[Federal Register: March 7, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 46)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2006

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: 1990-2006 is available for public review. Annual U.S. emissions 
for the period of time from 1990 through 2006 are summarized and 
presented by source category and sector. The inventory contains 
estimates of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), 
hydrofluorocarbons (HFC), perfluorocarbons (PFC), and sulfur 
hexafluoride (SF6) emissions. The inventory also includes estimates of 
carbon fluxes in U.S. agricultural and forest lands. 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: 1990-2006 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. Leif Hockstad at: 
Environmental Protection Agency, Climate Change Division (6207J), 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, Fax: (202) 343-2359. You 
are welcome and encouraged to send an e-mail with your comments to 
hockstad.leif@epa.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Leif Hockstad, Environmental 
Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation, Office of Atmospheric 
Programs, Climate Change Division, (202) 343-9432, 
hockstad.leif@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The draft report can be obtained by visiting 
the U.S. EPA's Climate Change Site at: http://www.epa.gov/
climatechange/emissions/usinventoryreport.html.

    Dated: February 29, 2008.
Robert J. Meyers,
Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation.
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