. Please be patient and do not submit another transaction until the
Your organization has 1
un-subrnitted
transactions in the
transaction bin.
View Transaction Bin
Transactions
Transaction
Generate
Fuel (D Code)
Renewable Fuel
RIN Year Assignment
2011 Assigned
Quantity
6500
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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: Unconfirmed transactions in the Transaction Bin expire after five business 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 the "Available" state.
Separating RINs
Assigned RINs may be separated from the Manage RIN Holdings page (see Figure 25). 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 (see Figure 26).
Figure 25: Separate Option for Available Assigned RINs
RIN Holdings for:
RAP Inc. GEN EtOH
Fuel (D Code)
Biomass-Based Diesel
(D=4)
Biomass-Based Diesel
(0=4)
Renewable Fuel (D=6)
^ Y ^Assignment ^ Available Pending Reserved Locked Total I want to...
2010 CJAssigned^ (^OCT) 00 0 600 [-Select- '""I iv
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2010 Separated 400 00 0 400 View Details
Generate
2010 Assigned 2,060 50 300 0 2,410 Rii-/
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Generate
separate (Upward delegation)
Sell
(Obligation)
Go |
Go |
Go
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Figure 26: Separate Wizard - Identify RINs (Step 1)
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Separate RINs - Identify RINs
- Transaction Bin
Identify the RINs for separation by entering the required information below.
Your organization has 0 un
-submitted transactions in
the transaction bin.
Identify RINs
»Fuel (D Code):
* RIN Year:
> RIN Quantity:
* Batch Volume:
» Transaction Date:
* Reason for Separation:
Additional Information:
Renewable Fuel (D=6)
2011
(Gallons)
(MM/DD/VYYY)
-Select-
:
View Transaction Bin
Identify RINs
Advanced RIN Selection (Optional)
Document Type
There are no documents.
Add Document Information
Document Type:
Document Identification:
I Add |
= Required Field
« RIN Holdings
Advanced Options »
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. 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
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uploaded. To add document information to the grid, fill in the Document Type and Document Identification
fields, and click Add (see Figure 27).
Figure 27: Supporting Document Information
Document Type
test document
L23
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 (see Figure 25). 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 (this
step is optional), click Add to Transaction Bin at the bottom of the page to continue. In this situation, EMTS
will automatically separate RINs 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 28).
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Organization
Submissions
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
Your organization has 1
un-submitted
transactions in the
transaction bin,
View Transaction Bin
" Organization
All Organizations:
Selected Organization:
Filter:
H Identify RINs
Advanced RIN Selection
(Optional)
After you press Select, the Selected Organization field and the Organization accordion tab will contain the
name of the organization you selected (see Figure 29).
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Figure 29: Selected Organization Example
Organization: [RAP Inc. GEN Cellulosic (4672)]
All Organizations:
RAP Inc, GEN Cellulosic 4672
Selected Organization:
Inc- GEW Cellulosic
Filter:
Remove
> Batch Number
« 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 30). Doing so
will take you to the first step of the Separate Wizard for upward delegation (see Figure 31).
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Figure 30: Separate (Upward delegation) Option for Available Assigned RINs
RIN Holdings for: RAP Inc. GEN EtOH
Fuel (D Code)
Biomass-Based Diesel
(D-4)
Biomass-Based Diesel
(D-4)
Renewable Fuel (D=6)
Generate
^ y ^ Assignment ^ Available Pending Reserved Locked Total I want to...
2010 Assigned 600 0 0 0 600 b.gg|e.ciz " |v_
2010 Separated 400 000 400 View Details
Generate
2010 Assigned 2,060 50 300 0 2,410 Buy
bell' ' ' ' ' '
Retire (Obligation)
Go |
Go |
Go |
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Figure 31: Separate Wizard - Identify RINs (Step 1)
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T Transaction Bin
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
Identify RINs
* Fuel (D Code):
* RIN Year:
* RIN Quantity:
* Batch Volume:
* Transaction Date:
Reason for Separation:
* Blender Name:
* Blender ID:
Additional Information:
Upstream Delegation for Blending as per 40 CFR 80.1440
2 Advanced RIN Selection (Optic
Document Type
There are no documents.
Add Document Information
Document Type:
Document Identification:
: = Required Field
« RIN Holdings Advanced Opfons »
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
RINs section of Step 1, the Separate Wizard for upward delegation is identical to the Separate Wizard used
for all other reasons for separation.
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Small Blenders that are identified in separate transactions for upward delegation can view the details of
those transactions by selecting View Blender Transactions under the View Transactions menu option. The
View Transactions page (see Figure 32) includes an overview of all of the separate transactions in which
that organization has been identified as the blender. Selecting "View Details" for a transaction displays the
details of the transaction.
Figure 32: View Blender Transactions
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Organization
View Transactions
View Transactions
The following grid shows the transactions that have separated RINs on your behalf.
Separate Transactions for Bizo Blenders (4352)
Displaying records 1 through 1 of 1 total.
Transaction
Transaction Date Fuel (D Code)
Separating
Organization
05/19/2011 09:34:00
AM
Renewable Fuel
(6)
2011
6500
RAP Inc. GEN EtOH (4670) View Details v|| Go
Export options: CSV I Excel I PDF
Small Blenders can also subscribe to the Small Blender RIN Separation notification. This notification is sent
to the Small Blender every time their organization is identified in a separate transaction for upward
delegation. For information on how to subscribe to notifications, see the Receiving Notifications section of
this document
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 33). 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 34).
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Figure 33: Retire Options for a Refiner (Obligated Party) with Separated RINs
RIN Holdings for:
RAP Inc. Obligated Party
1 Fuel (D Code) J RIN Yea
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^ Assignment ^ Available Pending Reserved Locked Total
Separated 500 00 0 500 [-Select -
Generate
Buy
Separate
Sell
I want to...
\ V
j**FTitire (ObligationJ"s
XJJetire (Other) ^^s
Go
Figure 34: Retire Options for a Non-Obligated Party with Separated RINs
RIN Holdings for: RAP Inc. GEN EtOH
Fuel (D Code)
Biomass-Based Diesel
(D=4)
Biomass-Based Diesel
(D=4)
Renewable Fuel (D=6)
* Year ^ Assignment ^ Available Pending Reserved Locked Total I want to...
2010 Assigned 600 000 600
2010 Separated 400 000 400
-Select- v|| Go
-Select- |v [ Go
2010 Assigned 2,060 50 300 0 2,410
Export options: CSV 1 Excel 1 PDF
Generate
Buy
View Details G° I
Buy
Separate
Separate (Upward delegation)
Sell
(^Retire (OtrieJ^l
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 35).
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Figure 35: Retire (Other) Wizard - Identify RINs (Step 1)
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Retire RINs Identify RINs (Other)
-* Transaction Bin
Identify the RINs for retirement by entering the required information below,
Your organization has 0 un
-submitted transactions in
the transaction bin.
Identify RINs
* Fuel (D Code):
*R1N Year:
* Assignment:
* RIN Quantity:
Batch Volume:
« Transaction Date:
* Reason for Retire:
Additional Information:
Renewable Fuel (D-6)
2011
Separated
(Gallons)
Batch Volume is required for retire reasons 10, 20, 40, and 60.
(MM/DD/YYYY)
Additional Information is required for retire reasons 10, 20, 50, 60, 70, 110,
120, and 130.
View Transaction Bin
Identify RINs (Other)
Advanced RIN Selection (Optional)
' = Required Field
Document Type
There are no documents.
Add Document Information
Document Type:
Document Identification:
i RIN Holdings
Advanced RIN Selection >;|
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. 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
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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.
Obligated parties can retire separated RINs for obligation by selecting the Retire (Obligation) option in the
"I want to..." drop-down on the Mange RIN Holdings page. To view the total number of RINs your
organization has retired for obligation, select Compliance Data under the Reports main menu option. On
the View Aggregate RINs Retired for Obligation page (see Figure 36), the retired RIN quantities are
aggregated by Fuel Code, RIN Year, Compliance Year, and Compliance Level. For Refiners with a "Refinery
by Refinery" compliance level, the RIN quantities are also aggregated by Facility. For organizations that
have not retired any RINs for obligation, the grid on this page will be empty.
Figure 36: View Aggregate RINs Retired for Obligation
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Organization
View Aggregate RINs Retired for Obligation
The following grid displays the number of RINs your organization has retired for obligation.
t Transaction Bin
- Organizations
Selected Organization: RAP Inc.
GEN Biodiesel (4671)
Select a Different Organization
Quick Search
Biornass-Based Diesel (D=4)
Biornass-Based Diesel (D=4)
2010
2010
2010
2010
Refinery by Refinery
Aggregated Exporter
Valley Medico Plant 12 (46711)
1000
50
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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 37).
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Figure 37: Sell RINs - Identify RINs Page (Step 1)
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Sell RINs - Identify RINs
* Transaction Bin
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.
Your organization has 0
un-submitted
transactions in the
transaction bin.
| Identify RINS
» Fuel (DCode):
* RIN Year:
* Assignment:
* Quantity of RINs:
Batch Volume:
Cellulosic Diesel (D=7)
2010
[Assigned v|
250
250
Required for 'Assigned' RIMs.
(Gallons)
View Transaction Bin
Identify RINs
« 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. 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 that satisfy the search criteria. You can search for an organization by
Organization Name or Organization ID. In Figure 38, the organization names were filtered on the word
"Better," and Better Fuel Corporation was selected from the options.
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Figure 38: Sell RINs - Select Trading Partner
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Sell RINs - Select Trading Partner
T 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.
Your organization has 0
un-submitted
transactions in the
transaction bin.
View Transaction Bin
Search for Organization
Organization: | Begins with v | [[Better
Clear
| Select Organization
Advanced RIN Selection (Optional)
O Better Bio from Uzbekistan (4328)
3 Better Fuel Corporation (4410)
O Better Petroleum (4322)
Selected Organization:
Better Fuel Corporation
(4410)
« 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 Transfer Date, Price Paid
(either price per RIN or price per gallon), and Sell Reason. The value entered for Price Paid must have
exactly two digits after the decimal place.
Note: You may not enter both price per RIN and price per gallon.
You may also enter a Matching Transaction Identifier. This element allows users to accept specific buy/sell
transactions in the case of several similar transactions. It is the unique transaction identifier assigned by
EMTS to an initiated trade. When accepting a trade, users can include this element in the trade matching
criteria (along with the other trade matching criteria currently in effect). If this element is reported, EMTS
will attempt to locate a matching transaction based on the MatchedTransactionldentifier and the other
matching criteria provided. If a match is not found, then the transaction will fail. If this element is not
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reported, then it will not be used in the trade matching (but all other required matching elements will still
apply).
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
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 39). The RINs will remain in the Pending column until the trading partner accepts the sell
transaction.
Figure 39: Pending RINs in RIN Holdings Grid
RIN Holdings for: RAP Inc. GEN EtOH
Fuel (D Code)
Biornass-Based Diesel
(D~4)
Biomass-Based Diesel
(D-4)
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Buy
To initiate a buy transaction, go to the Manage RIN Holdings 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 grid, the Fuel (D Code), RIN Year, and Assignment in
the Buy Wizard will be pre-populated with information from that row.
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.
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You may also enter a Matching Transaction Identifier. This element allows users to accept specific buy/sell
transactions in the case of several similar transactions. It is the unique transaction identifier assigned by
EMTS to an initiated trade. When accepting a trade, users can include this element in the trade matching
criteria (along with the other trade matching criteria currently in effect). If this element is reported, EMTS
will attempt to locate a matching transaction based on the MatchedTransactionldentifier and the other
matching criteria provided. If a match is not found, then the transaction will fail. If this element is not
reported, then it will not be used in the trade matching (but all other required matching elements will still
apply).
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 40.
Figure 40: Buy RINs - Identify RINs Page (Step 1)
WtrVX Moderated Transaction System
Organization
Buy RINs - Identify RINs
» Transaction Bin
Enter Fuel (D Code), RIN Year, Assignment, and Quantity of RINs. Also, enter Batch Volume if Assignment = Assigned.
Your organization has 0
un-submitted
transactions in the
transaction bin,
| Identify RIMS
*Fuel (DCode):
* RIN Year:
* Assignment:
* Quantity of RINs:
Batch Volume:
-Select-
v
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(Gallons)
View Transaction Bin
Identify RINs
f Advanced Options (optional)
Select Trading Partner»
Once you click this tab, you will be able to access the Advanced Options fields (see Figure 41).
Figure 41: Buy RINs - Advanced Options
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M 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.
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 tabs in
Figure 42), 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.
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Figure 42: Review Trades Page
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Review Trades
Transaction Bin
The following trade transactions were either received or initiated by Demo Organization 1, You can act
upon any of these transactions by selecting the appropriate action in the "I want to ..." column,
located next to each transaction,
Your organization has 0 un
-submitted transactions in
the transaction bin.
View Transaction Bin
> Organizations
[-Select
-- Select--
I-Select-
[-Select \7\
' Basic Filter Options
RIN Year:
Fuel (D Code):
Assignment:
Transaction Type:
Transaction Identifier:
Transfer Date (Begin):
Transfer Date (End):
Submission Date (Begin):
Submission Date (Cud):
PTD Number:
CDX ID:
» Trading Partner
(0) Pending Received Transactions for [Demo Organization 1 (2Q)]
(MM/DD/YYYY)
(MM/DD/YYYY)
(MM/DD/YYYY)
(MM/DD/YYYY)
Initiated trades only.
Clear
Filter
Submission ^ RIN ^ Fuel (D
Date ''Year"' Code)
Nothing found to display.
Assignment ± Type ^ Quantity £ Reason ^ Org Id £ Trading Partner ^ I want to .
* (1) Pending Initiated Transactions from [Demo Organization 1 (20)]
The Review Trades page includes a number of filter options that you can use to search for specific initiated
or received buy or sell transactions. The labels on the Pending Transactions tabs include the number of
transactions within each tab. In Figure 43, 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,
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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 40). 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).
Figure 43: Pending Initiated Transactions Options
(0) Pending Received Transactions for [RAP Inc.
sic (4672)]
(2) Pending Initiated Transactions from [RAP Inc. GEN Cellulosic (4672)]
01/27/2010 2010 Renewable Fuel Assigned Buy 300
$0.12 Standard Trade 4322 Better Petroleu
$0.12 Standard Trade 4410 Better Fuel
For Pending Received Transactions, you can select View Details, Accept Offer, or Deny Offer in the "I want
to..." drop-down (see Figure 44).
Figure 44: Pending Received Transactions Options
(1) Pending Received Transactions for [Better Petroleum (4322)]
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^ (0) Pending Initiated Transactions from [Better Petroleum (4322)]
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 45). 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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Organization
Deny Trade
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 'Back1 button.
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^ Transaction Bin
Your organization has 0
un-submitted
transactions in the
transaction bin.
View Transaction Bin
You are denying the following Buy pending trade:
300 2010 Assigned Renewable Fuel RINs from
RAP Inc. GEN Cellulosic (4672) submitted on Fri ]an 08 08:14:01 EST2010
for $0,12 per Gallon.
< 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 provide
the price of the transaction (see Figure 46). 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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OQTr\ Moderated Transaction System
Organization Submissions Trades Reports RINs
Accept Trade
Transaction Bin
Please review the selected transaction and provide any additional information about the trade. To
report a PTD number for your transaction, you must enter it into the 'PTD' field. If you do not enter a
number, your transaction details will not include a PTD number. Note that this field is not
automatically carried over from your trading partner's transaction,
Your organization has 0
un-subrnitted
transactions in the
transaction bin.
View Transaction Bin
You are accepting the following Buy pending trade:
250 2010 Assigned Renewable Fuel RINs from
RAP Inc. (4669) submitted on 12/02/2010 5:07:36 PM EST
for $2.00 per Gallon.
Transaction Date: 12/02/2010
* Confirm the price per Gallon for this transaction:
Identify any documents
Document Type
Nothing found to display.
| Add Document Information
Document Type:
Document Identification:
| Transaction Details
Additional Information:
PTD:
Additional Information required when Trade Reason is not Standard Trade,
« Back
Confirm Accept»
To report a PTD number for your transaction, enter the number in the "PTD" field. If you do not enter a
PTD number, your transaction details will not include a PTD number. Note that this field is not
automatically carried over from your trading partner's transaction.
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 you select View Details for a Pending Received transaction, you will see the details of the transaction
along with the option to either accept the trade or deny the trade. Clicking Deny Trade will take you to the
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Deny Trade page (see Figure 45), and clicking Accept Trade will take you to the Accept Trade page (see
Figure 46).
If a trade is not accepted, cancelled, or denied within ten business 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:
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.
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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
your organization's Blocked List by selecting View Blocked List under Organization in the EMTS main
menu.
Figure 47: View Blocked List Page
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,
^ Transaction Bin
Your organization has 0
un-submitted
transactions in the
transaction bin.
insaction Bin
Organization
You have not chosen any fuel producers to block.
Add Blocked Producer
Add Blocked Facility
From the View Blocked List page (see Figure 47), 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 48). 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 46,
the organization list was filtered with the word "Better," and Better Fuel Corporation was selected.
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Add Producer to Blocked List
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- »| |betterfuel
Clear | | Search
| Select Organization
3 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 49).
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Organization
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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Your organization has 0
un-submitted
transactions in the
transaction bin,
Organization
Better Fuel Corporation (4410)
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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 50). 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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Confirm Removal
Submissions Trades Reports RINs Help
Please confirm that you would like to remove the following from your blocked list.
Organization:
Facility:
Blocked by:
Date Blocked:
Comment:
Better Fuel Corporation (4410)
All Facilities
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02/26/2010
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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 51).
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Moderated Transaction System
Organization
Submissions
Reports
View RIN Holding History
The following RINS were held by RAP Inc. GEN EtOH in the past, These RINs have either been retired
or sold and are no longer in your holding account. Enter criteria and click Search,
Transaction Bin
Your organization has 0
un-submitted
transactions in the
transaction bin.
View Transaction Bin
> Organizations
Basic Filter Options
Search For Transactions
Transaction:
RIN Year:
Fuel:
Reason for Retire:
Begin Date:
End Date:
Results Per Page:
-Select--
--Select--
- Select -
v
- Select-
(MM/DDATTY)
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RIN Holding History for: RAP Inc. GEN EtOH
Displaying records 1 through 2 of 2 total.
1 Transaction
Type
Retire
Sell
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Date
02/09/2011
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02/09/2011
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2011
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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
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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 wantto..." 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.
Figure 52: View Web Submissions Page
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Organization
Submissions
View Web Submissions
* Transaction Bin
The following are all of the submissions from the Transaction Bin for your organization RAP Inc. GEN
EtOH, Choose the View Details option in the I wantto.,. 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.
Your organization has 0
un-submitted
transactions in the
transaction bin.
View Transaction Bin
> Organizations
| Search
CDX Submission ID:
Submission ID:
Submission Date (Begin):
Submission Date (End):
Results Per Page:
(MM/DDAYrY)
(MM/DD/YYYY)
Clear
Filter
Web Submissions for:
RAP Inc. GEN EtOH Number of Submissions: 4
Displaying records 1 through 4 of 4 total.
Submission ID
29
24
23
22
:£ Submission Date
2/9/11 10:00 AM
2/9/11 9:22 AM
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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,
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and click Select a Different Organization. To filter the View Web Submissions grid to look for a particular
submission, use the options in the Search box, and press Filter. 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 53).
Figure 53: View Submission Log Details
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Organization
Submissions
View Submission Log Details
The following content was included in submission 22,
Transaction Bin
Your organization has 0
un-submitted
transactions in the
transaction bin.
View Transaction Bin
Submission Details
CDX Transaction ID:
Submission ID:
Organization Name:
Submission Date:
Submission Status:
Submitter Name:
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RAP Inc. GEN EtOH (4670)
02/09/2011
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ID
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Production
Date
02/07/2011
1 RIN
Year
2011
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« Back
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)
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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.
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/otaq/fuels/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 54), 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 54: Submit File Page
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Submit File
* Transaction Bin
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 v
Your organization has 0
un-submitted
transactions in the
transaction bin.
View Transaction I
| Identify File
- File:
Browse...
View Submit File History
Submit
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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
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 55: Submit File Page
V>ERr\ Moderated Transaction System
Organization
Submit File
Your file SellExample.xml has been submitted. Please see the Submit File History page for the latest status of your
submission.
Identify File
File:
| Browse...
View Submit File History
Submit
" Transaction Bin
Your organization has 0
un~submitted
J 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.
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Organization
Submissions
Submit File History
The following grid displays status information for all of the files submitted by you through the Submit
File page on the EMTS Website,
| Search for Submitted Files
COX Submission ID:
Begin Date:
End Date:
Results Per Page:
(MWDD/TYYY)
(MM/DDAYYY)
20
Clear
Filter
Submit File History For: Tutorial Demo
Displaying records 1 through 1 of 1 total.
CDX Transaction ID
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The Submit File History page (see Figure 56), 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 (see Figure 57)displays the results of XML files submitted
from a personal node or node client along with XML files submitted from the Submit File page, which acts
as a node client
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The following are all of the files submitted on behalf of your organization RAP Inc. GEN EtOH. 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,
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page displays the status of all files submitted by representatives of the organization specified above the
View Node Submissions grid. To switch organizations, click Select a Different Organization in the
Organizations tab of the accordion. To filter the View Web Submissions grid to look for a particular
submission, use the options in the Search box, and press Filter.
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 58).
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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.
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.
To download the QA Feedback document for a submission with a Current Status of "Failed," select
Download QA and press the Go button (see Figure 59). 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.
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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,
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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.
To receive these notifications, you must first subscribe to the notifications from the Manage Subscriptions
page (see Figure 60) (click Manage Subscriptions under the Reports menu option).
Note: All organizations that register for EMTS after April 2012 will be automatically subscribed to all
notifications.
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Manage Subscriptions
Select subscription and click Go to subscribe or unsubscribe,
Subscription Name
Canceled Trades
Completed Trades
Expired Trades
Monthly Transaction History
Pending Trade Details
Pending Trades
RIN Batches
RIN Holdings
Transaction History
Annual Statement Available
Blocked Party - Initiated Trade Not Processed
Blocked Party - Partner's Trade Not Processed
Daily Processed Document Summary
Initiated Trade Cancelled
Initiated Trade Denied
Locked RINs
Notification of Outstanding Trade Transactions
Notification of Pending Trades
Processing Failure
Quarterly Reports Available
Received Trade Cancelled
Received Trade Denied
Reminder - Outstanding Initiated Trade Transactions
Submission Level Failure
Trade Expired
Transaction Error Entry Available
Transaction Error Report Available
Transaction Errors Not Reported
RFS2 EMTS Activity Report (Assigned RINS)
RFS2 EMTS Activity Report (Separated RINS)
RFS2 EMTS Annual Report
RFS2 EMTS Annual Statement
RFS2 EMTS RIN Generation Report
RFS2 EMTS RIN Generation XML Report
RFS2 EMTS RIN Transaction Report (Buy, Sell,
Separate, Retire)
RFS2 EMTS RIN Transaction XML Report (Buy, Sell,
Separate, Retire)
RFS2 EMTS Transaction Error Report
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To subscribe to a notification, press Go in the "I want to..." column. On the Manage Subscription page for
that notification, check the "Subscribed" checkbox. For the immediate notifications, the frequency will be
"Immediate," and for the daily notifications, the frequency will be "Daily." All notifications will be text
format and will be delivered via email. All subscriptions are organization specific, so if one submitter for an
organization subscribes to a notification, then all submitters for that organization will receive the
notification.
Receiving Documents
EMTS also creates several zipped CSV documents that can be accessed from the EMTS website (under the
Reports menu item) or retrieved from the EMTS node. The documents included in the current release are:
Cancelled Trades: This document, available on a nightly basis, lists all initiated and received trades
that have been cancelled within the past 10 calendar days.
Completed Trades: This document, available weekly, nightly, or three times per day, lists all trades
that have reached their final status (completed, cancelled, expired, or denied) within the past 10
calendar 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 calendar days.
Monthly Transaction History: This document, available on a monthly basis, lists all generate,
separate, buy, sell and retire transactions submitted by an organization through XML files or the
EMTS web interface during the prior month.
Pending Trades: This document, available on a nightly basis or three times per day, lists the details
of all pending initiated and pending received trades for an organization.
Pending Trade Details: This document, available on a nightly basis or three times per day, lists the
RIN batch details of all pending initiated and pending received trades for an organization.
QA Feedback: This immediate document shows the failed QA check results for a given failed
submission. Note that you do not need to subscribe to this document because it is created after
every failed submission.
RIN Batches: This document, available on a weekly basis, lists all RIN batches that an organization
owns.
RIN Holdings: This document, available on a nightly basis or three times per day, lists the current
aggregate total RIN Holdings for an organization grouped by fuel code, assignment and RIN year.
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Transaction Status: This document, available nightly, includes transaction activity for the previous
day.
The Monthly Transaction History document is created for the prior month's transactions on the first
Saturday of every month. Once the prior month's Monthly Transaction History document is created, the
Cancelled Trades, Completed Trades, Expired Trades, Pending Trades, Pending Trade Details, and
Transaction Status documents for that month are purged.
To download the documents from the EMTS website or retrieve them using a personal node or node client,
you must first subscribe to them from the Manage Subscriptions page (see Figure 61) (click Manage
Subscriptions under the Reports menu option).
Note: All organizations that register for EMTS after April 2012 will be automatically subscribed to all
documents.
Note: If you subscribe to a document and then do not download the document within 22 business days, you
will be automatically unsubscribed from that document. You will receive an email notification before and
after the system performs this action. You may re-subscribe to the document at any time.
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Manage Subscriptions
Select subscription and click Go to subscribe or unsubscribe,
Subscription Name
Canceled Trades
Completed Trades
Expired Trades
Monthly Transaction History
Pending Trade Details
Pending Trades
RIN Batches
RIN Holdings
Transaction History
Annual Statement Available
Blocked Party - Initiated Trade Not Processed
Blocked Party - Partner's Trade Not Processed
Daily Processed Document Summary
Initiated Trade Cancelled
Initiated Trade Denied
Locked RINs
Notification of Outstanding Trade Transactions
Notification of Pending Trades
Processing Failure
Quarterly Reports Available
Received Trade Cancelled
Received Trade Denied
Reminder - Outstanding Initiated Trade Transactions
Submission Level Failure
Trade Expired
Transaction Error Entry Available
Transaction Error Report Available
Transaction Errors Not Reported
RFS2 EMTS Activity Report (Assigned RINS)
RFS2 EMTS Activity Report (Separated RINS)
RFS2 EMTS Annual Report
RFS2 EMTS Annual Statement
RFS2 EMTS RIN Generation Report
RFS2 EMTS RIN Generation XML Report
RFS2 EMTS RIN Transaction Report (Buy, Sell,
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RFS2 EMTS RIN Transaction XML Report (Buy, Sell,
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RFS2 EMTS Transaction Error Report
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On the Manage Subscriptions page (see Figure 61), press Go in the "I want to..." column to update the
subscription for a specific document On the Manage Subscription page for that document, check the
"Subscribed" checkbox to subscribe to the document. If the document is available at multiple frequencies
(i.e. Daily and 3 per day), select the desired frequency. All documents will be CSV format and can be
downloaded from the EMTS website or from the EMTS node using a node or a node client
After you subscribe to a document, you will not be able to download the documents with a daily
subscription frequency until the following morning and the documents with a subscription frequency of
three times per day until the next document generation interval. You can download the daily documents
and the documents generated three times per day from the View Reports page (see Figure 62) (click View
Reports under the Reports menu option).
Figure 62: View Reports Page
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This document lists all trades that are in a pending state.
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Transaction History transactions submitted by your organization through XML files or
online transactions during the last 14 days.
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Expired Trades business day as well as all trades that have expired in the last
10 days.
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The grid on the View 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 63). After you open the ZIP file, you will be able to access the CSV document
Figure 63: Download Document Window
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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.
Quarterly Reports
Overview
EMTS generates the following quarterly reports:
RFS2 EMTS Activity Report (Assigned RINs)
RFS2 EMTS Activity Report (Separated RINs)
RFS2 EMTS RIN Transaction Report (Buy, Sell, Separate, Retire)
RFS2 EMTS RIN Generation Report
RFS2 EMTS Transaction Error Report
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Examples of each report are contained in the appendix of the EMTS Quarterly Reports: Getting Started
Guide. All reports are generated automatically by EMTS, with the exception of the RFS2 EMTS Transaction
Error Report See the section "How do I create a Transaction Error Report?" for guidance on how to
generate this report Important: Once a Transaction Error Report is generated for your organization,
it cannot be changed in any way.
Figure 61 describes the reports and indicates how they are related to the reporting forms. All reporting
forms pursuant to requirements in 80.1451 are available at
http://www.epa.gov/otaq/regs/fuels/rfsforms.htm. Quarterly reports must be submitted within two
months of the end of the quarter.
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RFS2 RIN information for the
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When are the quarterly reports available?
Quarterly reports will be available to download within ten business days of the end of a quarter. An email
notification will be sent when the quarterly reports are available to download from the EMTS website. To
subscribe to the "Quarterly Reports Available" notification, access the Manage Subscriptions page from the
Reports menu on the EMTS web interface.
How do I subscribe to quarterly reports?
You must login to the EMTS web application to subscribe to quarterly reports. In the EMTS main menu,
select Reports, and then select Manage Subscriptions.
All of the reports are available in PDF format In addition, the RFS2 EMTS RIN Generation Report and the
RFS2 EMTS RIN Transaction Report are available in XML and CSV format You can subscribe to the PDF
format and either the XML or the CSV format if you wish. Subscriptions are organization specific, so all
submitters for an organization can download the reports.
To change the subscription for a quarterly report, click the Go button in the "I want to..." column for the
report On the Manage Subscription page for that report, check or uncheck the "Subscribed" box (see Figure
65).
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sending a Solicit request for them using your node. To download the reports from the EMTS web
application, select Reports, and then select View Reports. The View Reports page displays all of the reports
to which your organization has subscribed (see Figure 66).
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How do I create a Transaction Error Report?
The RFS2 EMTS Transaction Error Report is used to report discrepancies that exist between the EMTS and
your organization's internal record-keeping system. You can report transaction errors following the end of
the quarter. You must report all transaction errors by the due date for quarterly reports. Note that the
quarterly report submission deadline is two months after the quarter ends. When you have entered and
submitted your transaction errors, EMTS will create a Transaction Error Report for your organization. If
you do not enter any errors or if you do not submit the reported errors, EMTS will not generate a
Transaction Error Report for your organization. Once a Transaction Error Report is generated for your
organization, it cannot be changed in any way.
You must login to the EMTS web application to report transaction errors. In the EMTS main menu, select
Reports, and then select Transaction Errors. If the compliance period is closed or you have previously
submitted a Transaction Error Report for the quarter, you will see a message indicating that transaction
error reporting is not available. If the Compliance period is open and you have not yet submitted a
Transaction Error Report for the quarter, press Continue.
On the View Reported Errors page, you can add transaction errors to the Reported Errors grid (see Figure
68). If you have already entered errors for the quarter, but have not yet submitted them, you can view and
edit the errors on this page.
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Below are the errors you have reported for the most recent quarter. To report an error for an
additional transaction, please click 'Add Error,' Otherwise, please click 'Submit Errors' to confirm your
reported errors and generate a Transaction Error Report.
Your organization has 0
un-submitted
transactions in the
transaction bin.
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| Error Options
Add Error
Submit Errors
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To add a new transaction error to the Reported Errors grid, click Add Error. On the Search Transactions
page (see Figure 69), use the Search for Transactions filters to identify the transaction for which you wish
to report an error.
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Please use the filter to search for transactions. Your search will be limited to transactions from Second
Quarter 2010. To view all of your organization's transactions for the quarter, please click 'Search'
without selecting any criteria.
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transactions in the
transaction bin.
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Submission ID:
Transaction ID:
CDX Transaction ID:
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The Transactions grid will display your organization's transactions that match the search criteria. The "I
want to..." dropdown will contain the Identity Error option for transactions without previously reported
errors and the Edit Details and Remove options for transactions with previously reported errors. To report
an error for a transaction without a previously reported error, press Go in the "I want to..." column.
On the Identify Transaction Errors page, you can view the details of the transaction by clicking the "+" on
the Transaction Details panel (see Figure 70).
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Identify Transaction Errors
» Transaction Bin
After reviewing the details of the selected transaction, please provide information regarding the error
in the fields provided. Please note that all errors must be discussed with EPA before being repotted
to the EMTS,
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transactions in the
transaction bin.
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Transaction Details
Submission ID:
Submission Date:
Transaction ID:
Transaction Type:
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* Explanation of Errors:
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Provide an explanation of the error(s) in the "Explanation of Errors" field, and add any additional
information in the "Document Information" field (optional), then click Save. You will then return to the
View Reported Errors page, and the error will appear in the Reported Errors grid. On the View Reported
Errors page, you can use the filters to search for transactions for which you have already reported errors.
To edit the details of an error that you have already reported, select Edit Details in the "I want to..." drop-
down menu. The Identify Transaction Errors page will display the details that you previously provided.
Click Save to keep any updates.
To remove an error from the Reported Errors grid, select Remove in the "I want to..." drop-down menu.
The Confirm Remove page will display the transaction details and reported errors. Click Remove to
confirm removal of the error.
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Once you have reported all transaction errors for the quarter, press Submit Errors on the View Reported
Errors page. After you press the Submit button, you must confirm the transaction errors (see Figure 71).
Figure 71: Confirm Transaction Errors
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EPA reserves the right to bring enforcement actions for any violations, regardless of filing a transaction error report or taking remedial action.
Please confirm your reported transaction errors, Note that after selecting Confirm EMTS will generate your Transaction Error Report and you
will no longer be able to add/edit transaction errors for this compliance period.
Once confirmed - no additional errors may be submitted.
Transaction Errors
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Once you confirm the transaction errors, EMTS will generate your organization's Transaction Error Report,
and you will no longer be able to add or edit transaction errors for the compliance period. EMTS will
generate the report within one business day of your confirmation. At that time, the Transaction Error
Report will be available for you to download from the View Reports page (select View Reports under the
Reports menu option). To download the Transaction Error Report, select Download Document in the "I
want to..." drop-down menu. Note that if the "I want to..." column for the report says "No valid actions," the
report is not yet available to be downloaded. 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 72). After you open the ZIP file, you
will be able to access the PDF report.
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Which transactions are included in the quarterly reports?
The reports include transactions that were submitted and completed during the quarter. Thus, generate,
buy, and sell transactions with a generation date or transaction date in one quarter and a submission date
in another quarter will be included in the quarterly reports from the quarter that contains the submission
date. Retire and separate transactions are always included in the report from the quarter during which
they were submitted.
How do I submit quarterly reports?
You must submit your reports through the DC Fuels application, which is accessed through MyCDX. For
more information, visit http://www.epa.gov/otaq/regs/fuels/rfsforms.htm. You are required to submit the
reports in PDF format within two months of the end of the quarter. Note that the XML and CSV versions of
the quarterly reports should be used for verification purposes only.
Are examples of the quarterly reports available?
For examples of the quarterly reports, please see the document "EMTS Quarterly Reports - Getting Started
Guide."
Annual Reports
EMTS generates two organization-specific annual reports, both of which are provided in PDF format. The
RFS2 EMTS Annual Report shows details for every RIN batch that an organization has retired for
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compliance, and the RFS2 EMTS Annual Statement shows aggregate values for the number of RINs an
organization has retired for compliance.
Users must be subscribed to the reports to be able to download them after they are generated by EMTS.
Subscriptions are organization specific, so all submitters for an organization can download the reports.
You can subscribe to the annual reports on the Manage Subscriptions page by selecting Manage
Subscriptions under Reports on the EMTS main menu.
To change the subscription for an annual report, click the Go button in the "I want to..." column for the
report On the Manage Subscription page for that report, check or uncheck the "Subscribed" box.
To download the annual reports, you must login to the EMTS web application. In the EMTS main menu,
select Reports, and then select View Reports. The View Reports page displays all of the reports to which
your organization has subscribed. For the annual report that you wish to download, select Download
Document in the "I want to..." drop-down menu and click the Go button. Note that if the "I want to..."
column for a report says "No valid actions," the report is not yet available to be downloaded. You will be
prompted to open or save the ZIP file (see Figure 67). You must open the ZIP file to extract the report.
EMTS quarterly reports are provided in PDF format
Agent Reports
EMTS users registered as Agents in the OTAQ Registration system see an additional menu item in the EMTS
main menu called "Agents." This tab includes the option to subscribe and download EMTS documents for
all of their associated organizations, rather than having to switch organizations and download each
organization's documents separately. The .ZIP files contain all EMTS documents - daily, three per day,
weekly, and monthly - for all organizations associated with the Agent Note that the. ZIP file will only
include documents that have active subscriptions. Quarterly reports are not available as Agent Reports.
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To subscribe to Agent reports, click the "Agent" menu item in the main menu (only visible to registered
Agents), and select "Manage Subscriptions" (see Figure 73).
Figure 73: Managing Agent Report Subscriptions
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Number (RIN) transactions. Neither EPA nor its systems, including the
EPA Moderated Transaction System (EMTS), certify or validate RINs or
make any provision for parties who, despite good faith, transfer or
receive invalid RINs. As specified in the regulations at 40 CFR 80.1431
(b)(2), invalid RINs cannot be used to achieve compliance with the
Renewable Volume Obligations of an obligated party or exporter,
regardless of the party's good faith belief that the RINs were valid at
the time they were acquired. Additionally, the regulations at 40 CFR
80.1460(b)(2) prohibit the creation or transfer to any person of a RIN
that is invalid.
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To view pending transaction details, dick the following link: View 1
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In the "I wantto..." column, click the Go button to manage the subscription for a report (see Figure 74).
Figure 74: List of Agent Reports
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Agent Monthly Transaction History
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Agent Pending Trade Details Hourly
Agent Pending Trades Daily
Agent Pending Trades Hourly
Agent RIN Batches Weekly
Agent RIN Holdings Daily
Agent RIN Holdings Hourly
Agent Transaction History Daily
Agent Transaction History Hourly
Agent Transaction History Weekly
Agent Transaction Status Daily
Agent Transaction Status Hourly
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Click the "Subscribed" check box and then click Update (see Figure 75).
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Modify and click Update.
NOTE: In order to receive documents in your agent file, you must first subscribe each organization
individually to the document you wish to receive and then subscribe to that document as an agent.
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To retrieve Agent reports, select "View Reports" from the Agent menu. In the "I want to..." column, select
View Reports and click Go (see Figure 76).
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For the desired document, please select 'Download Document', To view all available versions of a document, select View All
Documents',
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Open the compressed .ZIP file to access the documents. When Agent Reports are downloaded, EMTS will
automatically update the 22-day subscription expiration clock for each document included in the .ZIP file. If
an Agent is associated with an organization in a submitting role other than "Agent," that organization's
documents will not be included in the Agent Reports. It is still possible to access documents for individual
organizations without retrieving documents for all organizations associated with an Agent.
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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