Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 253 - OREGON CLEAN FUELS PROGRAM › Section 340-253-0040 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The definitions in OAR 340-200-0020, OAR 340-272-0020, and this
				rule apply to this division. If the same term is defined here and in either of
				the other two divisions, the definition in this rule applies to this
				division.
(1) "Above the rack" means
			 sales of transportation fuel at pipeline origin points, pipeline batches in
			 transit, barge loads in transit, and at terminal tanks before the
			 transportation fuel has been loaded into trucks.
(2) "Advance Credits" refers to credits
			 advanced under OAR 340-253-1100  for actions that will result in real reductions
			 of the carbon intensity of Oregon's transportation fuels.
(3) "Aggregation indicator" means an
			 identifier for reported transactions that are a result of an aggregation or
			 summing of more than one transaction. An entry of "True" indicates that
			 multiple transactions have been aggregated and are reported with a single
			 transaction number. An entry of "False" indicates that the record reports a
			 single fuel transaction.
(4)
			 "Aggregator" or "Credit aggregator" means a person who registers to participate
			 in the Clean Fuels Program, described in OAR 340-253-0100(3), on behalf of one
			 or more credit generators to facilitate credit generation and trade
			 credits.
(5) "Aggregator
			 designation form" means a DEQ-approved document that specifies that a credit
			 generator has designated an aggregator to act on its behalf.
(6) "Alternative Fuel Portal" or "AFP" means
			 the portion of the Oregon Fuels Reporting System where fuel producers can
			 register their production facilities and submit fuel pathway code applications
			 and physical pathway demonstrations.
(7) "Alternative Jet Fuel" means a fuel, made
			 from petroleum or non-petroleum sources, which can be blended and used with
			 conventional petroleum jet fuels without the need to modify aircraft engines
			 and existing fuel distribution infrastructure. The fuel must have a lower
			 carbon intensity than the applicable annual standard under Table 3 under OAR
			 340-253-8010. This includes alternative jet fuel derived from co-processed
			 feedstocks at a conventional petroleum refinery.
(8) "Application" means the type of vehicle
			 where the fuel is consumed, shown as either LDV/MDV or HDV.
(9) "B5" means diesel fuel containing 5
			 percent biodiesel.
(10) "Backstop
			 aggregator" means a qualified entity approved by DEQ under OAR 340-253-0330(6)
 
			 to aggregate credits for electricity used as a transportation fuel, when those
			 credits would not otherwise be generated.
(11) "Battery electric vehicle" or "BEV"
			 means any vehicle that operates solely by use of a battery or battery pack, or
			 that is powered primarily through the use of an electric battery or battery
			 pack but uses a flywheel or capacitor that stores energy produced by the
			 electric motor or through regenerative braking to assist in vehicle
			 operation.
(12) "Base Credits"
			 refers to electricity credits that are generated by the carbon reduction
			 between the gasoline or diesel standard and the carbon intensity of grid or
			 utility electricity.
(13) "Below
			 the rack" means sales of clear or blended gasoline or diesel fuel where the
			 fuel is being sold as a finished fuel for use in a motor vehicle.
(14) "Bill of lading" means a document issued
			 that lists goods being shipped and specifies the terms of their
			 transport.
(15) "Bio-based" means a
			 fuel produced from non-petroleum, biogenic renewable resources.
(16) "Biodiesel" means a motor vehicle fuel
			 consisting of mono-alkyl esters of long chain fatty acids derived from
			 vegetable oils, animal fats, or other nonpetroleum resources, not including
			 palm oil, designated as B100 and complying with ASTM D6751.
(17) "Biodiesel Blend" means a fuel comprised
			 of a blend of biodiesel with petroleum-based diesel fuel, designated BXX. In
			 the abbreviation BXX, the XX represents the volume percentage of biodiesel fuel
			 in the blend.
(18) "Biogas" means
			 gas, consisting primarily of methane and carbon dioxide, produced by the
			 anaerobic decomposition of organic matter. Biogas cannot be directly injected
			 into natural gas pipelines or combusted in most natural gas-fueled vehicles
			 unless first upgraded to biomethane.
(19) "Biomethane" or "Renewable Natural Gas"
			 means refined biogas, or another synthetic stream of methane from renewable
			 resources, that has been upgraded to a near-pure methane content product.
			 Biomethane can be directly injected into natural gas pipelines or combusted in
			 natural gas-fueled vehicles.
(20)
			 "Blendstock" means a fuel component that is either used alone or is blended
			 with one or more other components to produce a finished fuel used in a motor
			 vehicle. A blendstock that is used directly as a transportation fuel in a
			 vehicle is considered a finished fuel.
(21) "Bulk system" means a fuel distribution
			 system consisting of refineries, pipelines, vessels and terminals. Fuel storage
			 and blending facilities that are not fed by pipeline or vessel are considered
			 outside the bulk transfer system.
(22) "Business partner" refers to the second
			 party that participates in a specific transaction involving the regulated
			 party. This can either be the buyer or seller of fuel, whichever applies to the
			 specific transaction.
(23)
			 "Buy/Sell Board" means a section of the Oregon Fuels Reporting System where
			 registered parties can post that they are interested in buying or selling
			 credits.
(24) "Carbon intensity" or
			 "CI" means the amount of lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions per unit of energy
			 of fuel expressed in grams of carbon dioxide equivalent per megajoule
			 (gCO2e/MJ).
(25) "Carryback credit"
			 means a credit that was generated during or before the prior compliance period
			 that a regulated party acquires between January 1st and April 30th of the
			 current compliance period to meet its compliance obligation for the prior
			 compliance period.
(26) "Clean
			 fuel" means a transportation fuel whose carbon intensity is lower than the
			 applicable clean fuel standard which is either:
(a) For gasoline and gasoline substitutes and
			 alternatives, listed in Table 1 under OAR 340-253-8010;
(b) For diesel and diesel substitutes and
			 alternatives, listed in Table 2 under OAR 340-253-8010; or,
(c) For alternative jet fuel, listed in Table
			 3 under OAR 340-253-8010.