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 7 - Low Carbon Fuel Standard › Section 95501 - Requirements for Validation and Verification Services

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Validation and verification services must be performed
						  by verification bodies accredited by the Executive Officer; in addition, such
						  services must meet the following requirements (the general term "verification
						  services" includes validation services for fuel pathway applications unless
						  otherwise provided):
(a)
Notice of Verification Services.
The verification body must
						submit a notice of validation or verification services to the Executive
						Officer.
For verification bodies, the notice must be submitted
						  to the Executive Officer after the Executive Officer has provided a
						  determination that the potential for a conflict of interest is acceptable, as
						  specified in section
						  95503(e), and
						  that verification services may proceed. The verification body may begin
						  services for the entity required to contract for verification services after
						  the notice is received by the Executive Officer, but the verification body must
						  allow a minimum of 14 calendar days advance notice of the site visit unless an
						  earlier date is approved by the Executive Officer in writing. In the event that
						  the conflict of interest statement and the notice of verification services are
						  submitted together, services cannot begin until ten calendar days after the
						  Executive Officer has deemed acceptable the potential for conflict of interest
						  as specified in 95503(e).
The verifier's notice must include all the following
						  information:
(1) A list of personnel
						who will be designated to provide verification services as a verification team,
						including the names of each designated employee, the lead verifier, and all
						subcontractors, and a description of the roles and responsibilities each team
						member will have. The independent reviewer must also be listed
						separately.
(2) Documentation that
						the verification team has the skills required to provide verification services
						for the entity required to contract for verification services and type of
						application or report. The notice must include a demonstration that the
						verification team includes at least one member with specified competency that
						is not also the independent reviewer, when required below:
(A) Specified competency as evidenced by
						experience in alternative fuel production technology and process engineering
						when providing validation services for fuel pathway applications or
						verification services for Fuel Pathway Reports;
(B) Specified competency as evidenced by
						accreditation by the Executive Officer as an oil and gas systems specialist
						pursuant to MRR when providing verification services for Quarterly Fuels
						Transactions Reports submitted by producers and importers of gasoline or
						diesel, Crude Oil Quarterly and Annual Volumes Reports, and Project Reports as
						listed in section
						95500.
(3) General information on the entity
						required to contract for verifications, including:
(A) The entity's name and the facilities and
						other locations that will be subject to verification services, and the contact,
						address, telephone number and e-mail address for the entity required to
						contract for verification services;
(B) The LCFS ID(s) for the entity required to
						contract for verification services;
(C) The date(s) of the on-site visit, if
						required in section
						95501(b)(3), with
						physical address and contact information;
(D) A brief description of expected
						verification services to be performed, including expected completion date, and
						whether quarterly review is planned in the context of an annual verification
						requirement.
(4) If any
						of the information under sections
						95501(a)(1) or
						95501(a)(2)
						changes after the notice is submitted to the Executive Officer, the
						verification body must notify the Executive Officer as soon as the change is
						made and submit an updated notice of verification services.
The verification body must also submit an updated
						  conflict of interest self-evaluation form with an updated notice of
						  verification services as soon as the change is made. The conflict of interest
						  must be reevaluated pursuant to section
						  95503(e) and the
						  Executive Officer must approve any changes in
						  writing.