Monday, June 30, 2014

arbcombo -- California and Québec Practice Auction Update Now Available

California and Québec will conduct a practice joint auction for
the California Cap-and-Trade Program and the Québec Cap-and-Trade
System on Thursday, August 7, 2014.

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) and Québec's ministère
du Développement durable, de l'Environnement et de la Lutte
contre les changements climatiques (Ministry of Sustainable
Development, Environment and the Fight against Climate Change)
(MDDELCC) previously announced plans to conduct a practice joint
auction for the California Cap-and-Trade Program and the Québec
Cap-and-Trade System (CA-QC Practice Auction). A CA-QC Practice
Auction Update, providing additional details about the planned
practice auction, has now been posted to the ARB Auction
Information webpage, available at www.arb.ca.gov/auction, and the
Québec Cap-and-Trade System website, available at
http://www.mddelcc.gouv.qc.ca/changements/carbone/index-en.htm.


The CA-QC Practice Auction Update serves to remind potential
participants of the upcoming CA-QC Practice Auction and to help
them prepare to participate. An Auction Notice for the CA-QC
Practice Auction will be posted to the ARB and MDDELCC webpages
on Tuesday, July 29, 2014. On the same day, the CA-QC Practice
Auction application period will open in the Auction Platform.
The final schedule of CA-QC Practice Auction activities will be
provided in the July 29, 2014 CA-QC Practice Auction Notice.

All entities eligible to participate in an auction under the
California Cap-and-Trade Program or Québec Cap-and-Trade System
that have selected the "Auction Participation" box in the
Compliance Instrument Tracking System Service (CITSS) are
eligible to participate in the CA-QC Practice Auction. Further
details regarding the CA-QC Practice Auction participation
process are provided in the CA-QC Practice Joint Auction Update.

During the CA-QC Practice Auction, participants will test the
Auction Platform and become familiar with the features that
support a joint auction, such as the ability for Québec
participants to choose to participate with Canadian or U.S.
currency. Following the CA-QC Practice Auction, ARB and MDDELCC
will confirm that all systems and procedures worked properly and
conduct a survey of participants' experience.

Two participant training webinars will be conducted for the CA-QC
Practice Auction, one in French and one in English. The webinars
will be held prior to the opening of the application period for
the CA-QC Practice Auction. Webinar details and the participant
training presentation will be posted on the jurisdiction webpages
prior to the webinars being held.

For further information about participation in the CA-QC Practice
Auction:

CA entities, please contact Ms. Ashley Dunn at adunn@arb.ca.gov,
or (916) 322-7156.

QC entities, please contact the Carbon Market division at spede
bcc@mddelcc.gouv.qc.ca, or (418) 521-3860, or 1-800-561-1616
option #5.


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Thursday, June 19, 2014

arbcombo -- June 20 Workshop on the Proposed Rice Cultivation Offset Protocol and Updates to Existing Offset Protocols

Air Resources Board (ARB or Board) staff is holding a public
workshop on Friday, June 20, 2014 to discuss updated draft
language for a proposed new Rice Cultivation Projects Compliance
Offset Protocol and proposed updates to existing Compliance
Offset Protocols.

DATE: Friday, June 20, 2014
TIME: 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
PLACE: California Environmental Protection Agency
Air Resources Board
Byron Sher Auditorium
1001 I Street
Sacramento, California 95814

Staff plans to propose the addition of a new Rice Cultivation
Projects Compliance Offset Protocol and updates to existing
Compliance Offset Protocols under the Cap-and-Trade Regulation at
the September 2014 Board hearing. If adopted, staff anticipates
the effective date to be January 1, 2015. When the new and
updated Compliance Offset Protocols are proposed, a Notice of
Proposed Regulatory Action with the draft new and updated
Compliance Offset Protocols will be released for a 45-day public
comment period in advance of the Board item.

A copy of the presentation for the workshop, the California
Environmental Quality Act Notice of Preparation and discussions
drafts of the proposed Compliance Offset Protocols will be
available Friday morning, June 20, 2014 on ARB's Cap-and-Trade
Workshops and Meetings webpage at:
http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/capandtrade/meetings/meetings.htm

All interested stakeholders are invited to attend. A live webcast
of the meeting will be
available at: http://www.calepa.ca.gov/broadcast/?BDO=1

Background
The California Cap-and-Trade Regulation (Regulation) was formally
adopted by ARB in 2011. In response to continued Board direction
and further discussions with stakeholders, staff began a public
process to propose a new Rice Cultivation Projects Compliance
Offset Protocol and updates to existing Compliance Offset
Protocols for Board consideration in 2014. Documents that will
be made publicly available prior to the workshop will provide a
discussion of the new Rice Cultivation Projects Compliance Offset
Protocol and updates to existing Compliance Offset Protocols.
These documents will provide the public with the opportunity to
discuss staff's draft language for the new and updated Compliance
Offset Protocols prior to staff formally submitting a Notice of
Proposed Regulatory Action. The public will have additional
opportunities to comment on these protocols during the 45-day
public comment period and Board hearing.



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Tuesday, June 17, 2014

arbcombo -- CARB Diesel Compliance/Retrofit Training: mid-JUNE-JULY 2014

The California Air Resources Board is offering the following
diesel vehicle regulations and retrofit courses for the remainder
of June and in July. There is no charge for these courses.
(Please check the webpages for each course for revisions,
cancellations, and additional sessions.)

COURSE #511: Controlling Diesel Emissions: Devices & Filters.
This comprehensive course discusses diesel particulate matter
and health effects; diesel engine PM and NOx production and
control strategies; DPF theory, types, regeneration, and
application; and regulations associated with diesel emission
control devices.

June 24 - Bakersfield (8:30-4:00)

For more information or to register for 511, please go to
https://ssl.arb.ca.gov/training/courses.php?course=511

Course #521: How to Comply with the Truck and Bus Regulation.
Topics covered: applicability; exemptions, extensions, credits;
good faith effort; reporting; broker and dispatcher
requirements;
regulatory changes. Also includes brief summaries of other
diesel
regulations.

June 25 - WEBINAR (9:30-11:30)
June 25 - Fontana (9:00-11:00 am & 1:00-3:00 pm)
June 26 - Lancaster (9:00-11:00)
July 16 - Sonora (10:00-12:00)
July 17 - Big Pine (9:30-11:30)
July 30 - Ukiah (1:00-3:00)
July 31 - Eureka (9:00-11:00 am & 1:00-3:00 pm)

For more information and to register for 521, please go to
https://ssl.arb.ca.gov/training/courses.php?course=521

COURSE #525: Compliance Overview: Truck & Bus Rule, Off-Road
Vehicle Regulation, and PERP.
This course discusses the basics of compliance with the Truck
and
Bus and Off-Road Vehicle Regulations, and requirements for
portable equipment (PERP & ATCM).

June 25 - Bakersfield (8:30-12:00)
July 8 - Selma (8:00-1:00)
July 9 - Fresno (8:00-12:00)
July 10 - Modesto (1:00-5:00)

For more information and to register for 525, please go to
https://ssl.arb.ca.gov/training/courses.php?course=525

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Monday, June 16, 2014

arbcombo -- June 30, 2014 Allowance Price Containment Reserve Sale

As of the reserve sale application deadline of June 12, 2014, no
covered entities or opt-in entities had indicated an intent to
bid at the June 2014 reserve sale. Therefore, the Air Resources
Board will not be holding the reserve sale scheduled for June 30,
2014.

The next reserve sale is scheduled for October 1, 2014. A notice
for that reserve sale will be posted approximately 30 days prior
to the scheduled date. All allowances for the June 2014 reserve
sale will be made available at the October 2014 reserve sale.

Background:
The California Cap-and-Trade Program includes an Allowance Price
Containment Reserve available to California covered entities and
opt-in covered entities in quarterly reserve sales. More
information about the reserve sales can be found at:
http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/capandtrade/auction/auction.htm.

For further information about reserve sales, please contact Mr.
Chuck Seidler at cseidler@arb.ca.gov, or (916) 324-0931; or,
Ashley Dunn at adunn@arb.ca.gov, or (916) 322-7156.

For questions regarding the California GHG Cap-and-Trade Program,
please contact the California Air Resources Board at (916)
322-2037. For more information on the California Cap-and-Trade
Program, please go to:
http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/capandtrade/capandtrade.htm.


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Friday, June 13, 2014

arbcombo -- MRR: Revisions for Product Data Reporting for Petroleum Refineries, Hydrogen Producers, and Onshore Petroleum and Natural Gas Producers

The Air Resources Board (ARB or Board) is proposing additional
potential changes to sections of the Regulation for the Mandatory
Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions (MRR) that cover upstream
oil and gas and natural gas liquids production, petroleum
refineries, and hydrogen production. The document here:
http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/reporting/ghg-rep/wkshp-jun2014-95113-95114-95156.pdf
contains the proposed revisions to sections 95113, 95114, and
95156 of the regulation in strikeout/underline format. These
changes are in addition to the informal draft changes that were
posted to the ARB website on June 2, 2014
(http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/reporting/ghg-rep/wkshp-jun2014-mrr-draft.pdf).
Stakeholders are invited to review and provide informal comments
on these informal draft revisions by June 23, 2014. Comments can
be electronically submitted at:
http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/reporting/ghg-rep/ghg-rep.htm.

The proposed changes correct the complexity weighted barrel (CWB)
equation to be consistent with the Cap-and-Trade Regulation.
These changes also clarify what reporting methodologies are
allowed for upstream oil and gas covered product data, that
natural gas liquids (NGL) that are blended into crude oil cannot
be reported as both crude oil production and NGL production, the
CWB calculation for fluid catalytic cracking units, the reporting
requirements for hydrogen production feedstocks, and the
reporting requirements for finished primary refinery products.



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Wednesday, June 11, 2014

arbcombo -- June 20 Workshop on the Proposed Rice Cultivation Offset Protocol and Updates to Existing Offset Protocols

ARB staff is holding a public workshop on Friday, June 20, 2014
to discuss updated draft language for a proposed new Rice
Cultivation Projects Compliance Offset Protocol and proposed
updates to existing Compliance Offset Protocols.

DATE: Friday, June 20, 2014
TIME: 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
PLACE: California Environmental Protection Agency
Air Resources Board
Byron Sher Auditorium
1001 I Street
Sacramento, California 95814

Staff plans to propose the addition of a new Rice Cultivation
Projects Compliance Offset Protocol and updates to existing
Compliance Offset Protocols under the Cap-and-Trade Regulation at
the September 2014 Board hearing. If adopted, we anticipate the
effective date to be January 1, 2015. When the new and updated
Compliance Offset Protocols are proposed, a Notice of Proposed
Regulatory Action with the draft new and updated Compliance
Offset Protocols will be released for a 45-day public comment
period in advance of the Board item.

Background
The California Cap-and-Trade Regulation (Regulation) was formally
adopted by the Air Resources Board (ARB or Board) in 2011. In
response to continued Board direction and further discussions
with stakeholders, staff began a public process to propose a new
Rice Cultivation Projects Compliance Offset Protocol and updates
to existing Compliance Offset Protocols for Board consideration
in 2014. Documents that will be made publicly available prior to
the workshop will provide a discussion of the new Rice
Cultivation Projects Compliance Offset Protocol and updates to
existing Compliance Offset Protocols. These documents will
provide the public with the opportunity to discuss staff's draft
language for the new and updated Compliance Offset Protocols
prior to staff formally submitting a Notice of Proposed
Regulatory Action. The public will have additional opportunities
to comment on these protocols during the 45-day public comment
period and Board hearing.



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Tuesday, June 3, 2014

arbcombo -- CARB Diesel Compliance/Retrofit Training: JUNE-JULY 2014

The California Air Resources Board is offering the following
diesel vehicle regulations and retrofit courses in June and July.
There is no charge for these courses.

COURSE #511.2 – Overview of Diesel Emission Control Strategies.
Briefly discusses diesel emissions and health effects; diesel
emission control technologies; DPF construction and application;
and maintenance necessary for successful DPF operation.

June 12 - Ventura (1:00-3:30)

For more information and to register for 511.2, please visit
https://ssl.arb.ca.gov/training/courses.php?course=511.2

COURSE #520 – How to Comply with CARB Diesel Regulations.
Comprehensive course that reviews the inspection process,
discusses consequences of non-compliance, and explains how to
comply with regulations affecting most diesel vehicles and
equipment operating in the State.

June 6 - Murrieta (9:00-12:00, IN SPANISH)

For more information and to register for 520, please contact
eflorez@arb.ca.gov.

Course #521: How to Comply with the Truck and Bus Regulation.
Topics covered: applicability; exemptions, extensions, credits;
good faith effort; reporting; broker and dispatcher requirements;
regulatory changes. Also includes brief summaries of other diesel
regulations.

June 5 - Oceanside (9:00-11:00 am & 1:00-3:00 pm)
June 12 - Chico (9:30-11:30)
June 12 - Ventura (9:00-11:00)
June 13 - Santa Barbara (9:00-11:00)
June 25 - WEBINAR (9:30-11:30)
June 25 - Fontana (9:00-11:00 am & 1:00-3:00 pm)
June 26 - Lancaster (9:00-11:00)
July 16 - Sonora (10:00-12:00)
July 17 - Big Pine (9:30-11:30)
July 30 - Ukiah (1:00-3:00)
July 31 - Eureka (9:00-11:00 am & 1:00-3:00 pm)

For more information and to register for 521, please visit
https://ssl.arb.ca.gov/training/courses.php?course=521

Please check the webpages for each course for revisions,
cancellations, and additional sessions.

Please let us know if you are interested in hosting any of our
courses by emailing mtaviani@arb.ca.gov.



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