Or. Admin. Code § 340-272-0415 - Verification Plan

(1) Verification services must include the development of a verification plan that meets the requirements of this rule.

(2) All verification plans must contain information on the timing of verification services, including:

(a) Dates of proposed meetings and interviews with personnel of the responsible entity;

(b) Dates of proposed site visits;

(c) Types of proposed document and data reviews and, for CFP reports submitted under OAR chapter 340, division 253, how quarterly review is planned in the context of an annual verification requirement, as applicable; and

(d) Expected date for completing verification services.

(3) In addition to the information required under section (2), verification plans for verification services provided for CFP reports and fuel pathways applications submitted under OAR chapter 340, division 253 must also include the following information from the responsible entity:

(a) Information to allow the verification team to develop an understanding of facility or entity boundaries, operations, accounting practices, type of CFP report(s) the person is responsible for, CFP regulatory sections the responsible entity is subject to, other renewable or low carbon fuels markets the responsible entity participates in, and other mandatory or voluntary auditing programs the responsible entity is subject to, as applicable;

(b) Information regarding the training or qualifications of personnel involved in developing the report(s) or fuel pathway application(s);

(c) Description of the specific methodologies used to quantify and report data, including but not limited to calibration procedures and logs for measurement devices capturing site-specific data;

(d) Information about the data management system and accounting procedures used to capture and track data for each fuel pathway application and each type of CFP report as needed to develop the verification plan;

(e) Information about the entities in the supply chain upstream and downstream of the fuel producer that contribute to site-specific CI data, including a list of feedstock suppliers and contact names with physical addresses;

(f) For aggregators, information about the entities the aggregator reports on behalf of, including a list of reporting entities and the fuel type(s) they report;

(g) Evidence demonstrating that any joint applicants are being separately verified; and

(h) Previous CFP verification reports, as applicable, and other audit reports including reports from production or management system certifications and internal audits.

(4) In addition to the information required under section (2), verification plans for verification services provided for GHG Reporting Program emissions data reports submitted under OAR chapter 340, division 215 must also include the following information from the responsible entity:

(a) Information to allow the verification team to develop a general understanding of facility or entity boundaries, operations, emissions sources, and electricity or fuel transactions, as applicable;

(b) Information regarding the training or qualifications of personnel involved in developing the emissions data report;

(c) Description of the specific methodologies used to quantify and report greenhouse gas emissions, electricity and fuel transactions, and associated data as needed to develop the verification plan;

(d) Information about the data management system used to track greenhouse gas emissions, electricity and fuel transactions, and associated data as needed to develop the verification plan; and

(e) Previous GHG Reporting Program verification reports.

Notes

Or. Admin. Code § 340-272-0415

DEQ 14-2020, adopt filed 05/07/2020, effective 5/7/2020; DEQ 17-2023, amend filed 11/16/2023, effective 11/16/2023; DEQ 2-2025, amend filed 01/09/2025, effective 1/9/2025

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 468.020, 468A.050, 468A.266, 468A.271, 468A.277 & 468A.280

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 468A.010, 468A.015, 468A.050, 468A.265 - 468A.277 & 468A.280