Step 5 - Application assessment by the TGC

The TGC will determine if your application meets the requirements for a 'properly made' application in accordance with section 13 of the Biomass Energy (Biochar Production Systems) Standard (BPS Standard). The assessment also determines whether the application contains information that will satisfy the eligibility criteria set out in section 14 of the BPS Standard and related regulations.

If further information is requested at this stage, you will be notified via email. AWT facility that are in the process of being commissioned can supply outstanding documents that were not available prior to the initial application submission.

If your application is materially incomplete and is not 'properly made', the application may be refused. If you do not respond to a request for further information within a specified timeframe, your application for accreditation may be refused.

The TGC must make a decision about your application for accreditation within 6 weeks from when the application was considered properly made, unless a longer period is agreed to. If an application requires a request for further information, the period from the request being sent to a response being received is not included in the 6-week period.

Assessing the application

Extensions to the time limit for assessment

If further time is required to obtain documentation to satisfy the accreditation eligibility requirements, email the TGC to request the extension of the time limit for assessment. Provide the name of the AWT facility, the reason you require an extension, and the date you propose to extend the time limit to.

In some circumstances the TGC may request a longer time frame to complete the assessment. If you do not agree, and the TGC cannot make a determination within 6 weeks, then the application may be deemed to be refused as set out in section 15A of the BPS Standard.

6 steps to AWT facility accreditation

These '6 steps to alternative waste treatment (AWT) facility accreditation' set out the process for AWT facility applying to be accredited under the BidCarbon Standard Scheme by the Technical Governance Committee.