[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 107 (Thursday, June 4, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 30494]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-14846]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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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 Draft Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and 
Sinks: 1990-1996 is available for public review, and the review period 
has been extended until July 6, 1998, in order to allow additional time 
for public comment. 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 July 6, 1998. However, comments received after that 
date will still be welcomed and will be considered for the next edition 
of this report.

DATES: Comments are requested by May 29, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send requests for a copy of the document to: Mr. Wiley 
Barbour, PE, 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: May 20, 1998.
David M. Gardiner,
Assistant Administrator.
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