E-GGRT will be unavailable between 6:00 AM (EST) and 12:00 PM (EST) on Saturday, 09/03/11 for system maintenance.
A number of participants in this week’s e-GGRT refresher webinars asked if users can preview their GHG data before submitting to EPA. If you are a web form reporter you can preview the data that you have entered into the e-GGRT web forms by first generating then reviewing your report.
To do this, start at your FACILITY OVERVIEW page. At the bottom of the page, in the “Submit Annual Report” table, click on the blue “Generate /Submit” button. This will take you to the e-GGRT GENERATE AND REVIEW page. Under “Generate Report”, click on the green “Generate Report” button. e-GGRT will compile a report containing all the data that you’ve entered in the web forms. When the process is complete, you will see a “Review Report” section on the GENERATE AND REVIEW page and this will provide you with three options (you may view/print the report in your browser, you may view/print the XML version of your report in your browser or you may download an XML version) for previewing your GHG report before submitting to EPA.
If, after reviewing, you want to make changes to your data, just go back into the e-GGRT web forms and make your desired changes. You may generate and preview your report as many times as you need before submitting to EPA.
This afternoon EPA has posted revised reporting forms (i.e., reporting form spreadsheets) for Subparts E, GG, R, and V to the E-GGRT help web site. In each form, a single check box has been converted to a yes/no selection to be more consistent with other e-GGRT simplified reporting forms. Please use these versions of the reporting forms when submitting data for these Subparts to EPA. These new versions are labeled with version numbers RY2010.R.04.
If you are reporting under Subparts E, GG, R, or V, please download these new versions at http://www.ccdsupport.com/confluence/display/help/Reporting+Form+Instructions. Please note that the table on this page includes the "Current Release" or most up to date version of each Reporting Form. Please refer to this table and use the most up to date version of each Reporting Form when you submit data to EPA.
e-GGRT allows you cut-and-paste data from documents or spreadsheets (e.g., optional calculation spreadsheets) directly into e-GGRT data fields.
- For text fields, cut-and-paste will work in supported browsers as long as the text you are pasting does not exceed the maximum length permitted by e-GGRT for the field at issue.
- For numeric fields, the paste action works with one limitation: you are not allowed to paste non-numeric characters, such as commas, into numeric fields.
- If you do try to paste non-numeric data in a numeric field using Mozilla Firefox browsers you will get an error message.
- If you are using a Microsoft Internet Explorer browser you will be prevented from pasting non-numeric data in a numeric field, but no error message will be displayed.
Give it a try!
E-GGRT is now open for 2010 GHG reporting under EPA's Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP).
When you access E-GGRT at ghgreporting.epa.gov the ‘Data Reporting’ tab is now visible. Updated reporting instructions are available on the e-GGRT Help site at www.ccdsupport.com. The Help Desk may be contacted by email at ghgreporting@epa.gov. Please do not submit sensitive or business confidential information to the help desk. Anything you send to this email address will be available to the public.
The deadline for submitting the 2010 annual GHG report is September 30, 2011.
Your facility or supplier Certificate of Representation must be complete in order to submit the 2010 GHG report. Check the ‘Facility Management’ tab for each facility to make sure the green “Certificate of Representation Signed and Complete” message is visible. Please note that your e-GGRT password expires after every ninety days. For more information please refer to a FAQ on how to reset your password.
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EPA intends to launch e-GGRT for RY2010 GHG Data Reporting the week of August 22. Announcement of the live production will be made on the GHG Reporting Program website and on the e-GGRT News and Information site.
The deadline for reporting 2010 emissions is September 30, 2011. To assist reporters with the using e-GGRT, EPA is offering refresher courses for subparts C (General Stationary Combustion Sources), D (Electricity Generation), X (Petrochemical Production), Y (Petroleum Refineries), P (Hydrogen Production), AA (Pulp and Paper Manufacturing), HH (Municipal Solid Waste Landfills, and NN (Suppliers of Natural Gas and Natural Gas Liquids).
August 18, 2011, 3:00-4:00pm: e-GGRT Overview and Registration Webinar
August 23, 2011, 1:00-2:30pm: Subparts C (General Stationary Combustion) & D (Electricity Generation) e-GGRT Refresher Webinar
August 23, 2011, 2:30-4:00pm: Subpart AA (Pulp and Paper Manufacturing) e-GGRT Refresher Webinar
August 24, 2011, 2:00-3:30pm: Subpart HH (Municipal Solid Waste Landfills) e-GGRT Refresher Webinar
August 24, 2011, 3:30-5:00pm: Subpart NN (Suppliers of Natural Gas and Natural Gas Liquids) e-GGRT Refresher Webinar EPA disclaimer
August 25, 2011, 1:00-2:30pm: Subparts X (Petrochemical Production), Y (Petroleum Refineries), and P (Hydrogen Production) e-GGRT Refresher Webinar
To register for these session please use the Register on EPA's GHG Reporting website.
On August 4, 2011, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued technical corrections, clarifying and other amendments to seven subparts under the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule. In general, the amendments do not change the overall requirements of the rule but improve clarity and ensure consistency across the calculation, monitoring and data reporting requirements. In addition, EPA is also proposing a limited, one time extension of the 2012 reporting deadline for reporting GHG information for subparts required to start collecting data in 2011. This extension would allow sufficient time for stakeholder testing of the online reporting tool for these new source categories.
EPA has developed an XML reporting schema that will allow facilities to upload their greenhouse gas (GHG) data directly in lieu of using the web forms provided through the Electronic Greenhouse Gas Reporting Tool (e-GGRT). XML is a set of specifications designed to create common electronic data formats in order to facilitate data sharing and comparison.
The final XML reporting schema for reporting year 2010, v1.2, dated 8/1/2011, can be downloaded here along with an updated Overview and FAQs on XML reporting at http://www.ccdsupport.com/schema/ghg
Additional information regarding GHG Reporting for Reporting Year 2010 using an XML submission can be found at the homepage for Data Reporting System: XML Reporting Schema