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Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule
In its Fiscal Year 2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 2764; Public Law 110–161), Congress directed EPA to publish a mandatory greenhouse gas reporting rule, using the Agency's existing authority under the Clean Air Act. The rule will require mandatory reporting of greenhouse gases "above appropriate thresholds in all sectors of the economy." EPA is responsible for determining those thresholds, as well as the frequency of reporting. Congress requested EPA to include reporting of emissions "resulting from upstream production and downstream sources," to the extent that the Agency deems appropriate.
The Appropriations language instructs the Agency to publish a proposed rule within 9 months (e.g., September 2008), and a final rule within 18 months (e.g., by June 2009).
Stakeholders will have the opportunity to provide comments when the proposed rule is published. Information related to the rule will be posted on this page as it becomes available.
Resources:
- General Overview Briefing (PDF) (9 pp., 146 kb.)
- Consolidated Appropriations Act (PDF) (613 pp, 1.42MB). See page 285 for the appropriations language on mandatory greenhouse gas emissions reporting.
- Consolidated Appropriations Act, Conference Report (PDF) (230 pp., 1.02 MB). See page 1254 (page 94 of the PDF file) for an explanatory statement providing more detail on the greenhouse gas reporting rule.