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Background
- Final Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Rule
- Resources and Tools
- Training Opportunities
- Background
- Rule Help Center
Resources and Tools
- Press Release
- Frequently Asked Questions
- General Fact Sheet (PDF) (3 pp., 35 KB, About PDF)
- Power Point Presentation of the Mandatory Reporting of GHG Rule (PDF) (31 pp., 301 KB, About PDF)
- Major Changes to the Rule Since Proposal (PDF) (1 p, 46 KB, About PDF)
- Applicability Tool
- Information Sheets/Checklists for Source Categories
- Technical Support Documents
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On September 22, 2009, the Administrator signed the final Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Rule. This rulemaking effort began with the FY2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 2764; Public La 110-161).
A brief timeline of the rulemaking process appears below.
October 30, 2009:
Rule published in the Federal Register (www.regulations.gov) under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0508.
September 22, 2009:
Final Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Rule is signed by the Administrator.
June 9, 2009:
End of 60-day public comment period.
April 16, 2009:
Public hearing, Sacramento, CA
April 10, 2009:
Proposed rule published in the Federal Register (www.regulations.gov) under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0508.
April 6-7, 2009:
Public hearing, Arlington, VA
March 10, 2009:
Announcement of Proposed Rule.
To access materials related to the proposed rule, please visit the Proposed Rule archive.
December 26, 2007:
FY08 Consolidated Appropriations Act signed.