Extending the Reporting Deadline Under the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule for 2024 Data

<RULE> ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY <CFR>40 CFR Part 98</CFR> <DEPDOC>[EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-0096; FRL-12676-01-OAR]</DEPDOC> <RIN>RIN 2060-AW50</RIN> <SUBJECT>Extending the Reporting Deadline Under the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule for 2024 Data</SUBJECT> <HD SOURCE="HED">AGENCY:</HD> Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). <HD SOURCE="HED">ACTION:</HD> Final rule. <SUM> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUMMARY:</HD> The EPA is promulgating this final rule to extend the reporting deadline under the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule for reporting year 2024 data from March 31, 2025, to May 30, 2025. This rule only changes the reporting deadline for annual greenhouse gas (GHG) reports for reporting year 2024. This rule does not change the reporting deadline for future years, and it does not change the requirements for what regulated entities must report. </SUM> <EFFDATE> <HD SOURCE="HED">DATES:</HD> This rule is effective March 20, 2025. </EFFDATE> <HD SOURCE="HED">ADDRESSES:</HD> The EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket Id. No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-0096. All documents in the docket are listed in the <E T="03">www.regulations.gov</E> index. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, <E T="03">e.g.,</E> confidential business information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically in <E T="03">www.regulations.gov</E> or in hard copy at the EPA Docket Center, WJC 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. <FURINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:</HD> Jennifer Bohman, Climate Change Division, Office of Atmospheric Protection (MC-6207A), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 343-9548; email address: <E T="03">GHGReporting@epa.gov.</E> Preamble acronyms and abbreviations. Throughout this document the use of “we” or “our” is intended to refer to the EPA. We use multiple acronyms and terms in this preamble. While this list may not be exhaustive, to ease the reading of this preamble and for reference purposes, the EPA defines the following terms and acronyms here: <EXTRACT> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">APA Administrative Procedure Act</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">CAA Clean Air Act</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">CBI confidential business information</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">CFR Code of Federal Regulations</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">CRA Congressional Review Act</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">e-GGRT electronic Greenhouse Gas Reporting Tool</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">EPA Environmental Protection Agency</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">FR Federal Register</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">GHG greenhouse gas</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">GHGRP Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">NAICS North American Industry Classification System</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">NTTAA National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">OMB Office of Management and Budget</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">PRA Paperwork Reduction Act</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">PBI proprietary business information</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">RFA Regulatory Flexibility Act</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">RY reporting year</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">UMRA Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">U.S. United States of America</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">U.S.C. United States Code</FP> </EXTRACT> <E T="03">Organization of this document.</E> The information in this document is organized as follows: <HD SOURCE="HD1">Table of Contents </HD> <EXTRACT> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">I. General</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">A. Potentially Affected Entities</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">B. Statutory Authority</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">II. Regulatory Revisions</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">III. Rulemaking Procedures and Findings of Good Cause</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-2">IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review and Executive Order 13563: Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">B. Executive Order 14192: Unleashing Prosperity Through Deregulation</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">C. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">D. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA)</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">F. Executive Order 13132: Federalism</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">G. Executive Order 13175: Consultation and Coordination With Indian Tribal Governments</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">H. Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children From Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">I. Executive Order 13211: Actions That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">J. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA)</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">K. Congressional Review Act (CRA)</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP1-2">L. Judicial Review</FP> </EXTRACT> </FURINF> <SUPLINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</HD> <HD SOURCE="HD1">I. General</HD> <HD SOURCE="HD2">A. Potentially Affected Entities</HD> This action amends existing regulations. Entities affected by this action are owners or operators of facilities that are direct emitters or suppliers of greenhouse gases (GHGs) or that sequester carbon dioxide (CO <E T="52">2</E> ) gas underground. These entities are required to report certain activities under the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) (codified at 40 CFR part 98. Regulated categories and entities include, but are not limited to, those listed in table 1 of this preamble: <GPOTABLE COLS="3" OPTS="L2,nj,i1" CDEF="s100,14,r100"> <TTITLE>Table 1—Examples of Affected Entities by Category</TTITLE> <CHED H="1">Category</CHED> <CHED H="1">Examples of facilities that may be subject to 40 CFR part 98</CHED> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Adipic Acid Production</ENT> <ENT>325199</ENT> <ENT>All other basic organic chemical manufacturing: Adipic acid manufacturing.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Aluminum Production</ENT> <ENT>331313</ENT> <ENT>Primary aluminum production facilities.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Ammonia Manufacturing</ENT> <ENT>325311</ENT> <ENT>Anhydrous ammonia manufacturing facilities.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Calcium Carbide Production</ENT> <ENT>325180</ENT> <ENT>Other basic inorganic chemical manufacturing: calcium carbide manufacturing.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Carbon Dioxide Enhanced Oil Recovery Projects</ENT> <ENT>211120</ENT> <ENT>Oil and gas extraction projects using carbon dioxide enhanced oil recovery.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Caprolactam, Glyoxal, and Glyoxylic Acid Production</ENT> <ENT>325199</ENT> <ENT>All other basic organic chemical manufacturing.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Cement Production</ENT> <ENT>327310</ENT> <ENT>Cement manufacturing.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Ceramics Manufacturing</ENT> <ENT>327110</ENT> <ENT>Pottery, ceramics, and plumbing fixture manufacturing.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"> </ENT> <ENT>327120</ENT> <ENT>Clay building material and refractories manufacturing.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Coke Calcining</ENT> <ENT>299901</ENT> <ENT>Coke; coke, petroleum; coke, calcined petroleum.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Electronics Manufacturing</ENT> <ENT>334111</ENT> <ENT>Microcomputers manufacturing facilities.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"> </ENT> <ENT>334413</ENT> <ENT>Semiconductor, photovoltaic (PV) (solid-state) device manufacturing facilities.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"> </ENT> <ENT>334419</ENT> <ENT>Liquid crystal display (LCD) unit screens manufacturing facilities; Microelectromechanical (MEMS) manufacturing facilities.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Electrical Equipment Manufacture or Refurbishment</ENT> <ENT>33531</ENT> <ENT>Power transmission and distribution switchgear and specialty transformers manufacturing facilities.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Electricity generation units that report through 40 CFR part 75</ENT> <ENT>221112</ENT> <ENT> Electric power generation, fossil fuel ( <E T="03">e.g.,</E> coal, oil, gas). </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Electrical Equipment Use</ENT> <ENT>221121</ENT> <ENT>Electric bulk power transmission and control facilities.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Electrical transmission and distribution equipment manufacture or refurbishment</ENT> <ENT>33361</ENT> <ENT>Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Ferroalloy Production</ENT> <ENT>331110</ENT> <ENT>Ferroalloys manufacturing.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Fluorinated Greenhouse Gas Production</ENT> <ENT>325120</ENT> <ENT>Industrial gases manufacturing facilities.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Geologic Sequestration</ENT> geologic sequestration sites. </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Glass Production</ENT> <ENT>327211</ENT> <ENT>Flat glass manufacturing facilities.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"> </ENT> <ENT>327213</ENT> <ENT>Glass container manufacturing facilities.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"> </ENT> <ENT>327212</ENT> <ENT>Other pressed and blown glass and glassware manufacturing facilities.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">HCFC-22 Production</ENT> <ENT>325120</ENT> <ENT>Industrial gas manufacturing: Hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) gases manufacturing.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">HFC-23 destruction processes that are not collocated with a HCFC-22 production facility and that destroy more than 2.14 metri ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Preview showing 10k of 30k characters. 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