Unofficial Electronic Version of the Regulation for the Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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Legal Disclaimer: Unofficial electronic version of the Regulation for the Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions. The official legal edition is available via the OAL website: https://oal.ca.gov/publications/ccr/ LEGAL DISCLAIMER & USER’S NOTICE Unofficial Electronic Version of the Regulation for the Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Unofficial Electronic Version This unofficial electronic version of the Regulation for the Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions (MRR) following this Disclaimer was produced by California Air Resources Board (ARB) staff for the reader’s convenience. CARB staff has removed the underline-strikeout formatting which exists in the Final Regulation Order approved by the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) on March 29, 2019, and included the full regulatory text for the regulation. However, the following version is not an official legal edition of title 17, California Code of Regulations (CCR), sections 95100-95163. While reasonable steps have been taken to make this unofficial version accurate, the officially published CCR takes precedence if there are any discrepancies. Documents relevant to the rulemaking process for this version of the regulation, including the Final Regulation Order, with underline/strikeout formatting showing additions and deletions to the regulation, is available on the ARB website here: https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/rulemaking/2018/mandatory-reporting-greenhouse-gas- emissions-2018 Official Legal Edition The official legal edition of title 17, CCR, sections 95100-95163 is available via the OAL website (https://oal.ca.gov/). To access relevant provisions of the regulation online, go to the link shown below. Web link from OAL website to California Code of Regulations for Mandatory Reporting Regulation: https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Index?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.De fault%29 From the website, follow the links shown to access the MRR. “Title 17. Public Health” “Division 3. Air Resources” “Chapter 1. Air Resources Board” “Subchapter 10. Climate Change” “Article 2. Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting” then choose the relevant subarticle(s) and section(s) California Air Resources Board i April 2019 Legal Disclaimer: Unofficial electronic version of the Regulation for the Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions. The official legal edition is available via the OAL website: https://oal.ca.gov/publications/ccr/ Page Intentionally Blank California Air Resources Board ii April 2019 Legal Disclaimer: Unofficial electronic version of the Regulation for the Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions. The official legal edition is available via the OAL website: https://oal.ca.gov/publications/ccr/ Subchapter 10. Climate Change REGULATION FOR THE MANDATORY REPORTING OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS This table of contents is not part of the official published regulation, and is provided for convenience only. TABLE OF CONTENTS Subarticle 1. General Requirements for Greenhouse Gas Reporting ...................1 § 95100. Purpose and Scope. ........................................................................1 § 95101. Applicability. .....................................................................................2 § 95102. Definitions. ..................................................................................... 11 (a) General Definitions. ............................................................. 11 (b) Product Data Definitions. .................................................... 60 (c) Refining and Related Process Definitions ........................... 69 § 95103. Greenhouse Gas Reporting Requirements. ................................... 75 § 95104. Emissions Data Report Contents and Mechanism. ........................ 88 § 95105. Recordkeeping Requirements. ...................................................... 90 § 95106. Confidentiality. ............................................................................... 93 § 95107. Enforcement. ................................................................................. 93 § 95108. Severability. ................................................................................... 94 § 95109. Standardized Methods. .................................................................. 94 Subarticle 2. Requirements for the Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Specific Types of Facilities, Suppliers, and Entities .................................................................................... 95 § 95110. Cement Production. ....................................................................... 95 § 95111. Data Requirements and Calculation Methods for Electric Power Entities. ............................................................................... 96 § 95112. Electricity Generation and Cogeneration Units. ........................... 115 § 95113. Petroleum Refineries. .................................................................. 123 § 95114. Hydrogen Production. .................................................................. 133 § 95115. Stationary Fuel Combustion Sources. ......................................... 136 § 95116. Glass Production. ........................................................................ 143 § 95117. Lime Manufacturing. .................................................................... 144 § 95118. Nitric Acid Production................................................................... 146 § 95119. Pulp and Paper Manufacturing. ................................................... 147 § 95120. Iron and Steel Production. ........................................................... 148 § 95121. Suppliers of Transportation Fuels. ............................................... 149 § 95122. Suppliers of Natural Gas, Natural Gas Liquids, Liquefied Petroleum Gas, Compressed Natural Gas, and Liquefied Natural Gas. ................................................................................. 156 § 95123. Suppliers of Carbon Dioxide. ....................................................... 163 § 95124. Lead Production. .......................................................................... 163 California Air Resources Board iii April 2019 Legal Disclaimer: Unofficial electronic version of the Regulation for the Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions. The official legal edition is available via the OAL website: https://oal.ca.gov/publications/ccr/ Subarticle 3. Additional Requirements for Reported Data ................................ 165 § 95129. Substitution for Missing Data Used to Calculate Emissions from Stationary Combustion and CEMS Sources. ....................... 165 Subarticle 4. Requirements for Verification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data Reports and Requirements Applicable to Emissions Data Verifiers; Requirements for Accreditation of Emissions Data and Offset Project Data Report Verifiers ............................. 176 § 95130. Requirements for Verification of Emissions Data Reports. .......... 176 § 95131. Requirements for Verification Services. ....................................... 177 § 95132. Accreditation Requirements for Verification Bodies, Lead Verifiers, and Verifiers of Emissions Data Reports and Offset Project Data Reports.................................................................... 194 § 95133. Conflict of Interest Requirements for Verification Bodies. ............ 199 Subarticle 5. Reporting Requirements and Calculation Methods for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems ........................................... 206 § 95150. Definition of the Source Category. ............................................... 206 § 95151. Reporting Threshold. ................................................................... 208 § 95152. Greenhouse Gases to Report. ..................................................... 208 § 95153. Calculating GHG Emissions. ........................................................ 212 § 95154. Monitoring and QA/QC Requirements. ........................................ 246 § 95155. Procedures for Estimating Missing Data. ..................................... 249 § 95156. Additional Data Reporting Requirements. .................................... 250 § 95157. Activity Data Reporting Requirements. ........................................ 253 § 95158. Records That Must Be Retained. ................................................. 263 Subarticle 6. Reporting Requirements and Calculation Methods for Electricity Generating Units Subject to the Clean Power Plan ..... 264 § 95160. Definition of Source Category and Applicability. .......................... 264 § 95161. Definitions. ................................................................................... 264 § 95162. Monitoring and Record Keeping Requirements ........................... 265 § 95163. Emissions and Data Calculation and Reporting Requirements. ............................................................................. 266 Appendix A Emission Factors and Calculation Data for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems Reporting .................................................. A-2 Appendix B TEST PROCEDURE for Determining Annual Flash Emission Rate of Gaseous Compounds from Crude Oil, Condensate, and Produced Water .................................................................... B-2 California Air Resources Board iv April 2019 Legal Disclaimer: Unofficial electronic version of the Regulation for the Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions. The official legal edition is available