[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 42 (Thursday, March 2, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 11314]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-5038]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-65458]


Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-1998

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: 1990-1998 is available for public review. Annual U.S. emissions 
for the period of time from 1990-1998 are summarized and presented by 
source category and sector. The inventory contains estimates of carbon 
dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), Hydrofluorocarbons 
(HFC), perflourocarbons (PFC), and sulfur hexaflouride (SF6) emission. 
The inventory also includes estimates of carbon sequestration in U.S. 
forests and, new this year, estimates of soil carbon. 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). The Inventory of 
U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks is the latest in a series of 
annual U.S. submissions to the Secretariat of the United Nations 
Framework Convention on Climate Change.

DATE: To ensure your comments are considered for the final version of 
this document, please submit your comments prior to April 3, 2000. 
However, comments received after that date will still be welcomed and 
will be considered for the next edition of this report.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be submitted to Mr. Wiley Barbour at: 
Environmental Protection Agency, Climate Policy and Programs Division 
(2175), 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460, Fax: (202) 260-6405.
    If you wish to send an email with your comments, you may send the 
email to [email protected].

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: You may view and download the document 
referenced above on the US EPA global warming site at http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/publications/emissions/.

    Dated: February 23, 2000.
Robert Perciasepe,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation.
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