1. (1) Online reporting. Registered parties must use the OFRS to submit all required reports, including quarterly reporting under OAR 340-253-0630 and annual compliance reports under OAR 340-253-0650.
2. (2) Credit transactions. Registered parties must use the OFRS to transfer credits.

3. (3) Establishing an account. After DEQ approves a registration application under OAR 340-253-0500, the registered party must establish an account in the OFRS and must include the following information:

   1. (a) Business name, address, state and county, date and place of incorporation, and FEIN;
   2. (b) The name of the person who will be the primary contact, and that person’s business and mobile phone numbers, email address, OFRS username and password;
   3. (c) Name and title of at least two persons who will act as Administrators for the account;
   4. (d) Optionally the name and title of one or more persons who will be Contributors on the account;
   5. (e) Optionally the name and title of one or more persons who will be Reviewers on the account;
   6. (f) Optionally the name and title of one or more persons who will be Credit Facilitators on the account; and
   7. (g) Any other information DEQ may require in the OFRS.

4. (4) Account management roles.  The roles and account authorizations of OFRS administrators, contributors, reviewers and credit facilitators are as follows:

   1. (a) Administrators are:

      1. (A) Authorized to sign for the account;
      2. (B) Responsible for submitting quarterly and annual compliance reports;
      3. (C) Authorized to make changes to the company profile; and
      4. (D) Authorized to designate other persons who can review and upload data, but may not authorize others to submit reports, except as provide in paragraph (4)(b)(A).

   2. (b) Contributors are:

      1. (A) Authorized to submit quarterly and annual compliance reports, if given signature authority by an administrator for that organization; and
      2. (B) May not make changes to the account profile.

   3. (c) Reviewers are:

      1. (A) Provided read-only access; and
      2. (B) May not submit quarterly and annual compliance reports.

   4. (d) Credit Facilitators are:

      1. (A) Authorized to initiate and complete credit transfers on behalf of the registered party;
      2. (B) Authorized to add postings to the OFRS “Buy/Sell Board”; and
      3. (C) Provided read-only access to quarterly and annual reports.
5. (5) Signature. An administrator or a contributor authorized by the registered party to sign reports on its behalf must sign each report required under this division to certify that the submitted information is true, accurate, and complete.

6. (6) Alternative Fuel Portal. Fuel producers registered under OAR 340-253-0500 must establish an account in the AFP portion of the OFRS, as described in this section, and must designate an administrator for their account.

   1. (a) In order to register in the AFP, a fuel producer must provide as part of its registration application:

      1. (A) The EPA-assigned company identification number under the Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations Part 80 Fuel Programs registration, if applicable;
      2. (B) The production company name, FEIN issued by the United States Internal Revenue Service, and the corporate address of the company;
      3. (C) The name and title of the legal contact for the fuel producer, along with their business phone, email, and a website address for the fuel producer; and
      4. (D) The name and title of the designated administrator of the fuel producer’s account, and a signed account administrator form for that administrator.

   2. (b) Once a fuel producer has an approved account in the AFP, it may:

      1. (A) Register its individual fuel production facilities in the AFP by supplying the following information:

         1. (i) The EPA facility identification number under Part 80 if applicable;
         2. (ii) The name, address, and geographic coordinates of the facility; and
         3. (iii) A contact at the facility, including their name, title, phone number, and email.
      2. (B) Submit fuel pathway code applications through the AFP for each of its facilities for DEQ approval along with the annual fuel pathway report for each of those facilities; and
      3. (C) Submit the physical transport mode demonstration package through the AFP for DEQ approval, once a fuel pathway code has been approved.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 468.020, 468A.266, 468A.268 & 468A.277

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 468.020 & ORS 468A.265 through 468A.277

History

DEQ 17-2022, amend filed 09/23/2022, effective 01/01/2023
DEQ 14-2020, amend filed 05/07/2020, effective 05/07/2020
DEQ 199-2018, amend filed 11/16/2018, effective 01/01/2019
DEQ 27-2017, amend filed 11/17/2017, effective 11/17/2017
DEQ 13-2015, f. 12-10-15, cert. ef. 1-1-16
DEQ 3-2015, f. 1-8-15, cert. ef. 2-1-15