Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Division 253 - OREGON CLEAN FUELS PROGRAM
Section 340-253-0500 - Registration
Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 340-253-0500
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
(1) Registering as a regulated party, credit generator, aggregator, or out-of-state producer voluntarily registering under 340-253-0100(1)(c).
(a) To register as a regulated party, credit
generator, aggregator, or out-of-state producer voluntarily registering under
340-253-0100(1)(c), the following information must be included in a
registration application and approved by DEQ:
(A) Company identification, including
physical and mailing addresses, phone numbers, e-mail addresses, contact names,
and EPA RFS identification numbers;
(B) The status of the registrant as a
producer, importer of blendstocks, small importer of finished fuels, large
importer of finished fuels, credit generator, or aggregator;
(C) The category of each transportation fuel
that the company or organization will be producing, importing, or dispensing
for use in Oregon;
(D) A list of
all related entities for the registrant, and any registered parties that share
common ownership or control;
(E)
For registrants dispensing natural gas, propane, or hydrogen, the number of
dispensing facilities located in Oregon and their locations and the estimated
annual fuel throughput per location;
(F) For registrants charging electric
vehicles, the number of chargers located in Oregon and their locations and the
estimated annual discharge of electricity per location;
(G) For registrants that are also electric
utilities, whether they want to:
(i) Aggregate
the residential electric credits in their service territory under OAR
340-253-0330(2) or (3); or
(ii)
Designate an aggregator to act on their behalf under OAR 340-253-0330(2) or
(3); and
(iii) Obtain a
utility-specific carbon intensity under OAR 340-253-0400;
(H) Any other information requested by DEQ
related to registration.
(b) After DEQ approves the registration
application, the regulated party, credit generator, or aggregator must
establish an account in the Oregon Fuels Reporting System.
(c) Modifications to the registration.
(A) The registrant must submit an amended
registration to DEQ within 30 days of any change occurring to information
described in section (1).
(B) DEQ
may require a registrant to submit an amended registration based on new
information DEQ receives.
(C) If a
registrant amends its registration under this section, the registrant must also
update the registrant's account in the Oregon Fuels Reporting System to
accurately reflect the amended information, as appropriate.
(d) Cancellation of the
registration.
(A) A regulated party, credit
generator, or aggregator must cancel its registration if it is:
(i) A regulated party that no longer meets
the applicability of the program under OAR 340-253-0100(1); or
(ii) A credit generator or aggregator that
decides voluntarily to opt-out of the CFP. The credit generator or aggregator
must provide a 90-day notice of intent to opt out of the CFP and a proposed
effective date for the completion of the opt-out process.
(B) A regulated party, credit generator or
aggregator that is cancelling its registration under this section must submit
any outstanding quarterly reports and annual reports. Any regulated party must
be in full compliance with the program's standards for the annual reports it
submits, and any credit generator or aggregator must not have any outstanding
deficits.
(C) Any credits that
remain in an account of a regulated party, credit generator or aggregator that
is cancelling its registrations under this section shall be forfeited and the
account in the Oregon Fuels Reporting System shall be closed.
(D) Once DEQ determines that the actions
described in paragraphs (A) through (C) are complete, DEQ will notify the
registrant in writing of the cancellation of its registration.
(e) Starting in December 2020 and
each December thereafter, registered parties must submit to DEQ an updated
version of the list required in paragraph (1)(a)(D).
(2) Registering as a fuel producer.
(a) To register as a fuel producer in the
Oregon Fuels Reporting System, the following information must be included in
the AFP Account Administrator Designation application and approved by DEQ:
(A) Company identification, including
physical and mailing addresses, phone numbers, e-mail addresses, contact names,
and EPA RFS identification numbers;
(B) Any other information requested by DEQ
related to registration.
(b) DEQ will review the registration
application for completeness and validity.
(c) Upon registration approval by DEQ, the
fuel producer must establish an account in the AFP portion of the Oregon Fuels
Reporting System and comply with the requirements of this division and any
conditions placed upon the fuel pathway codes that it holds.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 468.020, 468A.266, 468A.268 & 468A.277
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 468.020 & ORS 468A.265 through 468A.277
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