[Federal Register: February 7, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 26)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2001
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: 1990-2001 is available for public review. Annual U.S. emissions
for the period of time from 1990-2001 are summarized and presented by
source
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category and sector. The inventory contains estimates of carbon dioxide
(CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide
(N2O), Hydrofluorocarbons (HFC), perflourocarbons (PFC), and
sulfur hexaflouride (SF6) emissions. The inventory also
includes estimates of carbon sequestration in U.S. forests and, new
this year, an updated assessment of emissions from the electric power
industry. The technical approach used in this report to estimate
emissions and sinks for greenhouse gases is consistent with the
methodologies recommended by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change (IPCC) and reported in a format consistent with the United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) reporting
guidelines. The Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks is
the latest in a series of annual U.S. submissions to the Secretariat of
the UNFCCC.
DATES: To ensure your comments are considered for the final version of
the document, please submit your comments within 30 days of the
appearance of this notice. However, comments received after that date
will still be welcomed and be considered for the next edition of this
report.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be submitted to Mr. William N. Irving at:
Environmental Protection Agency, Clean Air Markets Division (6204N),
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, Fax: (202) 565-6673.
You are welcome and encouraged to send an e-mail with your comments to
irving.bill@epa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. William N. Irving, Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation, Office of Atmospheric
Programs, Clean Air Markets Division, (202) 565-9065,
irving.bill@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The draft report can be obtained by visiting
the U.S. EPA's global warming site at http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/publications/emissions/
.
Dated: January 30, 2003.
Robert Brenner,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation.
[FR Doc. 03-3063 Filed 2-6-03; 8:45 am]
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