[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 40 (Monday, March 1, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9623-9624]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-4469]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7628-4]


Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2002

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:

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1990-2002 is available for public review. Annual U.S. emissions for the 
period of time from 1990-2002 are summarized and presented by source 
category and sector. The inventory contains estimates of carbon dioxide 
(CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide 
(N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFC), perfluorocarbons (PFC), and 
sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) emissions. The inventory also 
includes estimates of carbon sequestration in U.S. forests. 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) and reported in 
a format consistent with the United Nations Framework Convention on 
Climate Change (UNFCCC) reporting guidelines. 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 UNFCCC.

DATES: To ensure your comments are considered for the final version of 
the document, please submit your comments by March 31, 2004. However, 
comments received after that date will still be welcomed and be 
considered for the next edition of this report.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be submitted to Mr. Leif Hockstad at: 
Environmental Protection Agency, Clean Air Markets Division (6204J), 
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, Fax: (202) 343-2356. 
You are welcome and encouraged to send an e-mail with your comments to 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Leif Hockstad, Environmental 
Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation, Office of Atmospheric 
Programs, Clean Air Markets Division, (202) 343-9432, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The draft report can be obtained by visiting 
the U.S. EPA's global warming site at http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/publications/emissions/.

    Dated: February 23, 2004.
Jeff Holmstead,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation.
[FR Doc. 04-4469 Filed 2-27-04; 8:45 am]
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