[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 38 (Monday, February 27, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9821-9822]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-2734]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8036-4]


Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2004

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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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: 1990-2004 is available for public review. Annual U.S. emissions 
for the period of time from 1990-2004 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 sequestration in U.S. forests. 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. Leif Hockstad at: 
Environmental Protection Agency, Climate Change Division (6207J), 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, Fax: (202) 343-2358. You 
are welcome and encouraged to send an email with your comments to 
[email protected].

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, 
[email protected].

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: February 16, 2006.
Elizabeth Craig,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation.
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