California Administrative Code

Documents may be tendered for filing in hard copy or electronically, as follows, except that a utility whose gross intrastate revenues, as reported in the utility's most recent annual report to the Commission, exceed $10 million shall electronically file all documents unless othe…

(a) Separate documents must be used to address unrelated subjects or to ask the Commission or the Administrative Law Judge to take essentially different types of action (e.g., a document entitled “Complaint and Motion to File Under Seal” would be improper; two separate documents …

(a) A document tendered for filing must have a signature at the end of the document and must state the date of signing, the signer's address, the signer's telephone number, and (if consenting to service by electronic mail) the signer's electronic mail address. (b) A signature on …

(a) A party may request the issuance of a subpoena to direct the attendance of a non-party witness or to direct the production of documents or other things under the non-party witness's control. Requests may be made to the Administrative Law Judge assigned to the proceeding. If n…

Each part of this division shall be deemed severable, and in the event that any provision of this division is held to be invalid, the remainder of this division shall continue in full force and effect.

The assigned Administrative Law Judge may refer motions for the resolution of discovery disputes to a designated Law and Motion Administrative Law Judge. The Law and Motion Administrative Law Judge shall preside over discovery matters referred to him or her by the assigned Admini…

This article applies only to the commission's business meetings conducted under Public Resources Code Section 25214.

(a) Time and Distribution. Notices shall be given to all members, ex officio members, the public adviser, to all parties to proceedings on the agenda, and to all persons who request in writing such notice. (b) Agenda. The agenda shall be prepared by the executive director and sha…

(a) At any time, staff may initiate voluntary meetings with the applicant, other parties, interested agencies, stakeholders, or the public on matters relevant to a proceeding. Such meetings may include workshops, site visits, or other information exchanges. (b) Public meetings sh…

(a) Every document filed with the commission shall comply with this section. Filers must ensure the content, quality, and format of their documents meets applicable requirements. The commission is not responsible for the content, quality or formatting of filed documents. (b) Elec…

(a) Notwithstanding anything in this article to the contrary, the following shall apply to any complaint pertaining to a Renewables Portfolio Standard requirement, or any regulation, order, or decision adopted by the commission pertaining to the Renewables Portfolio Standard, for…

Any person may allege, in writing, a violation of a statute, regulation, order, program, or decision adopted, administered, or enforced by the commission. For a request to be acted on by the commission it must be submitted to the executive director, and include: (a) the name, add…

(a) If the executive director makes a determination under section 1232(a)(1), the requester may request that the chair review the executive director's determination. The request shall be made in writing and filed in accordance with section 1208 within 15 days of the date of the f…

(a) The Commission shall give notice of evidentiary hearing not less than ten days before the date of hearing, unless it finds that public necessity requires hearing at an earlier date. (b) Whenever any electrical, gas, heat, telephone, water, or sewer system utility files an app…

Official notice may be taken of such matters as may be judicially noticed by the courts of the State of California pursuant to Evidence Code section 450 et seq.

Each control area operator with California end users inside its control area, including without limitation the California Independent System operator, shall submit the following data: (a) Monthly Reports on Monthly System Peak Demand: monthly system peak demand in the control are…

(a) Quarterly UDC Reports. (1) Each UDC shall report the number of customers, revenue expressed in dollars, volume expressed in kWh for all electricity sold or delivered by the UDC during each of the previous three months as follows: (A) sales to bundled customers classified by c…

(a) Quarterly Gas Retailer Reports. Each gas retailer that does not report pursuant to 1308(c), shall report quarterly the following: (1) Natural Gas Sales. (A) monthly natural gas sales expressed in millions of therms; (B) monthly number of customers; and (C) monthly revenue exp…

(a) Beginning in 2022, and every year thereafter, each PACE program administrator shall report no later than September 15 to the Commission its annual investments in energy efficiency programs for the previous fiscal year. The report shall include: (1) Program name: title or name…

The reports described in Section 25354 of the Public Resources Code and this article shall be known as the Petroleum Information Reports.

“1/1/1” means a pricing window associated with the loading or discharge of a marine vessel that is benchmarked to a published reference price (such as OPIS prompt spot LA CARBOB Regular) the business day before, business day of, and business day after title transfer has commenced…

The CEC may, after notifying any person of the failure to provide information pursuant to Sections 1361-1369 of this Article, Chapter 4.5 of Division 15 of the Public Resources Code, or the latest version of the Senate Bill X1-2: California Refinery Maintenance Guidelines (adopte…

The purpose of this article is to specify reporting requirements for operators of infrastructure pertaining to alternative energy sources for transportation.

(a) The owner or operator of each biodiesel plant, defined as any industrial plant that processes biomass feedstock and produces more than 84,000 gallons of biodiesel during any month of the current or preceding calendar year and that is located in California, and each renewable …

(a) Any party may file an appeal of the presiding officer's decision within 30 days of the date the decision is served. (b) Any Commissioner may request review of the presiding officer's decision by filing a request for review within 30 days of the date the decision is served. (c…

(a) In an unforeseen emergency situation, the Commission may reduce or waive the period for public review and comment on proposed decisions, draft resolutions, and their alternates. “Unforeseen emergency situation” means a matter that requires action or a decision by the Commissi…

(a) Testing Requirements. The manufacturer shall cause the testing of units of each basic model of appliance within the scope of section 1601 of this Article, using the applicable test method listed in section 1604 of this Article unless otherwise provided in subsection (c) of th…

(a) Refrigerators, Refrigerator-Freezers, and Freezers. (1) The test methods for non-commercial refrigerators designed for the refrigerated storage of food at temperatures above 32°F and below 39°F, configured for general refrigerated food storage, non-commercial refrigerator-fre…

(a) Refrigerators, Refrigerator-Freezers, and Freezers. (1) Non-Commercial Refrigerators, Non-Commercial Refrigerator-Freezers, and Non-Commercial Freezers. (A) The energy consumption of non-commercial refrigerators designed for the refrigerated storage of food at temperatures ab…

(a) Refrigerators, Refrigerator-Freezers, and Freezers. (1) Energy Efficiency Standard for Coolers. The energy consumption of coolers manufactured before October 28, 2019 that are designed and sold for use by an individual shall be no greater than the applicable values shown in T…

(a) Filing of Statements. Each manufacturer shall electronically file with the Executive Director through the MAEDbS a statement for each appliance that is sold or offered for sale in California. The statement shall contain all of the information described in paragraphs (2) throu…

(a) Scope of Section 1607. Every unit of every appliance within the scope of section 1601 of this Article shall comply with the applicable provisions of this section. The effective dates of this section shall be the same as the effective dates shown in section 1605.1, 1605.2 or 1…

In approving a loan, the Enemy Commission shall specify the interest rate, consistent with subdivision (f) of section 3822 of the Public Resources Code, and shall specify the repayment term, the principal, and the number of installments.

(a) Testing. If section 1693 of this Article requires that a specific appliance type be tested, then the manufacturer shall cause the testing of units of each basic model of appliance within the scope of this Article and comply with the applicable provisions of this section. (1) …

(a) Every unit of every appliance within the scope of this Article shall comply with the applicable provisions of this section. (b) Pool controls. (1) Effective date. The standards for pool controls shall be effective with respect to products manufactured on or after September 29…

(a) Filing of Statements. (1) Each manufacturer shall electronically file with the Executive Director through the Flexible Appliance Database (FAD) a statement for each appliance that is sold or offered for sale in California. (2) The manufacturer statement shall contain the foll…

The data submittal requirements shown in this section are required pursuant to section 1695 of this Article. (a) All appliances. (1) The data submittal requirements shown in Table A-1 are required for all appliances subject to this Article. Required Information Possible Answers *…

(a) Compliance and Enforcement. (1) Any unit of any appliance subject to this Article may be sold or offered for sale, rented, imported, distributed or leased for use in California regardless of the physical location of the seller and includes, without limitation, transactions co…

(a) A project owner shall pay all fees specified in Public Resources Code sections 25802 and 25806, and reimburse the commission for its actual costs of processing a petition to amend as specified in 25806(e). In calculating the fee required by Public Resources Code section 25806…

(a) Upon the filing of any notice or application for certification, all documentation shall be reviewed by the executive director or a delegatee to determine whether the notice or application for certification contains the information required under section 1704 and is therefore …

Before filing a notice or application, a potential applicant may request the executive director conduct a prefiling meeting and review of the proposed project for purposes of receiving guidance and advice regarding the proposed project's siting, design, construction and operation…

For all purposes, including but not limited to implementing sections 25530, 25531, and 25901 of the Public Resources Code, a decision or order is adopted, issued, final, and effective on the day it is filed, unless it states otherwise.

(a) The purpose of a notice, and such supporting documentation as may be filed concurrently with the notice, is to provide the commission, interested agencies, and interested members of the public with an informative document which does all of the following: (1) Accurately descri…

(a) The applicant has the burden of proof and of producing evidence on each of the following: (1) The probable need for the proposed facilities; (2) A reasonable likelihood that the principal adverse impacts on the environment can be mitigated or avoided; (3) A reasonable likelih…

(a) After the conclusion of the nonadjudicatory hearings, and no later than 150 days after acceptance of the notice, the presiding member shall prepare and publish a summary of the hearing record and a hearing order pursuant to Public Resources Code Sections 25512 and 25512.5 to …

(a) The presiding member shall prepare a final report on the notice, as provided in Section 25514 of the Public Resources Code. The report shall propose such findings and conclusions as are warranted by the record of the proceeding; shall recommend either approval or disapproval …

(a) The applicant shall submit in its application all of the information required for an authority to construct under the applicable district rules, subject to the provisions of Appendix B(g)(8) of these regulations. (b) The local air pollution control officer shall conduct, for …

(a) Adoption hearings on the presiding member's proposed decision or the revised proposed decision, if any, shall be held before the full commission after the comment period on the presiding member's proposed decision. The hearing shall be conducted for the purpose of considering…

(a) Within thirty (30) days of the filing of an application pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 25540.2(a) and Section 1803 of these regulations, the committee shall hold a hearing for the sole purpose of determining whether the proposed site is reasonably capable of supply…

§ 450.16. Change of Business or Corporate Name. [Renumbered] This database is current through 5/1/26 Register 2026, No. 18. Source: https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Document/I67CA42735A1E11EC8227000D3A7C4BC3?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=Category…