Office of Transportation and Air
Quality Fuels Registration
(OTAQREG)
How to Register a New Company Subject to 40 CFR
Part 79 & 40 CFR Parts 80 and/or 1090 in OTAQREG
This job aid is designed to provide a high-level overview of the process for registering a new company underTitle 40 CFR
in OTAQREG so that you can start using the redesigned OTAQREG system as quickly as possible.
Job Aid
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Before you begin:
l. You must have a Central Data Exchange (CDX) account
You must be logged into the CDX OTAQREG program service
For help with these steps, see the documentation on EPA's Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance
Help website:
https://www.epa. gov/fuels-reaistration-reportina-and-compl iance-help
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MrHHA OTAQ Registration Home Create New Company Associate To Existing Company
Welcome to OTAQReg,
How to create a New
Company Request
i Click Register New Company
Enter the following company information
¦ Company Name
¦ Street Address
¦ Street Address (Line 2)
¦ City
¦ State
Postal Code
¦ Country
Click Continue
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Welcome to the OTAQ Fuels Registration application, in order to be EPA compliant you must enter your
Company information. Please choose one of the options below.
Select this option if your Company has not been registered and
does not have a 4-digit OTAQ ID number
Select this option to search for your Company that has been
registered and has a 4-digit OTAQ ID Number
Register New Company
Search for Existing Company
Company Name and Location
Company Name:
Test Fuel Manufacturer Company
Street Address:
123 Main Street
Street Address (Line 2):
City:
State/Province:
Anywhere
Alabama
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Postal Code: Country:
12545 UNITED STATES
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Program Type and Business Activities
How to create a New
Company Request (cont.)
li. Select applicable Program Type and
Business Activities
Click Save and Continue
**PLEASE NOTE**
15% Ethanoi Manufacturers - you must
register as an Additive Manufacturer and
register your ethanoi as an ADDITIVE in
OTAQREG.
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Are you an independent third party that wilt conduct audits of renewable fuel production under the Quality O Yes ® No
Assurance Plan (QAP) Program?
Are you an independent third party that conducts surveys on behalf of other companies under 40 CFR Part O Yes S> No
1090?
Are you an independent third party that conducts attest audits on behalf of other companies under 10 CFR O Y*5 0 No
Part 1090?
Do you produce or import Gasoline. Reformulated Gasoline. Pentane, Ethanoi Denaturant or Oxygenates: or 0 Yes O No
do you blend Oxygenates?
Business Activities For GssoAne Program Type
Ethanoi Denaturant Producers and Importers O No
Non-Renewable Fuels Importer © | **>
Oxygenate Blender © Ma
Oxygenate Producers and Importers O Ma
PADD Importer © No
Pentane Producer © | Ma
Refiner ©
Do you produce or Import Diesel fuel that Is used to power highway vehicles andi'or non-road engines and Yes • No
equipment? *
Do you produce, import, export or otherwise handle Renewable Fuels as defined under the Renewable Fuel
Standard Program? *
Yes • No
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How to create a New
Company Request (cont.)
13 Select appropriate Foreign Bond
Information
Click Save and Continue
Provide additional information as
appropriate (will differ depending on
previously selected business activities)
Click Save and Continue
Home Company Information Program Types and Activities Foreign Bond Information Refiner Compliance
Refiner Compliance Level
Are you a biodiesel/renewable diesel producer? *
Yes • No
Are you planning to conduct annual compliance reporting for your refineries in the
aggregate or for each refinery individually as pursuant to 80.1406(c)(1)? *
Select Method of Compliance Level Reporting
Aggregation of Refineries *
Refinery-by-Refmery * No
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How to create a New
Company Request (cont.)
17. Answer Yes as appropriate to question, "Is
this company required to submit fuel
and/or fuel additive information to comply
with 40 CFR Part 79?"
If you are new company, not using a fuel or
fuel additive product that is managed by
another company (i.e. parent, division,
subsidiary, etc.), answer Yes to the
question, "Is this company responsible for
complying with the Part 79 registration and
reporting requirements for a fuel or fuel
additive product?"
If you are a new company, answer No to
the question, "Has the fuel orfuel additive
product that is managed by this company
been assigned a nine-digit product ID
through the submission of paperforms?
20. Select your Part 79 business activity as
appropriate
Click Save & Continue
2 Click Confirm to the warning message
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40 CFR Fait 79 Company Information
What To Do
Each motor-vehicle gasoline, motor-vetitde dese fuel, and fuel additve for either or bolh 5 reqj red to he registered under 40 CFR Part 79 and assigned a nine—aigit
product identifier.
In an effort to erd the use of paper terns 3520-12 and 3520-13 under 40 CFR Part 76, EPA is transitioning al fuel and fuel additive 'egistratiojis to this online system.
For fuel and file? additive products shat were assigned a nine-digit product ID prior jo August 2020. tiie company that manufactures or inrports the product must manage that
product Hi rough a company that s reg'stared in this onliw system.
Is this company required to submit fuel and.'or fuel additive information to comply
with 40 CFR Part 79? *
The registration of a fuel or fuel additive product under 40 CFR Part 79 can only be
managed by one company. Is this company responsible for complying with the
Part 79 registration and reporting requirements for a fuel or fuel additive product
(i.e., updates to chemical composition, impurities, etc.)? If this company is using a
fuel or fuel additive product that is managed by another company (i.e., parent,
. division, subsidiary, etc.), then answer NO. *
Has the fuel orfuel additive product that is managed by this company been
assigned a nine-digit product ID through the submission of paperforms? If this
company has not yet registered any products, answer NO. *
Yes O No
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Choose all 1f?at apply
Is this company a Fuel Manufacturer, Fuel Additive Manufacturer, or both?
Fuel Manufacturer
Fuel Additive Manufacturer
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Warning
You will need to complete 3 steps to register your new com pany,
t. Complete the current registration.
2. After EPA approves, add your 40 CFR Part 79 fuels via the "Manage Fuel Products"
option.
3. After EPA approves the new fuel product, enter your facilities via the "Manage Facilities"
option.
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Additional Company/User Rote Associations 21
How to create a New
Company Request (cont.)
Review Additional Company/User Role
Associations and select Yes or No as
appropriate
Click Save & Continue
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Will you be purchasing Biofuel Waiver Credits ori behalf of this company?
Will you be viewing ABT credit transaction via the EMTS application?
Will you ALSO be SUBMITTING ABT credit transaction via the EMTS application?
Will you be viewing RFS RIN transaction via the EMTS application?
Will you ALSO be SUBMITTING RFS RIN transaction via the EMTS application?
Will you be submitting Part 80 compliance reports and other information on behalf of this company? If you have questions about what
these reports entail, please see the OTAQ help page.
Will you need to edit this company's fuels or additive information?
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Review and submit request
Request History
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Filter History
If you are the RCO of the company:
Click Sign and Submit
Date/Time
04/07/2020 3:48 PM
Showing 1 to 1 of 1 entries
Description
Request Status changed from NONE to Draft by DEMOUSER.
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If you are not the RCO of the
company:
2 Click Submit and Notify RCO
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If you are the RCO, continue to next slide for
instructions...
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Review and submit
request(cont-)
Click Accept
Use the eSignature Widget to sign the
request
The request will appear in the My
Pending Requests section of your home
page with the status Awaiting Initial
Review
You will receive an email notification when
EPA reviews and activates the request.
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I certify, under penalty of law that the information provided in
this document is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true,
accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant
penalties for submitting false information, including the
possibility of fines and imprisonment for knowing violations.
eSignature Widget
1. Authentication 2. Verification 3. Sign File
Log into CDX Question:
User: What is your favorite movie?
DEMOUSER Answer:
Password:
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Welcome Jennifer Johnson
My Pending Requests
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Request ID
Request Type
Request Subject
Submitted By
Date Last Updated
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New Company
Test Fuel Manufacturer
DEMOUSER
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