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	8453
Title of the proposed CDM project activity/PoA submitted for registration	Co-composting of Palm Oil Mill Waste at Keratong
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 palm oil mill expanded its capacity from 20 ton FFB/hr to 45 ton FFB/hr, however the DOE has chosen baseline scenario, baseline alternative and baseline emission for existing capacity.The project activity has selected the baseline scenario as that in the absence of the project activity, biomass and other organic matter (waste water (POME)) are left to decay within the project boundary and methane is emitted to the atmosphere.   The DOE shall substantiate how it has validated the requirements in general guidelines to SSC CDM Methodologies,Para 21 ,where in it is stated that for capacity expansion projects it shall be demonstrated that most plausible baseline scenario for the additional (incremental) capacity is the baseline provided in the respective Type II and III small-scale methodology. The demonstration should include the assessment of the alternatives of the project activity using the steps described in paragraph 19 of the guidelines. Please refer to VVM v.01.2,para 136 (b).    The DOE shall further substantiate how the requirements in the methodology are met, in particular Equation 2 in the AMS III H, Version 16, consideringone year data is used to calculate baseline emission for the existing capacity, while the methodology requires that at least three years of data to be used.Furthermore for the capacity expansion, special provision are included with adjustment factors in para 26,27,28 of the methodology, and none of them are used by the project.Please refer to VVM v.01.2,para 89. Please refer to Please refer to VVM v.01.2,para 89& 136 (b)..
Date	27 Jan 13