California Code of Regulations
Title 17 - Public Health
Division 3 - Air Resources
Chapter 1 - Air Resources Board
Subchapter 10 - Climate Change
Article 4 - Regulations to Achieve Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions
Subarticle 5.1 - Management of High Global Warming Potential Refrigerants for Stationary Sources
Section 95389 - Recordkeeping Requirements for Facilities with Stationary Refrigeration Systems

Universal Citation: 17 CA Code of Regs 95389

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

(a) After January 1, 2011, the owner or operator of a facility with a refrigeration system in operation with a full charge greater than 50 pounds of a high-GWP refrigerant must maintain the following records for a minimum of 5 years. The records must be kept at the facility where the refrigeration system(s) is in operation and must be made available to an authorized representative of the Executive Officer, including a local Air Pollution Control Officer, upon request:

(1) All registration information required by section 95383.

(2) Documentation of all leak detection systems, leak inspections, and automatic leak detection system annual audit and calibrations required by section 95385.

(3) Records of all refrigeration system service and refrigerant leak repairs, and documentation of any conditions allowing repair of a refrigerant leak to be conducted more than 14 days after leak detection, as required pursuant to section 95386. Refrigeration system and refrigeration system service and refrigerant leak repair records must include documentation of all items reported pursuant to section 95388.

(4) Any retrofit or retirement plans required by section 95387.

(5) All reports required by section 95388.

(6) Any application for exemption submitted pursuant to subsection 95397 and any notification of an exemption approved, denied, revoked, or modified pursuant to subsection 95397.

(7) Invoices of all refrigerant purchases.

(8) Records of all shipments of refrigerants for reclamation or destruction, which must include the following information:

(A) Name and address of the person the high-GWP refrigerant was shipped to.

(B) Weight in pounds of high-GWP refrigerant shipped.

(D) Date of shipment.

(E) Purpose of shipment (e.g. reclamation, destruction, etc.).

(9) Records of all refrigeration systems component data, measurements, calculations and assumptions used to determine the full charge.

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.

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