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Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Program (Program Background)


Section 1605(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 established the Program

Federal Register Notices related to establishment of the Program

General Guidelines & Supporting Documents delineate the Program

Program Brochure answers many basic FAQs

EIA Administrator's Congressional Testimony regarding the Program

  • July 15, 1999 testimony by Jay Hakes before the United States House of Representatives Government Reform Committee, National Economic Growth, Natural Resources, and Regulatory Affairs Subcommittee

  • March 30, 2000 testimony by Jay Hakes on Senate Bills S.882 and S.1776, which would modify the Voluntary Reporting Program, before the United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

General Accounting Office (GAO) reviews of the Program, conducted in 1998 at the request of Representative Henry Waxman, Ranking Minority Member of the House Committee of Government Reform and Oversight


Contact the Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Program

Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse Gases.  Need help, contact the National Energy Information Center at 202-586-8800.