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arbcombo -- Update on Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) Pathway Certification
Posted: 22 Apr 2016 17:37:47
Staff has completed review of all ethanol pathway applications—submitted on or before January 31, 2016—through the Alternative Fuels Portal (AFP). These submissions included both new applications and requests to have “legacy” pathways, adopted under the prior LCFS rule, recertified. Some applications were either rejected without prejudice by ARB or withdrawn by the applicants. For ARB rejections, applicants may submit new applications to address deficiencies in the original application, if desired. The table below provides a detailed breakdown of the status of ethanol applications received through January 31, 2016. Certification Status of Ethanol Pathways Status Re-cert New Total Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 1 Tier 2 Completed 64 9 40 0 113 Rejected/Withdrawn 13 7 75 13 108 Total (Re-cert + New) 77 16 115 13 221 Today, (04/22/16) ARB is sending the newly modeled ethanol CI scores (for both new applications and recertified pathways) to individual applicants for final review prior to being certified. Requirement for applicants requesting recertification Applicants who submitted recertification requests and whose applications have been deemed eligible will be receiving notification via the Alternative Fuels Portal (AFP) which will include a summary sheet. Applicants have seven business days to review their proposed CI score and then to either accept or reject the proposed CI. Applicants who choose to accept the proposed CI must upload the company’s signed attestation letter to the AFP system and mail a wet ink original to the Manager of the Fuels Evaluation Section to ensure pathway certification (for more detail see the Guidance Documents for Pathway Re-Certification and New Applications available at http://www.arb.ca.gov/fuels/lcfs/fuelpathways/fuelpathways.htm). An applicant who chooses to reject the proposed CI may submit a new application for consideration. The AFP system is time sensitive and will lock responses at the end of the seventh business day (by 11:59 P.M. PST on 05/03/16). Inaction on part of an applicant during the review period is equivalent to rejecting the proposed CI. Requirement for applicants who submitted a new application As with recertification of legacy pathways, summaries for new applications which have been processed will be made available to applicants through the AFP. Applicants must communicate their decision through the AFP on the proposed pathway CI during the same seven day period being offered to recertification applications. Inaction on part of the applicant may result in delays in the CI being certified. Applicants who choose to accept the proposed CI must upload the company’s signed attestation letter to the AFP system and mail a wet ink original to the Manager of the Fuels Evaluation Section to ensure pathway certification. Applicants who submitted the attestation letter as part of the application are not required to resubmit the attestation letter. Next Steps Staff will review responses from applicants after the closing period (05/03/2016) and move to certify all CIs except those rejected by the applicant. These certified pathways will be effective 1st quarter of 2016 for reporting purposes and will be made available on the LCFS website at http://www.arb.ca.gov/fuels/lcfs/fuelpathways/fuelpathways.htm. Background on the LCFS The Low Carbon Fuel Standard is a regulation to reduce the carbon intensity of fuels sold in California ten percent by 2020. The LCFS is one of the measures adopted by the California Air Resources Board, pursuant to Health and Safety Code Sections 38500-38599 (AB 32) to reduce greenhouse gases in California. It is designed to help clean the air, protect the environment, and drive the development of clean, low-carbon fuels to improve California's energy security and energy independence. Contact Questions related to CI certification, please contact Anil Prabhu, Manager, Fuels Evaluation Section at Anil.Prabhu@arb.ca.gov (916-445-9227). Questions related to reporting, please contact Manisha Singh, Manager, Fuels Section at Manisha.Singh@arb.ca.gov (916-327-1501). 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: altdiesel, altfuels, fuels, lcfs.