The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) has announced the reporting dates for the 2011 greenhouse gas emissions data.
For facilities that submitted GHG report for the 2010 reporting year and do not have new 2011 source categories on-site , the reporting deadline is April 2, 2012 (note that date is extended as March 31, 2012 falls on a Saturday);
New 2011 source categories include:
- Electronics manufacturing (Subpart I)
- Fluorinated gas production (Subpart L)
- Magnesium production (Subpart T)
- Petroleum and natural gas systems (Subpart W)
- Use of electric transmission and distribution equipment (Subpart DD)
- Underground coal mines (Subpart FF)
- Industrial wastewater treatment (Subpart II)
- Imports and exports of equipment pre-charged with fluorinated GHGs or containing fluorinated GHGs in closed-cell foams (Subpart QQ)
- Geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide (Subpart RR)
- Manufacture of electric transmission and distribution (Subpart SS)
- Industrial waste landfills (Subpart TT)
- Injection of carbon dioxide (Subpart UU)
In addition, the USEPA reminds facilities to review and update their monitoring plans to include changes gained from experience with monitoring equipment and/or more effective procedures for data management.
