Office ofTransportation andAir How to Manage Attest Engagement Submissions in Quality Fuels Registration OTAQREG (OTAQREG) 

This job aid is designed to provide a high-level overview of this task so that you can start using the redesigned OTAQREG 

system as quickly as possible. 

Before you begin: 

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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 Part 80 Report Submitter role with the selected company 

For help with these steps, see the documentation on EPA’s Fuels Registration, Reporting, and 

Compliance Help website: https://www.epa.gov/fuels-registration-reporting-and-compliance-help 

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Deep Solllh Oil & Drilli119 Co. 3000 West Congress Stree 

Lafayette, LA 70506, US 

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You ane he re : OTAQ Fo rms Select Compa r,y 

Select Company 

Select th e co mpany for which you a re making or view ing1 su bmission s. If you do not se e your compa nry in e list. you mu st first 

ass ociate C:•o t he compa ny in OTAQReg with t he correct ro le. 

If you do not ha ve an active CDX ES.A on file. you 'I: ·11 not be able to -ere.a te .a new su miss·o n o r view e.x:is ting1 su bmission s until 

yo ur ESA has be en rece ived by E A. 

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Deep South Oil & Dnlling Co. (1221) 

Access Submission Form 

1. Click the Company ID 

2. Select Manage Attest/ER Submissions 

3. Select Company Name 

4. Click Continue 

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OTAQ Registration Home 

OTAQ Forms Home 

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You are here : OTAQ Form Submiss ions Horne 

OTAQ Form Submissions Home 

Engineering Reviews 

You do not have the Independent Third Party Eng ineer role for the company you selected. If you wish to su bmit a form for the 

com pany please update you r existing com pany assoc iation roles in OTAQReg. 

Attest Engagements 

Existing Attest Engagements for the selected company are displayed be low. Click the "View" link to view the Copy of Record 

for an existing subm ission, or the "Ed it" link to ed it an In Prog ress subm iss ion. Click the "Create New Attes t Engagement" 

button to create a new submiss ion. 

Submission ID 

AT- 2155 

AT-2154 

Created 

07- 22 - 20 18 7:15:29 AM 

07- 26- 20 18 3:02:26 PM 

Submitter 

JOSH.GORDAN 

Create New Attest Engagement 

Status 

In Progress 

Submitted 

Act ions 

SelectAction 

Click links below to jump to that section of 

this job aid: 

1. Create new attest engagement 

2. Edit a draft submission 

3. View a completed submission 

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Cireate New Attest Engage menc Cireate Pass p,h rase 

Pleas e c reate a passp raise t h.at is act least 8 chairacte in lengt h. To beu e r protect your form, yo ur pas.sph raise should •contain 

a -com bi n-ation of le tters a rid n um -e rs. Y,our !)ass pf ras-e may in cl U1 de space5, blllt should not -co nta in special chair·acters (for 

e.:ira np!e , - . ancl ~). 

Passphras.e: 

Confirm Pi!issphras:e.: 

Yo u are .spo n.s ible fo re ne ,be ing your pass p rase and distrib ·ng it to o rily a U/lh oriz-ed in ividuaih . fl.ease distribute 

this pa:ssp'hrase to a t lleast o ne od 1er .authori;zed official. Yo ur p-aissph rase wil l be used as an •enc rypt-on ey to p rote ct ti e 

conte ts. of yo ur data. 

Note: lf yo lo s·e o r ,orget your l)i!Ss phrase. you will not be ab!e to acce ss your Co y ,o Re aord . For .secu rity r-easons. t he 

syste a min i stra. o r wi 11 not have a ccecS s to your passph r.ase a n cl wil I n.ot be· a ble to re trieve o r re5et · . 

Save an Continue 

Submit NewAttest 

Engagement 

1. Enter and confirm a secure passphrase* 

2. Click Save and Continue 

*IMPORTANT: The secure passphrase is 

required to both 1) edit the submission later 

and 2) view the Copy of Record after 

submitting. 

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Create New Attest Engagement 

Pleaso comple te a ll ,oq t1ired fields to subm it your Arte>< Engag ement ah>l'lg wnh du supplemenu l Information as re<11 u lredl In 

8 0 . l 30 (a)_ The a ttached r<e port should be comp let<,d by the C o r C A rnm mariz in.g both t he proce elu r<e s p erform,ed a nd t he 

fir ding s in ac corda r ce with th e s elected ,egu la ted 1> rogram. Pre-j>opu la t ed information is based on the a j>proved OTAQ 

r1g,11r11,on lnform11ion for your u ltcitd compat'ly. Click tht "Save" buuon to save your 1.ruwer1 and compl1t1 th• rilport at 1 

late r time. 

All informa tio n sub - te d a.s pa rt o t his Atte st Eng agement ma y b e claime d as Confide ntia l llusine ss Informa tion. 

Company Information 

Th,e infonm<! tion b elow is populat ed from t he seDe cte cl compa n , s OTAQReg in o rma tio n. 

Comp ny id: :1400 

Company Name.: D,ee p Sou• h Drilling & Oil Co. 

Programs Covered 

On A<test Enga ge me nts fo r t he enewab le Fuel Sta nda rd (§SO. 1464 ) prog ram ay be submitte d u sing t his o rm a t t his 

tir 1 , thoraforo t ho pro11ram 1,.,. b H n u loctul for you . S1l1c.t o r • or moro of tho applicablo RFS ro'il ulotod typu btlow. 

RFS (§80.1464) • 

Obligated Party 

1A; n11W1bl Fu I port r 

R new· bl Fu"I Produaif 

Ren!IW bl u I Produ 

IRIN- C•ne,.,I ng Import r 

IR,IN Ownl!!fl foth _, th1111 _ n Ob1! u.l l'!!.rty Qr lluu v bh, 

IFuel Pruduc:.,, or Im porter) 

hlrd- p rty A di o, 

Thlrd- p rty Aud I tor 

Thlrd- p flY Aud Ito, 

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S1lu t & fn llity fro , t ho list bolow. 

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Engagement (cont.) 

3. Select an RFS Regulated Type 

4. OPTIONAL:You may choose to submit 

the Attest Engagement for a specific 

Facility. If you do not select a facility, the 

Attest Engagement will apply to all 

facilities of the selected company. 

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Submit NewAttest 

Engagement (cont.) 

5. Enter the name and contact information 

of the auditor who created the report 

6. Click Save and Continue 

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Create New Attest Engagement 

Exceptions 

Reporting Period and Aud'it: Oat 

Reporting Period and 

Indicate the re po ing pe riod cove re and the date o n wh i d 1 the audit re o rt be in g1 submitted \Vas com pl eled . 

Reporting Period Co vered w " 

Date of Audit Rl!port w 

Exceptions and Remedial Action 

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l . Has the r·epor1ing ent it , take any remed ial or othe r corr-ective act ions re.rnlt ing · r-om this report? If Yes, des-cribe t he 

act io ns. 

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2. \ ill the re l)ortir g1 entity ta e future me ial or othe r conr-ective actiorns resulting fro m this report? If Yes. desc ribe e 

act io ns. 

Ye.s o 

h.e aud it company? If Yes. list the A est reg,ulato ry sect ions under t e e ){Ce l)t ion. 

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Save 

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Submit NewAttest 

Engagement (cont.) 

7. Select the reporting period covered 

8. Enter the date the audit report was 

completed 

9. Answer the questions related to 

Exemptions and Remedial Actions 

10. Click Save and Continue 

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Create New Attest Enga,gement - Up,load Report 

Upload Docume 

Pleas,e up oad a ,co py of t e r-e port a 11d a ny supp leme n a I info,.i-_ma_ t_io_n_. ____________ _ 

Choose File 

ocll.lme nt a.me Up loade d Size 

ot hing1 foll.Ind ~o disp lay . 

d itiona l ,comme nts, please e ntaer them in e ox be low . 

'~ Pursuant to 40 FR 8 0. l 30(a)(.2) a nd the atte.st e nga geme t t require r e nt.s o · RIFS t§ S0. 14 64). I am su bmitt ing1 f e c op , 

re q uired by e gu lation s of t e a ud ito r's agreed upon proce ui-es port_ 

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Save 

Save a n Contin e 

Submit NewAttest 

Engagement (cont.) 

11. Choose file and click Upload 

12. OPTIONAL: Enter Comments 

13. Acknowledge the Attest Statement 

14. Click Save and Continue 

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Create New Attest Engagement: Review 

Please revi ew th e informatto n co nta ine d on t his pag e prior t o s ul>mitt ing t h.e fo rm. 

Submission Information 

This is yo ur pla n sub missio n informa tion 

Submjssion Type.: 

Attest Engagement kl: 

Submitte,- Information--

Att es.t Engag em ent 

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The information b elow is from yo ur COX Reg istrat io n a nd will be passed o n to EPA wit h you r s. ub missio n. If this. informa tio n is 

inco rrect. please update your CDX Registratio n info rmatio n prio r t o st art ing yo u r sub mission. The.Se deta ils can o nly be 

upd ate d wit hin t he MyCDX link o n t he left - h and sid e of th is screen o r by di e COX l-l elp Des k_ P~e ase visit t he FAQ sect io n fo r 

mo re infor matio n o n ma king t hes e updates. 

First Name.: Da nie l 

Last Name: Smit h 

CDX Usertd : DA !El.SM ITH 

Organjzation N·ame: DEEP SOUTH DRILLING 

Ema;'I Addr-ess : da nie l.smit h@clsdrilling.com 

Phone Nu.mber: 3 37- 5 55-'1S2 3 

Extension: 

Company Name and l.ocalio,._.. _______ _ 

Company ID: 3 400 

Oocumt'nt 

Up lo1dod • Siu( bl 

S1mplo Attut [ngagomont Attachmont doc, 07-26-2011 9 1 0 36 P l 12 16 

Pursuant 10 40 CfR 80 I 30(1)(2) and tho 111111 1ng1gomon1 rtqu.,omonu or RfS (§80 14 4), 1 am 1ubn1111lng tho copy 

r1qu.,od by tho 11gul11lon1 of tho 1udl101 '1 1g,ud upon proc1duru flPOrt 

Submit NewAttest 

Engagement (cont.) 

15. Review the submission and then click 

Sign, Encrypt, and Submit 

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eSignature Widget 

1. Authentication 

Log into CDX 

User: 

JOHN.DOE 

Password: 

··••·••·· 

Show Password D 

Welcome John Doe 

2. Verification 

Question: 

What is t he first and middle name of 

your oldest sibling? 

Answer: 

••••••• 

Show Answer D 

Correct Answer 

You are here. OTAQ Form Subm1ss1ons Home 

OTAQ Form Submissions Home 

Success! You have successfully submitted your Attest Engagement. 

Attest Engag m nts 

3. Sign File 

Existing Attest Engagements for the selected company are displayed be low. Click the "View" link to view the Copy of Record 

for an e 1s1111g subm1ss1on, or the ' Edit" link to edit an In Progress subnmston. Click the "Create ew Attest Engagement" 

button to create a new submission. 

Subm1ss1on ID Created Submitter Status Actions 

07-22-2018 7 15 29 AM In Progress 

AT- 2154 07-26-2018 3:02 26 PM JOSH.GORDA Submitted 

Create ew Attest Engagement 

Submit New Attest 

Engagement (cont.) 

16. Use the eSignature Widget to sign 

submission 

17. The submission will appear on the OTAQ 

Form Submissions Home page with the 

status of Submitted 

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OTAQ Form Submiss ions Home 

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Engineering Reviews 

You do not have the Independent Third Party Engineer role for the co mpany you se lected. If you wish to submit a form for the 

company please update your existing company association roles in OTAQReg. 

Attest Engagements 

Existing Attest Engagement s for the se lected company are displayed be low. Click the "View" link to view the Copy of Record 

for an ex isting submission, or the nEd it" link to edit an In Prog ress submission. Cl ick the "Create New Attest Engagement" 

button to create a new submiss ion. 

Submission ID 

AT-2 155 

AT-2 154 

Created 

07-22-20 18 7 15:29 AM 

07-26-20 18 3:02 :26 PM 

Su bmitte r 

JOSH.GORDAN 

Create New Attest Engagement 

Attest Engagements 

Status 

In Progress 

Submitt ed 

ctions 

Ed it 

View 

OTAQ Registration Home 

OTAQ Forms Home 

Enter Passphrase 

Please ente r you r Attest Engagement passphrase. 

Pass phrase: 

Continue 

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Edit a SavedAttest 

Engagement 

1. Click Edit 

2. Enter the secure passphrase 

3. Click Continue 

The Create New Attest Engagement page 

will display, retaining all previously saved 

information. 

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OTAQ Fo rm Submiss ions Home 

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Engineering Reviews 

You do not have the Independent Third Party Enginee r role for the co mpany you se lected. If you wish to submit a form for the 

company please update you r existing company association roles in OTAQReg. 

Attest Engagements 

Existing Attest Engagement s for the se lected company are displayed be low. Click the "View" link to view the Copy of Record 

for an existing subm ission, or the nEdit" link to edit an In Progress subm iss ion. Cl ick the "Create New Attest Engagement" 

button to create a new submiss ion. 

Submission ID 

AT-2 155 

AT-2 154 

Created 

07-22-20 18 7: I 5:29 AM 

07-26-20 18 3:02 :26 PM 

Su bmitte r 

JOSH.GORDAN 

Create New Attest Engagement 

Attest Engagements 

Status 

In Progress 

Submitted 

Actions 

OTAQ Registration Home 

OTAQ Forms Home 

Enter Passphrase 

Please en ter your Attest Engagement passphrase. 

Pass phrase: 

Continue 

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View a “Copy of Record”

1. Click View 

2. Enter the secure passphrase 

3. Click Continue 

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OTAQ Registration Home 

OTAQ Forms Home 

Attest Engagement Submission 

Submission Inf 

This is your Enginee ring Review submiss ion information. 

Submission Type: 

Attest Engagement Id: 

CROM ERR Activity Id: 

CROM ERR Copy of Record : 

Status: 

Submission Time: 

Submitter Information 

Attest Engagement 

AT-2 154 

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View I Download HTML I Download XM L 

Submitted 

Jul 26, 2018 9:30 PM 

The information below is from your CDX Reg istration and has been passed on to EPA with your su bmission. 

First Name: Josh 

Last Name: Gordan 

CDX Userld: JOSH.GORDAN 

Organization Name: DEEP SOUTH DRILLING 

Email Address: josh.gordan@dsdrilling.com 

Phone Number: 337-555-2346 

Extension: 

Uploaded ~ 

Sample Attest Engagement Attachment.docx 07-26-20 18 3:10:36 PM 

Comments 

Attest Statement 

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Size (kb) 

12. 16 

" Pursuant to 40 CFR 80. l 30(a)(2) and the attest engagement requirements of RFS (§80. 1464), I arn submitting the copy 

required by the regulations of the auditor's agreed upon procedures report. 

Back 

View a “Copy of Record”

(cont.) 

4. Click a link to view or download 

5. Click the document name to open 

attached documents 

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