Output-Based Pricing System Regulations Verification Report Template

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Where there are any inconsistencies between this document, the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act (GGPPA) and/or the Output-Based Pricing System Regulations (OBPS Regulations), the requirements in GGPPA and/or the OBPS Regulations shall prevail.

Purpose

Pursuant to section 13 of the Output-Based Pricing System Regulations (OBPS Regulations), made under the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act (GGPPA), the person responsible for a covered facility must submit, with their annual report or corrected report (if required), a verification report prepared in accordance with section 52 of the OBPS Regulations. This document provides guidance on how each section of the verification report may be presented.

Important notes

The verification report must include, at a minimum, the information set out in Schedule 5 to the OBPS Regulations. Included in this template is also some information not in Schedule 5 but requested by ECCC to improve the clarity of a report and reduce the need for follow up questions.
Although not required, it is recommended that the sections be ordered in accordance with the table of contents in section 2 of this document
Instructions for the completion of the verification report are provided in italics throughout the document.

For questions or feedback, please contact stfr-obps@ec.gc.ca.

Section 1

Instructions: Complete this Cover Page template and include it in the verification report.

Verification report prepared under the Output-Based Pricing System Regulations

Verification report for: Facility name

Type of report: Annual or corrected report

Compliance period: YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD

Verification prepared by: Name of verification body

Version of the report in relation to which the verification report has been prepared: YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS

Date of completion: YYYY-MM-DD

Section 2

Instructions: Include a table of contents that reflects the sections and page numbers in the verification report, which should be organized in a way that is consistent with the following table of contents.

Additional instructions: The following table of contents is used for illustrative purposes only and outlines the information from the relevant provisions of Schedule 5 to the OBPS Regulations that must, at a minimum, be included in the verification report for each section.

Note: The following facility types are used to simplify the text in the following table of contents:

Type A facility means a covered facility described in paragraph 3(f) of Schedule 5 to the OBPS Regulations
Type B facility means a covered facility described in paragraph 3(f.1) of Schedule 5 to the OBPS Regulations
Type C facility means a covered facility described in paragraph 3(g) of Schedule 5 to the OBPS Regulations
Type D facility means a covered facility described in paragraph 3(h) of Schedule 5 to the OBPS
Type E facility means a covered facility described in paragraph 3(h.1) to Schedule 5 to the OBPS

Table of contents (for illustrative purposes only)
Section #	Section	Relevant provisions from Schedule 5 of the OBPS Regulations
1	Cover page	2(a), 3(a), 3(d)
2	Table of contents	-
3	Information with respect to the person responsible	1(a) to 1(e)
4	Information with respect to the covered facility	2(a) to 2(e)
5	Information with respect to the verification body	3(a) to 3(c)
6	Information with respect to the verification activity (scope, objectives, site visit, etc.)	3(d) and 3(e)(iii)
7	Information with respect to verification procedures conducted	3(e)(i) and 3(e)(ii)
8	Calculated output-based standard	3(i)
9	Record of errors and omissions for GHGs	3(f), 3(j)(i)(A) and 3(j)(ii)
10	Record of errors and omissions for production	3(f), 3(j)(i)(B) and 3(j)(ii)
11	Record of corrections	3(k)
12	Conflict of Interest Declaration	3(l)
13	Verification Statement/Opinion	3(n)(i) and 3(n)(ii)
14	Peer Reviewer Declaration	3(m)

Section 3

Information with respect to the person responsible (RP)
Item	Description
Responsible person: Name and civic address	-
Responsible person: Owner or operator?	-
Confirm that responsible person have the charge, management or control of the facility, or are the true decision maker with respect to the facility’s operations	-
Authorized official	Name: Title: Responsible person for which they work: Civic/physical address: Postal/mailing address: Phone: Email:
Contact person (if different from Authorized official)	Name: Title: Civic/physical address: Postal/mailing address: Phone: Email:
Federal business number	-

Section 4

Information with respect of the covered facility
Item	Description
Facility name and civic address	-
Latitude and longitude coordinates	-
NAICS code	-
Covered facility certificate number	-
NPRI ID	-
GHGRP ID (if applicable)	-
Description of facility operations	Including overview of facility operations, activities and key processes.

In the case of an electricity generation facility or a covered facility referred to in OBPSR Schedule 5, sub-section 2(e)
Unit	Description	Registration number under Regulations Limiting Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Natural Gas-fired Generation of Electricity	Registration number under Reduction of Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Coal fired Generation of Electricity Regulations
Unit name add rows for additional units	Description of unit’s operations	if none, input “NA”	if none, input “NA”

Section 5

Information with respect to the verification body (VB)
Item	Description
Verification body	Name: Civic address:
Lead verifier	Name: Phone: Email:
Other verifiers (one row per member of verification team)	Name: Role:
Accreditation	Accreditation body name: Expiration date:

Section 6

Information with respect to the verification activity
Item	Description
Verification standard version	the version of the ISO Standard 14064-3 according to which the verification was conducted
Verification objectives	include the agreed upon objective for the verification with the PR
Verification criteria	policies, procedures or requirements used as a reference against which the GHG and production statement is compared
Materiality threshold applied	Applicable material discrepancy thresholds as per 50(2) of OBPSR
Site visit date	If a facility visit was conducted as part of verification, provide date
Site visit objectives and summary	Describe the general goal and scope of the site visit, circumstances under which the site visit was required and individuals present

Information with respect to the verification scope
Item	Description
Description of emission sources	Describe the emission sources included in the verification scope. Including all those that fall under the following emissions types stationary fuel combustion emissions; industrial process emissions; industrial product use emissions; venting emissions; flaring emissions; leakage emissions; on-site transportation emissions; waste emissions; and wastewater emissions
Type of greenhouse gases included in scope	please include those not reported but still considered in the assessment

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