Office of Transportation and Air
Quality Fuels Registration
(OTAQREG)

How to Update Company Program Type to a Biogas
Producer

This job aid is designed to provide an overview of the process for updating a company's program type to a Biogas
Producerfrom Initial Registration Submissions in OTAQREG.

Job Aid

v>EPA

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 Initial Registration
Submissions business activity

4.	You must have the following user roles in
OTAQREG on behalf of the registered company

Company Editor or RCO

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-compliance-help

Important Note:

The following steps assume that your company is
registered underthe Initial Registration Submissions
business activity.

If your Biogas Producer company is not yet
registered, you must first register with the Initial
Registration Submissions business activity.

For step-by-step instructions, the "How to Register a
New Company as Initial Registration Submissions" job
aid is available on the site below:

https://www.epa.oov/fuels-reoistration-reportino-and-

compliance-help/iob-aids-fuels-reaistration-svstem-

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Update Company Program
Type

1. Click the Company ID
2 Select Edit Program Types and Activities

Show 10

entries

Company ID

(996

View Company Information
Edit Roles

Manage User Associations
Edit Company Information
/ Edit Program Types and Activities
Manage Facilities
QAP Associations
Manage Reports
RCO Update Request

Company Name
Biogas Producer

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Filter Companies:

Address

123 Main St.

Fairfax, VA 22030, US

My Roles

•	EMTS RFS Viewer

•	Company Editor

•	RCO

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Program Type and Business
Activities Information

You will be brought to the Program Type arid
Business Activities screen.

3 Answer No to question "Are you required to
submit documents via DCFuels (e.g., an
Engineering Review (ER)) in orderto register
your company activities and you have not
had your company activated?"

NOTE:

This question is only answered Yes for the purpose of
registering a company under business activity "Initial
Registration Submissions".

Upon answering the question, the next 6 program
type questions will be revealed.

Program Type and Business Activities

1

Are you required to submit documents via DCFuels (e.g., an Engineering Review (ER)) in order to register	o Yes @ No

your company activities and you have not had your company activated? *

Are you an independent third party that will conduct audits of renewable fuel production under the RFS	o Yes © No

Quality Assurance Plan (QAP) Program? *

Are you an independent third party that conducts surveys on behalf of other companies under 40 CFR Part Q Yes ® No
1090? *

Are you an independent third party that conducts attest audits on behalf of other companies under 40 CFR Q Yes (§> No
Part 1090? *

Do you produce or import Gasoline, Reformulated Gasoline. Pentane, Ethanol Denaturant, or Oxygenates; or o Yes @ No
do you blend Oxygenates? *

Do you produce or import Diesel fuel that is used to power highway vehicles and/or non-road engines and	o Yes ® No

equipment? #

Except for independent third parties under RFS QAP, do you need to register under the Renewable Fuel	Q Yes (§) No

Standard Program? *

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Program Type and Business
Activities Information

Program Type and Business Activities

The 3 next questions address independent third
party program types.

4. Answer No to the 3 independent third-

party questions:

¦	"Are you an independent third party that
will conduct audits of renewable fuel
production underthe RF5 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?"

Are you required to submit documents via DCFuels (e.g., an Engineering Review (ER)) in order to register	o Yes @ No

your company activities and you have not had your company activated? *

Are you an independent third party that will conduct audits of renewable fuel production under the RFS	o Yes @ No

Quality Assurance Plan (QAP) Program? *

Are you an independent third party that conducts surveys on behalf of other companies under 40 CFR Part Q Yes @ No
1090? *

Are you an independent third party that conducts attest audits on behalf of other companies under 40 CFR Q Yes @ No
Part 1090? *

Do you produce or import Gasoline, Reformulated Gasoline, Pentane, Ethanol Denaturant, or Oxygenates; or o Yes <§ No
do you blend Oxygenates? *

Do you produce or import Diesel fuel that is used to power highway vehicles and/or non-road engines and	o Yes @ No

equipment? #

Except for independent third parties under RFS QAP, do you need to register underthe Renewable Fuel	Q Yes @ No

Standard Program? *

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Program Type and Business
Activities Information

The 3 remaining questions address Gasoline,
Diesel, and Renewable Fuel Standard program
types.

5. Answerthe Gasoline and Diesel program
type questions.

NOTE: Answer questions based on your
requirements. This screenshot is not meant as
explicit instructions.

6 Answer Yes to question "Except for
independent third parties under RFS
QAP; do you need to register under the
Renewable Fuel Standard Program?"

7. Select Yes to Biogas Producer

8 Click Save & Continue

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Program Type and Business Activities

Are you required to submit documents via DCFuels (e.g., an Engineering Review (ER)) in order to register
your company activities and you have not had your company activated?

o'

Are you an independent third party that will conduct audits of renewable fuel production under the RFS	o Yes ® No

Quality Assurance Plan (QAP) Program?

Are you an independent third party that conducts surveys on behalf of other companies under 40 CFR Part O Yes (fj) No
1090?

Are you an independent third party that conducts attest audits on behalf of other companies under 40 CFR Q Yes @ No
Part 1090?

Do you produce or import Gasoline, Reformulated Gasoline. Pentane, Ethanol Denaturant, or Oxygenates: or O Yes
do you blend Oxygenates?

No

Do you produce or import Diesel fuel that is used to power highway vehicles and/or non-road engines and
_ equipment?

O Yes

Except for independent third parties under RFS QAP, do you need to register under the Renewable Fuel
Standard Program?

(§> Yes O No

Business Activities For Renewable Fuel Standard Program Type

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Biogas Producer ©

Biointermediate Producer 0

No

Feedstock Aggregator ©

No

Foreign Undenatured Ethanol Producer ©

No

PADD Importer (Renewable Fuel Importer) ©

No

Renewable Fuel Producer ©

No

Renewable Fuels Exporter ©

No

Renewable Fuels Importer ©

No

RFS Pathway Petition Submitter (80.1416) ©

No

RIN Owner Only (Blenders, Marketers, Traders) ©

No

RNG RIN Separator ©

No

Small Blender (Blenders in 40 CFR 80.1440) ©

No

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Attest Submission Information

Attest Submission and
Part 79 Company
Information

9- Answer Yes to Attest question "Is this
company required to submit one or more
annual attest audit reports?"

10	Click Save & Continue

NOTE: Navigate to the below site for additional

information on how to submit attest engagement

reports and program-specific instructions.

How to Submit Attest Engagements

https://www.eDa.aov/fuels-reaistration-reportina-and-

compliance-help/how-submit-attest-engagements

11	Answer No to Part 79 question "Is this
company required to submit fuel and/orfuel
additive information to comply with 40 CFR
Part 79?"

12	Click Save & Continue

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What To Do

Under the gasoline and diesel programs, gasoline manufacturers (e.g.. gasoline refiners, gasoline blending manufacturers, and gasoline importers) must arrange for the
submission of an annual attest audit report under 40 CFR 1090.1800 Under the RFS program, obligated parties, renewable fuel producers (including all parties allowed to
generate RiNs under 40 CFR part 80), renewable fuel importers, biointermediate producers, independent third-party auditors, biogas producers, RNG producers, RIN
owners, and RNG RIN separators must arrange for the submission of an attest audit report under 40 CFR 80.165, 80.1464, and 80.1475, as applicable.

%

Is this company required to submit one or more annual attest audit reports? *

® Yes o No

10

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40 CFR Part 79 Company Information

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Facility Registrations:

Add Facility

Once the Attest Submission and Part 79
questions are answered, you will be brought to
the Facility Registrations screen.

Here, you can add each facility and select the
respective facility-specific information.

13.Click Add Facility

NOTE:

You must add a facility.

If you click Save and Review without adding a
facility, a warning will appear.

You will not be able to submit the request until you
complete this step.

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ID	Name

Showing 0 to 0 of 0 entries

Type	Status

There are no Facilities to display.

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Location	Actions

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Facility Registrations:

Add Facifity (cont'd)

14-	Enter facility information

15-	Click Search Facilities

If the facility is found:

16 Select appropriate facility
17- Click Proceed with Selection
18 Click Save Selected Facility

~	Please proceed to step 2R (skip to slide 12)

If the facility you're iookinq for is not found:

~	Please proceed to step ig [next slide)

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Add Facility

Add Facility

Find Existing Facility

Please note, the Facility ID criterion searches against FRS Facility IDs. Do not use OTAQReg 5-digit reporting IDs in this field.
For best results, please fill in at le^g^^p search criteria.

Facility ID

Facility Name
Facility Country

&

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Virginia

-Select a County-

Add Facility

Add Facility

Facility Search Results (1 facility found)

Search Criteria: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | 7145 OLD MT HOLLY, CHARLOTTE, NC 28214

Proceed with Selection

Can't find vour facility? Click here to create it

Add Facility

Add Facility Unsaved Facility

List View | Map View

I	

EPA Registry ID

Facility Name A

Facility Address

EPA

Programs
Reporting

Alternate EPA Registry
IDs/Program IDs

s

999983156478

BIOGAS PRODUCER FACILITY

©

OTAQREG

OTAQREG10012345



Previous



Next

Selected Facility (1 unsaved facility)
< Add Another Facility

List View | Map View

Clicking the 'Save Selected Facility' button saves the facility you have selected in the current session so it is available to you the next time you log in. You may view a facility's details by
clicking the View/Edit Details' link on the table view or the 'Details' button on the map view. You may also remove a facility by clicking the 'Remove' link or button for that facility. Please
note that a facility with insufficient location information may not appear on the map view.

Rlter: Q



EPA Registry ID ©

Program ID ©

Facility Name A

Facility Address



999983156478

OTAQREG10012345

BIOGAS PRODUCER FACILITY

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Facility Registrations:

Add Facility (cont'd)

If the facility you're looking for is not found:

19 Click Can't find your facility? Click here to
create it

Add Facility

Add Facility

Facility Search Results (0 facilities found)

List View | Map View

Search Criteria: 22030 | Fairfax County

Change

No Facilities Found

Your search criteria did not match any facility records. You may return to the Find Easting facility' form, and refine your search, by dicking the 'Change' button. If the facility
doesn't exist, you may create a facility by didcing the 'Can't find your facility? Click here to create it' link.

Proceed witti Selection

Can't find vour facility? Click here to create it

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Facility Registrations:

Add Facility (cont'd)

If the facility you're looking for is not found:

20.Enterthe	following facility information

¦	Facility Name

¦	Facility Address

21.	Answer question "Is Mailing Address Same
as Facility Address?"

22.Click	Map Facility
23 Click Submit

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Add Facility

Add Facility

©

Create Facility

< Back to Search Results

Facility Name

Biogas Producer Facility

Facility Address

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

123 Main St.

Address 2

Fairfax County

Coordinates

Latitude

Longitude

Is Mailing Address Same as Facility Address?
® Yes G No

VA

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Facility Registrations:

Add Facifity (cont'd)

If the facility you're looking for is not found:
24.Click Save Selected Facility

Add Facility

Add Facility

Unsaved Facility

Selected Facility (1 unsaved facility)
< Add Another Facility

List View | Map View

Clicking the "Save Selected Facility' button saves the facility you have selected in the current session so it is available to you the next time you log in. You may view a facility's details by
dicking the Mew/Edit Details' link on the table view or the 'Details' button on the map view. You may also remove a facility by clicking the 'Remove' link or button for that facility.
Please note that a facility with insufficient location information may not appear on the map view.

Filter:

Export Options

EPA Registry ID 0

Program ID G

Facility Name

Facility Address



Pending

Pending





View/Edit Details
Remove

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Facility Registrations:

Facility Contact information

Once a facility is selected or created and you
have clicked Save Selected Facility, you will be
brought to the Facility Contact information
screen.

25-Enterthe following Facility Contact
Information

¦	Name

¦	Title

* Phone

¦	Email

26.Click Save & Continue

Facility Name and Location

Note: Address 1 may not be a PO Box. If you are entering an international
address that has no postal code, enter "00000".

Facility Name:

Street Address:

Street Address (Line 2):

City:	State:

VA

Postal Code:

Country:

UNITED STATES

Facility Contact Information

Please provide the Contact Name, Title. Email and Phone number as

described in 80.76



Name: *

John Smith

Title: *

Phone: *

Manager

2026661666

Email: *

Fax:



	

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Facility Registrations:

Program Types and Activities

27.Answer Yes to the question "Does this
facility produce a biogas feedstock that
will be used to produce a renewable fuel,
renewable electricity, or a
biointermediate product?"

28 .Answer Yes to Biogas Producer

29.Click Save & Continue

Facility Program Types and Activities

27

Does this facility produce a biogas feedstock that will be used to produce a renewable fuel, renewable
electricity, or a biointermediate product? *

Yes O No

Business Activities For Biogas Producer Program Type



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Biogas Producer ©



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Facility Registrations:

Recordkeeping

30.Answer	Facility Record Storage question
"Are facility records stored on-site, off-
site, or both as defined in 1090.805?"

31.Click	Save & Continue

Facility Record Storage

Are facility records stored on-site, off-site, or both as defined in 1090.805?

Please choose at least one storage method

( V-

On-Site?
Off-Site?

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Facility Registrations:

Biogas Producer Information

32 Answer'Biogas Source Information'
questions

NOTE: If a source (other than landfill) is selected, the
'Biogas Feedstock Information' will appear, from which
you will need to select Feedstock Codes.

~~~ Will any biogas from this site be produced
from one of the following?

Municipal wastewater treatment plant digester

•	Agricultural digester

•	Separated MSW digester

•	Other waste digester (not listed)

V	If Yes, proceed to step 33

V	If No, skip to step 34 (next slide)

33- Select Feedstock Codes from the drop-down
menu as appropriate

NOTE: Multiple feedstock codes may be selected

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32

Biogas Source Information

Will any biogas from this site be produced from a landfill?	No

Will any biogas from this site be produced from a municipal wastewater	No

treatment plant digester?

Will any biogas from this site be produced from an agricultural digester?	No

Will any biogas from this site be produced from a separated MSW	No

digester?

Will any biogas from this site be produced from other waste digester not	No

listed above?

Biogas Feedstock Information



Feedstock Codes: *

Select Feedstock Codes .

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Facility Registrations:

Capacity information

34 Enter the 'Capacity Information' details

¦	Total Volume (MMscf)

¦	Total Capacity (MMBtu)

NOTE: Nameplate Capacity must be greater than zero.

NOTE: The Historical Capacity start and end dates are
required and must be prior to the current date. The start and
end date for each record must be within the same year.

NOTE: (Historical Capacity (Current Year)), or Year One, must
either be this year or last year

~~~ Do you have a permitted capacity?

If Yes, proceed to step 35
V If No, skip to step 37

35' Answer Yes to question "Do you have a
permitted capacity?"

36 Enter the "Permitted Capacity' quantity and
then select the unit of measurement

37- Click Save & Continue

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Capacity Information

If data is unavailable for a given year enter 0 for the capacity value.

Total Volume (MMscf)	Total Capacity (MMBtu)

Start Date

End Date

10000

Nameplate Capacity

' 4	10000

Historical Capacity (1 Year Prior) 10000

Historical Capacity (Current
Year)

10000

10000

02/01/2023 S 03/01/2023

10000



04/04/2022

B

Historical Capacity (2 Years
Prior)

10000

10000

02/01/2021

T—»
US

02/01/2021

;r—i



* Do you have a permitted capacity?

Permitted Capacity: *

15000

Million BTU for Higher Heating Value (MMBTU-HHV)

IClear

HUClear

IClear



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Facility Registrations

After adding the capacity information, you will
be brought back to the Facility Registrations
screen.

If you wish to add another facility:

Repeat steps 13- 37, as appropriate

If vou do not wish to add another facility;
38 Click Save and Review

This concludes the company program update
process.

FacWy Registrations

Show 1# v entries

ID	U Name

0TAQREG10012345 Biogas Producer
Facility

Showing t to 1 of 1 entries

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Add Facility

Filter Facilities

Type	Status	Location	Actions

» Biogas Producer New	123 Main St

Fairfax, VA 22030

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Review and Submit Request

Company Program Type Request

39.Select New Facility (with Engineering
Review) as the Reason for Change

Request Information

Request ID: CPT-34925

Created On: 03/15/2024

Request Type: Update Company Program Type

Modified On: 03/15/2024

Request Status: Draft

Requestor ID: RCOUNDA

Company Name:

Requestor Name:

Submission: Initial



Requested Changes

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Review and Submit Request

40.Review the request information for
accuracy. Once verified, you are ready to
submit yourCompany Program Update
request.

If you are the RCO of the company:

Click Submit and Submit

~~~ Please skip to step 43 (next slide)

If you are notthe RCO of the company:

42.Click Submit and Notify RCO

~~~ This concludes the request submission.

Company Program Type Request

Request Information

Request ID: CPT-34925

Request Type: Update Company Program Type

Request Status: Draft

Company Name:

Submission: Initial

Requested Changes

is being added

Company Activity Biogas Producer{311) changed from false to true

Company Activity Initial Registration Submissions^) changed from true to false

Company Attest Submission Requirement changed from null to true

Company Program Type Initial Registration Submissions changed from true to false

Company Program Type Renewable Fuel Standard changed from false to true

Reason for Change: * New Facility (with Engineering Review)

Requested Company Details

Company ID:

Company Name:

Street Address: 123 Main St
Street Address 2:

Created On: 03/15/2024
Modified On: 03/15/2024
Requestor ID:

Requestor Name:

City: Fairfax
State: VA

Postal Code: 22030
Country: US





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Review and Submit Request

(cont'd)

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.

If you are the RCO of the company:

43	Click Accept

44	Use the eSignature Widget to sign the
request

45-The request will appear in the My 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.

eS»gnature Widget

1. Authentication
Log into CDX
User:

Password:



Show Password

2. Verification
Question:

What is your favorite movie?
Answer:

3. Sign File

Show Answer '

Correct Answer

Pending Withdrawn Rejected
Show io v entries

1

Request

Request ID Type	Request Subject

Submitted By

Search: 1996

Date Last J?
Updated	Status

Nex

CPT-34925

Company
Program Update

Bio gas Producer -1996

Showing 1 to 1 of 1 entries (filtered from 12 total entries)

USER NAME

02/12/2024 Awaiting Initial Review

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