In a September 12 news release, US EPA announced, “a proposed rule to end the burdensome Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP).” The proposed rule will “remove reporting obligations for most large facilities, all fuel and industrial gas suppliers, and C02 injection sites.”

Removal of All Reporting Except for WEC
Currently, the GHGRP “requires 47 source categories, covering over 8,000 facilities and suppliers in the U.S. to calculate and submit their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reporting annually.” The proposed rule removes “all GHG reporting requirements, except for those subject to the Waste Emissions Charge (WEC).”

For systems subject to the WEC, recent legislation delayed WEC emissions reporting until calendar year 2034. Therefore, “EPA will not be collecting subpart W data until 2034.”

Reporting Not Required and Not Useful
EPA’s legal review determined that the Clean Air Act (CAA) did not require collection of GHG emission information; its policy review determined that collecting the information was not useful to fulfill any CAA obligation.

The proposed rule will be subject to public comment. EPA estimates ending the GHGRP will save businesses “up to $2.4 billion in regulatory costs.”

To see the news release, which includes a link to the Fact Sheet that includes information on submitting comments, https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-releases-proposal-end-burdensome-costly-greenhouse-gas-reporting-program-saving-24