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EPA Issues Final Rule on Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases

In response to the FY2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act (PDF) (613 pp., 1.5M, About PDF) (H.R. 2764; Public Law 110–161), EPA has issued the Final Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Rule. The rule requires reporting of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from large direct emitting sources and fossil fuel and industrial GHG suppliers in the United States, and is intended to collect accurate and timely emissions data to inform future policy decisions. The first annual reports for facilities covered by this rule will be for calendar year 2010, and will be submitted to EPA in 2011.

Go to the final rule and view additional information.

Section FF – Underground Coal Mines is not included in the final rule referenced above. Due to resource and time constraints, EPA did not finalize a few sections from the Proposed Rule (On April 10, 2009. the proposed rule was published in the Federal Register (www.regulations.gov) under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0508). EPA will be issuing its final rule as it pertains to Section FF – Underground Coal Mines in the near future. The final rule will be based on comments received on the Proposed Rule.

Due to this delay, Underground Coal Mines will not be required to submit mandatory reports covering calendar year 2010. The actual start date for mandatory reporting will be determined by when the final rule for Section FF – Underground Coal Mines is issued.

Section KK – Suppliers of Coal is not included in the final rule referenced above. Based on careful review of comments received on the preamble, rule, and technical support documents under proposed 40 CFR part 98, subpart KK, EPA will perform additional analysis and consider alternatives to data collection procedures and methodologies. These alternatives will provide coverage of coal supplied, imported, or exported while concurrently taking into account the industry burden.