G/TBT/N/USA/1880  
24 June 2022  
(22-4892) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) [1910]  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Please submit comments to: USA WTO TBT Enquiry Point, Email: usatbtep@nist.gov  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  
Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule; Environmental protection (ICS code(s): 13.020); Air 
quality (ICS code(s): 13.040)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Revisions and 
Confidentiality Determinations for Data Elements Under the Greenhouse Gas Reporting 
Rule; (200 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Proposed rule - The Environmen tal Protection Agency (EPA) is 
proposing to amend specific provisions in the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule to improve 
the quality and consistency of the data collected under the rule, streamline and improve 
implementation, and clarify or propose minor upda tes to certain provisions that have been 
the subject of questions from reporting entities. These proposed changes include revisions 
to improve the existing calculation, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements by 
incorporating updates to existing emission s estimation methodologies and providing for 
collection of additional data to understand new source categories or new emission sources 
for specific sectors. The proposed changes would improve understanding of the sector -
specific processes or other factors that influence greenhouse gas emissions rates, improve 
verification of collected data, and complement or inform other EPA programs. The EPA is 
also proposing revisions that would improve implementation of the Greenhouse Gas 
Reporting Rule such as updates t o applicability estimation methodologies, providing 
flexibility for or simplifying calculation and monitoring methodologies, streamlining 
recordkeeping and reporting, and other minor technical corrections or clarifications. This 
action also proposes to est ablish and amend confidentiality determinations for the 
reporting of certain data elements to be added or substantially revised in these proposed 
amendments. Further, this action includes a request for comment to solicit information 
that may aid in potenti al future revisions to the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule (GHGRP).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of the environment  G/TBT/N/USA/1880  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
87 Federal Register (FR) 36920, 22 June 2022; Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 
Parts 9 and 98:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-06-21/html/2022 -09660.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-06-21/pdf/2022 -09660.pdf  
This proposed rule is identified by Docket Number EPA -HQ-OAR-2019-0424. The Docket 
Folder is ava ilable from Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EPA -HQ-
OAR-2019-0424/document  and provides access to primary and supporting documents as 
well as comments rec eived. Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov  by 
searching the Docket Number. WTO Members and their stakeholders are asked to submit 
comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Point  by or before 4pm Eastern Time  on 22 August 
2022. Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point  from WTO Members and their 
stakeholders will be shared with the regulator and will also be submitted to the Docket 
on Regulations.gov if received within the comment period.  
Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases; Proposed Rule published 10 April 2009  and 
Final R ule published 30 October 2009  identified by Docket Number EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-
0508. 
EPA has finalized several technical and clarifying amendments to the Greenhouse Gas 
Reporting R ule, as follows: 75 FR 79092 , 17 December 2010; 76 FR 22825 , 25 April 2011; 
76 FR 36339 , 22 June 2011; 76 FR 59533 , 27 September 2011; 76 FR 59542 , 27 
September 2011; 76 FR 73866 , 29 November 2011; 76 FR 80554 , 23 December 2011; 
77 FR 10373 , 22 February 2012; 77 FR 48072 , 13 August 2012; 77 FR 51477 , 24 August 
2012; 78 FR 25392 , 1 May 2013; 78 FR 68162 , 13 November 2013; 78 FR 71904 , 29 
November 2013; 79 FR 63750 , 24 October 2014; 79 FR 70352 , 25 November 2014; 79 
FR 73750 , 11 December 2014; 80 FR 64262 , 22 October 2015; and 81 FR 86490 , 30 
November 2016. The amendments generally added or revised requirements and included 
revisions that were intended to improve clarity and consistency across the calculation, 
monitoring, and data reporting requirements. The EPA finalized additional amendments 
(81 FR 89188 , 6 December 2016) to streamline implementation of the rule, to improve 
the quality and consistency of  the data collected under the rule, and to clarify or provide 
updates to certain provisions that have been the subject of questions from reporting 
entities. The EPA is proposing additional amendments and requesting comment in a 
continuation of the effort t o improve the GHGRP.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  22 August 2022  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/USA/22_426 6_00_e.pdf