Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024
(1)
Verification services must include the development of a verification plan that
meets the requirements of this rule.
(2) All verification plans must contain
information on the timing of verification services, including:
(a) Dates of proposed meetings and interviews
with personnel of the responsible entity;
(b) Dates of proposed site visits;
(c) Types of proposed document and data
reviews and, for CFP reports submitted under OAR chapter 340, division 253, how
quarterly review is planned in the context of an annual verification
requirement, as applicable; and
(d)
Expected date for completing verification services.
(3) In addition to the information required
under section (2), verification plans for verification services provided for
CFP reports and fuel pathways applications submitted under OAR chapter 340,
division 253 must also include the following information from the responsible
entity:
(a) Information to allow the
verification team to develop an understanding of facility or entity boundaries,
operations, accounting practices, type of CFP report(s) the person is
responsible for, CFP regulatory sections the responsible entity is subject to,
other renewable or low carbon fuels markets the responsible entity participates
in, and other mandatory or voluntary auditing programs the responsible entity
is subject to, as applicable;
(b)
Information regarding the training or qualifications of personnel involved in
developing the report(s) or fuel pathway application(s);
(c) Description of the specific methodologies
used to quantify and report data, including but not limited to calibration
procedures and logs for measurement devices capturing site-specific
data;
(d) Information about the
data management system and accounting procedures used to capture and track data
for each fuel pathway application and each type of CFP report as needed to
develop the verification plan;
(e)
Information about the entities in the supply chain upstream and downstream of
the fuel producer that contribute to site-specific CI data, including a list of
feedstock suppliers and contact names with physical addresses;
(f) Evidence demonstrating that any joint
applicants are being separately verified; and
(g) Previous CFP verification reports, as
applicable, and other audit reports including reports from production or
management system certifications and internal audits.
(4) In addition to the information required
under section (2), verification plans for verification services provided for
GHG Reporting Program emissions data reports submitted under OAR chapter 340,
division 215 must also include the following information from the responsible
entity:
(a) Information to allow the
verification team to develop a general understanding of facility or entity
boundaries, operations, emissions sources, and electricity or fuel
transactions, as applicable;
(b)
Information regarding the training or qualifications of personnel involved in
developing the emissions data report;
(c) Description of the specific methodologies
used to quantify and report greenhouse gas emissions, electricity and fuel
transactions, and associated data as needed to develop the verification
plan;
(d) Information about the
data management system used to track greenhouse gas emissions, electricity and
fuel transactions, and associated data as needed to develop the verification
plan; and
(e) Previous GHG
Reporting Program verification reports.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
468.020,
468A.050,
468A.266,
468A.271,
468A.277 &
468A.280
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
468A.010,
468A.015,
468A.050,
468A.265 through
468A.277 &
468A.280
