On March 10, 2009, in response to the Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 2764), EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson signed a proposed rule entitled “Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases.” Originally expected to be released last September, the proposed rule would apply to a broad range of sources, including fossil fuel suppliers and industrial gas suppliers, as well as to direct greenhouse gas emitters. The proposed rule does not require control of greenhouse gases. Rather it requires only that sources above certain threshold levels monitor and report emissions.
The prepublication copies of the preamble and proposed rule can be found at http://epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/downloads/MRRPreamble.pdf and http://epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/downloads/MRRPreamble.pdf.
EPA’s website for the proposed rule can be found at http://epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/ghgrulemaking.html.
As that site states, “In general, EPA proposes that suppliers of fossil fuels or industrial greenhouse gases, manufacturers of vehicles and engines, and facilities that emit 25,000 metric tons or more per year of GHG emissions submit annual reports to EPA. The gases covered by the proposed rule are carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFC), perfluorocarbons (PFC), sulfur hexafluoride (SF6), and other fluorinated gases including nitrogen trifluoride (NF3) and hydrofluorinated ethers (HFE).”
The proposed rule will be published in the Federal Register under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0508.
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Tue, March 10, 2009
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