Cap and Trade Rice/Forestry Protocols 2014

This page last reviewed October 20, 2015

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AMENDMENTS TO THE CALIFORNIA CAP ON GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND MARKET-BASED COMPLIANCE MECHANISMS

(Hearing Date: December 18, 2014 and June 25, 2015)

FINAL APPROVAL / OAL ACTION

Posted October 20, 2015

OAL approved the rulemaking and filed it with the Secretary of State on October 20, 2015. The effective date is November 1, 2015.

"Endorsed Approved" Form 400 Including "Endorsed Filed" by the Office of the Secretary of State (PDF - 1.85M)
Final Regulation Order (PDF - 75K)

Compliance Offset Protocol Rice Cultivation Projects (PDF - 570K)
Compliance Offset Protocol U.S. Forest Projects (PDF - 1.10MB)

Addendum to the Final Statement of Reasons (PDF - 148K)

Updated Informative Digest (PDF - 112K)

ADOPTED REGULATIONS AND MATERIALS SUBMITTED TO OAL

The Final Rulemaking Package was filed with OAL on September 8, 2015. OAL has until October 20, 2015 to make a determination.

Final Regulation Order ~see revised above~

Compliance Offset Protocol Rice Cultivation Projects ~see revised above~
Compliance Offset Protocol U.S. Forest Projects ~see revised above~

Final Statement of Reasons (PDF - 49K)

Updated Informative Digest ~see revised above~
Notice of Decision (PDF - 49K)
Request for Early Effective Date (PDF - 49K)

HEARING ACTION AND SUPPLEMENTAL 15-DAY NOTICES

Posted July 29, 2015

Resolution 15-19 (PDF- 591K)

Attachment F ~ Findings and Statement of Overriding Considerations (PDF - 49K)

Posted June 15, 2015

Response to Comments on the Environmental Analysis prepared for the Proposed Amendments to the California Cap on Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Market-Based Compliance Mechanisms (Cap-and-Trade Regulations)
(PDF- 3KB)

Posted May 20, 2015

Notice of Public Availability of Modified Text and Availability of Additional Documents (PDF- 2.35MB)

Deadline for Public Comment: June 4, 2015

Attachment 1 ~ Modified Regulation Order (PDF- 75K)
Attachment 2 ~ Compliance Offset Protocol Rice Cultivation Projects (PDF - 560K)
Attachment 3 ~ Compliance Offset Protocol U.S. Forest Projects (PDF - 1.04MB)

Additional Documents Incorporated by Reference

Mill Efficiency Data (updated with values for Alaska) (XLSX - 46K)
Assessment Area Data File (updated with values for Alaska) (XLSX - 191K)
UDSA Forest Inventory and Analysis Database Description and User Guide for Phase 2 (V6.0.1), Appendix D (PDF - 6676K)
USDA Soil Quality Test Kit Guide (PDF - 1807K)

Supersection Maps

Overview (PDF - 574K)
North Central (PDF -575K)
Northeast (PDF - 716K)
Northwest (PDF - 716K)
Southeast (PDF - 584K)
Southwest (PDF - 545K)
Alaska (PDF - 810K)
GIS Shapefiles (GIS Zip)
GIS Shapefiles for Alaska Assessment Areas(GIS Zip)
GIS Shapefiles for Alaska Supersection (GIS Zip)

Posted December 22, 2014

Resolution 14-44 (PDF - 733K)

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE AND RELATED MATERIAL

Posted October 28, 2014

Notice of Public Hearing (PDF - 207K)

Deadline to Submit Public Comments: December 15, 2014, at 5:00 p.m. or at the Public Hearing on December 18, 2014.

Staff Report: Initial Statement of Reasons (ISOR) (PDF - 174K)

Appendix A: Proposed Regulation Order (PDF - 67K)
Appendix B: Staff Report and Compliance Offset Protocol Rice Cultivation Projects (PDF - 422K)

Compliance Offset Protocol Rice Cultivation Projects (PDF - 484K)

Appendix C: Staff Report and Compliance Offset Protocol U.S. Forest Projects (PDF - 431K)

Compliance Offset Protocol U.S. Forest Projects (PDF - 1,017K)

U.S. Forest Protocol Resources

Supersection Maps

Overview (PDF - 3.30MB)
North Central (PDF - 2.12MB)
Northeast (PDF - 2.08MB)
Northwest (PDF - 2.10MB)
Southeast (PDF - 1.72MB)
Southwest (PDF - 1.62MB)
Alaska (PDF - 249K)
GIS Shapefiles (SHP - 11.00MB)
GIS Shapefiles for Alaska
- Alaska Range Trans (GIS Zip)
- Alexandra Arch Kodiak (GIS Zip)
- North Coast Chugach (GIS Zip)

Volume and Biomass Equations

CA-OR-WA

Volume Equations (PDF - 407K)
Biomass Equations (PDF - 279K)

45 States

Volume Equations (PDF - 101K)

Gross volume coefficients (XLSX - 398K)
Sound volume coefficients (XLSX - 83K)

Biomass Equations (Component Ratio Method) (PDF - 28K)

Biomass coefficients (XLSX - 86K)

Alaska

Volume and Biomass Equations (PDF - 174K)

Assessment Area Data File (XLS - 190K)

Mill Efficiency Data (XLS - 45K)

U.S. Forest Service Wood Handbook (PDF - 15.07MB)

INFORMAL REGULATORY ACTIVITY

Rulemaking Activity for 2014