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EPA/AR RIN: 2060-AO79 Publication ID: Spring 2009 
Title: Greenhouse Gas Mandatory Reporting Rule 
Abstract: The FY2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act, which was signed into law on December 26, 2007, authorized funding for EPA to “develop and publish a draft rule not later than 9 months after the date of enactment of this Act, and a final rule not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, to require mandatory reporting of greenhouse gas emissions above appropriate thresholds in all sectors of the economy of the United States.” The accompanying joint explanatory statement directed EPA to "use its existing authority under the Clean Air Act" to develop a mandatory greenhouse gas reporting rule. The joint explanatory statement went on to say that "The Agency is further directed to include in its rule reporting of emissions resulting from upstream production and downstream sources, to the extent that the Administrator deems it appropriate.” Accordingly this rulemaking would establish monitoring, reporting, and recordkeeping requirements on facilities that produce, import, or emit greenhouse gases above a specific threshold in order to provide comprehensive and accurate data to support a range of future climate policy options. 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Economically Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: Yes  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 86, 87, 89, 90, 94, and 98     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 42 USC 7401 et seq   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
NPRM  Statutory  FY08 Consolidated Appropriations directed EPA to publish a proposal 9 mos after enactment  09/26/2008 
Final  Statutory  FY08 Consolidated Appropriations directed EPA to publish final 18 mos after enactment  06/26/2009 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  04/10/2009  74 FR 16447   
NPRM Comment Period End  06/09/2009    
Final Action  10/00/2009    
Additional Information: SAN No. 5242; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0508
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Local 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Suzanne Kocchi
Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6207J,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 343-9387
Email: Kocchi.Suzanne@epamail.epa.gov

Bill Irving
Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6207J,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 343-9065
Email: Irving. Bill@epamail.epa.gov