Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-446 - Climate Commitment Act program rule › OFFSETS › Section 173-446-560 - Process for issuance of ecology offset credits

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Ecology will issue
				ecology offset credits for GHG emission reductions and GHG removal enhancements
				achieved in a reporting period by an offset project that meets the requirements
				of WAC 173-446-555(1) and (2)    to the ecology issuance account, no later than 15
				calendar days after ecology makes a determination pursuant to WAC
				173-446-555(3) provided that all required attestations set forth in WAC
				173-446-555(4) have been received by ecology prior to its
				determination.
(2) Change of
				listing status at ecology. When ecology issues an ecology offset credit for GHG
				emission reductions and GHG removal enhancements achieved by an offset project,
				the listing status for that offset project will be changed from "active
				registry project" to "active ecology project," or from "active registry
				renewal" to "active ecology renewal," at the offset project registry and
				ecology.
(3) Notice of issuance of
				ecology offset credits. Not later than five calendar days after ecology issues
				an ecology offset credit, ecology will notify the offset project operator or
				authorized project designee of the issuance of ecology offset
				credits.
(4) Requests for
				additional information. Ecology may request additional information about offset
				projects that are listed by an offset project registry and seeking issuance of
				ecology offset credits.
(a) If ecology
				determines the information submitted by the offset project operator or
				authorized project designee is incomplete, ecology will notify the offset
				project operator or authorized project designee within 15 calendar days of its
				determination of incompleteness and specify the additional information
				needed.
(b) Ecology may request any
				of the required additional information as specified under (a) of this
				subsection from the offset project operator, authorized project designee,
				offset project registry, or verification body before issuing ecology offset
				credits. The offset project operator, authorized project designee, offset
				project registry, or verification body, as applicable, must submit the
				requested information to ecology within 10 calendar days of ecology's
				request.
(c) If ecology determines
				the information submitted by the offset project operator or authorized project
				designee does not meet the requirements for issuance of ecology offset credits,
				then ecology may deny issuance of ecology offset credits. The offset project
				operator or authorized project designee may petition ecology within 10 calendar
				days of such denial for a review of additional information. Such a petition may
				also respond to any issues that would prevent the issuance of ecology offset
				credits.
(d) Ecology must make a
				final determination within 30 calendar days of receiving a request under (c) of
				this subsection and may request additional information from the offset project
				operator, authorized project designee, verification body, or offset project
				registry in support of its review.