[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 71 (Tuesday, April 14, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 18194]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-9820]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5995-9]


Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-1996

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of document availability and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Review Draft of Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions 
and Sinks: 1990-1996, will be made available for public review on March 
30, 1998. Annual U.S. emissions for the period of time from 1990-1996 
are summarized and presented by source category and sector. The 
inventory contains estimates of CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, and SF6 
emissions, as well as estimated emissions of VOCs, NOx, CO, and HFCs. 
The approach used to estimate emissions for the greenhouse gases was 
adapted from the methodologies recommended by the Intergovernmental 
Panel on Climate Change. The U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory is being 
prepared to provide a basis for the ongoing development of a 
comprehensive and accurate system to identify and quantify emissions 
and sinks of greenhouse gases in the U.S. It will serve as part of the 
U.S. submission to the Secretariat of the Framework Convention on 
Climate Change and to contribute to the updates to the U.S. Climate 
Action Report. To ensure your comments are considered for the final 
version of this document, please submit your comments prior to April 
19, 1998. However, comments received after that date will still be 
welcome and will be considered for the next edition of this report.

DATES: The review draft will be available for comment on March 30, 
1998. Comments are requested by April 20, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send requests for a copy of the document to: Environmental 
Protection Agency, Climate Policy and Programs Division (2175), 401 M 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460, Fax : (202) 260-6405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Wiley Barbour, Environmental 
Protection Agency, Office of Policy, Climate Policy and Programs 
Division, (202) 260-6972.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: You may view the document referenced above 
on the US EPA's homepage at www.epa.gov/globalwarming/inventory. If you 
wish to send an email with your comments you may send the email to 
[email protected].

    Dated: April 8, 1998.
Robert M. Wolcott,
Acting Assistant Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 98-9820 Filed 4-13-98; 8:45 am]
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