Document ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0508-2288
Agency: epa
Document Type: Rule
Title: Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases: Minor Harmonizing Changes to General Provisions; Withdrawal of Direct Final Rule
Posted Date: 2010-04-30T04:00Z

[Federal Register: April 30, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 83)]
[Rules and Regulations]               
[Page 22699]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 98

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0508; FRL-9143-5]
RIN 2060-AQ15

 
Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases: Minor Harmonizing 
Changes to the General Provisions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Withdrawal of direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: Because EPA received comments which could be construed as 
adverse, we are withdrawing the direct final rule to amend the general 
provisions for the Mandatory Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reporting Rule, 
published on March 16, 2010.

DATES: Effective April 30, 2010, EPA withdraws the direct final rule 
published at 75 FR 12451 on March 16, 2010.

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: 
GHGReportingRule@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 16, 2010, we published a direct 
final rule (75 FR 12451) and a parallel proposal (75 FR 12489) amending 
the general provisions for the GHG Reporting Rule. These amendments 
were issued as a direct final rule, along with a parallel proposal to 
be used as the basis for final action in the event EPA received any 
adverse comments on the direct final amendments. Because EPA received 
comments which could be construed as adverse, we are withdrawing the 
direct final rule to amend the general provisions for the Mandatory GHG 
Reporting Rule, published on March 16, 2010. We stated in that direct 
final rule that if we received adverse comment by April 15, 2010, the 
direct final rule would not take effect and we would publish a timely 
withdrawal in the Federal Register. We subsequently received comments 
that could be construed as adverse on that direct final rule. We will 
address those comments in a subsequent final action based on the 
parallel proposal published on March 16, 2010 (75 FR 12489). As stated 
in the direct final rule and the parallel proposed rule, we will not 
institute a second comment period on this action.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 98

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, 
Greenhouse gases, Suppliers, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: April 23, 2010.
Gina McCarthy,
Assistant Administrator for Office of Air and Radiation.

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Accordingly, the amendments to the rule published in the Federal 
Register on March 16, 2010 (75 FR 12451) are withdrawn as of April 30, 
2010.

[FR Doc. 2010-10147 Filed 4-29-10; 8:45 am]
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