Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Division 271 - OREGON CLIMATE PROTECTION PROGRAM
Section 340-271-0130 - Cessation of Covered Entity Applicability

(A) The person's annual covered emissions are 0 (zero) MT CO2e for six consecutive calendar years. If the person is not a local distribution company, the covered emissions of the person's related entities must also be 0 (zero) MT CO2e for the same six consecutive calendar years; or

(B) The person was designated a covered fuel supplier in OAR 340-271-0110(3), the sum of its annual covered emissions and the annual covered emissions of its related entities are less than 25,000 MT CO2e for six consecutive calendar years and the person applies to DEQ according to subsection (c).

(A) Information about the covered fuel supplier, including:

(B) If the person is not a local distribution company information about each related entity required to report emissions according to OAR chapter 340, division 215, for each of the six consecutive calendar years, including legal name, full mailing address, and whether each is a covered fuel supplier and holds a CPP permit;

(C) Information about remaining requirements that must be met according to this division at the time the application is submitted to DEQ; and

(D) The following attestation, signed by the designated representative of the covered fuel supplier:

I certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Oregon that to the best of my knowledge and belief, the information provided in this form is true, accurate, and complete. [Covered fuel supplier] meets the eligibility for cessation as a covered fuel supplier according to Oregon Administrative Rules chapter 340, division 271. I understand that ceasing to be a covered fuel supplier means that [covered fuel supplier] will also cease to hold any compliance instruments and CCI credits.

(A) The cessation does not change the compliance obligation for any year for which the person has already demonstrated compliance;

(B) Any remaining compliance instruments held by the person will be retired, held in reserve, or distributed by DEQ according to OAR 340-271-0430(3); and

(C) Any remaining community climate investment credits held by the person will be canceled according to OAR 340-271-0830(1)(c).

(A) The person's operations are changed such that all greenhouse gas emitting processes and operations cease to operate or are shut down. In order for cessation to take effect, the person must submit a written notification to DEQ certifying the cessation of all greenhouse gas emitting processes and operations; or

(B) The person's covered emissions are less than 25,000 MT CO2e for five consecutive calendar years and the person has fully complied with any applicable BAER order and any related reporting requirements and has submitted any remaining required BAER assessment and five-year BAER report. In order for cessation to take effect, DEQ will notify the covered stationary source that cessation is met.