Or. Admin. Code § 340-272-0430 - Data Checks
(1) Verification
services must include data checks that meet the requirements of this
rule.
(2) All data checks must meet
the following requirements:
(a) Data checks
must be used to determine the reliability of the submitted report or fuel
pathway application and to ensure that the appropriate methodologies and
emissions factors have been applied as required under OAR chapter 340, division
253 or OAR chapter 340, division 215, as applicable;
(b) Data checks must be chosen to ensure the
accuracy of data submitted in the report or fuel pathway application;
(c) The verification team must use
professional judgment in establishing the extent of data checks required in
order to conclude with reasonable assurance whether each data type or reported
emissions quantity in the report or fuel pathway application is free of
material misstatement;
(d) Data
checks must be used to ensure that there is reasonable assurance that the
report or fuel pathway application conforms to the requirements of OAR chapter
340, division 253 or OAR chapter 340, division 215, as applicable;
and
(e) Results calculated by the
verification team must be compared with the data in the report or fuel pathway
application in order to confirm the extent and impact of any omissions and
errors. Any discrepancies must be investigated.
(3) In addition to meeting the requirements
under section (2), data checks for CFP reports and fuel pathway applications
submitted under OAR chapter 340, division 253 must also meet the requirements
of this section:
(a) Data checks must be
chosen based on the relative contribution to greenhouse gas emissions or
reductions and the associated risks of contributing to material misstatement or
nonconformance, as indicated in the sampling plan;
(b) At a minimum, data checks must include:
(A) Tracing data in the fuel pathway
application or CFP report to its origin;
(B) Reviewing the procedure for data
compilation and collection;
(C)
Recalculating intermediate and final data to check original
calculations;
(D) Reviewing
calculation methodologies used by the responsible entity for conformance with
OAR chapter 340, division 253; and
(E) Reviewing meter and analytical
instrumentation measurement accuracy and calibration for consistency with the
requirements of OAR chapter 340, division 253, as applicable; and
(c) In the comparison of the
verification team's calculated results with reported data, the comparison of
data checks must also include the following:
(A) A narrative to indicate which data were
checked;
(B) The types and quantity
of data evaluated;
(C) The
percentage of reported source data covered by data checks; and
(D) Any separate discrepancies that were
identified in the CFP report or fuel pathway application.
(4) In addition to meeting the
requirements under section (2), data checks for GHG Reporting Program emissions
data reports submitted under OAR chapter 340, division 215 must also meet the
requirements of this section:
(a) Data checks
must be used for emissions sources and fuel and electricity transactions data,
as applicable, based on their relative contributions to emissions and the
associated risks of contributing to material misstatement or nonconformance, as
indicated in the sampling plan;
(b)
At a minimum, data checks must include:
(A)
Tracing data in the emissions data report to its origin;
(B) Recalculating emissions estimates to
check original calculations;
(C)
Reviewing calculation methodologies used by the responsible entity for
conformance with OAR chapter 340, division 215; and
(D) Reviewing meter and fuel analytical
instrumentation measurement accuracy and calibration for consistency with the
requirements of OAR chapter 340, division 215, as applicable;
(c) In addition to ensuring with
reasonable assurance that the emissions data report conforms to the
requirements of OAR chapter 340, division 215, the review of conformance must
ensure the following information is correctly reported, as applicable:
(A) For facilities that combust natural gas,
natural gas supplier customer account number, service account identification
number, or other primary account identifier(s);
(B) For suppliers of natural gas, end user
names, account identification numbers, and natural gas deliveries are reported
using the appropriate units; and
(C) Energy generation, disposition
information, and electricity purchases and acquisitions; and
(d) In the comparison of the
verification team's calculated results with reported data, the comparison of
data checks must also include the following:
(A) A narrative to indicate which sources and
transactions were checked;
(B) The
types and quantity of data that were evaluated for each source and
transaction;
(C) The percentage of
reported emissions covered by data checks; and
(D) Any separate discrepancies that were
identified in emissions data.
Notes
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 through 468A.277 & 468A.280
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