Cap-and-Trade 2016
This page last reviewed September 18, 2017
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AMENDMENTS TO THE CALIFORNIA CAP ON GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND MARKET-BASED COMPLIANCE MECHANISMS REGULATION
(Hearing Date: September 22, 2016 and July 27, 2017)
Public Comments Received
FINAL APPROVAL / OAL ACTION
OAL approved the rulemaking and filed it with the Secretary of State on September 18, 2017. The effective date is October 1, 2017.
- "Endorsed Approved" by OAL and "Endorsed Filed" by the Office of the Secretary of State Form 400 (PDF - 1.1MB)
- Final Regulation Order - (PDF
- 1.51MB)
- Final Statement of Reasons (PDF - 8.75MB)
ADOPTED REGULATIONS AND MATERIALS SUBMITTED TO OAL
The Final Rulemaking Package was filed with OAL on August 4, 2017. OAL has until September 18, 2017 to make a determination.- Request for Early Effective Date (PDF - 57K)
- Final Statement of Reasons ~See revised above~
- Updated Informative Digest (PDF - 77K)
- Notice of Decision (PDF - 883K)
- Final Regulation Order ~See revised above~
SECOND PUBLIC HEARING MATERIALS
Posted August 4, 2017
Resolution 17-21 (PDF
- 1.16MB) - Attachment A ~ Final Regulation Order (PDF - 1.55MB)
- Attachment D ~ Findings and Statement of Overriding Considerations (PDF - 199K)
Posted July 17, 2017
- Final Environmental Analysis (PDF - 1.86MB)
- Responses to Comments on the Environmental Analysis (PDF - 34.07MB)
HEARING ACTION AND SUPPLEMENTAL 15-DAY NOTICES
Posted April 13, 2017
Second Notice of Public Availability of Modified Text and Availability of Additional Documents and/or Information (PDF - 8.48MB)Deadline to Submit Public Comments: April 28, 2017, at 5:00 p.m.
- Attachment A: Proposed Second 15-Day Modifications (PDF - 645K)
Documents Incorporated by Reference
- California Air Resources Board (2017). Method to Determine the Boric Oxide Equivalent in Borate Products. (PDF - 117K)
- U.S. Department of Agriculture (2005). Agriculture Shipping Point and Market Inspection Instructions for Pistachios in Shell. (PDF - 1.33MB)
Documents added to the record
- Ontario's Climate Change Mitigation and Low-carbon Economy Act 2016 - proclaimed in force May 19, 2016. (PDF - 284K)
- Ontario Regulation 452/09 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting - effective December 1, 2009. (PDF - 186K)
- Ontario Regulation 143/16 Quantification, Reporting, and Verification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions - effective July 1, 2016, and as amended. (PDF - 56K)
- Ontario's Guideline for Quantification, Reporting, and Verification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions - effective January 1, 2017. (PDF - 1.50MB)
- Ontario's Guideline for Quantification, Reporting, and Verification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions - dated December 2015. (PDF - 1.30MB)
- Ontario Regulation 144/16 The Cap and Trade Program - effective July 1, 2016, and as amended. (PDF - 1338K)
- Ontario's Compliance Offset Credits Regulatory Proposal - dated November 15, 2016. (PDF - 408K)
- ARB Staff's Discussion of Findings Required by Government Code section 12894 - dated January 2017. (PDF - 298K)
- Governor's Transmittal Response to CARB on Findings Under SB 1018. (PDF - 655K)
- Post-2020 Electrical Distribution Utilities Allowance Allocation Spreadsheet. (XLSX - 303K)
- U.S. Enviromental Protection Agency Fact Sheet on Social Cost of Carbon (December 2015). (PDF - 132K)
- Anza Electric Cooperative, Inc. and ConnectAnza, Financial and Statistical Report, USDA RUS Form 7, 2017. (PDF - 334K)
- City of Vernon, Added Facilities Agreement (2017). (PDF - 435K)
- City of Vernon, Agreement for Economic Development Incentive on Electric Service. (PDF - 418K)
- Silicon Valley Power,Utility Fct Sheet, Electric Utility, City of Santa Clara, FACT Sheet - JAN - DEC 2016 (2017). (PDF - 82K)
- U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Unit 1. (PDF - 127K)
- U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Unit 2. (PDF - 128K)
Posted December 21, 2016
Notice of Public Availability of Modified Text and Availability of Additional Documents and/or Information (PDF
- 457K)Deadline to Submit Public Comments: January 20, 2017, at 5:00 p.m.
- Attachment A: Proposed 15-Day Modifications (PDF
- 1677K)
- Attachment B: Post-2020 Industry Assistance Factor Calculations (PDF - 341K)
- Post-2020 Assistance Factor Calculations Spreadsheet (XLS
- 10051K)
- Attachment C: 2021-2030 Allowance Allocation to Electrical Distribution Utilities (PDF - 170K)
- 2021-2030 EDU Allocation Spreadsheet (XLS - 317K)
- NCPA S-2 Breakdown Spreadsheet (XLS
- 118K)
- Attachment D: Post-2020 Natural Gas Supplier Allowance Allocation and Consignment (PDF
- 90K)
- Attachment E: Public Workshop Materials (PDF
- 25821K)
- Attachment F: Analysis of the Energy Imbalance Market and Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting and Cap-and-Trade Regulations (PDF
- 121K)
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE AND RELATED MATERIAL
Posted August 2, 2016
Notice of Public Hearing (PDF - 18241K)
Deadline to
Submit Public Comments: September 19, 2016, at 5:00 p.m. or at the Public
Hearing on September 22 , 2016.
Staff Report: Initial Statement of Reasons (ISOR) (PDF - 1509K)
- Appendix A: Proposed Regulation Order (PDF
- 1708K)
- Appendix B: Draft Environmental Analysis (PDF
- 1876K)
- Appendix C: Revised Standardized Regulatory Impact Assessment (SRIA) (PDF
- 269K)
- Appendix D: Summary of the Cap-and-Trade Program in Ontario, Canada (PDF
- 130K)
- Appendix E: Emissions Leakage Analysis (PDF
- 357K)
- Appendix F: Public Process for Development of the Proposed Amendments (PDF
- 167228K)