Approval of Natural Gas Data Collection Regulations
Summary
SCH Number
2026070224
Public Agency
California Energy Commission
Document Title
Approval of Natural Gas Data Collection Regulations
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
7/7/2026
Document Description
The purpose of the regulations is to enable the CEC to meet its statutory and analytical requirements to support the reliable operation of the State's energy systems and assess the progress of energy transitions and to inform the development of recommendations for meeting state energy goals.
Contact Information
Name
Rachel Kukendall
Agency Name
California Energy Commission
Job Title
Commission Staff
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Cities
Sacramento
Counties
Sacramento
Regions
Statewide
Other Location Info
Statewide project
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 6; (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14 § 15306)
Reasons for Exemption
The CEC has considered the application of the California Environmental Quality act (CEQA) to proposed regs and concluded that the proposed regs are not a "project" for purposes of CEQA as this action does not result in any direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment and even if the adoption of the proposed regulations is a project for purposes of CEQA, it would be exempt per California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15306 as a data collection activity and exempt under the common sense exemption located in California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15061 (b)(3).
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
CEQA Guidelines §15061(b)(3)
Reasons for Exemption
The CEC has considered the application of the California Environmental Quality act (CEQA) to proposed regs and concluded that the proposed regs are not a "project" for purposes of CEQA as this action does not result in any direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment and even if the adoption of the proposed regulations is a project for purposes of CEQA, it would be exempt per California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15306 as a data collection activity and exempt under the common sense exemption located in California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15061 (b)(3).
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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