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[FR Doc No: 94-15824]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

 

Office of Policy, Planning, and Program Evaluation; Guidelines 
for Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reductions, and 
Carbon Sequestration

AGENCY: Energy (DOE).

ACTION: Notice of availability of draft sector-specific supporting 
document and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 1605(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, 
the Department of Energy is developing guidelines for the voluntary 
reporting of greenhouse gas emissions, their reduction, and carbon 
fixation achieved through any measure. The data will be reported on 
forms to be developed by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) 
and entered into an EIA database.
    The draft technical supporting document for the voluntary reporting 
of greenhouse gas emissions and reductions, and of carbon 
sequestration, in the agriculture sector is available for public review 
and comment.

DATES: Written comments on the draft technical supporting document for 
the agriculture sector (10 copies) are due on or before August 1, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Written comments (10 copies) should be submitted to: U.S. 
Department of Energy, Office of Policy, PO-63/VRP NOA, Docket No. PO-
VR-94-101, Room 4G-036, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 
20585.
    A copy of the draft supporting document for the agriculture sector 
may be obtained by telephone request to (301) 601-8284. Persons who 
requested the draft guidelines through a request to this number will be 
mailed the agriculture document automatically, and do not need to 
transmit an additional request.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Elmer Holt at (202) 586-0714.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under section 1605(b) of the Energy Policy 
Act of 1992 (EPAct; Pub.L. 102-486), the Secretary of Energy with the 
Energy Information Administration is to establish a voluntary reporting 
system and database on emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs), reductions 
in emissions of these gases, and carbon fixation. Draft guidelines and 
supporting methodologies provide guidance on the institutional and 
technical aspects of the voluntary program. They are provided in 
discrete parts, as discussed below. DOE requests comment on the draft 
supporting document for the agriculture sector.
    A complete discussion of the relevant legislative provisions and 
the organization of the guidelines and supporting documents is set 
forth in the June 1, 1994, Notice of Availability and Request for 
Comment on the draft guidelines and sector-specific supporting 
documents (59 FR 28345). The reader is referred to that notice for a 
discussion of the voluntary reporting program and issues in the 
development of the program, including those that may apply to 
greenhouse gas emissions and reductions and carbon sequestration in the 
agriculture sector.
    Sector-specific supporting documents for five of the six sectors 
were made available for comment on June 1, 1994. These are the sector-
specific documents dealing with the following sectors: electricity 
supply, residential and commercial buildings, industrial, 
transportation, and forestry. At that time, DOE stated that the sector-
specific supporting document for the agriculture sector would be 
available at a later date. The sector-specific supporting document for 
the agriculture sector is now available for public review and comment.

Written Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit comments on the draft 
document, Agriculture Sector-Specific Issues and Reporting 
Methodologies Supporting the General Guidelines for the Voluntary 
Reporting of Greenhouse Gases under Section 1605(b) of the energy 
Policy Act of 1992. Ten copies should be submitted to the address 
indicated in the ADDRESSES section above, and must be received by the 
date indicated in the DATES section of this notice. All written 
comments received will be available for public inspection in the DOE 
Freedom of Information Office reading Room at the address provided at 
the beginning of this notice.
    Pursuant to provisions of 10 CFR 1004.11, any person submitting 
information which that person believes to be confidential information 
and which may be exempt from law from public disclosure, should submit 
one complete copy of the document as well as two copies from which the 
information claimed to be confidential has been deleted. DOE reserves 
the right to determine the confidential status of the information and 
to treat it according to its determination.

    Issued in Washington, DC on June 22, 1994.
Susan F. Tierney,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy, Planning, and Program 
Evaluation.
[FR Doc. 94-15824 Filed 6-29-94; 8:45 am]
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