Low Carbon Fuel Standard Program

This page last reviewed March 26, 2013

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This page provides information regarding ARB's Low Carbon Fuel Standard Program pursuant to the California Assembly Bill AB 32 and the Governor's Executive Order S-01-07.

What's New

• April 3, 2013: Proposed LCFS Electricity Provisions and Regulatory Clean-Up Language Workshop.  For more information...
• March 29, 2013: LCFS Q4 2012 Data Summary 
• March 5, 2013: First LCFS Regulatory Amendments Workshop.  For more information...
• December 3, 2012: Guidance on Mixed-Feedstock Biodiesel Production.  
• November 26, 2012:  OAL approved the LCFS Amendments. Clean Final Regulation Order
• November 9, 2012: Fuel Production Facilities with ARB Approved Physical Pathway Demonstrations
• November 1, 2012: LRT Registered Parties
• September 17, 2012: Third Notice of Public Availability of Modified Text and Availability of Additional Documents and Information. Deadline to submit public comment: October 2, 2012.  For more information...
• June 4, 2012: Clean Final Regulation Order, including Feb 2011 changes (not including Dec. 2011 proposed amendments) 
• April 24, 2012: LCFS Enforcement Injunction Is Lifted
• December 8, 2011: Final Program Review Report 

	Rulemaking Activities		Method 2A-2B for Modified or New Fuel Pathways
	Clean Final Regulation Order, including Dec. 2011 amendments  LCFS Update Memo to the Board (May 2010) Final Statement of Reason (FSOR) Initial Statement of Reason (ISOR) Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 Resolution 09-31 Rulemaking documents		LCFS Lookup Tables as of December 2012 Method 2A-2B Guidance Method 2A-2B Applications  Fuel Pathways Documents
	LCFS Workgroups		LCFS Reporting Tool
	LCFS Expert Workgroup LCFS Program Review Advisory Panel LCFS Lifecyle Analysis LCFS Reporting Tool Workgroup Sustainability Workgroup High Carbon Intensity Crude Oil Workgroup Electricity Workgroup		LCFS Reporting Tool LRT Registered Parties (as of October 31, 2012) Biofuel Facility Registration Carbon Intensities from Registered Biofuel Facilities Fuel Production Facilities with ARB Approved Physical Pathway Demonstrations Quarterly Data Summaries Q1 2011 Q2 2011 Q3 2011 Q1 2012 Q2 2012 Q3 2012 Q4 2012 LCFS Regulatory Advisories Biodiesel Guidance Advisory 10-04B Advisory 10-04A Advisory 10-04 Advisory 10-03 Advisory 10-02
	Crude Oil Lifecycle Assessment		Sustainability Study
	Meetings Comments Oil Production Greenhouse Gas Emission Estimator (OPGEE) Version 1.0 OPGEE Model Supporting Materials Workgroup		Meetings Comments Workgroup
	Background Information, Meetings, Documents, and Links		Public Comments
	Background Information LCFS - Q&A - Guidance Document Version 1.0 Workshops/Meetings Peer Review Air Quality Guidance for Siting Biorefineries in California		Expert Workgroup Lifecycle Analysis - Fuel Pathways High Carbon Intensity Crude Oil Methods 2A-2B Rulemaking Biorefinery Registration Sustainability Workshops
	Computation Modeling Softwares		Affected Transportation Fuels
	Lifecycle Analysis (CA-GREET) as of December 2009 Land Use Change Assessment (GTAP) Oil Production Greenhouse Gas Emission Estimator (OPGEE) Version 1.0 Other Models		California Reformulated Gasoline (CaRFG) California Diesel (ULSD) Alternative Fuels Programs Biodiesel - Renewable Diesel CNG - LNG E85 Hydrogen and Electricity