[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 30 (Wednesday, February 15, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 10767]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-03070]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL- 9959-29-OAR]
Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2015
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: 1990-2015 is available for public review. Annual U.S. emissions
for the period of time from 1990 through 2015 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: 1990-2015 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 2017, 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 17, 2017. However,
comments received after that date will still be welcomed and considered
for the next edition of this report.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be submitted 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
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Mausami Desai, Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation, Office of Atmospheric
Programs, Climate Change Division, (202) 343-2338,
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The draft report is available at: http://www3.epa.gov/climatechange/ghgemissions/usinventoryreport.html.
Dated: February 3, 2017.
Reid P. Harvey,
Acting Director, Office of Atmospheric Programs.
[FR Doc. 2017-03070 Filed 2-14-17; 8:45 am]
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