United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2016_register executive 2016-11-30 article Part III Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7f32457 D09002ee1c7f324db United States Environmental Protection Agency originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The Environmental Protection Agency is finalizing revisions and confidentiality determinations for the petroleum and natural gas systems source category of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program. In particular, this action adds new monitoring methods for detecting leaks from oil and gas equipment in the petroleum and natural gas systems source category consistent with the fugitive emissions monitoring methods in the recently finalized new source performance standards for the oil and gas industry. This action also adds emission factors for leaking equipment to be used in conjunction with these monitoring methods to calculate and report greenhouse gas emissions resulting from equipment leaks. Finally, this action finalizes reporting requirements and confidentiality determinations for nine new or substantially revised data elements contained in these amendments. 81 FR 86490 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-11-30/2016-27981 2016-27981 fr30no16-9 RIN 2060-AS73 6560-50-P EPA-HQ-OAR-2015-0764 FRL-9955-12-OAR https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-11-30/2016-27981 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-11-30/html/2016-27981.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-11-30/pdf/2016-27981.pdf Environmental Protection Administrative Practice and Procedure Greenhouse Gases Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements 30 p. 86490 86519 81 FR 86490 Title 40 Part 98 40 CFR Part 98 RIN 2060-AS73 Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule: Leak Detection Methodology Revisions and Confidentiality Determinations for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems; Federal Register Vol. 81, Issue RULE 2016-27981 III ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 2017-01-01 EPA-HQ-OAR-2015-0764 FRL-9955-12-OAR 6560-50-P 2016-27981 Final rule.

The Environmental Protection Agency is finalizing revisions and confidentiality determinations for the petroleum and natural gas systems source category of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program. In particular, this action adds new monitoring methods for detecting leaks from oil and gas equipment in the petroleum and natural gas systems source category consistent with the fugitive emissions monitoring methods in the recently finalized new source performance standards for the oil and gas industry. This action also adds emission factors for leaking equipment to be used in conjunction with these monitoring methods to calculate and report greenhouse gas emissions resulting from equipment leaks. Finally, this action finalizes reporting requirements and confidentiality determinations for nine new or substantially revised data elements contained in these amendments.

This final rule is effective on January 1, 2017. Carole Cook, Climate Change Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs (MC-6207A), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone Environmental Protection Administrative Practice and Procedure Greenhouse Gases Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Greenhouse Gas Reporting: Leak Detection Methodology Revisions and Confidentiality Determinations for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems , GHGReporting@epa.gov http://www.epa.gov/ghgreporting/ http://www.epa.gov/ghgreporting/index.html http://www.regulations.gov http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/strategy_to_reduce_methane_emissions_2014-03-28_final.pdf http://www2.epa.gov/laws-and-executive https://www.epa.gov/ghgreporting/rulemaking-notices-ghg-reporting https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/01/14/fact-sheet-administration-takes-steps-forward-climate-action-plan-anno-1 Vol. 81, no. 230 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2016-11-30 continuing daily deposited born digital 316 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-11-30 P0b002ee192d9f223 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr30no16 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-11-30 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-11-30/pdf/FR-2016-11-30.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-11-30/xml/FR-2016-11-30.xml fdlp 86249 86554 DGPO 2016-11-30 2024-06-01 FR-2016-11-30 machine generated eng FR FR-2016-11-30 81 230