National Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting Regulations, 2016 (Notice 275 of 2017)

GOVERNMENT NOTICE NO. 2017 DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: AIR QUALITY ACT, 2004 (ACT NO. 39 OF 2004) NATIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION REPORTING REGULATIONS 1, Boma Edna Edith Molewa, Minister of Environmental Affairs, hereby make the National Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting Regulations, under section 53(aA), (o) and (p) read with section 12 of the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act, 2004 (Act No. 39 of 2004), set out in the Schedule hereto. MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 4 No. 40762 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3 APRIL 2017 General notices • alGemene KennisGewinGs Environmental Affairs, Department of/ Omgewingsake, Departement van DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS NOTICE 275 OF 2017 275 National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act (39/2004): National Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting Regulations 40762 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 3 APRIL 2017 No. 40762 5 SCHEDULE DEFINITIONS 1. (1) In these Regulations any word or expression to which the meaning has been assigned in the Act has that meaning, unless the context indicates otherwise─ “activity data” means data on the magnitude of a human activity resulting in emissions or removals taking place during a given period of time. Data on energy use, metal production, land areas, management systems, lime and fertilizer use and waste arising are examples of activity data; “boiler” means a combustion appliance designed to heat water. In terms of these regulations, a boiler is referred to as a stationary combustion device; “combustion emissions” means greenhouse gas emissions occurring during the exothermic reaction of a fuel with oxygen; “competent authority” means the National Inventory Unit based at the National Department of Environmental Affairs; “data provider” means any person as classified in regulation 4 and shall include ─ (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; (c) all facilities generally over which it has operational control, which are not part of another data provider as provided for in these Regulations; “default IPCC emission factors” are emission factors provided in the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories and its associated supplementary information; these emission factors assume a linear relation between the intensity of the process and the resulting emissions and an average or typical process description; “design capacity” means capacity as installed; “direct emission measurement” means a set of operations having the objective of determining the value of a quantity by means of periodic or continuous measurement, applying either measurements in the stack or extractive procedures with a measuring instrument located close to the stack; “emissions” are the release of greenhouse gases/and/or their precursors into the atmosphere over a specified area and period of time; This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 6 No. 40762 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3 APRIL 2017 “emission factor” means a coefficient that quantifies the emissions or removals of a gas per unit of activity. Emission factors are often based on a sample of measurement data, averaged to develop a representative rate of emission for a given activity level under a given set of operating conditions; “IPCC emission source” means any process or activity which releases a greenhouse gas, an aerosol or a precursor of a greenhouse gas into the atmosphere which is identified by IPCC code in Annexure 1; “facility” means premises, where activities identified in Annexure 1 are being undertaken; “fugitive emissions” means emissions that are not emitted through an intentional release through stack or vent. This can include leaks from industrial plant and pipelines; “greenhouse gas” means any one of the following gases: Carbon dioxide (CO2) , Methane (CH4), Nitrous oxide (N2O) Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6), Perfluorocarbons (PFCs), Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs); “Global Warming Potential (GWP)” means a metric that compares the radiative forcing of a tonne of a greenhouse gas over a given period (e.g., 100 years for the purpose of annual greenhouse gas inventory) to a tonne of Carbon Dioxide. By using GWPs, greenhouse gas emissions can be standardised to a carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2-eq); “installation” means a device, operation or process that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry. An installation generally performs one or more of the activities listed in annexure 1 and is housed within a facility; “IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (2006)” means the guidelines developed by the IPCC for the establishment and maintenance of national greenhouse gas inventories and are available on the IPCC website (www.ipcc.ch); “IPCC” means the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change which is the international body for the assessment of climate change established by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in 1988; “National Atmospheric Emission Inventory System” or “NAEIS” means the internet based emissions reporting system that is a component of the South African Air Quality Information System; “Operational control” means a data provider has operational control or another company if it, or one of its subsidiaries, has the full authority to introduce and implement its operating policies at the company; This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 3 APRIL 2017 No. 40762 7 “process emissions” means greenhouse gas emissions other than combustion emissions occurring: (a) during use of specific substances; (b) as a result of intentional and unintentional reactions between substances or their; transformation, including the chemical or electrolytic reduction of metal ores, the thermal decomposition of substances, and; (c) the formation of substances for use as product or feedstock; “reporting period” means one calendar year; “South African Air Quality Information System” or “SAAQIS” means the national air quality information system established in terms of the National Framework for Air Quality Management in the Republic of South Africa; “Technical Guidelines for Monitoring, Reporting, Verification and Validation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Industry” means the reporting methodology approved by the competent authority available on the National Department of Environmental Affairs website (www.environment.gov.za/legislation/guidelines); “the Act” means the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act, 2004 (Act No. 39 of 2004); “these Regulations” include the Annexures to these Regulations; “tier” means a method used for determining greenhouse gas emissions as defined by the “IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (2006)” and include─ (a) Tier 1 method: A method using readily available statistical data on the intensity of processes (activity data) and IPCC emission factors (specified in the Technical Guidelines for Monitoring, Reporting and Verification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Industry or available in from 2006 IPCC); (b) Tier 2 method: similar to Tier 1 but uses country-specific emission factors; (c) Tier 3 method: Tier 3 is any methodology more detailed than Tier 2 and might include amongst others, process models and direct measurements as specified in the 2006 IPCC guidelines; This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 8 No. 40762 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3 APRIL 2017 “transparency” means that the assumptions and methodologies used as a basis for reporting activity data and greenhouse gas emissions should be clearly explained to facilitate replication and assessment of the submitted information by users of the reported information; “upset conditions” means any temporary failure or air pollution control equipment or process equipment or failure of a process to operate in a normal or usual manner that leads to abrupt increases or decreases in greenhouse gas emission rates; “validation” means the establishment of sound approach and foundation. In the context of emissions inventories, validation involves checking to ensure that reported greenhouse gas emissions data have been compiled correctly in line with reporting instructions and guidelines. It checks the internal consistency of the inventory; “verification” refers to the collection of activities and procedures that can be followed during the planning and development, or after completion of reported greenhouse gas emissions data that can help to establish its reliability for the intended applications of that inventory. PURPOSE OF REGULATIONS 2. The purpose of these Regulations is to introduce a single national reporting system for the transparent reporting of greenhouse gas emissions, which will be used─ (a) to update and maintain a National Greenhouse Gas Inventory; (b) for the Republic of South Africa to meet its reporting obligations under the United Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and instrument treaties to which it is bound; and (c) to inform the formulation and implementation of legislation and policy. APPLICATION OF REGULATIONS 3. These Regulations apply to the categories of emission sources listed in Annexure 1 to these Regulations and a corresponding data provider as classified in regulation 4 of these Regulations. CLASSIFICATION OF EMISSION SOURCES AND DATA PROVIDERS 4. (1) For purposes of these Regulations, a data provider is classified as follows: (a) Category A: any person in control of or conducting an activity marked in the Category A column above the capacity given in the threshold column of the table in Annexure 1 to these Regulations; and (b) Category B: any organ of state, research institution or academic institution, which holds greenhouse gas emission data or activity data relevant for calculating greenhouse gas emissions relating to a category identified in table in Annexure 1 to these Regulations. (2) Notwithstanding sub-regulation (1)(a), the Minister may identify additional greenhouse gases, sources and associated data providers by following the consultative process set out in sections 56 and 57 of the Act and, in writing, require such data providers to register and to submit data for their emissions within a specified period to the competent authority. This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 3 APRIL 2017 No. 40762 9 REGISTRATION 5. (1) A person classified as a Category A data provider in terms of regulation 4(1)(a) 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. (2) A data provider must ensure that the registration details are complete and are an accurate reflection of the IPCC emission sources at each facility. (3) The registration contemplated in sub-regulation (1) must be done as follows: (a) on the NAEIS; (b) in cases where the NAEIS is unable to meet the registration requirements, the registration must be done by submitting the information specified in Annexure 2 in an electronic format to the competent authority. CHANGES TO REGISTRATION DETAILS 6. (1) A data provider must notify, in writing, the competent authority of any change in respect of the data provider’s registration details as listed in Annexure 2 to these Regulations within 30 days from the date the data provider became aware of such change occurring. (2) If a data provider transfers ownership and operational control of a facility, or discontinues an activity, the data provider must notify the competent authority in writing within 30 days of such transfer of ownership or operational control or the activity being changed or discontinued. (3) A person to whom ownership or operational control of a facility 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. (4) Registration of a data provider in terms of regulation 5 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 sub-regulation (2). REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 7. (1) A Category A data provider must submit the greenhouse gas emissions and activity data as set out in the Technical Guidelines for Monitoring, Reporting and Verification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Industry for each of the relevant greenhouse gases and IPCC emission sources specified in Annexure 1 to these Regulations for all 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. (2) Where the 31 March falls on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday, the submission deadline is the next working day. (3) A Category B data provider must submit emissions and activity data collected that is related to the relevant activity or activities set out in Annexure 1 to these Regulations and in accordance This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 10 No. 40762 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3 APRIL 2017 with the format and data requirements as specified in Annexure 3 to these Regulations when requested by the competent authority. (4) The reporting contemplated in sub-regulations (1), (2) and (3) must be done as follows: (a) on the NAEIS; (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 in an electronic format to the competent authority. REPORTING BOUNDARIES 8. (1) A Category A data provider must define its reporting boundaries based on operational control. (2) A Category A data provider must include greenhouse gas emissions from normal operating conditions and upset conditions including start-up and shut-down and emergency situations over the reporting period. COMPLETENESS 9. A Category A data provider 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 capacity thresholds specific to the different activities as listed in Annexure 1 to these Regulations. METHODS 10. (1) A Category A data provider must determine the emissions to be reported 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 Technical Guidelines for Monitoring, Reporting, Verification and Validation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Industry. (2) Where a data provider reasonably believes that any emission factor referred to in the Technical Guidelines for Monitoring, Reporting, Verification and Validation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Industry for a particular activity is not appropriate under the specific conditions of greenhouse gas emission, such a data provider may 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. (3) The competent authority must review a submission contemplated in sub-regulation (2) within 60 days after the submission date, and if the submission is ─ (a) approved by the competent authority, the accepted method will be included in the Technical guidelines for Monitoring, Reporting, Verification and Validation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Industry; This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 3 APRIL 2017 No. 40762 11 (b) not approved, the data provider must submit the emission and related data, using a method from the Technical Guidelines for Monitoring, Reporting, Verification and Validation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Industry, compliant with sub-regulation (1). VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION OF INFORMATION 11. (1) The competent authority must assess, in accordance with the assessment procedures in the Technical Guidelines for Monitoring, Reporting, Verification and Validation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Industry, the data submitted by a Category A data provider within 60 days after the submission date. (2) The assessment contemplated in sub-regulation (1) may include a comparison with methods defined in the Technical Guidelines for Monitoring, Reporting, Verification and Validation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Industry, with earlier submissions, with submissions from similar facilities and with other independent data. (2) 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. (3) If, after the assessment in terms of sub-regulation (1), the competent authority reasonably believes that the information submitted in terms of these regulations may not be transparent, complete, or correct, the competent authority may instruct, in writing, a data provider to verify and validate the information submitted, and to provide the supporting information required to substantiate the submission within 60 days after receiving the written instruction from the competent authority. (4) Where a Category A data provider provides insufficient information for the purposes of validation and verification, in terms of sub-regulation (3), the competent authority may undertake one or any combination of the following: a) Conduct on-site facility or installation specific verification and validation of emissions estimated using the methods as set out in Technical Guidelines for Monitoring, Reporting, Verification and Validation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Industry by Category A data providers at its discretion; b) Require verification by an independent assessor. (5) A data provider is liable for all costs incurred in connection with compliance with sub-regulations (3) and (4)(b). CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION 12. (1) The competent authority may disclose confidential information obtained in terms of these Regulations if: (a) the information is disclosed in compliance with the provisions of any law; This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 12 No. 40762 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3 APRIL 2017 (b) the person is ordered to disclose the information by a court of law; or (c) the information is disclosed for the purposes of the administration of justice. (2) The competent authority must destroy all confidential information by any data provider, not later than five years after the information was provided to the competent authority. RECORD KEEPING 13. (1) A data provider must ensure transparency of the submission by archiving all data, measuring reports, algorithms, procedures and technical references used to estimate greenhouse gas emissions. (2) A data provider must keep a record of the information submitted to the competent authority in terms of these Regulations and all information mentioned in sub-regulation (1) for at least five years and such record must, on request, be made available for inspection by the competent authority. PUBLISHING DATA AND INFORMATION 14. (1) The competent authority may only place data and information reported in terms of these Regulations in the public domain if it does not─ (a) promote unfair competition in terms of the Competition legislation; (b) contravene section 36 of the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 (Act No. 2 of 2000); or (c) contravene section 17 of the Statistics Act, 1999 (Act No. 6 of 1999). TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS 15. A data provider may for a transitional period of up to five years from the date of commencement of these Regulations apply lower tiers than those referred to in Annexure 1 to these Regulations, with tier 1 method being the minimum. OFFENCES 16. A person commits an offence if that person─ (a) provides false or misleading information to the competent authority; or (b) fails to comply with regulations 5(1), 5(2), 6(1), 6(3), 7(1), 7(3), 9, or 13. PENALTIES 17. A person convicted of an offence in terms of regulation 16 of these Regulations is liable in the case of a first conviction to a fine not exceeding R5 million or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years and in the case of a second or subsequent conviction to a fine not exceeding R10 million or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 10 years and in respect of both instances to both such fine and such imprisonment. This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 3 APRIL 2017 No. 40762 13 SHORT TITLE AND COMMENCEMENT 18. These Regulations are called the National Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting Regulations, 2016, and come into operation on the date of publication in the Gazette. This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 14 No. 40762 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3 APRIL 2017 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 IPCC 2006 Guidelines’ source categories, where data providers must report greenhouse gas emissions and related data if such activity takes place on the data provider’s premises. Copies of the IPCC guidelines are available on the IPCC website www.ipcc.ch. Category A data providers shall report 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. Technical Guidelines for Monitoring, Reporting, Verification and Validation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Industry stipulates the greenhouse gases relevant for each IPCC code. Category B data providers shall provide data upon request where indicated, using any method provided in the Technical Guidelines. Where no method is provided and reporting threshold is reflected as Not Applicable (NA) reporting is not required. Code Name Category A shall report when their total installed capacity for this activity is over the threshold Threshold Transitional Arrangement Applicability (Regulation 15) 1 ENERGY 1A Fuel Combustion Activities 1A1 Energy Industries 1A1a Main Activity Electricity and Heat Production Tier 2 or 3 110 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 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 2 or 3 10 MW(th) NO 1A2f Non-Metallic Minerals Tier 2 or 3 10 MW(th) YES 1A2g Transport Equipment Tier 2 or 3 10 MW(th) NO 1A2h Machinery Tier 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 2 or 3 10 MW(th) NO 1A2k Construction Tier 2 or 3 10 MW(th) NO 1A2l Textile and Leather Tier 2 or 3 10 MW(th) NO 1A2m Brick manufacturing: Tier 2 or 3 4 million bricks a month NO 1A3 Transport 1 This threshold refers to a combined boiler 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 STAATSKOERANT, 3 APRIL 2017 No. 40762 15 Code Name Category A shall report when their total installed capacity for this activity is over the threshold Threshold Transitional Arrangement Applicability (Regulation 15) 1A3a Civil Aviation 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 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 2 or 3 none YES 1B2b Natural Gas Tier 2 or 3 none YES 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 tons CO2/year NO 1C1b Ships Tier 1, 2 or 3 10 000 tons CO2/year NO 1C1c Other (please specify) Tier 1, 2 or 3 10 000 tons CO2/year NO 1C2 Injection and Storage 1C2a Injection Tier 1, 2 or 3 10 000 tons CO2/year NO 1C2b Storage Tier 1, 2 or 3 10 000 tons CO2/year NO 1C3 Other NA NA NA 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 NO 2A4a Ceramics NA NA NA 2A4b Other Uses of Soda Ash NA NA NA 2A4c Non Metallurgical Magnesia Production Tier 1,2 or 3 none YES 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 16 No. 40762 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3 APRIL 2017 Code Name Category A shall report when their total installed capacity for this activity is over the threshold Threshold Transitional Arrangement Applicability (Regulation 15) 2A4d Other (please specify) 2A5 Other (please specify) NA NA NA 2B Chemical Industry 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) NA NA 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) NA NA 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 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 NA NA NA 2F1 Refrigeration and Air Conditioning NA NA NA 2F1a Refrigeration and Stationary Air Conditioning 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 2G1b Use of Electrical Equipment NA NA NA This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 3 APRIL 2017 No. 40762 17 Code Name Category A shall report when their total installed capacity for this activity is over the threshold Threshold Transitional Arrangement Applicability (Regulation 15) 2G1c Disposal of Electrical Equipment 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 NA NA NA 3A2j Other (please specify) NA NA NA 3B Land 3B1 Forest Land 3B1a Forest land Remaining Forest Land Tier 2 or 3 100 Hectares of Plantations or Natural forests YES 3B1b Land Converted to Forest Land Tier 2 or 3 100 Hectares of Plantations or Natural forests 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 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 18 No. 40762 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3 APRIL 2017 Code Name Category A shall report when their total installed capacity for this activity is over the threshold Threshold Transitional Arrangement Applicability (Regulation 15) 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 NA NA NA 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 NA NA NA 3C5 Indirect N2O Emissions from Managed Soils NA NA NA 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 NA NA NA 3D2 Other (please specify) NA NA NA 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 Tier 1 or2 1 tonnes 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 2 Million litres/day NO 4D2 Industrial Wastewater Treatment and Discharge Tier 1 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 NA NA This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 3 APRIL 2017 No. 40762 19 ANNEXURE 2 REGISTRATION Information to be provided during registration Registration Item Details Comments Data Provider Name 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 Fa ci lit y 1 Name of Facility 1 Name used to identify the facility Physical Address Physical address 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 Description of process, technology and products Description of combustion source Description of process, technology and fuel types Fa ci lit y 2 Name of Facility 2 Name used to identify the facility Physical Address Physical address 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 Description of process, technology and products Description of combustion source Description of process, technology and fuel types Fa ci lit y 3 Name of Facility 3 Name used to identify the facility Physical Address Physical address 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 Description of process, technology and products This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 20 No. 40762 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3 APRIL 2017 Description of combustion source Description of process, technology and fuel types Additional rows should be added to the table above to accommodate registration all facilities as contemplated in Regulation 5. This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 3 APRIL 2017 No. 40762 21 A N N E X U R E 3 A N N U A L R E P O R TI N G C at eg or y A r ep or tin g Na m e of D at a Pr ov id er Da ta P ro vi de r I D Da te o f S ub m is si on : Ye ar o f d at a: Co m m en ts : IP CC C od e (s ee An ne xu re 1 ) Su b ca te go ry 4 (d isa gg re ga te d by fu el / pr od uc t t yp e / pr od uc tio n pr oc es s) Ac tiv ity d at a5 Em is si on s (to nn es /y ea r) Na m e of ac tiv ity da ta Va lu e of ac tiv ity da ta Un its o f ac tiv ity da ta G HG 1 6 G HG 2 G HG 3 Va lu e Ti er Re f Va lu e Ti er Re f Va lu e Ti er Re f 4 S ub c at eg or y is ap pl ica bl e 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 cif ic IP CC 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 h Fu rn ac e (E AF ) a re c om m on ly us ed to p ro du ce s te el . Ea ch o f t he se p ro ce ss es h as a u ni qu e gr ee nh ou se g as e m iss io n fa ct or . 5 A ct ivi ty d at a as s pe cif ie d fo r e ac h ac tiv ity ty pe in th e “T ec hn ica l G ui de lin es fo r M on ito rin g, R ep or tin g an d Ve rif ica tio n of G re en ho us e G as E m iss io ns b y In du st ry ”. 6 P le as e co ns ul t t he “T ec hn ica l G ui de lin es fo r M on ito rin g, R ep or tin g an d Ve rif ica tio n of G re en ho us e G as E m iss io ns b y In du st ry ” t o 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 lis te d in A nn ex ur e 1 of th es e re gu la tio ns . This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 22 No. 40762 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3 APRIL 2017 ANNEXURE 4: INFORMATION TO ACCOMPANY SUBMISSION IN TERMS OF REGULATION 10(2) REQUEST FOR REVIEW OF EMISSION FACTOR Administrative information Data Provider Data Provider Country: Data Provider Contact Date Calculated Date submitted to competent authority by Data provider Technical information Greenhouse gas 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 verifier)