Office ofTransportation andAir How to Use e-Signature to Sign RINTransaction Quality EPA ModeratedTransaction Reports in EMTS System (OTAQEMTS) 

This job aid is designed to provide a high-level overview of this task so that you can begin utilizing the new functionality in 

EMTS as quickly as possible. 

Before you begin: 

Job Aid 

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

Signature Agreement (ESA) 

2. You must be logged into the CDX EPA Moderated Transaction System (EMTS) 

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 

EPA-420-B-18-048 

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oEPA Moderated Transaction System 

Organization Submissions Trades E-Signature 

Review Submissions 

Good Morning Mrs Jamie R Kent, 

Regulated parties are urged to conduct due diligence investigations and exercise caution when 

conducting Renewable Identification Number (RIN) transactions. Neither EPA nor its systems, including 

the EPA Moderated Transaction System (EMTS), certify or validate R!Ns or make any provision for 

parties who, despite good faith, transfer or receive invalid R!Ns. As specified in the regulations at 40 

CFR 80.1431(b)(2), invalid R!Ns cannot be used to achieve compliance with the Renewable Volume 

Obligations of an obligated party or exporter, regardless of the party's good faith belief that the R!Ns 

were valid at the time they were acquired. Additionally, the regulations at 40 CFR 80.1460(b)(2) 

prohibit the creation or transfer to any person of a RIN that is invalid. 

Your organization has O pending received RFS2 trades and 5 pending initiated trades. View Pending 

RFS2 Transactions. 

You can submit your XML file here. Submit File 

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Open e-Signature Module 

1. Hover over E-Signature 

2. Click Review Submissions 

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oEPA Moderated Transaction System 

Organization Submissions E-Signature 

Review Copy Of Record (COR) Files for E-Signature 

To sign off on a Copy of Record (COR), select the 'Sign Copy of Record' from the 'I want to .. .' column of the record you want to sign. To review 

the contents of the COR, select 'View Details' in the 'I w ant to .. .' column. Once signed, you will no longer see the unsigned record in this table. 

COR Files for: Jason QAP Producer (6111) 

Displaying records 1 through 1 of 1 total. 

14iE3'¥M j Program Type ~ Submission Start Date ~ Transaction Count ~ Generation Date ~ 

2018 2 RFS2 (10) 04/ 01/ 2018 8 10/ 12/ 2018 1:23:33 PM EDT 

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Sign Copy ofRecord 

I w ant to ... 

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Down Io ad Co of Re c:o rd 

Si;gn Copy of R.ec:ord 

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Click the links below to jump to that section 

of this job aid: 

1. View Details of Copy of Record 

2. Download Copy of Record 

3. Sign Copy of Record 

4. Change Report Frequency 

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.&EPA Moderated Transaction System 

Organization Submissions Trades E-Signature 

View Copy of Record (COR) Submissions 

The following are the submissions included in the Copy of Record(COR). Choose the View Details option in the 'I want to .. .' column of the 

grid below to see more information about a submission and the list of transactions within the submission. You will be able to view 

transaction details from the submission details page. 

Search 

CDX Submission ID: 

Submission ID: 

Submission Date (Begin): 

Submission Date (End): 

Results Per Page: 

Clear 

COR Submissions for: 

Number of Submissions: 

~~~~Iii (MM/DD/YYYY) 

Jason QAP Procuder 

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Displaying records 1 through 4 of 4 total. 

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T RFS2 Transaction Bin 

Your organization has O un 

-submitted transactions in 

the RFS2 transaction bin. 

View RFS2 Transaction Bin 

Subm1ss1on ID ~ Subm1ss1on Date ~ Submitter ~ Subm1ss1on Status ~ I want to ... 

238316 

238315 

239106 

239105 

6/ 6/ 18 12:00 AM 

6/ 6/ 18 12 :00 AM 

5/ 11/ 18 12: 00 AM 

5/ 11/ 18 12:00 AM 

Orejudos, Wi lliam 

Orejudos, William 

Orejudos, Wi lliam 

Orejudos, William 

Processed 

Processed 

Processed 

Processed 

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Download Submitted XML 

View Details 

Go 

Go 

View Details of Copy of 

Record 

1. Enter Search Criteria 

2. Click Filter 

3. Select View Details. NOTE: Node 

submissions also have the option to 

Download Submitted XML 

4. Click Go 1

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oEPA Moderated Transaction System 

Organization Submissions Trades E-Signature 

Review Copy Of Record (COR) Files for E-Signature 

To sign off on a Copy of Record (COR). select the 'Sign Copy of Record' from the 'I want to .. .' column of the record you want to sign. To review 

the contents of the COR, select 'View Details' in the 'I want to .. .' column. Once signed, you will no longer see the unsigned record in this table. 

COR Files for: Jason QAP Producer (6111) 

Displaying records 1 through 1 of 1 total. 

Program Type ~ Submission Start Date ~ Transaction Count ~ 

2018 2 RFS2 ( 10) 04/ 01/ 2018 8 10/ 12/ 2018 1:23 :33 PM EDT 

Export options: CSV I Excel 

Do you w ant t o op,en or save RFS2 EMTS Copy Of Record (COR),.zip ? Open 

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Cancel X 

Download Copy of Record 

1. Select Download Copy of Record 

2. Click Go 

3. Click Open or Save 

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oEPA Moderated Transaction System 

Organization Submissions Trades E-Signature 

Review Copy Of Record (COR) Files for E-Signature 

To sign off on a Copy of Record (COR). select the 'Sign Copy of Record' from the 'I want to .. .' column of the record you want to sign. To review 

the contents of the COR, select 'View Details' in the 'I want to .. .' column. Once signed, you will no longer see the unsigned record in this table. 

COR Files for: Jason QAP Producer (6111) 

Displaying records 1 through 1 of 1 total. 

Program Type ~ Submission Start Date ~ Transaction Count ~ 

2018 2 RFS2 ( 10) 04/ 01/ 2018 8 10/ 12/ 2018 1:23 :33 PM EDT 

Export options: CSV I Excel 

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Sign Copy of Record 

1. Click Sign Copy of Record 

2. Click Go 

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Sign Copy Of Record (COR) for E-Signature 

Click t he 'Sign Copy of Record' button and enter your CDX credentials to sign t he Copy of Record. After signing, you can use the browser print function to print a 

copy of t his page for your records if you wish to do so. 

Copy of Record Details 

Copy of Record ID: 

Program Type: 

Year: 

Quarter: 

Submission Start Date.: 

Transaction Count: 

Status: 

Generation Date: 

CROMERR Activity ID: 

CROMERR Document ID: 

3621 

RFS2 (10) 

2018 

2 

04-01-2018 

8 

Not Yet Signed 

10-12-2018 

LI Sign Copy of Record 

I certify, under penalty of law that the information provided in t his 

docume:nt is, to the best of my lknowle.dge and belief, true, 

accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant 

penalties for submitting false information, incl uding the possibility 

of fines and imprisonment for knowing violations. 

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Sign Copy of Record (cont.) 

3. Click Sign Copy of Record 

4. Click Accept 

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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 the first and middle name of 

your oldest sibling? 

Answer: 

··••·••· 

Show Answer D 

Correct Answer 

3. Sign File 

Sign Copy of Record (cont.) 

5. Use the eSignature Widget to sign 

submission 

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Sign Copy Of Record (COR) for E-Signature 

Click the 'Sign Copy of Record' button and enter your CDX credentials to sign t he Copy of Record. After signing, you can use the browser print function to print a 

copy of this page for your records if you wish to do so. 

---i Copy of Record Details 1>-------------------------------------------------------------~ 

Copy of Record ID: 

Program Type: 

Year: 

Quarter: 

Submission Start Date.: 

Transaction Count: 

Status: 

Generation Date: 

I CROMERR Activity ID: I CROMERR Document ID: 

3621 

RFS2 (10) 

2018 

2 

04-01-2018 

8 

Not Yet Signed 

10-12-2018 

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ecde8e7d-03e8-4194-a0fa-aa4cddb53c6f 

« Beck 

Sign Copy of Record (cont.) 

6. The CROMERR Activity ID and 

CROMERR Document ID are displayed 

after the COR has been signed 

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Moderated Transaction System 

Organization Submissions Trades Reports E-Signature 

RFS2 Subscriptions 

Good Morning Mr. Nat Ro 

View RFS2 Reports Regulated parties are ur ations and exerci 

Transaction System (EMT Transaction Errors ny provision for p used to achieve complian gations of an oblig 

regulations at 40 CFR 80 ransfer to any pe1 

Your organization has 0 rml"f1'1"m7'rnn"'?l;rrrzS7"r"R"P<::7'"Tr.n"1"l5'?!""'!Snrrrl pending initiated 

You can submit your XML file here. Submit F11e 

Change Report Frequency 

1. Hover over Reports 

2. Click RFS2 Subscriptions 

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RFS2 EMTS Annual Report Report Yes 07/ 26/2014 epa admin I Manage Subscription v I Go 

RFS2 EMTS Annual Statement Report Yes 07/26/2014 epa admin Manage Subscription v Go 

RFS2 EMTS Copy Of Record (COR) Report Yes 06/16/2018 epa admin J Manage Subscription v I Go 

RFS2 EMTS RIN Generation CSV/XML Report Report No I Manage Subscription v I Go 

RFS2 EMTS RIN Generation Report Report Yes 07/26/ 2014 epa admin I Manage Subscription v I Go 

RFS2 EMTS RIN Transaction CSV/XML Report (Buy, Sell, Separate, Retire) Report No I Manage Subscription v I Go 

RFS2 EMTS RIN Transaction Report (Buy, Sell, Separate, Retire) Report Yes 07/ 26/2014 epa admin I Manage Subscription v I Go 

RFS2 EMTS Transaction Error Report Report Yes 07/26/2014 epa admin I Manage Subscription v I Go 

Export options: CSV I Excel 

Manage Subsrniption 

Modify and cl ick Update. 

Subscription Name: RIFS2 DHS Copy Of Record (COR) 

Type: Report 

Description: The RFS2 H!ITS Copy Of Record (COR) file. 

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Change Report Frequency 

(cont.) 

3. Locate “RFS2 EMTS Copy Of Record

(COR)” in the list of reports and click Go 

4. Select the desired Frequency 

5. Click Update 

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Recent Announcements TeffllS and Conditions 

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Payment History E-Enterprise Portal 

Services M;onage CDX Service Availability 

Program Service Name 

see the status for all prooram services 

OTAQDCFUEL: Office of Transportation OTAO DC FUEL 

Air Quality DC FUEL Program Application 

OTAQEMTS: Office of Transportation Submitter News and Updates 

and Air Quality EPA Moderated 

Transaction System No news/updates. 

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Recent Announcements TeffllS and Conditions 

.. ' . . Submission History 

Recent Submissions 

Your most recent submissions are displayed below. You can perform Custom Submission Search to view more 

submissions. 

16 items found, displaying 1 to 10. 

Submission ID 

90d366ad-5354-4856-

840e-25b58918b565 

Dataflow 

OTAQEMTS 

Description 

EMTS Signed Copy of 

Record 

[First/Prev] l , 2 [ Next/ Last ] 

Created 

Sep 12, 2018 

11 :07:01 AM 

Download 

Link (.zip) 

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View SignedCopy of 

Record 

1. On the MyCDX screen, click Submission 

History tab 

2. Click the Submission ID link to view 

submission details 

3. Click Link (.zip) to download the 

submission 

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