83 FR 5422 - Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2016

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 26 (February 7, 2018)

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The Draft Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2016 is available for public review. EPA requests recommendations for improving the overall quality of the inventory report to be finalized in April 2018, as well as subsequent inventory reports.

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Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2016

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of document availability and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Draft Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and 
Sinks: 1990-2016 is available for public review. EPA requests 
recommendations for improving the overall quality of the inventory 
report to be finalized in April 2018, as well as subsequent inventory 
reports.

DATES: To ensure your comments are considered for the final version of 
the document, please submit your comments by March 9, 2018. However, 
comments received after that date will still be welcomed and considered 
for the next edition of this report.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2017-0729, to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or withdrawn. Do 
not submit electronically any information you consider to be 
Confidential Business Information (CBI). Comments can also be submitted 
in hardcopy to GHG Inventory at: Environmental Protection Agency, 
Climate Change Division (6207A), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, 
DC 20460, Fax: (202) 343-2338. You are welcome and encouraged to send 
an email with your comments to GHGInventory@epa.gov. EPA may publish 
any comment received to its public docket, submitted in hardcopy or 
sent via email. For additional submission methods, the full EPA public 
comment policy, information about CBI, and general guidance on making 
effective comments, please visit http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Mausami Desai, Environmental 
Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation, Office of Atmospheric 
Programs, Climate Change Division, (202) 343-9381, 
GHGInventory@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Annual U.S. emissions for the period of time 
from 1990 through 2016 are summarized and presented by source category 
and sector. The inventory contains estimates of carbon dioxide 
(CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide 
(N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFC), perfluorocarbons (PFC), 
sulfur hexafluoride (SF6), and nitrogen trifluoride 
(NF3) emissions. The technical approach used in this report 
to estimate emissions and sinks for greenhouse gases is consistent with 
the methodologies recommended by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate 
Change (IPCC), and reported in a format consistent with the United 
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) reporting 
guidelines.
    The Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2016 
is the latest in a series of annual, policy-neutral U.S. submissions to 
the Secretariat of the UNFCCC. EPA requests recommendations for 
improving the overall quality of the inventory report to be finalized 
in April 2018, as well as subsequent inventory reports.
    The draft report is available at: https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/inventory-us-greenhouse-gas-emissions-and-sinks.

Sarah Dunham,
Director, Office of Atmospheric Programs.
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Comments: Comments are invited on: still be welcomed and considered for Framework Convention on Climate
(1) Whether the collection of the next edition of this report. Change (UNFCCC) reporting guidelines.
information is necessary for the proper ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, The Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas
performance of the functions of the identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– Emissions and Sinks: 1990–2016 is the
Commission, including whether the OAR–2017–0729, to the Federal latest in a series of annual, policy-
information will have practical utility; eRulemaking Portal: https:// neutral U.S. submissions to the
(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate www.regulations.gov. Follow the online Secretariat of the UNFCCC. EPA
of the burden and cost of the collection instructions for submitting comments. requests recommendations for
of information, including the validity of Once submitted, comments cannot be improving the overall quality of the
the methodology and assumptions used; edited or withdrawn. Do not submit inventory report to be finalized in April
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility electronically any information you 2018, as well as subsequent inventory
and clarity of the information collection; consider to be Confidential Business reports.
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of Information (CBI). Comments can also The draft report is available at:
the collection of information on those be submitted in hardcopy to GHG https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/
who are to respond, including the use Inventory at: Environmental Protection inventory-us-greenhouse-gas-emissions-
of automated collection techniques or Agency, Climate Change Division and-sinks.
other forms of information technology. (6207A), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Sarah Dunham,
Dated: February 1, 2018. Washington, DC 20460, Fax: (202) 343–
Director, Office of Atmospheric Programs.
Kimberly D. Bose, 2338. You are welcome and encouraged
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Secretary. to send an email with your comments to
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GHGInventory@epa.gov. EPA may
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sent via email. For additional FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
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http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/ Information Collections Being
Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas commenting-epa-dockets. Submitted for Review and Approval to
Emissions and Sinks: 1990–2016 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. the Office of Management and Budget
Mausami Desai, Environmental AGENCY: Federal Communications
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Protection Agency, Office of Air and
Agency (EPA). Commission.
Radiation, Office of Atmospheric
ACTION: Notice of document availability ACTION: Notice and request for
Programs, Climate Change Division,
and request for comments. (202) 343–9381, GHGInventory@ comments.
epa.gov. SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort
SUMMARY: The Draft Inventory of U.S.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Annual to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
1990–2016 is available for public U.S. emissions for the period of time required by the Paperwork Reduction
review. EPA requests recommendations from 1990 through 2016 are summarized Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal
for improving the overall quality of the and presented by source category and Communications Commission
inventory report to be finalized in April sector. The inventory contains estimates (Commission) invites the general public
2018, as well as subsequent inventory of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and other Federal agencies to take this
reports. nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons opportunity to comment on the
(HFC), perfluorocarbons (PFC), sulfur following information collection.
DATES: To ensure your comments are hexafluoride (SF6), and nitrogen Comments are requested concerning:
considered for the final version of the trifluoride (NF3) emissions. The Whether the collection of information is
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document, please submit your technical approach used in this report to necessary for the proper performance of
comments by March 9, 2018. However, estimate emissions and sinks for the functions of the Commission,
comments received after that date will greenhouse gases is consistent with the including whether the information shall
10 The number of respondents is derived from the
methodologies recommended by the have practical utility; the accuracy of
NERC Compliance Registry as of October 2, 2017 for
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate the Commission’s burden estimate;
the burden associated with the proposed regional Change (IPCC), and reported in a format ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
Reliability Standard BAL–502–RF–03. consistent with the United Nations clarity of the information collected;

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Section		Notices
Action		Notice of document availability and request for comments.
Dates		To ensure your comments are considered for the final version of the document, please submit your comments by March 9, 2018. However, comments received after that date will still be welcomed and considered for the next edition of this report.
Contact		Ms. Mausami Desai, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation, Office of Atmospheric Programs, Climate Change Division, (202) 343-9381, [email protected]
FR Citation		83 FR 5422