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Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program
- Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program
- Rulemaking Notices
- Resources by Subpart
- Training and Testing Opportunities
- Proposed Rules
- e-GGRT Data Reporting System
- Confidential Business Information
- GHG Data
- Rule Help Center
What's New 
Rule Help Center
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Applicability Tool
- General Fact Sheet (PDF) (4 pp, 55K)
- 2011 Special Provisions Fact Sheet (PDF) (5 pp, 52K)
- 2010 Special Provisions Fact Sheet (PDF) (6 pp, 69K)
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In response to the FY2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 2764; Public Law 110–161), EPA issued the Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Rule (74 FR 56260) which requires reporting of greenhouse gas (GHG) data and other relevant information from large sources and suppliers in the United States. The purpose of the rule is to collect accurate and timely GHG data to inform future policy decisions. In general, the Rule is referred to as 40 CFR Part 98 (Part 98). Implementation of Part 98 is referred to as the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP).
Suppliers of certain products that would result in GHG emissions if released, combusted or oxidized; direct emitting source categories; and facilities that inject CO2 underground for geologic sequestration or any purpose other than geologic sequestration, are covered in Part 98. Facilities that emit 25,000 metric tons or more per year of GHGs are required to submit annual reports to EPA. Part 98 was published in the Federal Register (www.regulations.gov) on October 30, 2009 under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0508-2278.
Latest Developments
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On August 3, 2012, EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson signed Technical Corrections to address concerns raised by reporters and to correct errors. The final amendment provides greater clarity and flexibility to facilities subject to subparts A (General Provisions), I (Electronics Manufacturing), L (Fluorinated Gas Producers), W (Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems), and TT (Industrial Waste Landfills). More information.
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On August 2, 2012, EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson signed confidentiality determinations for most data elements to be reported under nine subparts of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program [I (Electronics Manufacturing), W (Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems), DD (Electrical Transmission and Distribution Equipment Use), II (Industrial Wastewater Treatment), QQ (Importers and Exporters of Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Contained in Pre-charged Equipment or Closed-cell Foams), RR (Geologic Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide), SS (Electrical Equipment Manufacture or Refurbishment), TT (Industrial Waste Landfills), and UU (Injection of Carbon Dioxide)]. This action also defers the deadline for reporting certain recently added data elements that are inputs to emission equations in three subparts (W-Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems, FF-Underground Coal Mines; TT-Industrial Waste Landfills), and finalizes amendments to subpart I (Electronics Manufacturing) to remove the requirement for a facility to recalculate the previous reporting years' emissions and resubmit them to EPA where the use of best available monitoring methods (BAMM) is allowed. This action is the final rule for proposals published on January 10, February 22, and February 24, 2012. More information.
On May 14, 2012, the U.S. EPA issued a Federal Register notice announcing that EPA is planning to submit a request to renew the existing approved Information Collection Requests (ICRs) for the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The notice was issued under Docket ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0333. EPA is now accepting comments until August 15, 2012.
REMINDER: If you submitted a GHG report for reporting year 2010 and you will not be reporting on any of the new 2011 source categories (PDF, 1 pg, 44K), then your report was due by April 2, 2012. An overview e-GGRT webinar that covers data entry changes from Reporting Year 2010 (RY2010), data that will carry over into the 2011 forms, and other helpful information, was held on February 28, 2012 (PDF) (12 pp, 724K). Slide presentations from the e-GGRT webinars held last year are available on the training page.
e-GGRT webinar slides for the new 2011 source categories are available. See Training and Testing Opportunities. If you are required to report for any of the new 2011 source categories, then your report is due on September 28, 2012. You must be registered in e-GGRT by July 30, 2012. However, if you are required to report for any of the new 2011 source categories AND if your facility submitted a GHG annual report for reporting year 2010 under another subpart (e.g., stationary fuel combustion), then by April 2, 2012 you must notify EPA through e-GGRT that you are not required to submit the second annual report until September 28, 2012. The reporting deadline extension applies to all subparts being reported by the facility or supplier.
Reporter registration is a necessary first step in meeting your GHG reporting obligations. The e-GGRT registration module is available at ghgreporting.epa.gov.
e-GGRT webinars for the new 2011 source categories will be scheduled in the spring 2012. The schedule will be posted on the “Training and Testing Opportunities” tab.
Related Pages
- Rulemaking Notices: Descriptions of and links to all Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule actions in the Federal Register.
- Resources by Subpart: A comprehensive suite of up-to-date rule resources, such as information sheets, presentation, checklists, and other supporting documents, arranged by rule Subpart.
- Training Opportunities: A listing of available training opportunities, with links to presentations and training registration.
- Proposed Rules: A listing of all currently active rule proposals.
- Data Reporting System: Information regarding the electronic Greenhouse Gas Reporting Tool (e-GGRT).
- Rule Help Center: Links to a variety of resources, including a Frequently Asked Questions database, a helpline, Applicability Tool, and other useful pages and documents.
To access archived materials related to the GHG Reporting Rule, including the Proposed Rule Preamble, please visit the Proposed Rule archive.