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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 98 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2010–0929 FRL–9242–7] 

Interim Final Regulation Deferring the 

Reporting Date for Certain Data 

Elements Required Under the 

Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse 

Gases Rule 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Interim final rule. 

SUMMARY: EPA is promulgating this 

interim final rule to defer until August 

31, 2011 the reporting deadline for year 

2010 data elements that are inputs to 

emission equations under the 

Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting 

Rule. In response to EPA’s July 7, 2010 

proposed confidentiality determinations 

for data required under the reporting 

rule, EPA received several comments 

raising concerns that warrant further 

consideration before EPA issues final 

confidentiality determinations for data 

elements that are inputs to emission 

equations for direct emitters. To allow 

time for EPA to consider these 

comments and other information 

concerning these data elements before 

they are reported to EPA, EPA is 

deferring direct emitter reporting of the 

data elements in the inputs to emission 

equations data category until August 31, 

2011, while concurrently publishing 

both a proposed notice and comment 

rulemaking to defer the reporting date 

for these inputs and a call for 

information to assist EPA in its 

deliberations on this matter. 

DATES: This interim final rule is 

effective on December 27, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Docket: All documents in 

the docket are listed in the http:// 

www.regulations.gov index. Although 

listed in the index, some information is 

not publicly available, e.g., Confidential 

Business Information (CBI) or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Certain other 

material, such as copyrighted material, 

will be publicly available only in hard 

copy. Publicly available docket 

materials are available either 

electronically in http:// 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the Air Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West 

Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC. This 

Docket Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. 

to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

excluding legal holidays. The telephone 

number for the Public Reading Room is 

(202) 566–1744, and the telephone 

number for the Air Docket is (202) 566– 

1742. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carole Cook, Climate Change Division, 

Office of Atmospheric Programs (MC– 

6207J), Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460; telephone 

number: (202) 343–9263; fax number: 

(202) 343–2342; e-mail address: 

GHGReportingCBI@epa.gov. 

Worldwide Web (WWW). In addition 

to being available in the docket, an 

electronic pre-publication copy of this 

interim final rule will also be available 

through the WWW. Following the 

Administrator’s signature, a copy of this 

action will be posted on EPA’s 

greenhouse gas reporting rule Web site 

at http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/ 

emissions/ghgrulemaking.html. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Acronyms and Abbreviations. The 

following acronyms and abbreviations 

are used in this document. 

APA Administrative Procedure Act 

CAA Clean Air Act 

CBI confidential business information 

CEMS continuous emission monitoring 

system(s) 

CFR Code of Federal Regulations 

EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

FR Federal Register 

GHG greenhouse gas 

RFA Regulatory Flexibility Act 

UMRA Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

U.S. United States 

WWW Worldwide Web 

Organization of This Document. The 

following outline is provided to aid in 

locating information in this preamble. 

I. Background 

II. Summary of the Interim Final Rule 

A. Facilities Affected 

B. Amendment 

III. Rationale for the Interim Final Rule 

IV. Need for an Interim Final Rule 

V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews 

A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory 

Planning and Review 

B. Paperwork Reduction Act 

C. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) 

D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

(UMRA) 

E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism 

F. Executive Order 13175: Consultation 

and Coordination With Indian Tribal 

Governments 

G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of 

Children From Environmental Health 

Risks and Safety Risks 

H. Executive Order 13211: Actions That 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use 

I. National Technology Transfer and 

Advancement Act 

J. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions 

To Address Environmental Justice in 

Minority Populations and Low-Income 

Populations 

K. Congressional Review Act 

Does this action apply to me? The 

Administrator determined that this 

action is subject to the provisions of 

Clean Air Act (CAA) section 307(d). See 

CAA section 307(d)(1)(V) (the 

provisions of CAA section 307(d) apply 

to ‘‘such other actions as the 

Administrator may determine’’). This 

action amends existing regulations. 

Entities affected by this action are 

owners or operators of facilities that are 

direct emitters of greenhouse gases 

(GHGs) and are required to report these 

emissions under 40 CFR part 98, which 

include those listed in Table 1 of this 

preamble: 

TABLE 1—EXAMPLES OF AFFECTED ENTITIES BY CATEGORY

Category NAICS Examples of affected facilities 

General Stationary Fuel Combustion 

Sources.

................................ Facilities operating boilers, process heaters, incinerators, turbines, and internal 

combustion engines: 

321 Manufacturers of lumber and wood products. 

322 Pulp and paper mills. 

325 Chemical manufacturers. 

324 Petroleum refineries, and manufacturers of coal products. 

316, 326, 339 Manufacturers of rubber and miscellaneous plastic products. 

331 Steel works, blast furnaces. 

332 Electroplating, plating, polishing, anodizing, and coloring. 

336 Manufacturers of motor vehicle parts and accessories. 

221 Electric, gas, and sanitary services. 

622 Health services. 

611 Educational services. 

325193 Ethyl alcohol manufacturing facilities. 


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TABLE 1—EXAMPLES OF AFFECTED ENTITIES BY CATEGORY—Continued 

Category NAICS Examples of affected facilities 

311611 Meat processing facilities. 

311411 Frozen fruit, juice, and vegetable manufacturing facilities. 

311421 Fruit and vegetable canning facilities. 

Electricity Generation ............................. 221112 Fossil-fuel fired electric generating units, including units owned by Federal and 

municipal governments and units located in Indian Country. 

Adipic Acid Production ........................... 325199 Adipic acid manufacturing facilities. 

Aluminum Production ............................. 331312 Primary Aluminum production facilities. 

Ammonia Manufacturing ........................ 325311 Anhydrous and aqueous ammonia manufacturing facilities. 

Cement Production ................................ 327310 Portland Cement manufacturing plants. 

Ferroalloy Production ............................. 331112 Ferroalloys manufacturing facilities. 

Glass Production .................................... 327211 Flat glass manufacturing facilities. 

327213 Glass container manufacturing facilities. 

327212 Other pressed and blown glass and glassware manufacturing facilities. 

HCFC–22 Production and HFC–23 Destruction.325120 Chlorodifluoromethane manufacturing facilities. 

Hydrogen Production ............................. 325120 Hydrogen manufacturing facilities. 

Iron and Steel Production ...................... 331111 Integrated iron and steel mills, steel companies, sinter plants, blast furnaces, 

basic oxygen process furnace shops. 

Lead Production ..................................... 331419 Primary lead smelting and refining facilities. 

331492 Secondary lead smelting and refining facilities. 

Lime Production ..................................... 327410 Calcium oxide, calcium hydroxide, dolomitic hydrates manufacturing facilities. 

Nitric Acid Production ............................. 325311 Nitric acid manufacturing facilities. 

Petrochemical Production ...................... 32511 Ethylene dichloride manufacturing facilities. 

325199 Acrylonitrile, ethylene oxide, methanol manufacturing facilities. 

325110 Ethylene manufacturing facilities. 

325182 Carbon black manufacturing facilities. 

Petroleum Refineries .............................. 324110 Petroleum refineries. 

Phosphoric Acid Production ................... 325312 Phosphoric acid manufacturing facilities. 

Pulp and Paper Manufacturing .............. 322110 Pulp mills. 

322121 Paper mills. 

322130 Paperboard mills. 

Silicon Carbide Production ..................... 327910 Silicon carbide abrasives manufacturing facilities. 

Soda Ash Manufacturing ........................ 325181 Alkalies and chlorine manufacturing facilities. 

212391 Soda ash, natural, mining and/or beneficiation. 

Titanium Dioxide Production .................. 325188 Titanium dioxide manufacturing facilities. 

Zinc Production ...................................... 331419 Primary zinc refining facilities. 

331492 Zinc dust reclaiming facilities, recovering from scrap and/or alloying purchased 

metals. 

Municipal Solid Waste Landfills ............. 562212 Solid waste landfills. 

221320 Sewage treatment facilities. 

Table 1 of this preamble is not 

intended to be exhaustive, but rather 

provides a guide for readers regarding 

facilities likely to be affected by this 

action. Types of facilities other than 

those listed in the table could also be 

subject to reporting requirements. To 

determine whether you are affected by 

this action, you should carefully 

examine the applicability criteria found 

in 40 CFR part 98, subpart A or the 

relevant criteria in subparts C though 

HH, excluding subparts I, L, T, W, DD, 

and FF. If you have questions regarding 

the applicability of this action to a 

particular facility, consult the person 

listed in the preceding FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT Section. 

Judicial Review. Under CAA section 

307(b)(1), judicial review of this interim 

final rule is available only by filing a 

petition for review in the U.S. Court of 

Appeals for the District of Columbia 

Circuit by February 25, 2011. Filing a 

petition for reconsideration by the 

Administrator of this interim final rule 

does not affect the finality of this rule 

for the purpose of judicial review nor 

does it extend the time within which 

petitions for judicial review may be 

filed, and shall not postpone the 

effectiveness of such rule or action. Any 

person seeking to make such a 

demonstration to EPA should submit a 

Petition for Reconsideration to the 

Office of the Administrator, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Room 3000, Ariel Rios Building, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20004, with a copy to the person 

listed in the preceding FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section, and the 

Associate General Counsel for the Air 

and Radiation Law Office, Office of 

General Counsel (Mail Code 2344A), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20004. This action may not be 

challenged later in proceedings to 

enforce its requirements. (See CAA 

section 307(b)(2)). 

I. Background 

On October 30, 2009, EPA published 

the Mandatory GHG Reporting Rule for 

collecting information regarding GHGs 

from a broad range of industry sectors 

(74 FR 56260). Under 40 CFR part 98 of 

the GHG Reporting Rule (hereinafter 

referred to as ‘‘Part 98’’) and its 

subsequent amendments, EPA will 

collect data from certain facilities and 

suppliers above specified thresholds. 

The data to be reported consists of GHG 

emissions information as well as other 

data, including information necessary to 

characterize, quantify, and verify the 

reported emissions. In the preamble to 

Part 98, we stated, ‘‘Through a notice 

and comment process, we will establish 

those data elements that are ‘emissions 

data’ and therefore [under CAA section 

114(c)] will not be afforded the 

protections of CBI. As part of that 

exercise, in response to requests 

provided in comments, we may identify 

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1The record-keeping requirements of Part 98 

remain in place. 

2Certain source categories were revised in an 

action signed on November 24, 2010, which is 

available on our Web site, http://www.epa.gov/ 

climatechange/emissions/technicalcorrections.html#revisions. 

emissions data, and are CBI’’ (74 FR 

56287, October 30, 2009). 

On July 7, 2010, EPA proposed 

confidentiality determinations for Part 

98 data elements and proposed 

amending EPA’s regulation for handling 

confidential business information to add 

specific procedures for the treatment of 

Part 98 data (75 FR 39094; hereinafter 

referred to as the ‘‘July 7, 2010 CBI 

proposal’’). The July 7, 2010 CBI 

proposal proposed confidentiality 

statuses for the data elements for 

subparts included in the 2009 final Part 

98 rule (see 74 FR 56260, October 30, 

2009), four subparts finalized in July 

2010 (see 75 FR 39736, July 12, 2010), 

and seven new subparts that had been 

proposed but not yet finalized as of July 

2010 (see 75 FR 18576, 75 FR 18608, 

and 75 FR 18652, April 12, 2010). The 

July 7, 2010 CBI proposal also covered 

proposed changes to the reporting 

requirements for some of the 2009 final 

Part 98 subparts. These changes were 

proposed in two separate rulemakings 

(see 75 FR 18455, April, 12, 2010; and 

75 FR 33950, June 15, 2010). 

On August 11, 2010, EPA published a 

proposed amendment to Part 98 to 

change the description of some reported 

data elements and require reporting of 

some new data elements (75 FR 48744; 

hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘August 11, 

2010 revisions proposal’’). EPA 

concurrently issued a supplemental CBI 

proposal that proposed confidentiality 

determinations for the new and revised 

data elements included in the August 

11, 2010 revisions proposal (75 FR 

43889, July 27, 2010; hereinafter 

referred to as the ‘‘July 27, 2010 

supplemental CBI proposal’’). 

As described in detail in the CBI 

proposals identified above, EPA 

grouped Part 98 data into 22 data 

categories (11 direct emitter data 

categories and 11 supplier data 

categories), with each of the categories 

containing data elements that are 

similar in type or characteristics. EPA 

then proposed confidentiality 

determinations for each category, with a 

few exceptions that are not relevant to 

today’s action. Consistent with EPA’s 

long-standing interpretation, EPA 

proposed that data elements in the 

inputs to emission equations data 

category meet the definition of emission 

data under 40 CFR 2.301(a)(2)(i) and 

therefore, under CAA section 114(c), 

cannot be held as confidential once they 

are reported to EPA. 

EPA received numerous public 

comments on the July 7, 2010 CBI 

proposal and the July 27, 2010 

supplemental CBI proposal. Though we 

are still in the process of considering 

these comments, we plan to complete 

our consideration of these comments 

and issue final confidentiality 

determinations for the Part 98 data 

elements that are not inputs to emission 

equations, approximately 75 percent of 

the data elements, in a separate action. 

However, as explained in more detail in 

Section III of this preamble, EPA 

received comments that raise concerns 

regarding the possible public 

availability of the data in the inputs to 

emission equations category. EPA has 

determined that these concerns warrant 

in-depth evaluation of the potential 

impact from the release of inputs to 

emission equations, as well as collection 

and review of additional information, 

that cannot be completed before the 

March 31, 2011 reporting deadline. 

In the concurrent proposed rule, EPA 

is proposing to defer the reporting of 

inputs to equations until March 31, 

2014,1 affording EPA additional time to 

complete the evaluation described 

above and take appropriate final actions 

regarding inputs to equations before 

these data elements are reported to EPA 

and potentially subject to release. EPA 

is also concurrently publishing a call for 

information, entitled ‘‘Information on 

Inputs to Emission Equations under the 

Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse 

Gases Rule,’’ to collect additional 

information that will assist EPA with 

our deliberations. EPA is issuing this 

interim final rule to afford EPA the time 

needed to implement the notice and 

comment requirements for the longer 

deferral. 

II. Summary of the Interim Final Rule 

A. Facilities Affected 

This action affects only facilities that 

are subject to the source categoryspecific reporting requirements in 40 

CFR part 98, subparts C through HH, 

excluding subparts I, L, T, W, DD, and 

FF. This includes only direct-emitting 

facilities covered by the Part 98 subparts 

published on October 30, 2009, which 

require these facilities to begin 

monitoring emissions on January 1, 

2010 and to submit their first annual 

GHG report (covering calendar year 

2010 emissions) by March 31, 2011. The 

list of affected source categories is 

provided in Table 2 of this preamble.2

TABLE 2—SOURCE CATEGORIES COVERED BY THIS ACTION

Source category 40 CFR Part 98 

Subpart Federal Register Notice 

General Stationary Fuel Combustion Sources ............................................. C ....................... 74 FR 56260, Revised 11–24–2010. 

Electricity Generation .................................................................................... D ....................... 74 FR 56260, Revised 11–24–2010. 

Adipic Acid Production .................................................................................. E ....................... 74 FR 56260, 75 FR 66434. 

Aluminum Production .................................................................................... F ....................... 74 FR 56260, Revised 11–24–2010. 

Ammonia Manufacturing ............................................................................... G ....................... 74 FR 56260, Revised 11–24–2010. 

Cement Production ....................................................................................... H ....................... 74 FR 56260, 75 FR 66434. 

Ferroalloy Production .................................................................................... K ....................... 74 FR 56260, 75 FR 66434. 

Glass Production ........................................................................................... N ....................... 74 FR 56260, 75 FR 66434. 

HCFC–22 Production and HFC–23 Destruction ........................................... O ....................... 74 FR 56260, 75 FR 66434. 

Hydrogen Production .................................................................................... P ....................... 74 FR 56260, 75 FR 66434, Revised 11–24– 

2010. 

Iron and Steel Production ............................................................................. Q ....................... 74 FR 56260, 75 FR 66434. 

Lead Production ............................................................................................ R ....................... 74 FR 56260. 

Lime Manufacturing ....................................................................................... S ....................... 74 FR 56260, 75 FR 66434. 

Miscellaneous Uses of Carbonate ................................................................ U ....................... 74 FR 56260. 

Nitric Acid Production .................................................................................... V ....................... 74 FR 56260, 75 FR 66434, Revised 11–24– 

2010. 

Petrochemical Production ............................................................................. X ....................... 74 FR 56260, Revised 11–24–2010. 

Petroleum Refineries ..................................................................................... Y ....................... 74 FR 56260, Revised 11–24–2010. 


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3The list of inputs to equations is slightly 

different than what was proposed in the July 7, 

2010 CBI proposal. Reporting elements included in 

this category are values used by reporters to 

calculate equation outputs. 

TABLE 2—SOURCE CATEGORIES COVERED BY THIS ACTION—Continued 

Source category 40 CFR Part 98 

Subpart Federal Register Notice 

Phosphoric Acid Production .......................................................................... Z ....................... 74 FR 56260, 75 FR 66434. 

Pulp and Paper Manufacturing ..................................................................... AA ..................... 74 FR 56260, Revised 11–24–2010. 

Silicon Carbide Production ............................................................................ BB ..................... 74 FR 56260. 

Soda Ash Manufacturing ............................................................................... CC .................... 74 FR 56260, 75 FR 66434. 

Titanium Dioxide Production ......................................................................... EE ..................... 74 FR 56260, 75 FR 66434. 

Zinc Production ............................................................................................. GG .................... 74 FR 56260, 75 FR 66434. 

Municipal Solid Waste Landfills .................................................................... HH .................... 74 FR 56260, 75 FR 66434. 

B. Amendment 

EPA is adding a table (Table A–6) to 

40 CFR part 98, subpart A, specifying 

the individual data elements that are 

affected by this action. The table, which 

includes Part 98 data elements that EPA 

has assigned to the inputs to equations 

data category with an initial reporting 

year of 2010 and original initial 

reporting date of March 31, 2011, is 

organized by subpart and shows the 

regulatory citations for each of the data 

elements.3 In addition, under the annual 

reporting requirement at 40 CFR 98.3(c), 

EPA is adding 40 CFR 98.3(c)(4)(vii), 

stating that reporting of the data 

elements listed in Table A–6 for 

calendar year 2010 is not required until 

August 31, 2011. 

This interim final rule does not 

change any other requirements of Part 

98, including the requirement that 

inputs to equations be retained as 

records in a form that is suitable for 

expeditious inspection and review 

(required for all Part 98 records by 40 

CFR 98.3(g)). 

III. Rationale for the Interim Final Rule 

In the July 7, 2010, CBI proposal, EPA 

proposed that data elements in the 

inputs to emission equations data 

category meet the definition of emission 

data under 40 CFR 2.301(a)(2)(i), 

consistent with our long-standing 

interpretation, and therefore, under 

CAA section 114(c), could not be held 

as confidential once they were reported 

to EPA. In response, EPA received 

comments that release of such 

information could cause serious 

business harms, and EPA considers 

some of these comments to warrant 

more extensive evaluation of potential 

impacts from the public availability of 

inputs to equations. To avoid the risk of 

having to make this data publicly 

available before EPA can fully consider 

the potential impact from such release, 

we are proposing the concurrent longerterm deferral to give EPA time to 

conduct this evaluation and take 

appropriate actions regarding inputs to 

equations (see Section III of the 

preamble to that proposed rule, ‘‘Change 

to the Reporting Date for Certain Data 

Elements Required Under the 

Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse 

Gases Rule,’’ for further rationale). This 

interim final rule defers reporting of 

these inputs to the agency for a brief 

period while EPA promulgates the 

longer-term deferral through notice and 

comment. 

This interim final rule defers 

reporting of inputs to equations until 

August 31, 2011, because EPA needs 

this time to complete the rulemaking for 

the longer-term deferral. To assist in this 

rulemaking, EPA is concurrently issuing 

a call for information and providing a 

60-day comment period. EPA expects to 

receive a large number of comments, 

many of which may be technically 

complex. EPA must conduct an 

overview of the information and 

comment received before finalizing the 

proposed deferral to ensure that deferral 

of the inputs reporting deadline until 

March 31, 2014 is appropriate, and EPA 

must finalize any longer-term deferral 

before the interim final deferral date. 

IV. Need for an Interim Final Rule 

EPA is issuing this final rule under 

section 307(d)(1) of the Clean Air Act, 

which states: ‘‘The provisions of section 

553 through 557 * * * of Title 5 shall 

not, except as expressly provided in this 

section, apply to actions to which this 

subsection applies. This subsection 

shall not apply in the case of any rule 

or circumstance referred to in 

subparagraphs (A) or (B) of subsection 

553(b) of Title 5.’’ Consistent with this 

language, EPA is using the good cause 

exemption under the Administrative 

Procedure Act (APA) to take the actions 

set forth in this interim final rule 

without prior notice and comment. See 

5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B). Section 553(b) of 

the APA generally requires that any rule 

to which it applies be issued only after 

the public has received notice of, and 

had an opportunity to comment on, the 

proposed rule. However, APA section 

553(b)(3)(B) exempts from those 

requirements any rule for which the 

issuing agency for good cause finds that 

providing prior notice and comment 

would be impracticable, unnecessary, or 

contrary to the public interest. Thus, 

any rule for which EPA makes such a 

finding is exempt from the notice and 

comment requirements of APA section 

553(b). 

EPA considers the present 

circumstances to provide good cause to 

take the actions set forth in this interim 

final rule without prior notice and 

comment because providing prior notice 

and comment would be impracticable, 

unnecessary, and contrary to the public 

interest. Notice and comment on this 

short deferral are impracticable, as EPA 

may not be able to complete a notice 

and comment rulemaking for a deferral 

before the March 31, 2011 reporting 

deadline, thus defeating the purpose of 

undertaking such a rulemaking. Further, 

even if EPA could complete a notice and 

comment deferral before March 31, 

2011, EPA would not then be able to 

complete the electronic data reporting 

tool that we are developing for reporting 

of all data elements under Part 98 with 

sufficient lead time before the March 31, 

2011 reporting deadline. To enable the 

development and release of this tool for 

timely reporting, EPA must know well 

in advance of the March 31, 2011 

reporting deadline which data elements 

will be reported on that date. Even if 

EPA were able to promulgate a deferral 

with notice and comment by March 31, 

2011, EPA still would not have 

sufficient time after the rule’s 

finalization to make necessary 

adjustments and complete the reporting 

tool before it must be made available to 

reporters. This includes time for 

reporters to learn to use this new 

reporting system. 

Further, given the short period of time 

that this interim final rule will be in 

effect and EPA’s promulgation of a 

concurrent notice and comment 

rulemaking to defer the reporting 

deadline for inputs to equations for a 

longer period of time, EPA considers 


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soliciting public comment on this 

interim final rule to be unnecessary. 

This interim final rule simply provides 

the Agency with brief additional time to 

complete the concurrent rulemaking 

necessary to defer reporting of inputs to 

a later date that will give EPA time to 

fully address concerns about reporting 

of inputs to equations. The public will 

have an opportunity to comment on the 

concurrent proposed rule. 

EPA also considers soliciting public 

comment on this interim final rule, 

which would prevent the rule from 

being finalized in time to defer reporting 

by March 31, 2011, to be contrary to the 

public interest. EPA is deferring 

reporting of certain data elements to 

avoid possibly causing unnecessary and 

unintentional, but irreparable, harm to 

reporters that they allege could occur if 

such information were reported to EPA 

and not treated as confidential. Because 

taking comment on this short-term 

deferral would defeat the purpose of 

this interim final rule, EPA finds good 

cause to defer for a short period of time 

the deadline for reporting inputs to 

equations under Part 98 without notice 

and comment. 

EPA is also using the APA’s good 

cause exemption to make this interim 

final rule effective on December 27, 

2010. See 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3). Section 

553(d) of the APA, 5 U.S.C. Chapter 5, 

generally provides that rules may not 

take effect earlier than 30 days after they 

are published in the Federal Register. 

EPA is issuing this interim final rule 

under CAA section 307(d)(1), which 

states: ‘‘The provisions of section 553 

through 557 * * * of Title 5 shall not, 

except as expressly provided in this 

section, apply to actions to which this 

subsection applies.’’ Thus, section 

553(d) of the APA does not apply to this 

rule. EPA is nevertheless acting 

consistently with the purposes 

underlying APA section 553(d) in 

making this rule effective on December 

27, 2010. 

Section 553(d)(3) of the APA allows 

an effective date less than 30 days after 

publication ‘‘as otherwise provided by 

the agency for good cause found and 

published with the rule.’’ As explained 

below, EPA finds that there is good 

cause for this rule to become effective 

on December 27, 2010, even though this 

results in an effective date fewer than 30 

days from date of publication in the 

Federal Register. 

The purpose of the 30-day waiting 

period prescribed in APA section 553(d) 

is to give affected parties a reasonable 

time period to adjust their behavior and 

prepare before the final rule takes effect. 

This interim final rule defers a reporting 

date, requiring little preparation or 

behavior adjustment. A shorter effective 

date in such circumstances is consistent 

with the purposes of APA section 

553(d), which provides an exception for 

any action that grants or recognizes an 

exemption or relieves a restriction. 

Further, APA section 553(d)(3) provides 

that if the issuing agency has made a 

finding of good cause and published its 

reasoning with the rule, the rule may 

take effect sooner than 30 days. EPA has 

determined that good cause exists to 

defer the reporting date for inputs to 

emission equations until August 31, 

2011 in this interim final rule without 

prior notice and comment, because prior 

notice and comment would be 

impracticable, unnecessary, and 

contrary to the public interest for the 

reasons stated above. Accordingly, we 

find that good cause exists to make this 

rule effective on December 27, 2010, 

consistent with the purposes of APA 

section 553(d)(3). 

V. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory 

Planning and Review 

This action is not a ‘‘significant 

regulatory action’’ under the terms of 

Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, 

October 4, 1993) and is therefore not 

subject to review under the Executive 

Order. 

B. Paperwork Reduction Act 

This action does not impose any new 

information collection burden. This 

interim final rule defers the reporting 

deadline for certain 2010 data elements, 

so it does not increase the reporting 

burden. However, OMB has previously 

approved the information collection 

requirements contained in the 

regulations promulgated on October 30, 

2009, under 40 CFR part 98 under the 

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 

Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. and has 

assigned OMB control number 

2060–0629. EPA has also submitted the 

Information Collection Request 

requirements for four additional Part 98 

subparts promulgated on July 12, 2010 

to OMB for approval (see 75 FR 39756). 

The OMB control numbers for EPA’s 

regulations in 40 CFR are listed in 40 

CFR part 9. 

C. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) 

The RFA generally requires an agency 

to prepare a regulatory flexibility 

analysis of any rule subject to notice 

and comment rulemaking requirements 

under the Administrative Procedure Act 

or any other statute unless the agency 

certifies that the rule will not have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. 

Small entities include small businesses, 

small organizations, and small 

governmental jurisdictions. 

For purposes of assessing the effects 

of this rule on small entities, ‘‘small 

entity’’ is defined as: (1) A small 

business as defined by the Small 

Business Administration’s regulations at 

13 CFR 121.201; (2) a small 

governmental jurisdiction that is a 

government of a city, county, town, 

school district or special district with a 

population of less than 50,000; and (3) 

a small organization that is any not-forprofit enterprise which is independently 

owned and operated and is not 

dominant in its field. 

After considering the economic 

impacts of this interim final rule on 

small entities, I certify that this action 

will not have a significant economic 

impact on a substantial number of small 

entities. The rule will not impose any 

new requirement on small entities that 

are not currently required by Part 98. 

EPA took several steps to reduce the 

impact of Part 98 on small entities. For 

example, EPA determined appropriate 

thresholds that reduced the number of 

small businesses reporting. In addition, 

EPA did not require facilities to install 

continuous emission monitoring 

systems (CEMS) if they did not already 

have them. Facilities without CEMS can 

calculate emissions using readily 

available data or data that are less 

expensive to collect such as process 

data or material consumption data. For 

some source categories, EPA developed 

tiered methods that are simpler and less 

burdensome. Also, EPA required annual 

instead of more frequent reporting. 

Finally, EPA continues to conduct 

significant outreach on the mandatory 

GHG reporting rule and maintains an 

‘‘open door’’ policy for stakeholders to 

help inform EPA’s understanding of key 

issues for the industries and others. 

We continue to be interested in the 

potential effects of this interim final rule 

on small entities and welcome 

comments on issues related to such 

effects. 

D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

(UMRA) 

Title II of the Unfunded Mandates 

Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA), 2 U.S.C. 

1531–1538, requires Federal agencies, 

unless otherwise prohibited by law, to 

assess the effects of their regulatory 

actions on State, local, and Tribal 

governments and the private sector. 

Federal agencies must also develop a 

plan to provide notice to small 

governments that might be significantly 

or uniquely affected by any regulatory 

requirements. The plan must enable 


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officials of affected small governments 

to have meaningful and timely input in 

the development of EPA regulatory 

proposals with significant Federal 

intergovernmental mandates and must 

inform, educate, and advise small 

governments on compliance with the 

regulatory requirements. 

The amendment to 40 CFR Part 98 

does not contain a Federal mandate that 

may result in expenditures of $100 

million or more for State, local, and 

Tribal governments, in the aggregate, or 

the private sector in any one year. The 

amendment only postpones the 

reporting date for certain data elements 

under Part 98, so it does not increase the 

costs for facilities to comply with Part 

98. Thus, the action is not subject to the 

requirements of sections 202 or 205 of 

UMRA. 

In developing Part 98, EPA consulted 

with small governments pursuant to a 

plan established under section 203 of 

UMRA to address effects of regulatory 

requirements in the rule that might 

significantly or uniquely affect small 

governments. For a summary of EPA’s 

consultations with State and/or local 

officials or other representatives of State 

and/or local governments in developing 

Part 98, see Section VIII.D of the 

preamble to the final rule (74 FR 56370, 

October 30, 2009). 

E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism 

This action does not have federalism 

implications. It will not have substantial 

direct effects on the States, on the 

relationship between the national 

government and the States, or on the 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government, as specified in 

Executive Order 13132. However, for a 

more detailed discussion about how 

Part 98 relates to existing State 

programs, please see Section II of the 

preamble to the final rule (74 FR 56266, 

October 30, 2009). 

This amendment applies to facilities 

that directly emit greenhouses gases. It 

does not apply to government entities 

unless a government entity owns a 

facility that directly emits greenhouse 

gases above threshold levels (such as a 

landfill), so relatively few government 

facilities would be affected. This 

regulation also does not limit the power 

of States or localities to collect GHG 

data and/or regulate GHG emissions. 

Thus, Executive Order 13132 does not 

apply to this action. For a summary of 

EPA’s consultation with State and local 

organizations and representatives in 

developing Part 98, see Section VIII.E of 

the preamble to the final rule (74 FR 

56371, October 30, 2009). 

F. Executive Order 13175: Consultation 

and Coordination With Indian Tribal 

Governments 

This action does not have Tribal 

implications, as specified in Executive 

Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 

2000). The rule does not result in any 

changes to the requirements of Part 98 

other than postponing the reporting date 

for certain data elements until August 

31, 2011. Thus, Executive Order 13175 

does not apply to this action. For a 

summary of EPA’s consultations with 

Tribal governments and representatives, 

see Section VIII.F of the preamble to the 

final rule (74 FR 56371, October 30, 

2009). 

G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of 

Children From Environmental Health 

Risks and Safety Risks 

EPA interprets Executive Order 13045 

(62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997) as 

applying only to those regulatory 

actions that concern health or safety 

risks, such that the analysis required 

under section 5–501 of the Executive 

Order has the potential to influence the 

regulation. This action is not subject to 

Executive Order 13045 because it does 

not establish an environmental standard 

intended to mitigate health or safety 

risks. 

H. Executive Order 13211: Actions That 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use 

This action is not subject to Executive 

Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 

2001), because it is not a significant 

regulatory action under Executive Order 

12866. 

I. National Technology Transfer and 

Advancement Act 

Section 12(d) of the National 

Technology Transfer and Advancement 

Act of 1995 (NTTAA), Public Law 104– 

113 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) directs EPA to 

use voluntary consensus standards in its 

regulatory activities unless to do so 

would be inconsistent with applicable 

law or otherwise impractical. Voluntary 

consensus standards are technical 

standards (e.g., materials specifications, 

test methods, sampling procedures, and 

business practices) that are developed or 

adopted by voluntary consensus 

standards bodies. NTTAA directs EPA 

to provide Congress, through OMB, 

explanations when the Agency decides 

not to use available and applicable 

voluntary consensus standards. 

The rule does not involve technical 

standards. Therefore, EPA is not 

considering the use of any voluntary 

consensus standards. 

J. Executive Order 12898: Federal 

Actions To Address Environmental 

Justice in Minority Populations and 

Low-Income Populations 

Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, 

February 16, 1994) establishes Federal 

executive policy on environmental 

justice. Its main provision directs 

Federal agencies, to the greatest extent 

practicable and permitted by law, to 

make environmental justice part of their 

mission by identifying and addressing, 

as appropriate, disproportionately high 

and adverse human health or 

environmental effects of their programs, 

policies, and activities on minority 

populations and low-income 

populations in the United States. 

EPA has determined that this interim 

final rule will not have 

disproportionately high and adverse 

human health or environmental effects 

on minority or low-income populations 

because it does not affect the level of 

protection provided to human health or 

the environment. The amendment 

addresses only reporting and 

recordkeeping procedures. 

K. Congressional Review Act 

The Congressional Review Act, 5 

U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small 

Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides 

that before a rule may take effect, the 

agency promulgating the rule must 

submit a rule report, which includes a 

copy of the rule, to each House of the 

Congress and to the Comptroller General 

of the United States. Section 808 allows 

the issuing agency to make a rule 

effective sooner than otherwise 

provided by the CRA if the agency 

makes a good cause finding that notice 

and public procedure is impracticable, 

unnecessary or contrary to the public 

interest. This determination must be 

supported by a brief statement. 5 U.S.C. 

808(2). As stated previously, EPA has 

made such a good cause finding, 

including the reasons therefor, and 

established an effective date of 

December 27, 2010. EPA will submit a 

report containing this rule and other 

required information to the U.S. Senate, 

the U.S. House of Representatives, and 

the Comptroller General of the United 

States prior to publication of the rule in 

the Federal Register. This action is not 

a ‘‘major rule’’ as defined by 5 U.S.C. 

804(2). 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 98 

Environmental protection, 

Administrative practice and procedure, 

Greenhouse gases, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 


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Dated: December 17, 2010. 

Lisa P. Jackson, 

Administrator. 

■ For the reasons set out in the 

preamble, title 40, Chapter I, of the Code 

of Federal Regulations is amended as 

follows: 

PART 98—[AMENDED] 

■ 1. The authority citation for Part 98 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401, et seq. 

Subpart A—[Amended] 

■ 2. Section 98.3 is amended by revising 

paragraph (c)(4)(iv) and adding 

paragraph (c)(4)(vii) to read as follows: 

§ 98.3 What are the general monitoring, 

reporting, recordkeeping, and verification 

requirements of this part? 

* * * * * 

(c) * * * 

(4) * * * 

(iv) Except as provided in paragraph 

(c)(4)(vii) of this section, emissions and 

other data for individual units, 

processes, activities, and operations as 

specified in the ‘‘Data reporting 

requirements’’ section of each applicable 

subpart of this part. 

* * * * * 

(vii) The owner or operator of a 

facility is not required to report the data 

elements specified in Table A–6 of this 

subpart for calendar year 2010 until 

August 31, 2011. 

* * * * * 

■ 3. Add Table A–6 to subpart A to read 

as follows: 

TABLE A–6 TO SUBPART A—DATA ELEMENTS THAT ARE INPUTS TO EMISSION EQUATIONS AND FOR WHICH THE

REPORTING DEADLINE IS CHANGED TO AUGUST 31, 2011 

Subpart Rule Citation (40 CFR part 98) Specific Data Elements for Which Reporting Date is Changed (‘‘All’’ means that the 

date is changed for all data elements in the cited paragraph) 

A ............... 98.3(d)(3)(v) ................................................ All. 

C ............... 98.36(b)(9)(iii) ............................................. Only estimate of the heat input. 

C ............... 98.36(c)(2)(ix) ............................................. Only estimate of the heat input from each type of fuel listed in Table C–2. 

C ............... 98.36(d)(1)(iv) ............................................. All. 

C ............... 98.36(d)(2)(ii)(G) ......................................... All. 

C ............... 98.36(d)(2)(iii)(G) ........................................ All. 

C ............... 98.36(e)(2)(i) ............................................... All. 

C ............... 98.36(e)(2)(ii)(A) ......................................... All. 

C ............... 98.36(e)(2)(ii)(C) ......................................... Only HHV value for each calendar month in which HHV determination is required. 

C ............... 98.36(e)(2)(ii)(D) ......................................... All. 

C ............... 98.36(e)(2)(iv)(A) ........................................ All. 

C ............... 98.36(e)(2)(iv)(C) ........................................ All. 

C ............... 98.36(e)(2)(iv)(F) ........................................ All. 

C ............... 98.36(e)(2)(iv)(G) ........................................ All. 

C ............... 98.36(e)(2)(vi)(C) ........................................ Only stack gas flow rate and moisture content. 

C ............... 98.36(e)(2)(viii)(A) ....................................... All. 

C ............... 98.36(e)(2)(viii)(B) ....................................... All. 

C ............... 98.36(e)(2)(viii)(C) ...................................... All. 

C ............... 98.36(e)(2)(ix)(D) ........................................ All. 

C ............... 98.36(e)(2)(ix)(E) ........................................ All. 

C ............... 98.36(e)(2)(ix)(F) ........................................ All. 

C ............... 98.36(e)(2)(x)(A) ......................................... All. 

C ............... 98.36(e)(2)(xi) ............................................. All. 

E ............... 98.56(b) ...................................................... All. 

E ............... 98.56(c) ....................................................... All. 

E ............... 98.56(g) ...................................................... All. 

E ............... 98.56(h) ...................................................... All. 

E ............... 98.56(j)(1) ................................................... All. 

E ............... 98.56(j)(3) ................................................... All. 

E ............... 98.56(j)(4) ................................................... All. 

E ............... 98.56(j)(5) ................................................... All. 

E ............... 98.56(j)(6) ................................................... All. 

E ............... 98.56(l) ........................................................ All. 

F ............... 98.66(a) ...................................................... All. 

F ............... 98.66(c)(2) .................................................. All. 

F ............... 98.66(c)(3) .................................................. Only smelter-specific slope coefficients and overvoltage emission factors. 

F ............... 98.66(e)(1) .................................................. Only annual anode consumption (No CEMS). 

F ............... 98.66(f)(1) ................................................... Only annual paste consumption (No CEMS). 

F ............... 98.66(g) ...................................................... All. 

G .............. 98.76(b)(2) .................................................. All. 

G .............. 98.76(b)(7) .................................................. All. 

G .............. 98.76(b)(8) .................................................. All. 

G .............. 98.76(b)(9) .................................................. All. 

G .............. 98.76(b)(10) ................................................ All. 

G .............. 98.76(b)(11) ................................................ All. 

H ............... 98.86(b)(2) .................................................. All. 

H ............... 98.86(b)(5) .................................................. All. 

H ............... 98.86(b)(6) .................................................. All. 

H ............... 98.86(b)(8) .................................................. All. 

H ............... 98.86(b)(10) ................................................ All. 

H ............... 98.86(b)(11) ................................................ All. 

H ............... 98.86(b)(12) ................................................ All. 

H ............... 98.86(b)(13) ................................................ All. 


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REPORTING DEADLINE IS CHANGED TO AUGUST 31, 2011—Continued 

Subpart Rule Citation (40 CFR part 98) Specific Data Elements for Which Reporting Date is Changed (‘‘All’’ means that the 

date is changed for all data elements in the cited paragraph) 

H ............... 98.86(b)(15) ................................................ Only monthly kiln-specific clinker factors (if used) for each kiln. 

K ............... 98.116(b) .................................................... Only annual production by product from each EAF (No CEMS). 

K ............... 98.116(e)(4) ................................................ All. 

K ............... 98.116(e)(5) ................................................ All. 

N ............... 98.146(b)(2) ................................................ Only annual quantity of carbonate based-raw material charged to each continuous 

glass melting furnace. 

N ............... 98.146(b)(4) ................................................ All. 

N ............... 98.146(b)(6) ................................................ All. 

O .............. 98.156(a)(2) ................................................ All. 

O .............. 98.156(a)(7) ................................................ All. 

O .............. 98.156(a)(8) ................................................ All. 

O .............. 98.156(a)(9) ................................................ All. 

O .............. 98.156(a)(10) .............................................. All. 

O .............. 98.156(b)(1) ................................................ All. 

O .............. 98.156(b)(2) ................................................ All. 

O .............. 98.156(d)(1) ................................................ All. 

O .............. 98.156(d)(2) ................................................ All. 

O .............. 98.156(d)(3) ................................................ All. 

O .............. 98.156(d)(4) ................................................ All. 

O .............. 98.156(d)(5) ................................................ All. 

O .............. 98.156(e)(1) ................................................ All. 

P ............... 98.166(b)(2) ................................................ All. 

P ............... 98.166(b)(5) ................................................ All. 

P ............... 98.166(b)(6) ................................................ All. 

Q .............. 98.176(b) .................................................... Only annual quantity taconite pellets, coke, iron, and raw steel (No CEMS). 

Q .............. 98.176(e)(1) ................................................ All. 

Q .............. 98.176(e)(3) ................................................ All. 

Q .............. 98.176(e)(4) ................................................ All. 

Q .............. 98.176(f)(1) ................................................. All. 

Q .............. 98.176(f)(2) ................................................. All. 

Q .............. 98.176(f)(3) ................................................. All. 

Q .............. 98.176(f)(4) ................................................. All. 

Q .............. 98.176(g) .................................................... All. 

R ............... 98.186(b)(6) ................................................ All. 

R ............... 98.186(b)(7) ................................................ All. 

S ............... 98.196(b)(2) ................................................ All. 

S ............... 98.196(b)(3) ................................................ All. 

S ............... 98.196(b)(5) ................................................ All. 

S ............... 98.196(b)(6) ................................................ All. 

S ............... 98.196(b)(8) ................................................ All. 

S ............... 98.196(b)(10) .............................................. All. 

S ............... 98.196(b)(11) .............................................. All. 

S ............... 98.196(b)(12) .............................................. All. 

U ............... 98.216(b) .................................................... All. 

U ............... 98.216(e)(1) ................................................ All. 

U ............... 98.216(e)(2) ................................................ All. 

U ............... 98.216(f)(1) ................................................. All. 

U ............... 98.216(f)(2) ................................................. All. 

V ............... 98.226(c) ..................................................... All. 

V ............... 98.226(d) .................................................... All. 

V ............... 98.226(i) ...................................................... All. 

V ............... 98.226(j) ...................................................... All. 

V ............... 98.226(m)(1) ............................................... All. 

V ............... 98.226(m)(3) ............................................... All. 

V ............... 98.226(m)(4) ............................................... All. 

V ............... 98.226(m)(5) ............................................... All. 

V ............... 98.226(m)(6) ............................................... All. 

V ............... 98.226(p) .................................................... All. 

X ............... 98.246(a)(4) ................................................ Only monthly volume values, monthly mass values, monthly carbon content values, 

molecular weights for gaseous feedstocks, molecular weights for gaseous products, 

and indication of whether the alternative method in § 98.243(c)(4) was used. 

X ............... 98.246(b)(5)(iii) ........................................... All. 

X ............... 98.246(b)(5)(iv) ........................................... All. 

Y ............... 98.256(e)(6) ................................................ Only molar volume conversion factor for each flare.

Y ............... 98.256(e)(7) ................................................ Only molar volume conversion factor for each flare.

Y ............... 98.256(e)(7)(ii) ............................................ All. 

Y ............... 98.256(e)(9) ................................................ Only annual volume of flare gas combusted, annual average higher heating value of 

the flare gas, volume of gas flared, average molecular weight, carbon content of 

the flare, and molar volume conversion factor if using Eq. Y–3. 

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REPORTING DEADLINE IS CHANGED TO AUGUST 31, 2011—Continued 

Subpart Rule Citation (40 CFR part 98) Specific Data Elements for Which Reporting Date is Changed (‘‘All’’ means that the 

date is changed for all data elements in the cited paragraph) 

Y ............... 98.256(f)(7) ................................................. Only molar volume conversion factor. 

Y ............... 98.256(f)(10) ............................................... Only coke burn-off factor, annual throughput of unit, and average carbon content of 

coke. 

Y ............... 98.256(f)(11) ............................................... Only units of measure for the unit-specific CH4 emission factor, activity data for calculating emissions, and unit-specific emission factor for CH4. 

Y ............... 98.256(f)(12) ............................................... Only unit-specific emission factor for N2O, units of measure for the unit-specific N2O 

emission factor, and activity data for calculating emissions. 

Y ............... 98.256(f)(13) ............................................... Only average coke burn-off quantity per cycle or measurement period, and average 

carbon content of coke. 

Y ............... 98.256(h)(4) ................................................ All. 

Y ............... 98.256(h)(5) ................................................ Only value of the correction, annual volume of recycled tail gas, and annual average 

mole fraction of carbon in the tail gas (if used to calculate recycling correction factor). 

Y ............... 98.256(i)(5) ................................................. Only annual mass of green coke fed, carbon content of green coke fed, annual mass 

of marketable coke produced, carbon content of marketable coke produced, and 

annual mass of coke dust removed from the process. 

Y ............... 98.256(i)(7) ................................................. Only the unit-specific CH4 emission factor, units of measure for unit-specific CH4

emission factor, and activity data for calculating emissions. 

Y ............... 98.256(i)(8) ................................................. Only units of measure for the unit-specific factor, activity data used for calculating 

emissions, and site-specific emissions factor. 

Y ............... 98.256(j)(2) ................................................. All. 

Y ............... 98.256(j)(5) ................................................. Only CO2 emission factor. 

Y ............... 98.256(j)(6) ................................................. Only CH4 emission factor. 

Y ............... 98.256(j)(7) ................................................. Only carbon emission factor. 

Y ............... 98.256(j)(8) ................................................. Only CO2 emission factor and carbon emission factor. 

Y ............... 98.256(j)(9) ................................................. Only CH4 emission factor. 

Y ............... 98.256(k)(3) ................................................ Only dimensions of coke drum or vessel, typical gauge pressure of the coking drum, 

typical void fraction of coke drum or vessel, annual number of coke-cutting cycles 

of coke drum or vessel, and molar volume conversion factor for each coke drum or 

vessel. 

Y ............... 98.256(k)(4) ................................................ Only height and diameter of the coke drums, cumulative number of vessel openings 

for all delayed coking drums, typical venting pressure, void fraction, mole fraction of 

methane in coking gas. 

Y ............... 98.256(l)(5) ................................................. Only molar volume conversion factor. 

Y ............... 98.256(m)(3) ............................................... Only total quantity of crude oil plus the quantity of intermediate products received 

from off-site, CH4 emission factor used, and molar volume conversion factor. 

Y ............... 98.256(n)(3) ................................................ All (if used in Equation Y–21 to calculate emissions from equipment leaks). 

Y ............... 98.256(o)(2)(ii) ............................................ All. 

Y ............... 98.256(o)(4)(ii) ............................................ All. 

Y ............... 98.256(o)(4)(iii) ........................................... All. 

Y ............... 98.256(o)(4)(iv) ........................................... All. 

Y ............... 98.256(o)(4)(v) ............................................ All. 

Y ............... 98.256(o)(4)(vi) ........................................... Only tank-specific methane composition data and gas generation rate data. 

Y ............... 98.256(p)(2) ................................................ Only quantity of materials loaded that have an equilibrium vapor-phase concentration 

of CH4 of 0.5 volume percent or greater. 

Z ............... 98.266(f)(5) ................................................. All. 

Z ............... 98.266(f)(6) ................................................. All. 

AA ............ 98.276(b) .................................................... All. 

AA ............ 98.276(c) ..................................................... Only annual mass of the spent liquor solids combusted. 

AA ............ 98.276(d) .................................................... All. 

AA ............ 98.276(e) .................................................... All. 

AA ............ 98.276(f) ..................................................... All. 

AA ............ 98.276(g) .................................................... All. 

AA ............ 98.276(h) .................................................... All. 

AA ............ 98.276(i) ...................................................... All. 

BB ............ 98.286(b)(1) ................................................ All. 

BB ............ 98.286(b)(4) ................................................ All. 

BB ............ 98.286(b)(6) ................................................ All. 

CC ............ 98.296(b)(5) ................................................ Only monthly consumption of trona or liquid alkaline feedstock (for facilities using 

Equation CC–1). 

CC ............ 98.296(b)(6) ................................................ Only monthly production of soda ash for each manufacturing line (for facilities using 

Equation CC–2). 

CC ............ 98.296(b)(7) ................................................ All. 

CC ............ 98.296(b)(10)(i) ........................................... All. 

CC ............ 98.296(b)(10)(ii) .......................................... All. 

CC ............ 98.296(b)(10)(iii) ......................................... All. 

CC ............ 98.296(b)(10)(iv) ......................................... All. 

CC ............ 98.296(b)(10)(v) .......................................... All. 

CC ............ 98.296(b)(10)(vi) ......................................... All. 

CC ............ 98.296(b)(10)(vii) ........................................ All. 


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REPORTING DEADLINE IS CHANGED TO AUGUST 31, 2011—Continued 

Subpart Rule Citation (40 CFR part 98) Specific Data Elements for Which Reporting Date is Changed (‘‘All’’ means that the 

date is changed for all data elements in the cited paragraph) 

EE ............ 98.316(b)(6) ................................................ All. 

EE ............ 98.316(b)(9) ................................................ All. 

GG ............ 98.336(b)(6) ................................................ All. 

GG ............ 98.336(b)(7) ................................................ All. 

GG ............ 98.336(b)(10) .............................................. All. 

HH ............ 98.346(a) .................................................... Only year in which landfill first accepted waste, last year the landfill accepted waste, 

capacity of the landfill, and waste disposal quantity for each year of landfilling. 

HH ............ 98.346(b) .................................................... Only quantity of waste determined using the methods in § 98.343(a)(3)(i), quantity of 

waste determined using the methods in § 98.343(a)(3)(ii), population served by the 

landfill for each year, and the value of landfill capacity (LFC) used in the calculation. 

HH ............ 98.346(c) ..................................................... All. 

HH ............ 98.346(d)(1) ................................................ Only degradable organic carbon (DOC) value, methane correction factor (MCF) values, and fraction of DOC dissimilated (DOCF) values. 

HH ............ 98.346(d)(2) ................................................ All. 

HH ............ 98.346(e) .................................................... Only fraction of CH4 in landfill gas. 

HH ............ 98.346(f) ..................................................... Only surface area associated with each cover type. 

HH ............ 98.346(g) .................................................... All. 

HH ............ 98.346(i)(5) ................................................. Only annual operating hours for the primary destruction device, annual operating 

hours for the backup destruction device, destruction efficiency for the primary destruction device, and destruction efficiency for the backup destruction device. 

HH ............ 98.346(i)(6) ................................................. All. 

HH ............ 98.346(i)(7) ................................................. Only surface area specified in Table HH–3, estimated gas collection system efficiency, and annual operating hours of the gas collection system. 

HH ............ 98.346(i)(9) ................................................. Only CH4 generation value. 

[FR Doc. 2010–32450 Filed 12–23–10; 8:45 am] 

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