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EPA Moderated Transaction System (EMTS)
EPA presents a new system being developed to manage Renewable Identification Number (RIN) transactions under the Renewable Fuel Standard. On this page you will find information provided to help explain the EPA Moderated Transaction System (EMTS).
EMTS Instructional Presentations
EPA has put together a number of instructional presentations on different topics related to EMTS. These presentations provide additional information about EMTS and specific features of EMTS in a video format. Selecting a presentation will open a Flash video in a new window on your computer screen. Closed Captioning is available for the presentations. Please see the Flash playbar diagram for how to turn on/off the Closed Captioning.
EMTS Node Presentation
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This presentation covers node outreach and provides a detailed discussion of how a user can interact with EMTS through the Exchange Network.
- EMTS Node Presentation (21 minutes)
The PowerPoint slides used during these presentations are also available for download. These are the same slides as in the videos above but without the audio.
NOTE: You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader, available as a free download, to view some of the files on this page. See EPA's PDF page to learn more about PDF, and for a link to the free Acrobat Reader.
- EMTS Node Presentation (PDF) (17 pp, 352K, October 8, 2009)
EMTS Technical Workshop – June 8, 2009
EPA's Fuel Programs Support Group provided a technical workshop on the EPA Moderated Transaction System (EMTS) to stakeholders on June 8, 2009. This workshop was a continuation of EPA's outreach in support of implementing fuels programs under Part 80, and was intended to provide technical detail about the EMTS and the Exchange Network, as well as to answer questions that came out of the February webinar in which the EMTS was introduced. This technical workshop occurred just prior to the public hearing on the RFS2, which took place on June 9, 2009.
Presentations:
- Introduction to the EPA Moderated Transaction System and Timeline (15 minutes)
- RFS2 NPRM EMTS Discussion (10 minutes)
- Reporting Transactions to the EMTS (5 minutes)
- A Look into the EMTS (18 minutes)
- XML File Submission (7 minutes)
- .NET Node Presentation (6 minutes)
The PowerPoint slides used during these presentations are also available for download. These are the same slides as in the videos above but without the audio.
- Introduction to the EPA Moderated Transaction System (PDF) (16 pp, 400K, June 2009)
- RFS2 NPRM EMTS Discussion (PDF) (17 pp, 470K, June 2009)
- Reporting Transactions to the EMTS (PDF) (13 pp, 380K, June 2009)
- A Look into the EMTS (PDF) (39 pp, 1.3MB, June 2009)
- .NET Node Presentation (PDF) (10 pp, 160K, June 2009)
EMTS Webinar – February 25, 2009
EPA hosted a webinar on February 25, 2009 to introduce and summarize EMTS and to solicit feedback from the regulated industry.
The following webinar presentation files are available for public download.
- EPA Moderated Transaction System (EMTS) Webinar Presentation (PDF) (30 pp, 390K, February 2009)
- Using the Central Data Exchange (CDX) and the Exchange Network Services (PDF) (17 pp, 630K, February 2009)
You may also download the webinar presentations with re-recorded audio. Please check with your IT staff regarding potential adjustments to your security settings that may be required in order to properly download these files. Follow the steps below to run these files:
- Download this presentation file to your local computer.
- If you have certain content blocked, allow the executable (.exe) to run.
- If you have a high security level, enable your browser to allow blocked content.
- If you have blocked pop-ups then you will not be automatically directed to the Web Conferencing Playback software.
- If you have blocked pop-ups, hold the control (Ctrl) key to enable the pop-up.
- If you have a high security level, please enable your browser to allow blocked content.
- EPA Moderated Transaction System (EMTS) Web Conference (EXE) (25:45, 19.4M, March 2009)
(This file is based on web conferencing software. Please make sure you have disabled any pop-up blocker and you allow Active-X to run. This file may take up to 10 minutes to download. The file you download, imtPlayback375895.exe, should be exactly 19,885,884 bytes, which you can check by right clicking on the file, selecting Properties, and looking at “Size.” If it is not this size, please try downloading it again. Large downloads work best when you are not attempting to run other applications on your computer and when traffic on your network is low.)
- Using the Central Data Exchange (CDX) and the Exchange Network Services (EXE) (18:35, 13.2M, April 2009)
(This file is based on web conferencing software. Please make sure you have disabled any pop-up blocker and you allow Active-X to run. This file may take up to 10 minutes to download. The file you download, imtPlayback390248.exe, should be exactly 13,906,162 bytes, which you can check by right clicking on the file, selecting Properties, and looking at “Size.” If it is not this size, please try downloading it again. Large downloads work best when you are not attempting to run other applications on your computer and when traffic on your network is low.)
EPA encourages interested stakeholders who were unable to attend the webinar to download the presentations.
Instructions for providing comments to EPA.
- Industry groups (associations, third party vendor agents, etc.) are asked to gather comments and send them to EPA through one designated person.
- Please send comments via e-mail with the subject line EPA MTS Webinar Comments to FuelsProgramsReporting@epa.gov.
If you have any questions or problems, please call the EPA Fuels Programs support line at 202-343-9755 or the EMTS Support Line at 1-800-385-6164.