Document ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2019-0424-0161
Agency: epa
Document Type: Proposed Rule
Title: Revisions and Confidentiality Determinations for Data Elements Under the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule
Posted Date: 2022-07-19T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 137 (Tuesday, July 19, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 42988-42989]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15402]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 9 and 98

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2019-0424; FRL-7230-04-OAR]
RIN 2060-AU35

Revisions and Confidentiality Determinations for Data Elements 
Under the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule; Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: On June 21, 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 
published a proposed rule titled ``Revisions and Confidentiality 
Determinations for Data Elements Under the Greenhouse Gas Reporting 
Rule'' (87 FR 36920). The EPA is extending the comment period for this 
proposed rule.

DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published on June 21, 
2022, at 87 FR 36920, is extended. Comments must be received on or 
before October 6, 2022.

ADDRESSES: You may send your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-
HQ-OAR-2019-0424, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov 
(our preferred method) Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
     Mail: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket 
Center, Office of Air and Radiation Docket, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460.
     Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center, WJC West Building, Room 
3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004. The Docket 
Center's hours of operations are 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday 
(except Federal Holidays).
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket ID 
No. for this rulemaking. Comments received may be posted without change 
to https://www.regulations.gov/, including any personal information 
provided. Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2019-0424, at https://www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), or 
the other methods identified in the ADDRESSES section. Once submitted, 
comments cannot be edited or removed from the docket. The EPA may 
publish any comment received to its public docket. Do not submit 
electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business 
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted 
by statute. Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be 
accompanied by a written comment. The written comment is considered the 
official comment and should include discussion of all points you wish 
to make. The EPA will generally not consider comments or comment 
contents located outside of the primary submission (i.e., on the web, 
cloud, or other file sharing system). For additional submission 
methods, the full EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or 
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comments, please visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.
    Due to public health concerns related to COVID-19, the EPA Docket 
Center and Reading Room are open to the public by appointment only. Our 
Docket Center staff also continues to provide remote customer service 
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https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    The EPA continues to carefully and continuously monitor information 
from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), local area 
health departments, and our Federal partners so that we can respond 
rapidly as conditions change regarding COVID-19.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Bohman, Climate Change 
Division, Office of Atmospheric

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Programs (MC-6207A), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 343-9548; email 
address: [email protected]. For technical information, please go to 
the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) website, https://www.epa.gov/ghgreporting. To submit a question, select Help Center, 
followed by ``Contact Us.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 21, 2022, the Environmental 
Protection Agency (EPA) published a proposed rule titled ``Revisions 
and Confidentiality Determinations for Data Elements Under the 
Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule'' (87 FR 36920). The public comment for 
this proposed rule was scheduled to end on August 22, 2022. The EPA is 
extending that deadline to October 6, 2022. This extension will provide 
the general public additional time for participation and comment.

List of Subjects

40 CFR Part 9

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, 
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

40 CFR Part 98

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

Paul M. Gunning,
Director, Climate Change Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs.
[FR Doc. 2022-15402 Filed 7-18-22; 8:45 am]
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