September 2009: The project design document (PDD) for the joint implementation (JI) project “Reconstruction of the OJSC ‘Nizhniy Tagil Iron and Steel Works’ blast furnaces #5 and #6, Russian Federation” has been submitted to the UNFCCC Secretariat by an accredited independent entity.

The PDD is open to comments by interested stakeholders until 3 October 2009. This is pursuant to decision 9/CMP.1 (JI guidelines), which requires that under the JI Track 2 procedure, PDDs are to be made publicly available by accredited independent entities through the UNFCCC Secretariat for comments from Parties, stakeholders and UNFCCC accredited observers. PDDs are to be open to comments for 30 days from the date the PDD is made publicly available. [News Release][The JI Project][The PDD]