Cap-and-Trade 2016

This page last reviewed September 18, 2017

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AMENDMENTS TO THE CALIFORNIA CAP ON GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND MARKET-BASED COMPLIANCE MECHANISMS REGULATION

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(Hearing Date: September 22, 2016 and July 27, 2017)

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Public Comments Received

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FINAL APPROVAL / OAL ACTION

  OAL approved the rulemaking and filed it with the Secretary of State on September 18, 2017.  The effective date is October 1, 2017. 

• "Endorsed Approved" by OAL and "Endorsed Filed" by the Office of the Secretary of State Form 400 (PDF - 1.1MB) 

• Final Regulation Order -  (PDF - 1.51MB)
  
  
• Final Statement of Reasons (PDF - 8.75MB)           

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ADOPTED REGULATIONS AND MATERIALS SUBMITTED TO OAL

The Final Rulemaking Package was filed with OAL on August 4, 2017.  OAL has until September 18, 2017 to make a determination.

•  Request for Early Effective Date (PDF - 57K) 

•  Final Statement of Reasons ~See revised above~ 

•  Updated Informative Digest (PDF - 77K) 

•  Notice of Decision (PDF - 883K)

•  Final Regulation Order ~See revised above~    

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SECOND PUBLIC HEARING MATERIALS

Posted August 4, 2017

 Resolution  17-21 (PDF - 1.16MB) 

• Attachment A ~  Final Regulation Order (PDF - 1.55MB) 
• Attachment D ~ Findings and Statement of Overriding Considerations (PDF - 199K)     

Posted July 17, 2017

• Final Environmental Analysis (PDF - 1.86MB)
• Responses to Comments on the Environmental Analysis  (PDF - 34.07MB)

HEARING ACTION AND SUPPLEMENTAL 15-DAY NOTICES                                                                                                 

Posted April 13, 2017

 Second Notice of Public Availability of Modified Text and Availability of Additional Documents and/or Information (PDF - 8.48MB)      

  Deadline to Submit Public Comments: April 28, 2017, at 5:00 p.m.    

• Attachment A: Proposed Second 15-Day Modifications (PDF - 645K)    

Documents Incorporated by Reference 

• California Air Resources Board (2017).  Method to Determine the Boric Oxide Equivalent in Borate Products. (PDF - 117K)  
• U.S. Department of Agriculture (2005). Agriculture Shipping Point and Market Inspection Instructions for Pistachios in Shell. (PDF - 1.33MB) 

Documents added to the record

• Ontario's Climate Change Mitigation and Low-carbon Economy Act 2016 - proclaimed in force May 19, 2016. (PDF - 284K) 
• Ontario Regulation 452/09 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting - effective December 1, 2009. (PDF - 186K) 
• Ontario Regulation 143/16 Quantification, Reporting, and Verification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions - effective July 1, 2016, and as amended. (PDF - 56K)
• Ontario's Guideline for Quantification, Reporting, and Verification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions - effective January 1, 2017. (PDF - 1.50MB) 
• Ontario's Guideline for Quantification, Reporting, and Verification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions - dated December 2015. (PDF - 1.30MB)
• Ontario Regulation 144/16 The Cap and Trade Program - effective July 1, 2016, and as amended. (PDF - 1338K) 
• Ontario's Compliance Offset Credits Regulatory Proposal - dated November 15, 2016. (PDF - 408K) 
• ARB Staff's Discussion of Findings Required by Government Code section 12894 - dated  January 2017. (PDF - 298K)
• Governor's Transmittal Response to CARB on Findings Under SB 1018. (PDF - 655K)
• Post-2020 Electrical Distribution Utilities Allowance Allocation Spreadsheet. (XLSX - 303K) 
• U.S. Enviromental Protection Agency Fact Sheet on Social Cost of Carbon (December 2015). (PDF - 132K) 
• Anza Electric Cooperative, Inc. and ConnectAnza, Financial and Statistical Report, USDA RUS Form 7, 2017. (PDF - 334K) 
• City of Vernon, Added Facilities Agreement (2017). (PDF - 435K) 
• City of Vernon, Agreement for Economic Development Incentive on Electric Service. (PDF - 418K) 
• Silicon Valley Power,Utility Fct Sheet, Electric Utility, City of Santa Clara, FACT Sheet - JAN - DEC 2016 (2017). (PDF - 82K) 
• U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Unit 1. (PDF - 127K) 
• U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Unit 2. (PDF - 128K) 

Posted December 21, 2016

Notice of Public Availability of Modified Text and Availability of Additional Documents and/or Information (PDF - 457K)

Deadline to Submit Public Comments: January 20, 2017, at 5:00 p.m.

• Attachment A: Proposed 15-Day Modifications (PDF - 1677K)
  
  
• Attachment B: Post-2020 Industry Assistance Factor Calculations (PDF - 341K)
• Post-2020 Assistance Factor Calculations Spreadsheet (XLS - 10051K)
  
  
• Attachment C: 2021-2030 Allowance Allocation to Electrical Distribution Utilities (PDF - 170K)
• 2021-2030 EDU Allocation Spreadsheet (XLS - 317K)
• NCPA S-2 Breakdown Spreadsheet (XLS - 118K)
  
  
• Attachment D: Post-2020 Natural Gas Supplier Allowance Allocation and Consignment (PDF - 90K)
  
  
• Attachment E: Public Workshop Materials (PDF - 25821K)
  
  
• Attachment F: Analysis of the Energy Imbalance Market and Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting and Cap-and-Trade Regulations (PDF - 121K)
  

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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE AND RELATED MATERIAL

Posted August 2, 2016

Notice of Public Hearing (PDF - 18241K)

Deadline to Submit Public Comments: September 19, 2016, at 5:00 p.m. or at the Public Hearing on September 22 , 2016.

Staff Report: Initial Statement of Reasons (ISOR) (PDF - 1509K)

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INFORMAL REGULATORY ACTIVITY

Rulemaking Activity for 2016