Extending the Reporting Deadline Under the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule for Reporting Year 2025 to March 10, 2027

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-2025- 0186; FRL-12720.2-01-OAR] RIN 2060-AX07 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Interim final rule; request for comment. SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking interim final action to extend the reporting deadline under the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule for reporting year 2025 data from October 30, 2026, to March 10, 2027. This final action only changes the reporting deadline for annual greenhouse gas reports for reporting year 2025 and makes no other changes to the rule. The EPA is requesting comments on all aspects of this interim final rule. DATES: This interim final rule is effective on October 14, 2026. Comments on this rule must be received on or by November 30, 2026. Public Hearing. If anyone contacts the EPA requesting a public hearing on or before October 19, 2026, the Agency will hold a virtual public hearing. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for information on requesting and registering for a public hearing. ADDRESSES: You may send comments, identified by Docket Id. No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-0186, by any of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov (our preferred method). Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Email: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov . Include Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-0186 in the subject line of the message. Mail: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-0186, Mail…