National Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting Regulation (Amendment), Government Notice no. 994 of 2020

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The Government Printing Works will not be held responsible for the quality of “Hard Copies” or “Electronic Files” submitted for publication purposes AIDS HELPLINE: 0800-0123-22 Prevention is the cure Government Gazette Staatskoerant R E P U B L I C O F S O U T H A F R I CA R E P U B L I E K VA N S U I D A F R I K A Vol. 663 11 September September 2020 No. 43712 Regulation Gazette No. 11174 Regulasiekoerant 9 7 7 1 6 8 2 5 8 4 0 0 3 ISSN 1682-5843 43712 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 2 No. 43712 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11 SEPTEMBER 2020 Government notices • GoewermentskennisGewinGs Environment, Forestry and Fisheries, Department of/ Omgewingsake, Bosbou en Visserye, Departement van R. 994 National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act (39/2004): Amendments to the National Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting Regulations, 2016 .................................................................................................................... 43712 3 Page No. Gazette No.No. Contents IMPORTANT NOTICE: The GovernmenT PrinTinG Works Will noT be held resPonsible for any errors ThaT miGhT occur due To The submission of incomPleTe / incorrecT / illeGible coPy. no fuTure queries Will be handled in connecTion WiTh The above. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: AIR QUALITY ACT, 2004 (ACT NO. 39 OF 2004) AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION REPORTING REGULATIONS, 2016 I, Barbara Dallas Creecy, Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment hereby under section 53(a), (o) and (p) read with section 12 of the National Environmental Management Air Quality Act, 2004 (Act No.39 of 2004) amend the National Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting Regulations, 2016 published under Government Notice 275 in Government Gazette 40762 of 03 April 2017, set out in the Schedule hereto. BARBARA DALLAS CREECY MINISTER OF FORESTRY, FISHERIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 11 SEPTEMBER 2020 No. 43712 3 Government notices • GoewermentskennisGewinGs Environment, Forestry and Fisheries, Department of/ Omgewingsake, Bosbou en Visserye, Departement van DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES NO. R. 994 11 SEPTEMBER 2020 R. 994 National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act (39/2004): Amendments to the National Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting Regulations, 2016 43712 GOVERNMENT NOTICE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES NO. 2020 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 4 No. 43712 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11 SEPTEMBER 2020 SCHEDULE DEFINITIONS 1. In these Regulations ‘the Regulations’ means the National Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting Regulations, 2016 published under Government Notice 275 in the Government Gazette 40762 of 3 April 2017. Amendment of regulation 1 of the Regulations 2. Regulation 1 of the Regulations is hereby amended — (a) by the substitution for the definition of ‘boiler’ of the following definition: “‘boiler’ means a combustion installation designed to generate steam and for purposes of these Regulations, a boiler is referred to as a stationary combustion installation;”; (b) by the substitution for the definition of ‘competent authority’ of the following definition: “‘competent authority’ means the unit responsible for Climate Change Monitoring and Evaluation at the Department responsible for environment;”; (c) by the substitution for the definition of ‘data provider’ of the following definition: “‘data provider’ means any natural or juristic person conducting any activity listed in Annexure 1 to these Regulations, including — (a) its holding company or corporation or legal entity, registered in South Africa in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of South Africa; (b) all its subsidiaries and legally held operations, including joint ventures and partnerships where it has a controlling interest, or is nominated as the responsible entity for the purpose of reporting under these Regulations; and (c) all facilities generally over which it has operational control, which are not part of another data provider as provided for in these Regulations;”; (d) by the substitution for the definition of ‘facility’ of the following definition: “‘facility’ means premises, or part of premises where activities in Annexure 1 are being undertaken and wherein the data provider has operational control over those activities;”; (e) by the deletion of the definition of “Global Warming Potential (GWP)”; (f) by the substitution for the definition of ‘greenhouse gas’ of the following definition: “‘greenhouse gas’ means any one of the following gases: Carbon dioxide (CO2), Methane (CH4), Nitrous oxide (N2O) Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6), Perfluorocarbons This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 11 SEPTEMBER 2020 No. 43712 5 (PFCs), Hydro-fluorocarbons (HFCs); including any additional greenhouse gas that is listed under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, relevant to the Republic of South Africa and included in a list of additional greenhouse gases identified, published and gazetted by the Minister, taking into account South Africa’s status as a developing country party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change;”; (g) by the insertion, after the definition of ‘greenhouse gas’, of the following definition: “‘independent assessor’ means a specialist natural or juristic person – (a) that is mandated to conduct verification of submissions including greenhouse gas emissions data and the associated activity data submitted by the data provider to the competent authority in terms of the Regulations; (b) that has no business, financial, personal or any other interest in the activity or reporting in respect of which that specialist person is appointed in terms of these Regulations; and (c) that presents no circumstances that may compromise the objectivity of that specialist person in performing such work, excluding – (i) normal remuneration for a specialist permanently employed by the independent assessor; or (ii) fair remuneration for work performed in connection with the verification undertaken in terms of these Regulations; that does not have either a real or an apparent conflict of interest and not being part of, or under the control of, the competent authority or either the organization to which the verification applies;”; (h) by the substitution for the definition of “operational control” of the following definition: “‘operational control’ means a data provider has operational control or another company over its facilities if it, or one of its subsidiaries, has the full authority to introduce and implement its operating policies at the company its activities;”; (i) by the insertion, after the definition of “operational control”, of the following definition: “‘parameter’ means any other input variable, other than activity data, required in terms of the methodologies prescribed in the latest version of the Methodological Guidelines for Quantification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions;”; (j) by the insertion after the definition of ‘South African Air Quality Information System’ or ‘SAAQIS’ of the following definition: “‘stationary combustion installation’ means an installation with design capacity rated in terms of thermal heat input per unit;”; and This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 6 No. 43712 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11 SEPTEMBER 2020 (k) by the substitution for the definition of ‘verification’ of the following definition: “‘verification’ refers to the assessment done by the independent assessor with the purpose of identifying risks of material discrepancies, to establish or confirm accuracy, reliability, completeness, comparability, consistency, transparency and credibility of the reported data submitted by the data provider to the competent authority for its intended application for the purposes of achieving the objectives of the Regulations;”. Amendment of regulation 2 of the Regulations 3. Regulation 2 of the Regulations is hereby amended by the substitution for paragraph (b) of the following paragraph: “(b) for the Republic of South Africa to meet its international reporting obligations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and instrument treaties to which it is a signatory; and”. Substitution of regulation 4 of the Regulations 4. Regulation 4 of the Regulations is hereby amended— (a) by the substitution for subregulation (1) of the following subregulation: “(1) For the purposes of these Regulations, a data provider is classified as any natural or juristic person in operational control of, or conducting any activity, that meets or exceeds the thresholds, listed in Annexure 1 to these Regulations.”; and (b) by the substitution for subregulation (2) of the following subregulation: “(2) Notwithstanding subregulation (1), the Minister, may by notice in the Gazette, identify additional greenhouse gases, sources and associated data providers by following the consultative process set out in sections 56 and 57 of the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act, 2004 (Act No.39 of 2004) and, in writing, require such data providers to register and submit data for their emissions within a specified period to the competent authority.”. Amendment of regulation 5 of the Regulations 5. Regulation 5 of the Regulations is hereby amended — (a) by the substitution for subregulation (1) of the following subregulation: “(1) A person classified as a data provider in terms of regulation 4(1) of these Regulations must register all facilities where activities exceed the thresholds listed in Annexure 1 by providing the relevant information as listed in Annexure 2 to these Regulations, within 30 days after the commencement of these Regulations or within 30 days after commencing such an activity after the commencement of these Regulations.”; (b) by the insertion, after subregulation (1), of the following subregulations: This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 11 SEPTEMBER 2020 No. 43712 7 “(1A) Whilst reporting shall be done at the facility level and also aggregated at data provider level, the threshold to trigger registration is applicable at data provider level. (1B) In a case where there are stationary combustion installations across a number of IPCC emission sources, the thresholds shall be considered across IPCC emission sources listed in Annexure 1 to these Regulations. (1C) In cases of standby generators, registration is triggered by the applicable thresholds and the registration should be done using Annexure 5 and reporting should be done at data provider level where a standby generator is not associated to a facility, using relevant IPCC codes and where a standby generator is already part of a facility or supports the facility in cases of main supply failure, the associated emissions must be reported as per Annexure 3.”; (c) by the substitution for paragraph (a) of subregulation (3) of the following paragraph: “(a) on the greenhouse gas emissions reporting module within the NAEIS;”; and (d) by the insertion, after subregulation (3), of the following subregulation: “(4) In cases where subregulation 5(3)(b) applies, the Minister must issue a directive in the Government Gazette, calling for registration outside the NAEIS.”. Amendment of regulation 6 of the Regulations 6. Regulation 6 of the Regulations is hereby amended — (a) by the substitution for subregulation (1) of the following subregulation: “(1) a data provider must, notify the competent authority, in writing, of any change in respect of the data provider’s registration details as listed in Annexure 2 of these Regulations within 30 days from the date the data provider became aware of such change occurring.”; (b) by the substitution for subregulation (3) of the following subregulation: “(3) A person to whom ownership or operational control of a facility or activity is transferred as contemplated in sub-regulation (2) must, within 30 days after taking ownership or operational control of the facility, register as a data provider, in terms of regulation 5 of these Regulations.”; and (c) by the substitution for subregulation (4) of the following subregulation: “(4) Registration of a data provider in terms of regulation 5(1) is deemed withdrawn once the competent authority has, within 30 days, acknowledged receipt of notification, in writing, provided by a data provider in terms of subregulation (2).”. Amendment of regulation 7 of the Regulations 7. Regulation 7 of the Regulations is hereby amended — This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 8 No. 43712 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11 SEPTEMBER 2020 (a) by the substitution for subregulation (1) of the following subregulation: “(1) A data provider must submit IPCC emission sources and related GHG emissions and activity data as specified in Annexure 1 to these Regulations, for all of these the relevant greenhouse gases and for each of its facilities and in accordance with the data and format requirements specified in Annexure 3 to these Regulations, for the preceding calendar year, to the competent authority by 31 March of each year.”; (b) by the substitution for subregulation (3) of the following subregulation: “(3) Reporting in terms of subregulations (1) must be done at both data provider level and at facility level.”; (c) by the substitution for subregulation (4) of the following subregulation: “(4) The reporting contemplated in subregulations (1) and (3) must be done— (a) on the greenhouse gas emissions reporting module within the NAEIS; or (b) in cases where the NAEIS is unable to meet the reporting requirements, the reporting must be done by submitting the information specified in Annexure 3 to these Regulations in an electronic format to the competent authority.”; and (d) by the insertion after subregulation (4) of the following subregulation: “(5) In cases where subregulation 7(4)(b) applies, the Minister must issue a directive or instruction by way of notice in the Government Gazette calling for reporting outside the NAEIS.”. Amendment of regulation 8 of the Regulations 8. Regulation 8 of the Regulations is hereby amended — (a) by the substitution for subregulation (1) of the following subregulation: “(1) A data provider must define its reporting boundaries based on operational control.”; and (b) by the substitution for subregulation (2) of the following subregulation: “(2) The total greenhouse gas emissions reported by a data provider must include greenhouse gas emissions from all operating conditions including normal, abnormal, start-up and shut-down and emergency situations over the reporting period.”. This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 11 SEPTEMBER 2020 No. 43712 9 Substitution of regulation 9 of the Regulations 9. Regulation 9 of the Regulations is hereby amended by the substitution for regulation 9 of the following regulation: “Completeness 9. A data provider’s monitoring and reporting must be complete and cover all process, fugitive and combustion emissions from all greenhouse gas emission sources and source streams belonging to activities listed in Annexure 1 of these Regulations, taking into account the thresholds specific to the different activities, as listed in Annexure 1 to these Regulations.”. Amendment of regulation 10 of the Regulations 10. Regulation 10 of the Regulations is hereby amended — (a) by the substitution for subregulation (1) of the following regulation: “(1) A data provider must determine the specific emissions to be reported on, as contemplated in regulation 7 of these Regulations, according to the tiers specified for the relevant categories in Annexure 1 to these Regulations, using the methods set out in the latest version of the Methodological Guidelines for Quantification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions.; (b) by the substitution for subregulation (2) of the following subregulation: “(2) Where a data provider reasonably believes that an emission factor referred to in the the latest version of the Methodological Guidelines for Quantification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions for a particular activity is not appropriate under the specific conditions of greenhouse gas emission, such a data provider must make a submission to the competent authority, by providing the information set out in Annexure 4 to these Regulations, requesting a review of the applicable emission factor.”; (c) by the substitution for paragraph (a) of subregulation (3) for the following paragraph: “(a) approved by the competent authority, the accepted method will be included in the Methodological Guidelines for Quantification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions;”; and (d) by the substitution for paragraph (b) of subregulation (3) of the following paragraph: “(b) not approved, the data provider must submit the emissions and related data, using a method from the latest version of the Methodological Guidelines for Quantification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions, compliant with sub-regulation (1) by the 31 March of the reporting year for the previous calendar year as stipulated in these Regulations.”. This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 10 No. 43712 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11 SEPTEMBER 2020 Substitution of regulation 11 of the Regulations 11. Regulation 11 of the Regulations is hereby amended by the substitution for regulation 11 of the following regulation: “Verification and validation of information 11. (1) The competent authority must validate, in accordance with the assessment procedures in the latest version of the Technical Guidelines for Validation and Verification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions, the data submitted by a data provider within 60 days after the submission date. (2) The validation contemplated in subregulation (1) may include (a) methods defined in the latest version of the Methodological Guidelines for Quantification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions; (b) earlier submissions; (c) submissions from similar facilities; and (d) other independent data. (3) A data provider’s submission contemplated in regulation 7 of these Regulations is deemed accepted if the competent authority does not respond to the data provider with questions for clarification or corrections within 60 days from the date of the data provider’s submission. (4) If, after the validation in terms of subregulation (1), the competent authority reasonably believes that the information submitted in terms of these Regulations ,does not meet quality assurance principles, which are transparency, completeness, accuracy, comparability, consistency and adherence to the latest version of the Methodological Guidelines for Quantification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions; the competent authority must instruct, in writing, the data provider to validate the information submitted, and to provide the supporting information required to substantiate the submission within 30 days after receiving the written instruction from the competent authority. (5) Where a data provider fails to provide information in terms of subregulation (4), or where the data provider provides insufficient information in terms of regulation 7(2) and 7(4), for the purposes of validation and verification, the competent authority must undertake one or any combination of the following: (a) conduct an on-site facility or installation specific verification and validation of emissions estimated using the methods as set out in the latest version of the Technical Guidelines for Validation and Verification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions by data providers at its discretion; or (b) require the data provider’s submission to be subject to verification and validation by an independent assessor in accordance with the Technical Guidelines for Validation and Verification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions. This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 11 SEPTEMBER 2020 No. 43712 11 (6) The data provider subjected to verification must submit to the competent authority the outcome of the verification report and the associated data within 90 days after receiving written instruction from the competent authority. (7) A data provider is liable for all costs incurred in compliance with sub-regulations (4) and (5).”. Amendment of regulation 12 of the Regulations 12. Regulation 12 of the Regulations is hereby amended —— (a) by the substitution for paragraph (a) of the subregulation (1) of the following paragraph: (a) the information is disclosed in compliance with the provisions of any law of the Republic of South Africa;”; and (b) by the substitution for paragraph (b) of subregulation (1) of the following paragraph: “(b) the person is ordered to disclose the information by a court of law of the Republic of South Africa; or”. Amendment of regulation 13 of the Regulations 13. Regulation 13 of the Regulations is hereby amended — (a) by the substitution for the heading of the following heading: “Record Keeping by Data Provider”; and (b) by the substitution for subregulation (1) of the following subregulation: “13. (1) A data provider must ensure transparency of submissions, by archiving all data, measurement reports, algorithms, procedures and technical references used to estimate greenhouse gas emissions.”. Substitution of regulation 15 of the Regulations 14. The following regulation is hereby substituted for regulation 15 of these Regulations: “Transitional Arrangements 15. (1) A data provider may, for a transitional period of up to five years from the date of commencement of the National Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting Regulations,2016 published under General Notice 275 in the Government Gazette 40762 of 3 April 2017, apply either tier 1, tier 2 or tier 3 methodology to the activities listed in Annexure 1 to these Regulations with tier 1 method being the minimum as contemplated in the latest version of the Methodological Guidelines for Quantification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (2) At the end of the transitional period, a data provider must use a higher tier method prescribed to the activities listed in Annexure 1 to these Regulations and the supporting latest version of the Methodological Guidelines for Quantification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions.”. This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 12 No. 43712 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11 SEPTEMBER 2020 Substitution of regulation 16 of the Regulations 15. The following regulation is hereby substituted for regulation 16 of the Regulations: “Offences 16. A natural or juristic person commits an offence if that person─ (a) provides false or misleading information to the competent authority; or (b) fails to comply with regulations 4(2), 5(1), 6(1), 6(2), 6(3), 7(1), 7(2), 7(3),8(1), 8(2), 9, 10(1), 10 (3) b, 11(4), 13 or 15.”. Substitution of Annexure to the Regulations 16. Annexures 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 are hereby substituted for the following Annexures to the Regulations: This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 11 SEPTEMBER 2020 No. 43712 13 ANNEXURE 1 LIST OF ACTIVITIES FOR WHICH GHG EMISSIONS MUST BE REPORTED TO THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY The table below lists all activities, as defined in the ‘2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories’ source categories, where data providers must report greenhouse gas emissions and related activity data. The IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories may be accessed on the IPCC website - www.ipcc.ch. A data provider shall report to the relevant greenhouse gases and associated activity data for all IPCC source categories where their capacity is equal or above the threshold indicated, using the methods indicated in column 3 of the table below. The Methodological Guidelines for Quantification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions stipulates the greenhouse gases relevant for each IPCC code. Where no method is provided and the reporting threshold is reflected as “NA” (not applicable), reporting is not required. IPCC Code Category Name shall report when their total installed capacity for this activity is over the threshold Threshold1 Transitional Arrangement Applicability (Regulation 15) 1 ENERGY 1A Fuel Combustion Activities 1A1 Energy Industries 1A1a Main Activity Electricity and Heat Production Tier 2 or 3 10 MW(th) 2YES 1A1b Petroleum Refining Tier 2 or 3 10 MW(th) YES 1A1c Manufacture of Solid Fuels and Other Energy Industries Tier 2 or 3 10 MW(th) YES 1A2 Manufacturing Industries and Construction 1A2a Iron and Steel (Including Ferroalloy production) Tier 2 or 3 10 MW(th) YES 1A2b Non-Ferrous Metals Tier 2 or 3 10 MW(th) YES 1A2c Chemicals Tier 2 or 3 10 MW(th) YES 1A2d Pulp, Paper and Print Tier 2 or 3 10 MW(th) YES 1A2e Food Processing, Beverages and Tobacco Tier 1, 2 or 3 10 MW(th) NO 1A2f Non-Metallic Minerals Tier 2 or 3 10 MW(th) YES 1A2g Transport Equipment Tier 1, 2 or 3 10 MW(th) NO 1A2h Machinery Tier 1, 2 or 3 10 MW(th) NO 1A2i Mining and Quarrying Tier 2 or 3 10 MW(th) YES 1A2j Wood and Wood Products Tier 1, 2 or 3 10 MW(th) NO 1A2k Construction Tier 1, 2 or 3 10 MW(th) NO 1A2l Textile and Leather Tier 1, 2 or 3 10 MW(th) NO 1A2m Brick manufacturing: Tier 1, 2 or 3 1 million bricks a month NO 1 Where thresholds are expressed in MW (th), these thresholds refer to a combined stationary combustion installation design capacity equal to or above 10 MW(th) net heat input. For example, the combined boiler design capacity for six (6) 2MW(th) boilers is equal to 12 MW(th), which is above the reporting threshold of 10MW(th). Therefore, the data provider has to report greenhouse gas emissions associated with stationary combustion in this case. 2 A YES implies that a data provider has to apply a tier 2 or tier 3 methodology for the relevant IPCC source code, after 5 years from the date of promulgation of these regulations This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 14 No. 43712 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11 SEPTEMBER 2020 IPCC Code Category Name shall report when their total installed capacity for this activity is over the threshold Threshold1 Transitional Arrangement Applicability (Regulation 15) 1A2n Manufacture of ceramic products by firing in particular roofing tiles, tiles, stoneware or porcelain Tier 1, 2 or 3 With a production capacity equal or greater than 5 tonnes per day, NO 1A3 Transport 1A3a Civil Aviation (Domestic and International) Tier 2 or 3 100 000 litres/year YES 1A3b Road Transportation NA NA NO 1A3c Railways Tier 2 or 3 100 000 litres/year YES 1A3d Water-borne Navigation (Domestic and International) Tier 2 or 3 100 000 litres/year YES 1A3e Other Transportation NA NA NA 1A4 Other Sectors 1A4a Commercial/Institutional Tier 2 or 3 10 MW(th) YES 1A4b Residential Tier 2 or 3 10 MW(th) YES 1A4c Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing/Fish Farms Tier 2 or 3 10 MW(th) YES 1A5 Non-Specified 1A5a Stationary Tier 2 or 3 10 MW(th) YES 1A5b Mobile NA NA NA 1A5c Multilateral Operations NA NA NA 1B Fugitive Emissions from Fuels 1B1 Solid Fuels 1B1a Coal Mining and Handling Tier 2 or 3 3none YES 1B1b Uncontrolled Combustion, and Burning Coal Dumps NA NA NA 1B1c Solid Fuel Transformation Tier 2 or 3 none YES 1B2 Oil and Natural Gas 1B2a Oil Tier 1, 2 or 3 none NO 1B2b Natural Gas Tier 1, 2 or 3 none NO 1B3 Other Emissions from Energy Production Tier 2 or 3 none YES 1C Carbon Dioxide Transport and Storage 1C1 Transport of CO2 Tier 1, 2 or 3 none NO 1C1a Pipelines NA 10 000 tonnes CO2/year NO 1C1b Ships Tier 1, 2 or 3 10 000 tonnes CO2/year NO 1C1c Other (please specify) Tier 1, 2 or 3 10 000 tonnes CO2/year NO 1C2 Injection and Storage 1C2a Injection Tier 1, 2 or 3 10 000 tonnes CO2/year NO 1C2b Storage Tier 1, 2 or 3 10 000 tonnes CO2/year NO 1C3 Other NA NA NA 3 If the threshold for a specific IPCC source category in this table is reflected as none, it means that the data provider has to report activity data and greenhouse gas emissions, irrespective of the size of greenhouse gas emissions and the scale of the operation of the activity. This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 11 SEPTEMBER 2020 No. 43712 15 IPCC Code Category Name shall report when their total installed capacity for this activity is over the threshold Threshold1 Transitional Arrangement Applicability (Regulation 15) 2 INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES AND PRODUCT USE 2A Mineral Industry 2A1 Cement Production Tier 2 or 3 None YES 2A2 Lime Production Tier 2 or 3 None YES 2A3 Glass Production Tier 2 or 3 None YES 2A4 Other Process Uses of Carbonates Tier 1, 2 or 3 None NO 2A4a Ceramics Tier 1, 2 or 3 50 tonnes of production a month NA 2A4b Other Uses of Soda Ash Tier 1, 2 or 3 50 tonnes of production a month NA 2A4c Non-Metallurgical Magnesia Production Tier 2 or 3 None YES 2A4d Other (please specify) Tier 1, 2 or 3 20 tonnes of production month NO 2A5 Other (please specify) Tier 1, 2 or 3 NA NO 2B Chemical Industry None 2B1 Ammonia Production Tier 2 or 3 None YES 2B2 Nitric Acid Production Tier 2 or 3 None YES 2B3 Adipic Acid Production Tier 2 or 3 None YES 2B4 Caprolactam, Glyoxal and Glyoxylic Acid Production Tier 2 or 3 None YES 2B5 Carbide Production Tier 2 or 3 None YES 2B6 Titanium Dioxide Production Tier 2 or 3 None YES 2B7 Soda Ash Production Tier 2 or 3 None YES 2B8 Petrochemical and Carbon Black Production Tier 2 or 3 None YES 2B8a Methanol Tier 2 or 3 None YES 2B8b Ethylene Tier 2 or 3 None YES 2B8c Ethylene Dichloride and Vinyl Chloride Monomer Tier 2 or 3 None YES 2B8d Ethylene Oxide Tier 2 or 3 None YES 2B8e Acrylonitrile Tier 2 or 3 None YES 2B8f Carbon Black Tier 2 or 3 None YES 2B9 Fluorochemical Production 2B9a By-product Emissions Tier 1, 2 or 3 None NO 2B9b Fugitive Emissions Tier 1, 2 or 3 None NO 2B10 Other (Please specify) Tier 1, 2 or 3 20 tonnes of production a month NO 2C Metal Industry 2C1 Iron and Steel Production Tier 2 or 3 None YES 2C2 Ferroalloys Production Tier 2 or 3 None YES 2C3 Aluminium Production Tier 2 or 3 None YES 2C4 Magnesium Production Tier 2 or 3 None YES 2C5 Lead Production Tier 2 or 3 None YES 2C6 Zinc Production Tier 2 or 3 None YES 2C7 Other (please specify) Tier 1, 2 or 3 50 tonnes of production a month NO 2D Non-Energy Products from Fuels and Solvent Use 2D1 Lubricant Use NA NA NO 2D2 Paraffin Wax Use NA NA NO 2D3 Solvent Use NA NA NO 2D4 Other (please specify) NA NA NO 2E Electronics Industry 2E1 Integrated Circuit or Semiconductor NA NA NA This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 16 No. 43712 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11 SEPTEMBER 2020 IPCC Code Category Name shall report when their total installed capacity for this activity is over the threshold Threshold1 Transitional Arrangement Applicability (Regulation 15) 2E2 TFT Flat Panel Display NA NA NA 2E3 Photovoltaics NA NA NA 2E4 Heat Transfer Fluid NA NA NA 2E5 Other (please specify) NA NA NA 2F Product Uses as Substitutes for Ozone Depleting Substances 2F1 Refrigeration and Air Conditioning NA NA NA 2F1a Refrigeration and Stationary Air Conditioning NA NA NA 2F1b Mobile Air Conditioning NA NA NA 2F2 Foam Blowing Agents NA NA NA 2F3 Fire Protection NA NA NA 2F4 Aerosols NA NA NA 2F5 Solvents NA NA NA 2F6 Other Applications (please specify) NA NA NA 2G OTHER PRODUCT MANUFACTURE AND USE 2G1 Electrical Equipment NA NA NA 2G1a Manufacture of Electrical Equipment NA NA NA 2G1b Use of Electrical Equipment (SF6 use) Tier 1, 2 or 3 50 kg per year NO 2G1c Disposal of Electrical Equipment NA NA NA 2G2 SF6 and PFCs from Other Product Uses NA NA NA 2G2a Military Applications NA NA NA 2G2b Accelerators NA NA NA 2G2c Other (please specify) NA NA NA 2G3 N2O from Product Uses NA NA NA 2G3a Medical Applications NA NA NA 2G3b Propellant for Pressure and Aerosol Products NA NA NA 2G3c Other (Please specify) NA NA NA 2G4 Other (Please specify) NA NA NA 2H Other 2H1 Pulp and Paper Industry NA NA NA 2H2 Food and Beverages Industry NA NA NA 2H3 Other (please specify) NA NA NA 3 AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, AND OTHER LAND USE 3A Livestock 3A1 Enteric Fermentation 3A1a Cattle NA NA NA 3A1b Buffalo NA NA NA 3A1c Sheep NA NA NA 3A1d Goats NA NA NA 3A1e Camels NA NA NA 3A1f Horses NA NA NA 3A1g Mules and Asses NA NA NA 3A1h Swine NA NA NA 3A1j Other (please specify) NA NA NA 3A2 Manure Management NA 3A2a Cattle NA NA NA 3A2b Buffalo NA NA NA 3A2c Sheep NA NA NA 3A2d Goats NA NA NA 3A2e Camels NA NA NA 3A2f Horses NA NA NA 3A2g Mules and Asses NA NA NA 3A2h Swine NA NA NA 3A2i Poultry (Installations for the Tier 1, 2 or 3 With 40 000 NO This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 11 SEPTEMBER 2020 No. 43712 17 IPCC Code Category Name shall report when their total installed capacity for this activity is over the threshold Threshold1 Transitional Arrangement Applicability (Regulation 15) intensive rearing of poultry) places for poultry 3A2j Other (please specify) NA NA NA 3B Land 3B1 Forest Land 3B1a Forest land Remaining Forest Land Tier 1, 2 or 3 Equal or greater than 100 Hectares of Plantations YES 3B1b Land Converted to Forest Land Tier 1, 2 or 3 Equal or greater than 100 Hectares of Plantations YES 3B2 Cropland 3B2a Cropland Remaining Cropland NA NA NA 3B2b Land Converted to Cropland NA NA NA 3B3 Grassland NA 3B3a Grassland Remaining Grassland NA NA NA 3B3b Land Converted to Grassland NA NA NA 3B4 Wetlands NA 3B4a Wetlands Remaining Wetlands NA NA NA 3B4b Land Converted to Wetlands NA NA NA 3B5 Settlements NA 3B5a Settlements Remaining Settlements NA NA NA 3B5b Land Converted to Settlements NA NA NA 3B6 Other Land NA 3B6a Other Land Remaining Other Land NA NA NA 3B6b Land Converted to Other Land NA NA NA 3C Aggregate Sources and Non-CO2 Emissions Sources on Land 3C1 Emissions from Biomass Burning 3C1a Biomass Burning in Forest Lands Tier 1, 2 or 3 Data provider owning equal or greater than 100 Hectares of Plantations NO 3C1b Biomass Burning in Croplands NA NA NA 3C1c Biomass Burning in Grasslands NA NA NA 3C1d Biomass Burning in All Other Land NA NA NA 3C2 Liming NA NA NA 3C3 Urea Application NA NA NA 3C4 Direct N2O Emissions from Managed Soils Tier 1, 2 or 3 Data provider owning equal or greater than 100 Hectares of Plantations NO 3C5 Indirect N2O Emissions from Managed Soils Tier 1, 2 or 3 Data provider owning equal or greater than 100 Hectares of Plantations NO 3C6 Indirect N2O Emissions from Manure Management NA NA NA 3C7 Rice Cultivations NA NA NA 3C8 Other (please specify) NA NA NA 3D Other NA 3D1 Harvested Wood Products Tier 1, 2 or 3 HWP produced from timber NO This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 18 No. 43712 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11 SEPTEMBER 2020 IPCC Code Category Name shall report when their total installed capacity for this activity is over the threshold Threshold1 Transitional Arrangement Applicability (Regulation 15) harvested from forest owners registered for reporting (see threshold defined in 3B1a and 3B1b) 3D2 Other (please specify) Tier 1, 2 or 3 NA NO 4 WASTE 4A Solid Waste Disposal 4A1 Managed Waste Disposal Sites Tier 1 or 2 Receiving 5 tonnes per day or a total capacity of 25000 tonnes NO 4A2 Unmanaged Waste Disposal Sites Tier 1 or 2 Receiving 5 tonnes per day or a total capacity of 25000 tonnes NO 4A3 Uncategorised Waste Disposal Sites Tier 1 or 2 Receiving 5 tonnes per day or a total capacity of 25000 tonnes NO 4B Biological Treatment of Solid Waste NA NA NA 4C Incineration and Open Burning of Waste 4C1 Waste Incineration (Hazardous and non-hazardous waste) Tier 1 or2 1 tonne per hour NO 4C0 Waste – Pyrolysis Tier 2 or 3 100 kg/hour YES 4C2 Open Burning of Waste NA NA NO 4D Wastewater Treatment and Discharge 4D1 Domestic Wastewater Treatment and Discharge Tier 1 or 2 2 Million litres/day NO 4D2 Industrial Wastewater Treatment and Discharge Tier 1 or 2 1000 cubic metres per day NO 4E Other (please specify) NA NA NA 5 Other 5A Indirect N2O Emissions from the Atmospheric Deposition of Nitrogen in NOx and NH3 NA NA NA 5B Other (please specify) NA None NA This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 11 SEPTEMBER 2020 No. 43712 19 ANNEXURE 2 REGISTRATION AS DATA PROVIDER AND OF FACILITIES Information to be provided during registration Registration Item Details Comments Data Provider Name Company registration number Data Provider ID To be generated by the system Physical Address of the Data Provider Contact Person Name, designation, contact number, e-mail address Facility/ies Name of Facility 1 Name used to identify the facility Facility ID To be generated by the system Physical Address Physical address of the facility, Global Positioning System (GPS) Coordinates of the facility Relevant IPCC Code for the facility See Annexure 1 for IPCC codes Installed capacity of the facility Quantity and units Description of Non – combustion Sources and installations Description of process, technology and products, number of installations relevant for this category and their individual capacity Description of stationary combustion sources and instillations Description of process, technology and fuel types, number of installations relevant for this category and their individual capacity Name of Facility 2 Name used to identify the facility Facility ID To be generated by the system Physical Address Physical address of the facility, Global Positioning System (GPS) Coordinates of the facility Relevant IPCC Code for the facility See Annexure 1 for IPCC codes Installed capacity of the facility Quantity and units Description of Non – combustion Sources and installations Description of process, technology and products, number of installations relevant for this category and their individual capacity Fa ci lit y 1 Fa ci lit y 2 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 20 No. 43712 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11 SEPTEMBER 2020 Registration Item Details Comments Description of stationary combustion sources and installations Description of process, technology and fuel types, Number of installations relevant for this category and their individual capacity. Name of Facility 3 Name used to identify the facility Facility ID To be generated by the system Physical Address Physical address of the facility Global Positioning System (GPS) Coordinates of the facility Relevant IPCC Code for the facility See Annexure 1 for IPCC codes Installed capacity of the facility Quantity and units Description of Non – combustion Sources and installations Description of process, technology and products, Number of installations relevant for this category and their individual capacity. Description of stationary combustion source and installations. Description of process, technology and fuel types, Number of installations relevant for this category and their individual capacity Additional rows should be added to the table above to accommodate registration of all facilities as contemplated in Regulation 5. Fa ci lit y 3 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 11 SEPTEMBER 2020 No. 43712 21 AN NE XU RE 3 : A NN UA L RE PO RT IN G N am e of D at a Pr ov id er D at a Pr ov id er ID C om pa ny R eg is tr at io n nu m be r D at e of S ub m is si on : Ye ar o f d at a: C om m en ts : Fa ci lit y 1: N am e an d ID IP C C C od e (s ee A nn ex ur e 1) Su b ca te go ry 4 (d is ag gr eg at ed by fu el / pr od uc t ty pe / pr od uc tio n pr oc es s) A ct iv ity d at a Em is si on s (to nn es /y ea r) N am e of ac tiv ity da ta V al ue o f ac tiv ity da ta 5 U ni ts o f ac tiv ity da ta 6 G H G 1 7 G H G 2 G H G 3 V al ue Ti er R ef V al ue Ti er 8 R ef 9 V al ue Ti er R ef Fa ci lit y 2: N am e an d ID IP C C C od e (s ee A nn ex ur e 1) Su b ca te go ry (d is ag gr eg at ed by fu el / pr od uc t ty pe / pr od uc tio n pr oc es s) A ct iv ity d at a Em is si on s (to nn es /y ea r) N am e of ac tiv ity da ta V al ue o f ac tiv ity da ta U ni ts o f ac tiv ity da ta G H G 1 G H G 2 G H G 3 V al ue Ti er R ef V al ue Ti er R ef V al ue Ti er R ef 4 S ub c at eg or y is a pp lic ab le in c as es w he re by m or e th an o ne fu el ty pe , t ec hn ol og y, p ro du ct o r p ro du ct io n pr oc es s is re le va nt fo r a s pe ci fic IP C C c od e. I n st ee l p ro du ct io n fo r e xa m pl e, B as ic O xy ge n Fu rn ac e (B O F) a nd E le ct ric A rc F ur na ce (E A F) a re c om m on ly u se d to p ro du ce s te el . E ac h of th es e pr oc es se s ha s a un iq ue g re en ho us e ga s em is si on fa ct or . 5 A s sp ec ifi ed fo r e ac h ac tiv ity ty pe in c ha pt er 9 o f t he M et ho do lo gi ca l G ui de lin es fo r Q ua nt ifi ca tio n of G re en ho us e G as E m is si on s 6 A s sp ec ifi ed fo r e ac h ac tiv ity ty pe in c ha pt er 9 o f t he M et ho do lo gi ca l G ui de lin es fo r Q ua nt ifi ca tio n of G re en ho us e G as E m is si on s 7 P le as e co ns ul t t he “M et ho do lo gi ca l G ui de lin es fo r Q ua nt ifi ca tio n of G re en ho us e G as E m is si on s” to id en tif y th e re le va nt g re en ho us e ga se s th at m us t b e co ns id er ed fo r e ac h ac tiv ity li st ed in A nn ex ur e 1 of th es e re gu la tio ns . 8 F or h ig he r t ie r m et ho ds a nd s pe ci fic al ly ti er 3 m et ho ds (i .e . m at er ia l b al an ce , m od el s or d ire ct m ea su re m en ts ) s up po rti ng m at er ia l d em on st ra tin g ho w s uc h m et ho ds w er e co m pi le d, m us t b e at ta ch ed du rin g re po rti ng 9 “ R ef ” r ef er s to th e se ct io n in th e ‘M et ho do lo gi ca l G ui de lin es fo r Q ua nt ifi ca tio n of G re en ho us e G as E m is si on s’ w er e th e m et ho do lo gy to q ua nt ify g re en ho us e ga s em is si on s is s ou rc ed This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 22 No. 43712 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11 SEPTEMBER 2020 ANNEXURE 4: INFORMATION TO ACCOMPANY SUBMISSION IN TERMS OF REGULATION 10(2) REQUEST FOR REVIEW OF EMISSION FACTOR Administrative information Data Provider Data Provider – location of measurement study Data Provider Contact Date Calculated Date Submitted to Competent Authority by Data Provider Technical report/scientific paper attached? Technical information Greenhouse Gas Applicability - relevant IPCC Code Applicability of Emission Factor – Plant Specific/Sector-specific/Country-specific Relevant IPCC Source-Category in terms of 2006 IPCC or later Guidelines Parameter Type / name Value Unit 95% confidence interval Method Technique/standard Date(s) of measurement External QA/QC Comments by data provider Comments by others (e.g. independent assessor This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 11 SEPTEMBER 2020 No. 43712 23 ANNEXURE 5: REGISTRATION OF STANDBY GENERATORS Registration: Details Comments Data Provider Name: Data Provider ID: Physical Address of the data provider: Contact Person: Relevant IPCC code Total installed capacity of standby generators Generator types: Generator Description Physical address of the generator Number of back-up generators Total capacity (kVA) Total equivalent in (MW) thermal Generator Type 110 Generator Type 2 Generator Type 3 Generator type 4 Add more rows if applicable11 Additional rows should be added to the table above to accommodate registration of additional standby generators as contemplated in Regulation 5. 10 Generator type is defined as the same type of generators using common fuels e.g. gas generators, diesel generator; 11 Reporting is to be done based on IPCC codes and is guided by Annexure 3. 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