The California Air Resources Board (ARB) will release information
related to the livestock offset investigation on the ARB website
at 12:00 pm (noon) Pacific Time, Wednesday, February 10, 2016.
On September 29, 2015, ARB initiated an investigation of
compliance offset credits issued for livestock methane
destruction events that took place at the T&M Bos Dairy in Fair
Oaks, Indiana (Facility). The investigation considered whether
these offset credits may have been generated while the facility
was not in compliance with air permitting rules of the Indiana
Department of Environmental Management's Office of Air Quality.
After careful review of materials provided throughout the course
of this investigation, ARB's Executive Officer has made a final
determination regarding these offsets. The final determination
will be made publicly available at 12:00 (noon) Pacific Time,
February 10, 2016, here:
http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/capandtrade/capandtrade.htm
Background
ARB has been reviewing whether compliance offset credits issued
for livestock methane destruction events that took place at the
Facility were generated while the Facility was not in compliance
with provisions of air permitting rules issued by the Office of
Air Quality in Indiana's Department of Environmental Management.
ARB believes the greenhouse gas reductions represented by the
offsets are real, quantified, and verified reductions. The offset
program serves as an important cost containment feature of the
Cap-and-Trade Program.
The Cap-and-Trade Regulation allows ARB to investigate and
invalidate any issued compliance offset credits that were
generated if the offset project activity and implementation of
the offset project was not in accordance with all local, state,
or national environmental and health and safety regulations
during the reporting period for which the ARB offset credit was
issued. During the period of review and until a final
determination is issued, ARB has blocked transfers of potentially
impacted compliance offset credits. Once ARB blocked the transfer
of compliance offset credits under investigation on September 29,
2015, all parties identified as holders of potentially impacted
compliance offset credits had 25 calendar days to provide
additional information to ARB to aid in the review. ARB also
requested specific additional information to aid in its review.On
January 13, 2016, issued a notice to commence the Executive
Officer's 30 calendar days period within which to make a final
determination whether to invalidate any compliance offset credits
subject to review. Any compliance offset credits determined to
meet the requirements of the Regulation will no longer be blocked
from being transferred.
California is in a drought emergency.
Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips.
You are receiving this single arbcombo email because you are a
subscriber to or have made a public comment to one or more of the
following lists: capandtrade, cc, offsets.
======================================================================
You are subscribed to one of the lists aggregated to make this
particular ARB combination listserve broadcast. To UNSUBSCRIBE:
Please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv.php and enter
your email address and click on the button "Display Email Lists."
To unsubscribe, please click inside the appropriate box to uncheck it
and go to the bottom of the screen to submit your request. You will
receive an automatic email message confirming that you have
successfully unsubscribed. Also, please read our listserve disclaimer
at http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/disclaim.htm .
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
costs, visit the Flex Alert website at www.flexalert.org .
======================================================================
