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 13 - Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards for Crude Oil and Natural Gas Facilities › Section 95673 - Reporting Requirements

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
						Owners or operators of facilities in sectors listed in section
						95666 subject to requirements
						specified in sections
						95668,
						95669, and
						95669.1 shall report the following
						information to CARB by July 1st of each calendar year unless otherwise
						specified:
Flash Analysis Testing
(1) Annually, for all flash analysis testing
						or recalculations of annual methane emissions, report the test results,
						calculations, and a description of the separator and tank system as specified
						in Appendix A, Table A1.
Reciprocating Natural Gas Compressors
(2) Annually, report the
						initial and final, if applicable, emission flow rate measurement for each rod
						packing or seal and the number of compression cylinders as specified in
						Appendix A, Table A7.
Centrifugal Natural Gas Compressors
(3) Annually, report the
						initial and final, if applicable, emission flow rate measurement for each wet
						seal and the number of wet seals as specified in Appendix A, Table A7.
Natural Gas Powered Pneumatic
						  Controllers
(4)
						Annually, report the initial and final, if applicable, emission flow rate
						measurement for each continuous bleed pneumatic controller with a designed
						emission flow rate of less than or equal to six (6) scfh as specified in
						Appendix A, Table A7.
Liquids Unloading of Natural Gas
						  Wells
(5)
						Annually, report the measured or calculated volume of natural gas vented to
						perform liquids unloading and the manual method used or equipment installed in
						the natural gas well(s) designed to automatically perform liquids unloading as
						specified in Appendix A, Table A2.
Well Casing Vents
(6) Annually, report the emission flow rate
						measurement and percentage of the calendar year the well casing vent is open to
						the atmosphere for each well casing vent that is open to atmosphere as
						specified in Appendix A, Table A7.
Natural Gas Underground Storage
(7) Within 24 hours of
						receiving an alarm or detecting a leak above 50,000 ppmv total hydrocarbons or
						above 10,000 ppmv total hydrocarbons if the 10,000 ppmv leak persists for more
						than 5 continuous calendar days at a natural gas injection/withdrawal wellhead
						assembly and attached pipelines, the owner or operator shall notify CARB,
						CalGEM, and the local air district to report the leak concentration
						measurement.
(8) Within 24 hours of
						receiving an alarm signaled by a downwind air monitoring sensor(s) that detects
						a reading that is greater than four (4) times the downwind sensor(s) baseline,
						the owner or operator shall notify CARB, CalGEM, and the local air district to
						report the emissions measurement.
(9) Quarterly, report the specified
						information in Appendix A, Table A5 for leaks identified during daily
						inspections or identified by a continuous leak monitoring system and measured
						above the minimum allowable leak threshold.
(10) Within 24 hours of discovering wildlife,
						report any delays of inspection due to complying with wildlife regulations,
						including a description of the type of wildlife, identification of the
						regulations requiring work to be halted, and a follow-up notification within 24
						hours of the inspections resuming, pursuant to sections
						95668(h)(4)(B)1.a.
						and 95668(h)(4)(B)3.a.
(11)
						Annually, report data gathered by the upwind and downwind monitoring sensors.
Leak Detection and Repair
(12) Annually, report the results
						of each leak detection and repair inspection conducted during the calendar year
						as specified in Appendix A, Table A4.
(13) Annually, report the specified
						information in Appendix A, Table A5 for components measured above the minimum
						allowable leak threshold.
Remotely Detected Emission Plumes
(14) Within five (5)
						calendar days after receiving an emission plume detection notification pursuant
						to section
						95669.1(a), if
						section 95669.1(b)(1)
						applies, report the date of the CARB notification, the emission ID provided in
						the notification, and a description of the venting, including a brief summary
						of the source of the venting and why the venting occurred.
(15) Within 72 hours after conducting an
						inspection pursuant to section
						95669.1(b),
						report all the following information:
(A) The
						date of the CARB notification.
(B)
						The emission ID number provided by CARB in the notification.
(C) The date of the inspection.
(D) The type of inspection performed (Method
						21 or optical gas imaging).
(E) The
						type of emission source found, which shall be no emission source, a venting
						emission source, a leak detected using Method 21, or an unintentional emission
						source detected using optical gas imaging.
(F) The initial mitigation plan, unless the
						emission source is not found or is a venting emission source. The initial
						mitigation plan shall consist of a statement of whether the emission source has
						already been successfully repaired and, if not, a brief description of what
						actions the owner or operator anticipates taking to repair the emission
						source.
(16) Within five
						(5) calendar days after conducting an inspection pursuant to section
						95669.1(b), if
						section 95669.1(d)(1)
						applies, report the emission ID provided in the notification and a description
						of the venting, including a brief summary of the source of the venting and why
						the venting occurred.
(17) Within
						five (5) calendar days after repairing a remotely detected emission source
						pursuant to sections
						95669.1(d)(2),
						95669.1(d)(3)(B),
						or 95669.1(d)(4),
						report the emission ID provided in the notification, the type of equipment
						associated with the emission source, and the date of repair. If the emission
						source was a leaking component, also report the type of component, the date of
						the US EPA Reference Method 21 (October 1, 2017) measurement, the initial leak
						concentration, and the post-repair leak concentration.
(18) Within five (5) calendar days after
						performing a US EPA Reference Method 21 (October 1, 2017) measurement following
						an optical gas imaging inspection (in response to a remote emission detection)
						that does not result in finding a leak over the leak concentration threshold as
						described in section
						95669.1(d)(3)(A),
						report the emission ID provided in the notification and a statement that the
						follow-up US EPA Reference Method 21 (October 1, 2017) measurement did not show
						a leak over the leak concentration threshold.
(19) Annually, report the information
						specified in Appendix A, Table A8 for all remotely detected methane emission
						plume notifications received pursuant to section
						95669.1(a).
Delay of Repair
(20) Within three (3) calendar days after
						successful repair, report the date of successful repair and the repaired leak
						concentration or emission flow rate for all repairs delayed pursuant to section
						95670.1.
Vapor Collection Systems and Vapor Control
						  Devices
(21)
						Within three (3) calendar days after completing maintenance and returning a
						vapor collection system or vapor control device to service following a time
						extension to perform maintenance pursuant to section
						95671(g)(1),
						report the date(s) the equipment was taken out of service and the date(s) the
						equipment was returned to service during the calendar year.
Separator and Tank Systems Subject to Appendix
						  D
(22) Complete
						the reporting requirements specified in Appendix D sections (g)(1)(B), (g)(2),
						and (h)(6).