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Register or Update a Fuel or Fuel Additive
Request under 40 CFR Part 79
On this page:
Required Systems
Step 1: Check if your Company under 40 CFR Part 80 is registered in OTAQREG
Step 2: Register as a New User
Step 3: Register or Update a Company in OTAQREG
Step 4: Create, Update or Deactivate a Fuel Product
Step 5: Add Facility Information

Required Systems

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The Part 79 Fuels Program requires the use of the following registration system:
OTAQREG: Office of Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ) Fuels Registration

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E15 Fuel Registration

Step 1: Check if your Company under
40 CFR Part 80 is registered in
OTAQREG

1. Check the Registered Companies and Facilities List
To check if your company is already registered in OTAQREG under Part 80, please
see a list of registered companies here: https://www.epa.gov/fuels-registrationreporting-and-compliance-help/registered-companies-and-facilities-part-80-fuel

Registered Companies and
Facilities in Part 80 Fuels Programs

Diesel Fuel Standards

Part 80 Pending Registration List

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Step 2: Register as a New User

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Users that must be registered include:
Responsible Corporate Officers (RCOs) of companies
Users delegated by an RCO to view or submit registration or reporting data within
the EPA system
Note: If you are already associated to a registered company in OTAQREG, please go
to Step 3: Add or Update a Company in OTAQREG, line item 1.

1. Create a CDX Account and Complete an Electronic
Signature Agreement

Job Aids for OTAQREG

System Updates for Fuels
Registration

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All EPA Fuels Program registration and reporting systems are accessed through
the Central Data Exchange (CDX).

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2. Associate your CDX Account to a company in
OTAQREG
For existing companies, new users can request a “user association." For instructions on creating a user association, see: How to
Become a Delegated User of a Registered Company in OTAQREG (PDF) (4 pp, 609 K, June 2018, EPA-420-B-18-032)
If you cannot find your company in OTAQREG, please see Step 3: Add or Update a Company in OTAQREG, line item 1.

Step 3: Register or Update a Company in OTAQREG
Companies that must be registered include:
Producers, importers, and exporters of:
Renewable Fuels (as defined under the Renewable Fuel Standard Program)
Producers or importers of:
Gasoline, Reformulated Gasoline, Pentane, Ethanol Denaturant, or Oxygenates
Diesel fuel that is used to power highway vehicles and/or non-road engines and equipment
Renewable Identification Number (RIN) marketers and traders (under the Renewable Fuel Standard Program)
Oxygenate blenders
Independent laboratories
Independent third-party companies that conduct audits of renewable fuel production under the Quality Assurance Plan (QAP)
Program

1. Follow instructions in appropriate job aid based on Step 1
If your company is already registered in OTAQREG, see How to Associate a 40 CFR Part 79 Company to a 40 CFR Part 80 and/or 1090
Company in OTAQREG (PDF) (9 pp, 521 K, April 2021, EPA-420-B-21-018)
Once your company is associated in OTAQREG, you must update your roles in order to make changes under 40 CFR Part 79. See
How to Edit Delegated User Roles in OTAQREG (PDF) (7 pp, 383 K, December 2020, EPA-420-B-20-061)
If your company is NOT registered in OTAQREG, see How to Register a New Company Subject to 40 CFR Part 79 & 40 CFR Part 80
and/or 1090 in OTAQREG (PDF) (9 pp, 619 K, April 2021, EPA-420-B-21-020)

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Step 4: Create, Update or Deactivate a Fuel or Fuel Additive
Product
Create a New Fuel or Fuel Additive Request in OTAQREG
For fuel or fuel additive manufacturers submitting a new fuel or fuel additive request in OTAQREG, see How to Add a New Fuel or
Fuel Additive Product in OTAQREG (PDF) (24 pp, 1 MB, April 2021, EPA-420-B-21-017)

Update a Fuel or Fuel Additive Product in OTAQREG
For fuel or fuel additive manufacturers submitting an update request to a fuel or fuel additive product in OTAQREG, see How to
Update a Fuel or Fuel Additive Product in OTAQREG (PDF) (24 pp, 1 MB, April 2021, EPA-420-B-21-021)

Deactivate a Fuel or Fuel Additive Product in OTAQREG
For fuel or fuel additive manufacturers submitting a deactivation request for a fuel or fuel additive product in OTAQREG, see
How to Deactivate a Fuel Product in OTAQREG (PDF) (5 pp, 284 K, April 2021, EPA-420-B-21-019)

Step 5: Add Facility Information
If Applicable, Add New Facility Information in OTAQREG
For fuel manufacturers adding new facility information into OTAQREG, see Page 6 in, How to Register a New Company under 40
CFR Part 80 in OTAQREG (PDF) (15 pp, 892 K, December 2020, EPA-420-B-20-058)

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