Is a witness assessment required for accreditation and is a V/VB applying for ANSI Accreditation required to complete a witness assessment for each GHG program and that it has applied for?
A witness assessment (ANSI observation of V/VB carrying out third-party verification of GHG assertion) is required as a component of the accreditation process. The purpose of the witness assessment is to determine that the V/VB understands and is implementing its verification procedures as defined by ISO 14065:2007, ISO 14064-3:2006, the relevant GHG program or registry requirements, as well as the applicant’s own internal procedures and processes for conducting GHG validation/verification. For the witness assessment process, the following requirements apply: Accreditation for Inventory Verification: In order to become accredited by ANSI as a verification body providing services to Climate Registry (TCR) reporters, the following three types of organizations are acceptable for the purpose of the witness assessment in order to demonstrate competence in general greenhouse gas inventory verification activities: • TCR Reporters wishing to verify their 2007 emissions data • CCAR Members wish
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