The California Air Resources Board reminds all interested parties
of the steps required to participate in the February 19, 2013
greenhouse gas allowance auction (February 2013 auction). You
must take affirmative steps to participate in the February 2013
auction, even if you participated in the November 2012 auction.
Important: If an organization does not complete the required
steps below by the applicable deadlines, they will not be able to
participate in the February 2013 auction.
Step 1: Select the CITSS Auction Participation Box (Must be
completed by January 21, 2013)
A Primary Account Representative (PAR) or Alternate Account
Representative (AAR) must select the Auction Participation box
for your organization in the CITSS. ARB recommends the Auction
Participation box be selected no later than January 11, 2013 to
ensure adequate time to complete the remaining steps. The
Auction Participation box must be selected no later than 31 days
prior to the February 2013 auction (January 21, 2013). To select
the Auction Participation box, you must:
-Log in to the CITSS (https://www.wci-citss.org).
-Select the "View" button for your organization's General
Account.
-Select the "Account Detail" button for your organization.
-Select the "Auction" tab.
-Select the "Auction Participation" box on for your organization.
If the box shows a checkmark, it has previously been selected by
another account representative. In this case you do not need to
make any changes.
For more information on the CITSS, including user manuals, visit:
www.arb.ca.gov/citss.
For CITSS help desk support, please contact the California CITSS
Help Desk at: help@wci-citss.org or by phone at:
1-866-682-7561.
Step 2: Access the Auction Platform (Must be completed by January
22, 2013)
If your current organization's Primary or Alternate Account
Representatives have not activated a user account in the Auction
Platform (for example for the November 2012 auction) an email
with the Auction Platform user account activation instructions
will be sent to the account representatives the next business day
following completion of Step 1 in the CITSS. Each representative
receiving a user account activation email that may bid in the
February 2013 auction should activate their Auction Platform user
account within 24 hours of receipt of the email. All Primary and
Alternate Account Representatives must activate an Auction
Platform user account in order to receive email notifications and
to be able to log into the Auction Platform.
If a representative has previously activated their user account,
they will not receive an email from the Auction Platform. They
may proceed directly to Step 3 and login to the Auction Platform
using their previously established credentials.
For more information on the Auction Platform, including user
manuals and auction support contact information, visit:
https://www.wci-auction.org.
Step 3: Complete the auction application or confirm an intent to
bid (Must be completed by January 22, 2013)
To participate in the February Auction, a PAR or AAR must
complete an auction application (first time participant) or
intent to bid confirmation (previous participant) for your
organization in the Auction Platform. Each entity intending to
bid in the February 2013 auction must complete an auction
application or confirm their intent to bid by 11:59 PM P.T.
January 22, 2013. ARB recommends you complete this process no
later than January 18, 2013, to ensure this step is completed by
the deadline. To complete the auction application or confirm
your organization's intent to bid, you must:
-Log in to the Auction Platform (https://www.wci-auction.org).
-Confirm your organization's intent to bid.
-Verify your organization's entity and account representative
information transferred from the CITSS. Any necessary changes
must be made in the CITSS and, if required, approved by the
California Registrar prior to completing the auction application.
-Provide information on the format of the bid guarantee to be
submitted.
-Complete the required attestation and submit the auction
application or intent to bid.
For more information on the Auction Platform, including user
manuals and auction support contact information, visit:
https://www.wci-auction.org.
Step 4: Submit the Bid Guarantee (Must be completed by February
7, 2013)
Each entity intending to bid in the February 2013 auction must
submit a bid guarantee by February 7, 2013, 2:00 PM PT. ARB
recommends you complete this process once you receive
notification that an account is established with the Financial
Services Administrator, to ensure this step is completed by the
deadline.
For detailed information on the auction and bid guarantee
submittal process, review Attachment A of the Auction Notice.
Attachment A is available at:
http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/capandtrade/auction/auction.htm.
Contact Information:
For further information about participation in the February 2013
auction, please contact:
Mr. Chuck Seidler
California Air Resources Board
cseidler@arb.ca.gov
(916) 324-0931
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The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian
needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. For
a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your energy
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