RE: clean fuels rulemaking

DETP/19/38433

''Monday, July 29, 2019 at 4:31:22 PM (GMT+07:00) Goldstein, Meyer:'' DEQ 27-2017 CHAPTER 340 DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY FILED 11/17/2017 12:41 PM ARCHIVES DIVISION SECRETARY OF STATE FILING CAPTION: Clean Fuels Program Improvements 2017 EFFECTIVE DATE: 11/17/2017 AGENCY APPROVED DATE: 11/03/2017 700 NE Multnomah St. 6th Floor Portland,OR 97232 RULES: 340-253-0000, 340-253-0040, 340-253-0060, 340-253-0100, 340-253-0200, 340-253-0250, 340-253-0310, 340-253-0320, 340-253-0330, 340-253-0340, 340-253-0400, 340-253-0450, 340-253-0470, 340-253-0500, 340-253-0600, 340-253-0620, 340-253-0630, 340-253-0640, 340-253-650, 340-253-0670, 340-253-1000, 340-253-1005, 340-253-1010, 340-253-1020, 340-253-1030, 340-253-1040, 340-253-1055, 340-253-2000, 340-253-2100, 340-253-2200, 340-253-8010, 340-253-8020, 340-253-8030, 340-253-8040, 340-253-8050, 340-253-8060, 340-253-8070, 340-253-8080, 340-253-8090, 340-253-8100 NOTICE FILED DATE: 07/14/2017 Date: Time: Location: 8-16-17 1 p.m. Portland State Office Bldg. 800 NE Oregon St., Rm. 1E Portland, OR 97232 Hearing Officer: Colin McConnaha Stat. Auth.: 468.020, 468A.275 Other Auth.: Sections 160, 161, 167 and 173 of Enrolled HB 2017-A from the 2017 Oregon Legislature Stats. Implemented: 468A.275 Last Date for Comment: 8-25-17, 4 p.m. Summary: DEQ proposes to amend the Oregon Clean Fuels Program (CFP) rules under division 253 of chapter 340 of the Oregon Administrative Rules. The proposed rule changes would complete the implementation of Senate Bill 324 (2015) by adopting more refined rules for managing and containing the costs of compliance with the CFP. DEQ is proposing to add provisions for a Credit Clearance Market (CCM) as an additional cost containment mechanism in place of the Monthly Fuel Price Deferral, which also implements enrolled HB 2017 A from the 2017 Legislature. In addition, DEQ proposes to amend the CFP rules under division 253 of chapter 340 of the Oregon Administrative Rules to: - Update several provisions relating to electricity’s use as a transportation fuel; - Add electricity used for certain public transit applications to the program; - Reclassify renewable hydrocarbon diesel as a regulated fuel because some types of renewable hydrocarbon diesel may have carbon intensities that exceed the clean fuel standard; - Restrict the transfer of the compliance obligation for large importers of finished fuels for in-state transactions below the rack; - Add market monitoring and enforcement provisions; - Amend and rename the Emergency Fuel Supply Deferral to include the ability to respond to credit market disruptions; - Update definitions; - Streamline and clarify several administrative processes; and - Update several tables to reflect the latest and most accurate information.