Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a)
Reporting Requirements for Refrigeration Systems with a Full Charge
Greater Than or Equal to 200 Pounds. After January 1, 2011, the owner
or operator of a facility with a refrigeration system in operation with a full
charge greater than or equal to 200 pounds of a high-GWP refrigerant must
annually submit to the Executive Officer a Facility Stationary Refrigeration
Report (Annual Report) that contains the information specified below in
subsections
95388(b)(1) and
95388(b)(2). Each
Annual Report must provide this information for the previous calendar year and
must be submitted by the following dates:
(1)
By March 1, 2012, the owner or operator of a facility with a refrigeration
system that begins operation before January 1, 2012, with a full charge greater
than or equal to 2,000 pounds of a high-GWP refrigerant must submit an Annual
Report for the 2011 calendar year. By March 1, 2013, and each calendar year
thereafter, the owner or operator must submit an Annual Report providing
information for the previous calendar year.
(2) The owner or operator of a facility with
a refrigeration system that begins operation on or after January 1, 2012, with
a full charge greater than or equal to 2,000 pounds of a high-GWP refrigerant
must submit the first Annual Report for the previous calendar year by March 1
of the calendar year after the refrigeration system begins operating at a
facility. Subsequent Annual Reports for the previous calendar year must be
submitted by March 1 of each year thereafter.
(3) By March 1, 2014, the owner or operator
of a facility with a refrigeration system that begins operation before January
1, 2014, with a full charge greater than or equal to 200 pounds, but less than
2,000 pounds, of a high-GWP refrigerant must submit an Annual Report for the
2013 calendar year. By March 1, 2015, and each calendar year thereafter, the
owner or operator must submit an Annual Report providing information for the
previous calendar year.
(4) The
owner or operator of a facility with a refrigeration system that begins
operation on or after January 1, 2014, with a full charge greater than or equal
to 200 pounds, but less than 2,000 pounds, of a high-GWP refrigerant must
submit the first Annual Report for the previous calendar year by March 1 of the
calendar year after the refrigeration system begins operating at a facility.
Subsequent Annual Reports for the previous calendar year must be submitted by
March 1 of each year thereafter.
(b) The Annual Report must include the
following information.
(1)
Refrigeration system information. The following information
must be provided for each refrigeration system:
(A) System identification number.
(B) Equipment type.
(C) Equipment manufacturer.
(D) Equipment model or description.
(E) Equipment model year.
(F) Equipment serial number. The serial
number(s) of the affected equipment or component must be recorded when present
and accessible. When the affected equipment or component is part of an assembly
without a serial number or does not have an individual serial number or is not
accessible after assembly, the physical location of the affected equipment must
be recorded in enough detail to permit positive identification.
(G) Physical location of a refrigeration
system through schematic or floor plan with equipment locations clearly
noted.
(H) Temperature
classification -- The refrigeration system must be identified as a low
temperature system, a medium temperature system, or other.
(I) Full charge of the refrigeration
system.
(J) Type of high-GWP
refrigerant(s) used.
(K) Date of
initial installation.
(2)
Refrigeration system service and leak repair information. The
following information must be provided for each automatic leak detection system
audit, leak inspection, and refrigeration system service or refrigerant leak
repair that required an additional refrigerant charge of five pounds or more,
or an additional refrigerant charge equal to or greater than one percent of the
full charge, whichever amount is greater:
(A)
Date leak detected, if applicable.
(B) Date of service provided or leak repair
completed.
(C) Cause of refrigerant
leak, if applicable.
(D)
Description of service provided or leak repair completed
(E) Date(s) of initial verification test(s),
if applicable.
(F) Date(s) of
follow-up verification test(s), if applicable.
(G) Total additional refrigerant charge of
each type of high-GWP refrigerant, if applicable.
(H) Purpose for additional refrigerant charge
(leak repair, topping off, initial refrigerant charge, or seasonal adjustment),
if applicable.
(I) Name of
certified technician completing leak repair, if applicable.
(J) The certified technician's identification
number issued by an approved technician certification program pursuant to Title
40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 82, §82.161, if applicable.
(K) The certified technician's certification
type(s) issued by an approved technician certification program pursuant to
Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 82, §82.161, if
applicable.
(3)
Refrigerant Purchases and Use Information. The following information must be
provided on refrigerant purchase and use:
(A)
The total weight in pounds of each type of high-GWP refrigerant that was
purchased during the calendar year.
(B) The total weight in pounds of each type
of high-GWP refrigerant that was charged into a refrigeration system during the
calendar year.
(C) The total weight
in pounds of each type of high-GWP refrigerant that was recovered from a
refrigeration system during the calendar year.
(D) The total weight in pounds of each type
of high-GWP refrigerant that was stored in inventory at the facility, or stored
at a different location for use by the facility, on the last day of the
calendar year.
(E) The total weight
in pounds of high-GWP refrigerant that was shipped by the owner or operator for
reclamation and destruction during the calendar
year.
(c)
Reporting Requirements for Refrigeration Systems with a Full Charge
Greater Than 50 Pounds, but Less Than 200 Pounds. The owner or
operator of a facility with a refrigeration system in operation with a full
charge greater than 50 pounds, but less than 200 pounds, of a high-GWP
refrigerant is not required to submit annual reports. However, owners and
operators of these facilities must report to the Executive Officer the
information specified in this section within 60 days of receipt of a request
from the Executive Officer.
1. New
section filed 10-20-2010; operative 11-19-2010 (Register 2010, No.
43).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
38501,
38510,
38560,
38562,
38563,
38580,
38597,
39600,
39601
and
41511,
Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections
38501,
38505,
38510,
38560,
38562,
38563,
38580,
38597,
39600,
39601
and
41511,
Health and Safety Code.
