[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 107 (Thursday, June 4, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 30494]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-14846]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-6107-4]
Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-1996
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of document availability and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Draft Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and
Sinks: 1990-1996 is available for public review, and the review period
has been extended until July 6, 1998, in order to allow additional time
for public comment. Annual U.S. emissions for the period of time from
1990-1996 are summarized and presented by source category and sector.
The inventory contains estimates of CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, and SF6
emissions, as well as estimated emissions of VOCs, NOX, CO,
and HFCs. The approach used to estimate emissions for the greenhouse
gases was adapted from the methodologies recommended by the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The U.S. Greenhouse Gas
Inventory is being prepared to provide a basis for the ongoing
development of a comprehensive and accurate system to identify and
quantify emissions and sinks of greenhouse gases in the U.S. It will
serve as part of the U.S. submission to the Secretariat of the
Framework Convention on Climate Change and to contribute to the updates
to the U.S. Climate Action Report. To ensure your comments are
considered for the final version of this document, please submit your
comments prior to July 6, 1998. However, comments received after that
date will still be welcomed and will be considered for the next edition
of this report.
DATES: Comments are requested by May 29, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Send requests for a copy of the document to: Mr. Wiley
Barbour, PE, Environmental Protection Agency, Climate Policy and
Programs Division (2175), 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460, Fax:
(202) 260-6405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Wiley Barbour, Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of Policy, Climate Policy and Programs
Division, (202) 260-6972.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: You may view the document referenced above
on the US EPA's homepage at www.epa.gov/globalwarming/inventory. If you
wish to send an email with your comments you may send the email to
barbour.wiley@epamail.epa.gov.
Dated: May 20, 1998.
David M. Gardiner,
Assistant Administrator.
[FR Doc. 98-14846 Filed 6-3-98; 8:45 am]
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