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

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Environmental Protection Agency 40 CFR Part 98 [EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0508; FRL-9127-6] RIN 2060-AQ15 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Direct final rule. SUMMARY: EPA is taking direct final action to amend the general provisions for the Mandatory Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reporting Rule. The amendments do not change the requirements of the regulation for facilities and suppliers covered by the 2009 final rule. Rather, the amendments are minor changes to the format of several sections of the general provisions to accommodate the addition of new subparts in the future in a simple and clear manner. These changes include updating the language for the schedule for submitting reports and calibrating equipment to recognize that subparts that may be added in the future would have later deadlines. These revisions do not change the requirements for subparts included in the 2009 final rule. DATES: This direct final rule is effective May 17, 2010 without further notice, unless EPA receives adverse comments by April 15, 2010, or by April 30, 2010 if a public hearing is held (see below). If we receive adverse comment, we will publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal Register informing the public that this rule, or the relevant section of this rule, will not take effect. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0508, by one of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov . Follow the online instructions for su…