Office of Transportation and Air
Quality Fuels Registration
(OTAQREG)

How to Associate your Biogas Producer with a Renewable
Fuel Producer

This job aid is designed to provide a step-by-step overview of the process for associating your Biogas Producer company
with the Renewable Fuel Producer company which will be consuming the biogas products.

Job Aid

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Before you begin:

1.	You must have a Central Data Exchange (CDX) account

2.	You must be logged into the CDX OTAQREG program
service

3.	You must have a registered company in OTAQREG with
the Biogas Producer business activity

4.	You must have the following user roles in OTAQREG on
behalf of the Biogas Producer

Company Editoror RCO

For help with these steps, see the documentation on EPA's

Fuels Registration, Reporting, and Compliance Help website:

https://www.epa.qov/fuels-reqistration-reportinq-and-

compliance-help

Important note:

The purpose of this job aid is to address
associations between Biogas Producers and
the biogas consumercompanies such as
Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) Producers and
Biogas Closed-Distribution System (BCDS) RIN
Generators

As it pertains to this job aid, the term
'Renewable Fuel Producer' is referring to RNG
Producers and BCDS RIN Generators.

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My Companies

1	Click the Company ID

2	Select Manage Biogas Producer
Associations

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Company ID	Company Name

1996 - |	Biogas Producer

View Company Information
Edit Roles

Edit Company Information
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Manage Facilities
QAP Associations

Manage Biogas Producer Associations
RCO Update Request
Manage ER Submissions
Manage Attest Submissions
Manage Reports

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Filter Compa nies: 1996

Address	My Roles

123 Main St,	• EMTS RFS Submitter

Fairfax, VA22Q30. US	DjMHmD e .

•	Part 80/1090 Report Submitter

•	Company Editor

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3. Click on Create New Association

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4.	Select 'Renewable Fuel Producer (RFP)'
from the Association Type drop-down
menu

5.	Select the appropriate FuelTypeCode

¦	Cellulosic Biofuel (D3)

¦	Advanced Biofuel (D5)

6.	Select the appropriate Usage Type

¦	Production of RNG (commercial pipeline)

¦	Production of CNG/LNG (closed
distribution system)

¦	Use of biogas as a biointermediate
(closed distribution system)

Biogas Producer Association Information

Biogas Association Type Information

As

sociation Type *

Renewable Fuel Producer (RFP)

Fuel Type Code Information

Biogas Usage Information

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7 Select the appropriate Producer Facility
8. ci ick Select Consumer Company

Biogas Producer Information

Company Details

Company ID: 1996
Company Name; Biogas Producer
Street Address: 123 Main St
Street Address 2:

Responsible Corporate Officer (RCO) Information

RCO CDX User ID: USER_NAME_01
RCO Name:

RCO Title: COO

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roducer Facility *

Biogas Consumer Information

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City: Fairfax
State: VA

Postal Code: 22030
Country: US

RCO Phone:
RCO Fax:
RCO Email:


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A new window will appear.

Here, you will search for the Renewable Fuel
Producer Company that will consume the biogas.

9- Enterthe Company Name and Location
search criteria

10.Click Search



Company Search

What To Do

Company Name and Location

Company ID:

Company Name

Street Address:



Street Address (Line 2):

City:

State/Province:

Select a ... »

Postal Code:

Country:

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Cancel

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11.Click Select for the appropriate company

Search Results

Search Results

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entries Filter Companies



Company Id

Company Name Address Actions
Renewable Fuel Producer - Test 123 Main St T Select

1601







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Biogas Consumer Information

You will be brought back to the Biogas Producer
Association Information page.

Under the Biogas Consumer Information section,
the selected Renewable Fuel Producer details will
be populated.

12. If applicable, select the appropriate
Consumer Facility from the drop-down
menu

Select Consumer Company

Company Details

Company ID: 1601

City: Fairfax

Company Name: Renewable Fuel Producer-Test

State: VA

Street Address: 123 Main St

Postal Code: 22030

Street Address 2:

Country: US

Responsible Corporate Officer (RCO) Information



RCO CDX User ID: USER_NAME

RCO Phone:

RCO Name:

RCO Fax:

RCO Title: title

RCO Email:

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onsumier Facility *



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13	Enter Association Dates details

¦	Start Date (required)

¦	End Date (optional)

14	Click Save and Continue

NOTE: A biogas production facility may associate
with more than one RFP company at a time. If
there is an overlap in dates, at least one of the
following 3 association details must be unique per
record:

¦	Consumer Facility

¦	Biogas Usage Type

¦	Fuel Type Code

NOTE: Only one association of Biogas Usage Type
'Use of biogas as a biointermediate (closed
distribution system)'may exist per period.

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Association Dates

Start Date *

End Date







'' 11/01/2023

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[ 11/30/2023

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15-Review the request details for accuracy

l6.If you are not the RCO, click Submit arid
Notify RCO

17. If you are the RCO, click Submit and
Notify Associate

NOTE: The RCO of the Biogas Producer
company and the RCO of the Renewable Fuel
Producer company must approve the request
before it becomes an active association.

Biogas Producer Association Request

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