Office of Transportation and Air
Quality Fuels Registration
(OTAQREG)
Job Aid
v>EPA
How to Associate your Company with an Attest
Auditor
This job aid is designed to provide a high-level overview of this task so that you can start using the attest auditor
functionalities as quickly as possible.
Before you begin: Skip to instructions for:
You must have a Central Data Exchange (CDX) • How to Update your Company's Attest
account Submission Requirement
You must be logged into the CDX OTAQREG s How to Associate to an Attest Auditor
program service
You must have the following user roles in OTAQREG
on behalf of the regulated party
Company Editor or RCO
Part 80/1090 Report Submitter
For help with these steps, see the documentation on EPA's
Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help
website:
https://www.epa.aov/fuels-reaistration-reportina-and-
compliance-help
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EPA-420-B-23-013
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My Companies
How to Update your
Company's Attest
Submission Requirement
Click the Company ID for the appropriate
regulated party
2. Select Edit Program Types and Activities
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Company Name
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Renewable Fuel Producer - Test
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Address
123 Main St,
Fairfax. VA 22030, US
My Roles
. RCO
• Company Editor
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Edit Program Types and Activities
Manage Facilities
QAP Associations
RCO Update Request
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Program Type and Business Activities
How to Update your
Company's Attest
Submission Requirement
Ori the Program Type and Business
Activities screen, click Save & Continue
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Are you required to submit Engineering Reviews (ER) via ER Webform and/or documents via DCFuels in
order to register your company activities? If you have already had your company activated, select No and
select the appropriate company type below.
Are you an independent third party that will conduct audits of renewable fuel production under the Quality
Assurance Plan (QAP) Program?
Are you an independent third party that conducts surveys on behalf of other companies under 40 CFR Part
1090?
Are you an independent third party that conducts attest audits on behalf of other companies under 40 CFR
Part 1090?
Do you produce or import Gasoline. Reformulated Gasoline. Pentane, Ethanol Denaturant. or Oxygenates: or
do you blend Oxygenates?
Do you produce or import Diesel fuel that is used to power highway vehicles and/or non-road engines and
equipment?
Do you produce, import, export or otherwise handle Renewable Fuels or Biointermediate Products as defined
under the Renewable Fuel Standard Program?
Business Activities For Renewable Fuel Standard Program Type
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RFS Pathway Petition Submitter (80.1416) 0
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Small Blender {Blenders in 40 CFR 80.1440) 0
No
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How to Update your
Company's Attest
Submission Requirement
On the Foreign Bond Information screen,
click Save & Continue
Foreign Bond Information
Does your company own or operate any foreign facilities? *
O Yes <
iv No
Foreign Bond Determination
Gasoline
Renewable Fuel standard
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How to Update your
Company's Attest
Submission Requirement
On the Attest Submission Information
screen, you will be asked the question "Is
this company required to submit one or
more annual attest audit reports?"
Select Yes
6 Click Save & Continue
Attest Submission Information
Is this company required to submit one or more annual attest audit reports? *
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40 CFR Part 79 Company Information
How to Update your
Company's Attest
Submission Requirement
On the 40 CFR Part 79 Company
Information screen, click Save &
Continue
On the Facility Management screen, click
Save and Review
What To Do
Each motor-vehicle gasoline, motor-vehicle diesel fuel, and fuel additive for either or both, is required to be registered under 40 CFR Part 79 and assigned a nine-digit
product identifier.
In an effort to end the use of paper forms 3520-12 and 3520-13 under 40 CFR Part 79. EPA is transitioning all fuel and fuel additive registrations to this online system.
For fuel and fuel additive products that were assigned a nine-digit product ID prior to August 2020, the company that manufactures or imports the product must manage that
product through a company that is registered in this online system
Is this company required to submit fuel and/or fuel additive information to comply o Yes @ No
with 40 CFR Part 79? *
Facility Management
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OTAQREG10024928
EAST TEXAS
RENEWABLES, LLC
• Gas/Ethanol
Active
12942 FM2767
TYLER, TX 75708
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How to Update your
Company's Attest
Submission Requirement
g On the Company Program Type Request
screen, under section Requested
Changes:
Click on the Reason for Change drop-
down menu and select "Other (No
Engineering Review)"
10 Enter details into the Comments section
Requested Changes
Requested Changes
Company Attest Submission Requirement changed from false to true
Reason for Change: * | other (No Engineering Review)
Comments: *
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How to Update your
Company's Attest
Submission Requirement
11 Review the Company Program Type (CRT)
Request
If vou are the RCO of the company:
12. Click Sign and Submit and proceed with the
eSignature steps
The request will appear in the My Requests
section of your home page with the status
Awaiting Initial Review
If you are not the RCO of the company:
13 Click Submit and Notify RCO
The request will appear in the My Requests
section of your home page with the status
Awaiting RCO Signature
NOTE: The CPT request will need to be
activated by EPA before you will be able to
proceed to the next steps.
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How to Associate to an
Attest Auditor
1 On the OTAQREG homepage, click the
Company ID forthe appropriate
regulated party
1 Select Manage Attest Auditor
Associations
My Companies
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Company ID
1961 -
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NOTE: If you do riot see this option in the drop-
down menu, you will first need to submit an
Update Company Program Type (CPT) request
to update your company's attest submission
requirement: How to Update your Company's
Attest Submission Requirement
Once EPA has activated your CPT request, you
may then proceed with the steps above.
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Company Name
Attest Auditor Inc
Address
123 Main St,
Fairfax. VA22030, US
Filter Companies:
My Roles
• Part 80/1090 Report Submitter
• Company Editor
Renewable Fuel Producer Inc
123 Main St,
Fairfax. VA 22030, US
Part 80/1090 Report Submitter
Company Editor
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Edit Company Information
Edit Program Types and Activities
Manage Facilities
tQAP Associations
Manage Attest Auditor Associations
RCO Update Request
Manage ER Submissions
Manage Attest Submissions
Manage Reports
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How to Associate to an
Attest Auditor
16 Click Create New Association
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How to Associate to an
Attest Auditor
17 Select the appropriate AuditorType
Independent Auditor
Certified Internal Auditor
Attest Auditor Association Information
Auditor Information
1
Select the AuditorType: *
(g> Independent Auditor Q Certified Internal Auditor
Attest Auditor Iric
If you select Independent Auditor:
18 Click Search for Attest Auditor Company
Enter Company Name and Location details
20 Click Search
Click Select
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If you select Certified Internal Auditor:
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Street Address:
123 Main St
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Company Id
1961
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| Company Name
Attest Auditor Inc
Address
123 Main St
Fairfax. VA22030
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How to Associate to an
Attest Auditor
22.Enter Auditor Association Date
Information details
Association Start date (required)
Association End date (not required)
2] Select the appropriate Company Audit
Procedures
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Auditor Association Date Information
Provide an association start date *
Provide an association end date
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Please select all company-level audit procedures (if any) for which the auditor is being engaged:
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RFS Exporters
RFS RIN Generators
RFS Others Owning RINs
RFS IndependentAuditors
RFS NTDF Recertrfication
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How to Associate to an
Attest Auditor
Click Add Facility
Select the appropriate facility from the
Add Facility drop-down menu
Click Add
Audit Procedure Information
Company Audit Procedures
Please select all company-level audit procedures (if any) for which the auditor is being engaged:
x RFS Obligated Parties
Facility Audit Procedures
Please identify all facilities at which audits are being conducted and select all the audit procedures for which the auditor is
being engaged at each facility:
Add Facility
Select a registered facility,..
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How to Associate to an
Attest Auditor
Select the appropriate Facility Audit
Procedures
28 Click Save and Continue
Facility Audit Procedures
Please identify all facilities at which audits are being conducted and select all the audit procedures for which the auditor is
being engaged at each facility:
Add Facility
Facilitv Name: TEST FACILITY Program ID: OTAQREG10001234
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RFS Exporters
RFS RIN Generators
RFS Others Owning RIHs
RFS Independent Auditors
RFS NTDF Recertification
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How to Associate to an
Attest Auditor
29 Review the Attest Auditor Association
(ATT) request
If vou are the RCO of the company:
30. Click Submit and Notify Auditor and
proceed with the eSignature steps
The request will appear in the My Requests
section of your home page with the status
Awaiting RCO Approval
If vou are not the RCO of the company:
31 Click Submit and Notify RCO
The request will appear in the My Requests
section of your home page with the status
Awaiting RCO Signature
Request Information
Request ID: ATT-32444
Request Type: New Attest Auditor Association
Request Status: Draft
Company Name: Renewable Fuel Producer Inc [1965]
Submission: Initial
Requested Attest Association Information
Auditor Information
Auditor Type: Independent Auditor
Company Details
Company ID: 1961
Company Name: Attest Auditor Inc
Street Address: 123 Main St
Street Address 2:
Responsible Corporate Officer (RCO) Information
RCO CDX User ID: RCOJJSER
RCO Name: John Johnson
RCO Title: CEO
NOTE: Both the RCO of the regulated party
and the RCO of the Attest Auditor company
will need to approve the request before the
association becomes active.
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Created On: 01/13/2023
Modified On: 01/13/2023
Requestor ID: USERNAME
Requestor Name: Jane Smith
Auditor Association Date Information
Start Date: 12/01/2022 End Date: No End Date Provided
Company Audit Procedures
Please select all company-level audit procedures (if any) for which the auditor is being engaged:
• RFS RIN Generators
Facility Audit Procedures
Please identify all facilities at which audits are being conducted and
select ail the audit procedures for which the auditor is being engaged at
each facility:
Facility Name: TEST FACILITY EXAMPLE Program ID: OTAQREG10001234
• RFS RIN Generators
Request History
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01/13/2023 10:08 AM Request Status changed from NONE to Draft by USERNAME
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