• Q1. What is the action being taken?
• Q2. What is the purpose of the rule?
• Q3. What is the effective date of the rule?
• Q5. Who will have to report under the final rule?
• Q7. Which greenhouse gases (GHGs) are covered under the rule?
• Q9. Are mobile sources included in this rule?
• Q10. What is the definition of a "facility"?
• Q11. Will EPA collect data at the unit-, facility-, or corporate-wide level?
• Q12. Will EPA accept emissions information from facilities that do not have to report under the mandatory reporting rule? Basically can...
• Q13. Can you please describe what constitutes a facility? For example, if a hospital has four buildings, does the rulemaking pertain to the four buildings as a composite, or to each individually?
• Q14. What is the estimated cost to implement this rule?
• Q15. What impact does this rule have on small businesses?
• Q16. Did EPA engage stakeholders in the development of the rule?
• Q17. Was my comment submitted during the public comment period addressed?
• Q18. Is this rule a cap and trade regulation?
• Q20. Does the rule apply to U.S. Territories?
• Q21. How did EPA develop the general threshold of 25,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (mtCO2e) per year?
• Q22. How much is 25,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalent (mtCO2e)?
• Q23. Are there some sectors where all facilities have to report regardless of whether they meet the 25,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (mtCO2e) annual threshold?
• Q26. Is there a simple way for facilities with stationary fuel combustion units to determine if they will be required to report?
• Q27. Will individual home owners be required to report under this rule?
• Q28. Will individual car or truck owners be required to report?
• Q29. Will owners of commercial buildings be required to report?
• Q30. Will federal, state, or local facilities have to report emissions?
• Q31. Are terrestrial carbon sequestration ("sinks") and offsets projects included in this rule?
• Q32. Why are both downstream and upstream reporting required?
• Q33. Will there be double-reporting of emissions under this rule?
• Q36. The Applicability Tool says I need to report, but I don't think the tool is right. Please confirm.
• Q37. Is applicability based on actual emissions or potential emissions?
• Q42. How will emissions data be verified?
• Q43. Will EPA provide training and guidance for reporters?
• Q45. If facility intends to obtain fuel usage data from utility bills, but its utility bills reflect fuel usage through middle of the month, how does EPA recommend a facility estimate fuel use for the calendar year? Is it acceptable to pro-rate fuel use?
• Q50. When are reporters required to complete their GHG Monitoring Plan?
• Q51. What representative of a reporting facility is in charge of reporting? For example, is it the operator or facility owner? What if a contractor operates a facility owned by someone else? Lastly, can a third party...
• Q53. Does this final rule preempt states from regulating or requiring reporting of greenhouse gases (GHGs)?
• Q54. Will data collection be delegated to state agencies?
• Q56. How is this reporting rule different from the Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks report (Inventory)?
• Q57. Will this rule negate the need for the Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks in the future?
• Q58. Would this rule need to be addressed in Title V operating permits?
• Q61. How will data be efficiently shared among existing state greenhouse gas (GHG) programs and this new federal reporting program?
• Q62. Where can I find more detailed information on the rule?
• Q110. If two entities share a Title V permit would that preclude them from reporting separately even if there is no common ownership or control?
• Q126. If a campus is divided by several blocks of property not owned by the entity - can that area be defined as a facility by itself?
• Q127. If a campus is divided by a non-owned body of water (e.g., a river), does that create two distinct facilities?
• Q129. I leased space within my definition of "facility", if I do not track fuel use for that space, do I have to include it in my report?
• Q130. I have space which I own, but lease to a third party within my "facility" and the tenant pays the utilities, do I have to include that building space?
• Q131. Some entities may choose to report all greenhouse emissions for ease of data management, even if some sources do not meet the definition of "facility" and exceed the threshold. If cap and trade rules on greenhouse gas emissions are promulgated...
• Q132. Provide one or two specific examples of what would be acceptable to EPA under §98.3(g)(5)( i )(B), "Explanation of processes and methods used to collect the necessary data for the GHG calculations".
• Q142. In the event fuel volume is based on third-party fuel billing meters that meet the exemption in 98.3 i 4, what are the record keeping requirements?
• Q179. Section 98.4(b) states the designated representative shall be an individual selected by an agreement binding on the owner or operator of the facility. What constitutes the "agreement"?
• Q278. My facility has completed its use of best available monitoring methods (BAMM) and is now fully following the methods in the final rule. Do and I need to notify EPA of this change?
• Q284. The definition of "owner" and "operator" under 98.6 refers to a "person." Is a person only a single individual?
• Q299. What does EPA mean by the term "sequential or simultaneous" in the definition of co-generation?
• Q321. Does the roll-up calculator distinguish between direct emitters and suppliers?
• Q388. Who must submit requests and one-time reports to EPA under Part 98?