If the clearinghouse determines that there appears to be an insufficient factual basis for the complaint, it shall inform the complainant and affected WMBE of this determination in writing within 20 business days of the receipt of the complaint. WebSB156.DOC Description: A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to energy conservation. (ii) Owners or operators of industrial process refrigeration equipment will have a 120-day repair period, rather than a 30-day repair period, to repair leaks in instances where an industrial process shutdown is needed to repair a leak or leaks from industrial process refrigeration equipment. The request shall be submitted to EPA before the end of the ninth month of the first additional year and shall include revisions of information required under 82.166(o). 1.2. Take the number calculated in Step 1. and divide it by the number calculated in Step 2.; and. (i) If the owner or operator has made good faith efforts to repair leaks from the appliance in accordance with paragraphs (i)(1), (i)(2), or (i)(5) of this section and has decided prior to completing a follow-up verification test, to retrofit or retire the appliance in accordance with paragraph (i)(6) of this section, the owner or operator must develop a retrofit or retirement plan within 30 days of the decision to retrofit or retire the appliance. This web site is designed for the current versions of No. Program recommendations for carrying out policy. Filing complaints by third parties and review by clearinghouse, 7.2.3. Nothing in this General Order shall prohibit any utility from breaking down specific categories further than presently required (for example, reporting contracts awarded to Filipino Americans separately from those awarded to Asian Pacific Americans, or reporting male and female results within minority-owned classifications). (iii) Owners or operators of federally-owned commercial refrigeration equipment requesting or who are granted time extensions under this paragraph must comply with paragraphs (i)(3) and (i)(4) of this section. will also bring you to search results. Each utility shall maintain an appropriately sized staff to provide overall WMDVBE program direction and guidance and to implement WMDVBE program requirements. 2022 American Solar Challenge Regulations ASC & FSGP No changes found for this content after 1/03/2017. performed, undertaken or assumed. of real or personal property, including lease (b) Small appliances. Inclusion of subcontractor awards in utility's WMBE results, 7.2. Each utility which elects to report fuel procurement separately must file with the Executive Director by March 1 of each year, beginning in 1991, a separate detailed and verifiable report on WMDVBE participation in fuel markets. Background and more details are available in the Goals shall also be established for both minority women-owned business enterprises and non-minority women-owned business enterprises. The Commission shall provide an annual report to the Legislature beginning in January,1989, on the progress of activities under-taken by each utility to implement Public Utilities Code Sections 8281 through 8286 and this General Order, as required by Section 8283 (e). (2) The owners or operators of industrial process refrigeration equipment normally containing more than 50 pounds of refrigerant must have leaks repaired if the appliance is leaking at a rate such that the loss of refrigerant will exceed 35 percent of the total charge during a 12-month period in accordance with paragraph (i)(9) of this section, except as described in paragraphs (i)(6), (i)(7) and (i)(10) of this section, and paragraphs (i)(2)(i) and (i)(2)(ii) of this section. 1.3.18. 7.2.4. (a) Appliances (except small appliances, MVACs, and MVAC-like appliances). "Product and service categories" means product and service categories as defined by the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system maintained by the United States Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, as they currently read or as amended. Information on additional selection criteria, such as warranty periods, maintenance costs, and delivery capability, shall be provided when requested if disclosure would not violate the proprietary nature of the specific contract element; 2(5) To the extent possible, make available to WMDVBE contractors lists of utility purchase/contract categories which offer them the best opportunity for success; 2(6) Encourage employees involved in procurement activities to break apart purchases and contracts as appropriate to accommodate the capabilities of WMDVBEs; 2(7) Summarize this General Order in its outreach pro-gram handouts. 2(1) It is the policy of the utility that women, minority and disabled veteran owned business enterprises shall have the maximum practicable opportunity to participate in the performance of contracts. A utility may not, however, require such additional information in order to verify that a business is in fact a WMDVBE. The owners and operators of the industrial process refrigeration equipment, federally-owned commercial refrigeration equipment, or federally-owned comfort cooling appliances are relieved of this requirement if the conditions of paragraphs (i)(3)(iv) and/or (i)(3)(v) of this section are met. Short, mid, and long term goals set as required by Section 8, supra; 10.1.2. Rules 12-1600 to 12-1614 apply only to surface raceways and include: use of surface raceways temperature limitations conductors in surface raceways maximum voltage joints and splices provisions for bonding flat cable systems. (c) MVAC-like appliances. "Mid-term goal" means a goal applicable to a period of three(3)years. We recommend you directly contact the agency associated with the content in question. You are using an unsupported browser. WebThe department has determined that a permit by rule is required for small solar energy projects with a rated capacity greater than five megawatts and a disturbance zone greater If such data is necessary to more fully explain why it has not been able to eliminate exclusions, provided that the utility's report must contain the data without exclusions in the first sentence. Table 1Required Levels of Evacuation for Appliances, [Except for small appliances, MVACs, and MVAC-like appliances]. (e) System-dependent equipment may not be used with appliances with a full charge of more than 15 pounds of refrigerant, unless the system-dependent equipment is permanently attached to the appliance as a pump-out unit. The owners or operators of industrial process refrigeration equipment will be allowed additional time beyond the additional time provided in paragraph (i)(7)(ii) of this section if the conditions described in paragraph (i)(7)(iii) of this section are met. eCFR :: 40 CFR 82.156 -- Proper evacuation of refrigerant Purchases from WMDVBE suppliers fuels other than domestic onshore natural gas, 8.10.4. 9.1.5. (3) Evacuate the appliance to four inches of mercury vacuum. 12, 2004; 70 FR 1991, Jan. 11, 2005; 79 FR 29690, May 23, 2014; 8a FR 82354, Nov. 18, 2016]. (v) The owner or operator of industrial process refrigeration equipment is relieved of the obligation to retrofit or replace the equipment in accordance with paragraph (i)(6) of this section if within 180 days of the initial failed follow-up verification test, the owner or operator establishes that the appliance's annual leak rate does not exceed the applicable allowable annual leak rate, in accordance with paragraph (i)(4) of this section. 7.3.10. Repairs must bring annual leak rates to below 35 percent during a 12-month period. Utilities and other interested parties may individually or collectively file an application with the Commission for the purpose of amending these rules. In assessing the suitability of a WMDVBE to bid for procurement contracts, a utility may require additional information or the completion of additional forms to comply with specific requirements created by the unique character of its business, such as insurance requirements, product and service codes, bonding limits, and so on. Filing of an application does not guarantee verification. An explanation of how existing and/or changing market conditions are affecting the utility's ability to meet or exceed its WMDVBE goals for fuel; 22. (Mods feel free to move this do a different section if deemed more appropriate). 1.3.7. Each utility is encouraged to inform suppliers of products and services that suppliers' good faith efforts to subcontract with WMDVBEs is a factor that will be considered in the bid evaluation process. Method of expressing overall program goals, 8.10. The owners or operators of the industrial process refrigeration equipment, federally-owned commercial refrigeration appliances, or federally-owned comfort cooling appliances are exempted from this requirement only where the owners or operators will retrofit or retire the industrial process refrigeration equipment, federally-owned commercial refrigeration appliance, or federally-owned comfort cooling appliance in accordance with paragraph (i)(6) of this section. 8.8. 9.1. Background. 9.1.6. [58 FR 28712, May 14, 1993, as amended at 59 FR 42956, 42962, Aug. 19, 1994; 59 FR 55926, Nov. 9, 1994; 60 FR 40440, Aug. 8, 1995; 68 FR 43807, July 24, 2003; 69 FR 11979, Mar. In all cases, the follow-up verification test shall be conducted at normal operating characteristics and conditions, unless sound professional judgment indicates that tests performed at normal operating characteristics and conditions will produce less reliable results, in which case the follow-up verification test shall be conducted at or near the normal operating pressure where practicable, and at or near the normal operating temperature where practicable. #1 120% or 125% NEC backfeed rules as of 2014 code ? However, you can use the 40A rating when calculating your derating for ambient temperature and wire fill. "Commission" means The California Public Utilities Commission as provided for in Article MI of the California Constitution. (D) The owner or operator maintains records that are adequate to allow a determination that the criteria are met. Don't worry if you do not have the tax liability to use the full 30% in year one. 10.1.6. (h) Refrigerant may be returned to the appliance from which it is recovered or to another appliance owned by the same person without being recycled or reclaimed, unless the appliance is an MVAC or MVAC-like appliance. "Operate" means being actively involved in the day-to-day management and not merely acting as officers or directors. You'll need 8 ga wire. Sign in or register to get started. In the Administrative Law Judge's discretion, the record may be kept open for a reasonable period to permit a party to submit additional evidence or argument. 6.3.4. The goal for Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) participation in procurement programs of the participating utilities is set at 1.5%, effective January 1, 1997. A separate drafting site "Control" means exercising the power to make policy decisions. What is the 120% rule and why do you care Well simply put it refers to the amount of power that can be supplied to your main service panels bus bars. You must log in or register to reply here. Each utility shall implement an outreach program to inform and recruit WMDVBEs to apply for procurement contracts. Payments to other utilities and franchise tax fees, other taxes and postage need not be included in the standard procurement base used to establish goals. "Substantial Goals" mean goals which are realistic and clearly demonstrate a utility's commitment to encourage the participation of WMDVBEs in utility purchases and contracts. Initial verification test means, for the purposes of paragraph (i) of this section, those leak tests that are conducted as soon as practicable after the repair is completed. Code only allows a wire to be loaded to 80% for continuous loads(more than 3 hours) 30amps x 80%= 24A or 24 x 125%= 30 The code has multiple ways of getting the same value. The following rules and guidelines shall be used to verify the eligibility of women and minority business enterprises (WMBEs) for participation in utility WMDVBE procurement programs. A utility which is presently purchasing products or services from affiliates may, subtract the dollars paid to affiliates for these products or services from the total dollars used as the basis for establishing goals for purchases from WMDVBEs of these categories of products or services, provided that the utility encourages the affiliate to establish an appropriate subcontracting program where such affiliate employs subcontractors. However, this policy shall not be used to exclude qualified non-WMDVBEs from participating in utility contracting. Description of progress in meeting or exceeding set goals, 9.1.5. Starting on January 1, 2018, this section applies to evacuation of refrigerant from appliances containing any class I or class II refrigerant or any non-exempt substitute refrigerant, excluding paragraph (i) of this section which applies only to appliances containing class I or class II refrigerants until January 1, 2019. No. 9.1.2. Take the shorter of the number of days that have passed since the last day refrigerant was added or 365 days and divide that number by 365 days; (C) Step 3. Note: This feature currently requires accessing the site using the built-in Safari browser. Deduction of present purchasing dollars from WMDVBE goals, 8.7. Applicability-These rules are applicable to all gas, electric, and telephone utilities under the Commission's jurisdiction with gross annual revenues exceeding $25,000,000 and their Commission-regulated subsidiaries and affiliates. You can learn more about the process (iv) The owner or operator is relieved of the obligation to retrofit or replace the industrial process refrigeration equipment as discussed in paragraph (i)(6) of this section if second repair efforts to fix the same leaks that were the subject of the first repair efforts are successfully completed within 30 days or 120 days where an industrial process shutdown is required, after the initial failed follow-up verification test. A description of WMDVBE program activities engaged in during the previous calendar year. The 156% factor is only applied to PV and not to anything with electronics, such as optimizers or inverters of any sort. Designation of Administrative Law Judge, 7.3.12. Owners or operators are temporarily relieved of this obligation if the appliance has undergone system mothballing as defined in 82.152. 1.3.20. Summary of WMDVBE purchases/ contracts, 9.1.3. General Order not intended to permit erosion of WMDVBE programs, 9.3. Repairs must bring the annual leak rate to below 15 percent. In cases where the application of any of these rules results in undue hardship or unreasonable expense to a utility, the utility may request relief by filing an application in accordance with the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure. An applicant may complete the verification forms and return them to the Clearinghouse for processing and inclusion in the database. Utilities shall serve twelve (12) copies on the Executive Director, by March 1 of each year, beginning in 1989, an Annual Report on their WMDVBE Program. PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, RULES GOVERNING THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROGRAMS Each utility shall report purchases by: 23. 4.1.3. It is not an official legal edition of the CFR. Normally containing a quantity of refrigerant means, for the purposes of paragraph (i) of this section, containing the quantity of refrigerant within the appliance or appliance component when the appliance is operating with a full charge of refrigerant. 3.4. 7.3.5. The utility's annual plan must describe any future plans to encourage such a sub-contracting program. Disabled Veteran-a veteran of the military, naval or air service of the UnitedStates with a service-connected disability who is a resident of the State of California. Description of WMDVBE program activities, 9.1.2. The opinion was found in a memorandum titled Clarification of Product Coverage in reference to Docket Number A During the pendency of a third party challenge of a verified WMBE, the presumption that the challenged party is a WMBE will remain in effect. 1.3.19. "Administering Agency" means the California State Department of General Services, Office of Small and Minority Business. Such notification must be made within 30 days of discovering that leak repair efforts cannot be completed within 30 days. "Excluded category" means a category of products or services which may be removed from the dollar base used to establish goals, pursuant to Section 8.5 of this General Order, because of the established unavailability of WMDVBEs capable of supplying those products or services. Such fuel must be included in the standard procurement base used to establish goals, unless the fuel is purchased from another utility and thus subject to the exclusion authorized herein; 8.10.2. EPA will notify the owner or operator of its determination within 60 days of receipt the submittal. The time for owners and operators to complete repairs, retrofit plans, or retrofits/replacements will resume on the day the appliance is brought back on-line and is no longer considered mothballed. 2.3. WebI'll just stick with "125%" here as that is the wording in the NEC. WebAs per prevision of rule 156 of the Election Rules, 2017 the statement received through post, fax, courier service or any other mode will not be entertained. 1.3.4. WebGeneral Order 156 (Current as of August 24, 2006) 7.3.9. 2.4. When an industrial process shutdown has occurred or when repairs have been made while an appliance is mothballed, the owners or operators shall conduct an initial verification test at the conclusion of the repairs and a follow-up verification test. WMBEs shall be required to submit verification forms at least once every threeyears. Any such application shall clearly set forth the changes proposed and the supporting rationale. (1) Owners or operators of commercial refrigeration equipment normally containing more than 50 pounds of refrigerant must have leaks repaired in accordance with paragraph (i)(9) of this section, if the appliance is leaking at a rate such that the loss of refrigerant will exceed 35 percent of the total charge during a 12-month period, except as described in paragraphs (i)(6), (i)(8), and (i)(10) of this section and paragraphs (i)(1)(i), (i)(1)(ii), and (i)(1)(iii) of this section. FROM UTILITIES AS REQUIRED BY PUBLIC UTILITIES CODE SECTIONS 8281-8286. Comments or questions about document content can not be answered by OFR staff. (i) Additional time, to the extent reasonably necessary will be allowed for retrofitting or retiring industrial process refrigeration equipment due to delays occasioned by the requirements of other applicable federal, state, or local laws or regulations, or due to the unavailability of a suitable replacement refrigerant with a lower ozone depletion potential. 1 CFR 1.1 7.3.7. Custom-built means, for the purposes of paragraph (i) of this section, that the equipment or any of its critical components cannot be purchased and/or installed without being uniquely designed, fabricated and/or assembled to satisfy a specific set of industrial process conditions. New Member. You are using an out of date browser. user convenience only and is not intended to alter agency intent Such complaints must: 1) be in writing and be addressed to the clearinghouse; 2) set forth with specificity the grounds for the challenge in ordinary and concise language; 3) include the name and address of the complainant; and 4) be served on the affected WMBE. Hispanic Americans-all persons of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South or Central American, Caribbean, and other Spanish culture or origin. 6.3.8. Vol. 37 Iss. 15 This content is from the eCFR and may include recent changes applied to the CFR. SB156.DOC - Hawaii State Legislature 8.10. Black Americans-persons having origins in any black racial groups of Africa. "Disabled veteran" is defined in Section 1.3.10 of this GeneralOrder. 7.3.8. It is a sole proprietorship at least 51 percent owned by one or more disabled veterans or, in the case of a publicly owned business, at least 51percent of its stock is owned by one or more disabled veterans; a subsidiary which is wholly owned by a parent corporation, but only if at least 51 percent of the voting stock of the parent corporation is owned by one or more disabled veterans; or a joint venture in which at least 51percent of the joint venture's management and control and earnings are held by one or more disabled veterans. Based on comments received, the final rule removes the provision in the proposed rule that would have applied certain application requirements to pipelines greater than 10 inches in diameter. (iii) For the purposes of oil changes, be evacuated or pressurized to a pressure no higher than 5 psig, before it is opened; or drain the oil into a system receiver to be evacuated or pressurized to a pressure no higher than 5 psig. (5) Owners or operators of comfort cooling appliances normally containing more than 50 pounds of refrigerant and not covered by paragraph (i)(1) or (i)(2) of this section must have leaks repaired in accordance with paragraph (i)(9) of this section if the appliance is leaking at a rate such that the loss of refrigerant will exceed 15 percent of the total charge during a 12-month period, except as described in paragraphs (i)(6), (i)(8) and (i)(10) of this section and paragraphs (i)(5)(i), (i)(5)(ii) and (i)(5)(iii) of this section. TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN, MINORITY AND Only the additional time needed to conduct and complete repairs in a safe working environment will be permitted. 6.2.1. Ok so apparently the answer to this is in the code! Web 82.156 Proper evacuation of refrigerant from appliances. 1.3.20.2. The Administrative Law Judge shall issue an order resolving the appeal no later than 30 days after the appeal is submitted, and the order will be placed on the Commission's first available agenda, consistent with the Commission's applicable rules. "WMBE" means a women-owned or minority-owned business enterprise; under these rules, the women and/or minorities owning such an enterprise must be either U.S. citizens or legal aliens with permanent residence status in the UnitedStates. Rule and Grid Tied Solar - Global Solar Supply PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION STATE OF CALIFORNIA. The subcontracting program shall apply to the following: 2(1) Purchases/contracts exceeding $500,000 for products and services; 2(2) Construction contracts exceeding $1,000,000; 2(3) Purchases/contracts which offer WMDVBE subcontracting opportunities, regardless of value, where appropriate. This is calculated by Table 310.15 B 1 for 86 degree ambient rating (USE-2 solar wire is 90C, use 90C table) multiplied by number of conductors in conduit rating in 310.15 C 1. (8) Owners or operators of federally-owned commercial or comfort-cooling appliances will be allowed an additional year to complete the retrofit or retirement of the appliances if the conditions described in paragraph (i)(8)(i) of this section are met, and will be allowed one year beyond the additional year if the conditions in paragraph (i)(8)(ii) of this section are met. This will allow us to connect a larger PV system, and the only restriction is the interconnection must be at the opposite end of the bus as the utility service. Asian Pacific Americans-persons having origins in Asia or the Indian subcontinent, including, but not limited to, persons from Japan, China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Korea, Samoa, Guam, the U.S.Trust Territories of the Pacific, Northern Marianas, Laos, Cambodia, Taiwan, India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. (f) Persons who maintain, service, repair, or dispose of only appliances that they own and that contain pump-out units are exempt from the requirement to use certified, self-contained recovery and/or recycling equipment. (iv) Use an established range based on the best available data regarding the normal operating characteristics and conditions for the appliance, where the midpoint of the range will serve as the full charge, and where records are maintained in accordance with 82.166(q). 7.3.12. WMBEs to submit verification forms every three years, 2.4. File verifiable report on WMDVBE participation in fuel markets, 9.2. The utilities shall consider the following factors in setting their goals: 8.1.1. Owners or operators who decide to retrofit the appliance must use a refrigerant or substitute with a lower or equivalent ozone-depleting potential than the previous refrigerant and must include such a change in the retrofit plan. Regulation Y "Short-term goal" means a goal applicable to a period of one(1)year. From the date the Notice of Appeal is served to and including the date the Commission's final order is mailed, neither party (or an attorney or agent acting in behalf of a party) shall engage in an exparte communication with a Commissioner, a Commissioner's advisor, or an Administrative Law Judge except for procedural or scheduling purposes. The retrofit or retirement plan (or a legible copy) must be kept at the site of the appliance. 9.3. 1/1.1 (iii) The owner or operator of industrial process refrigeration equipment that fails a follow-up verification test must notify EPA within 30 days of the failed follow-up verification test in accordance with 82.166(n). The Administrative Law Judge shall schedule and notice the appeal for hearing between 10 and 20 days after being assigned to hear the complaint. The 36.30A calculation was me jumping to conclusions and maybe not saying it right? A description of any efforts made to recruit WMDVBE suppliers of products or services in procurement categories where WMDVBE utilization has been low, such as legal and financial services, fuel procurement, and areas that are considered highly technical in nature. WebBUILDING INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS. 1.3.8. The in-page Table of Contents is available only when multiple sections are being viewed. WebSupport Solar Articles What is the Panelboard Sizing 120% Rule? Industrial process refrigeration means, for the purposes of paragraph (i) of this section, complex customized appliances used in the chemical, pharmaceutical, petrochemical and manufacturing industries. Appliance means, for the purposes of paragraph (i) of this section, any device which contains and uses a refrigerant and which is used for household or commercial purposes, including any air conditioner, refrigerator, chiller, or freezer. The determination must be based on the full charge for the affected industrial process refrigeration equipment. full text search results super clear information or personal data. This description shall include both internal and external activities; 10.1.3. One way is knowing you are talking about PV source The 12 Rules of Solar | Your Ultimate Guide to Going Solar in (j) Definitions for the leak repair provisions in 82.156(i). Normal operating characteristics and conditions are marked by the absence of atypical conditions affecting the operation of the refrigeration appliance. Hi, Just trying to get clarification on the 120% rule in the case of mail lug panels with no disconnect breaker or with disconnect main panels that only have Completion of the verification application only initiates a verification of the business's WMBE status. If these circumstances apply, the owner or operator of the facility must notify EPA within six months after the 30-day period following the discovery of an exceedance of the 35 percent leak rate.
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