California Air Board Releases New Verifying Body List

:On December 6, 2007, pursuant to the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, the Air Resources Board (ARB) approved the Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions regulation. The regulation requires the mandatory reporting and verification of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Facilities subject to mandatory reporting will be required to have their greenhouse gas emissions verified beginning in 2010, for their 2009 reported emissions. Verification is optional in 2009 for 2008 reported emissions. Facilities will be subject to either annual or triennial verification. Only ARB accredited verification bodies may provide verification services for the purposes of mandatory greenhouse gas emissions reporting.

Verifier Accreditation:

ARB staff is implementing a GHG verification program with verifier training and accreditation elements. The individual verifier accreditation application form is available here:


Verifier Accreditation Application Form

Verification Body Accreditation Application Form

Please continue to submit your applications - No Current Deadline

Staff will screen applicants against criteria in the mandatory reporting regulation before approving applicants to take ARB-approved verifier training.

Due to the substantial interest by various stakeholders to participate in ARB-approved verifier training, ARB will prioritize verifier applicants admitted into the initial verification training.

This initial prioritization is to ensure that there are enough lead verifiers to allow verification bodies to start the verification body accreditation process.

In addition, ARB requires a number of sector specific verifiers to ensure that each sector has an adequate number of sector specific verifiers (Electricity Transactions, Refinery Specialist, and Cement Plant Specialist). ARB will be considering these priorities when selecting candidates for the initial ARB-approved verifier training for the following dates:


Training Dates
Session 1: Sacramento June 1st through 5th, 2009 (Refineries and Electricity Transaction Sectors)
Session 2: Sacramento June 8th through 12th, 2009 (Refineries and Cement Sectors)
Session 3: Los Angeles July 13th through 17th, 2009 (Refineries and Electricity Transaction Sectors)
Session 4: Los Angeles July 20th through 24th, 2009 (Refineries, and Electricity Transaction or Cement Sectors)

Session 5: Sacramento September 14th through 18th, 2009 (Refineries and Electricity Transaction Sectors) - registration now open for approved applicants
Session 6: Sacramento September 21st through 25th, 2009 (Refineries and Electricity Transaction Sectors)- registration now open for approved applicants
Session 7: Sacramento October 19th through 23rd, 2009) (Refineries and Electricity Transaction Sectors) - registration opens by 9-10-09
Session 8: Sacramento October 26th through 30th, 2009) (Cement and Electricity Transaction Sectors) - registration opens by 9-10-09

The 5-day training classes listed above are the only ARB-accreditation classes, and will be given by professional trainers from Future Perfect. If you want to be a verifier in California, you may only register for the above sessions. We currently have more applicants than available spots in the training classes. Please consider signing up for either of the September classes, so you guarantee your spot in an accreditation training session. The subsidized cost of the training class is approximately $1,700. When the subsidy runs out, the cost increases to $2,700. This class is for experienced consultants that intend to conduct verification services in California. This training is not for facility owners or operators. ARB will be providing information about verification for reporters/operators during the webinar on September 10, 2009. Pre-approved local air district staff will receive accreditation training beginning on October 5, 2009 in Diamond Bar.

For delegate that want to either retake the general exam or take/retake a sector exam, please register as soon as possible with Future Perfect. If you are retaking an exam, please send us an email (ghgverify@arb.ca.gov) for information about your score and exam. For delegates that register for the October training sessions, we will provide you with an opportunity to retake any exams in November. All other delegates must register to retake their exam(s) either in September or October, 2009.

For more information about the verifier accreditation process, you may click on the 'Accreditation Fact Sheet' link under local links. If you wish to receive email updates on verifier accreditation or the verification process, you may use the 'Join Email List' link under Local Links to sign up for the GHG verification list serve.

If you require a special accommodation or need this information in an alternate format or language, please contact ghgverify@arb.ca.gov or call 916-322-6349 as soon as possible. TTY/TDD/Speech to Speech users may dial 711 for the California Relay Service.

For questions regarding ARB's verifier accreditation or greenhouse gas verification process, please contact:
Rajinder Sahota, Manager, Climate Change Verification and Protocol Section, Phone: 916.323.8503.

Accredited Verifying Body List
Accredited Verifier List

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