CDM project activity/programme of activities registration request review form (CDM-REGR-FORM) (Version 03.0)

Reference number of the proposed CDM project activity/programme of activities (PoA) submitted for registration	6699
Title of the proposed CDM project activity/PoA submitted for registration	DSK Composting Project
Please indicate, in accordance with paragraphs 37 and 40 of the CDM modalities and procedures, which validation requirement(s) may require review. A list of requirements is provided below. Please provide reasons in support of the request for review. Including any supporting documentation.
The following are requirements derived from paragraph 37 of the CDM modalities and procedures:
The participation requirements as set out in paragraph 28 to 30 of the CDM modalities and procedures are satisfied; Comments by local stakeholders have been invited, a summary of the comments received has been provided, and a report to the designated operational entity (DOE) on how due account was taken of any comments has been received; Project Participants have submitted to the DOE documentation on the analysis of the environmental impacts of the project activity, including transboundary impacts and, if those impacts are considered significant by the project participants or the host Party, have undertaken an environmental impact assessment in accordance with procedures as required by the host Party; The project activity is expected to result in a reduction in anthropogenic emissions by sources of greenhouse gases that are additional to any that would occur in the absence of the proposed project activity, in accordance with paragraphs 43 to 52 of the CDM modalities and procedures; The baseline and monitoring methodologies comply with requirements pertaining to methodologies previously approved by the Executive Board; Provisions for monitoring, verification and reporting are in accordance with decision 17/CP.7, the CDM modalities and procedures and relevant decisions of the COP/MOP; The project activity conforms to all other requirements for CDM project activities in decision 17/CP.7, the CDM modalities and procedures and relevant decisions by the COP/MOP and the Executive Board.
The following are requirements derived from paragraph 40 of the CDM modalities and procedures:
The DOE shall, prior to the submission of the validation report to the Executive Board, have received from the project participants written approval of voluntary participation from the designated national authority of each Party involved, including confirmation by the host Party that the project activity assists it in achieving sustainable development; In accordance with provisions on confidentiality contained in paragraph 27(h) of the CDM modalities and procedures, the DOE shall make publicly available the project design document; The DOE shall receive, within 30 days, comments on the validation requirements from Parties, stakeholders and UNFCCC accredited non-governmental organizations and make them publicly available; After the deadline for receipt of comments, the DOE shall make a determination as to whether, on the basis of the information provided and taking into account the comments received, the project activity should be validated; The DOE shall inform project participants of its determination on the validation of the project activity. Notification to the project participants will include confirmation of validation and the date of submission of the validation report to the Executive Board; The DOE shall submit to the Executive Board, if it determines the proposed project activity to be valid, a request for registration in the form of a validation report including of the project design document, the written approval of the host Party and an explanation of how it has taken due account of comments received.
There are only minor issues which should be addressed by the DOE/project participants prior to the registration of the project.
Additional information
1) The PDD has stated that no other developer has fully implemented a large-scale composting project that processes purely organic waste from jatropha in the Philippines. The DOE has confirmed that the proposed project is clearly not a common practice based on the  "Metro Manila Solid Waste Management Project" and onsite interviews. The DOE shall further explain how it has validated the common practice analyses, in particular,  whether the source cited includes a national level assessment and is sufficient to confirm that composting is not a common practice in the entire country. Please refer to VVM 1.2 paragraph 119.. 2) A requirement for applying AM0025 is that waste handling in the baseline scenario shows a continuation of current practice of disposing the waste in a landfill despite the environmental regulation mandating treatment of waste. The DOE has confirmed that Republic Act 9003, which requires that part of biodegradable waste be composted, is not systematically enforced according to the study entitled "Metro Manilla Solid Waste Management Project". The DOE is requested to clarify how it has confirmed the status of waste management in the entire country based on a study of  solid waste management in Metro Manila. Please refer to VVM 1.2 paragraph 68.. 3) The DOE has validated that the project activity, composting, not implemented as a CDM project, is not a feasible baseline scenario as it is not financially attractive and is in compliance with regulation. The DOE shall further explain how it has validated that Republic Act 9003 (Ecological Solid Waste Management Act) has not been enforced in the entire country based on a study on Metro Manila Waste Management.  Please refer to VVM 1.2 paragraph 81.. 4) The DOE has validated that in the absence of the project activity, biomass residues would be sent to theclosest landfill, the Urdaneta Sanitary Landfill. The DOE shall further explain how it has validated the baseline scenario, in particular (a)  whether jatropha waste or similar waste (residual biomass) can be disposed of in a landfill instead of waste stockpiles, and (b) if the Urdaneta landfill is exclusively used for municipal solid waste or if this landfill can receive biomass residues from plantations. In doing so, the DOE shall also justify the assumption of a methane correction factor (MCF) of 1.0 for the calculation of baseline emissions based on the  characteristics of the baseline SWDS and whether jatropha waste or similar waste (residual biomass) can be disposed of in waste stockpiles rather than in sanitary landfills. Please refer to VVM 1.2 paragraph 81 and 89..
Date	15 Oct 12