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Overview

Owners or operators of facilities and suppliers under the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) must report emissions from all source categories located at the facility for which methods are defined in the rule. Owners or operators are required to collect emission data; calculate GHG emissions; and follow the specified procedures for quality assurance, missing data, recordkeeping, and reporting.

For each facility or supplier, reporters must enter required information for each applicable subpart using e-GGRT. e-GGRT provides two main paths one may take to report GHG Data:

e-GGRT web forms
Bulk upload of XML files

This flow diagram below lays out the e-GGRT GHG data reporting workflow.

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h3. Overview

Owners or operators of facilities and suppliers under the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) must report emissions from all source categories located at the facility for which methods are defined in the rule. Owners or operators are required to collect emission data; calculate GHG emissions; and follow the specified procedures for quality assurance, missing data, recordkeeping, and reporting.

For each facility or supplier, reporters must enter required information for each applicable subpart using e-GGRT. e-GGRT provides two main paths one may take to report GHG Data:
# e-GGRT web forms
# Bulk upload of XML files

This flow diagram below lays out the e-GGRT GHG data reporting workflow.

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h3.

e-GGRT

...

Web

...

Forms

...

e-GGRT
...
web
...
forms
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are
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a
...
set
...
of
...
web-based
...
data
...
collection
...
forms
...
that
...
guide
...
users
...
through
...
the
...
reporting
...
process
...
for
...
each
...
subpart
...
under
...
the
...
Greenhouse
...
Gas
...
Reporting
...
Program
...
(GHGRP).
...
All
...
data
...
captured
...
by
...
e-GGRT
...
web
...
forms
...
are
...
required
...
reporting
...
elements,
...
as
...
applicable.
...
E-GGRT
...
web
...
forms
...
currently
...
reflect
...
the
...
final
...
rule
...
deferring
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reporting
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of
...
inputs
...
to
...
emission
...
equations
...
for
...
direct
...
emitters
...
(see
...
76
...
FR
...
53057,
...
published
...
August
...
25,
...
2011,
...
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-08-25/pdf/2011-21727.pdf
...
).
...
Data
...
elements
...
that
...
have
...
been
...
determined
...
to
...
be
...
confidential
...
business
...
information
...
(CBI)
...
must
...
be
...
reported.
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Reporting
...
elements
...
that
...
have
...
been
...
determined
...
to
...
be
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CBI
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will
...
be
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protected
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under
...
the
...
Clean
...
Air
...
Act
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(Sec.
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114(c))
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and
...
EPA
...
regulations
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(40
...
CFR
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Part
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2)
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Certain
...
subparts
...
of
...
the
...
GHGRP
...
use
...
a
...
streamlined
...
web
...
form
...
interface.
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For
...
these
...
subparts
...
there
...
are
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NO
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page-by-page
...
e-GGRT
...
webforms.
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Instead,
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there
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are
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only
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1
...
or
...
2
...
pages.
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For
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these
...
select
...
subparts,
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you
...
will
...
download
...
and
...
complete
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a
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Reporting
...
Form.
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The
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Reporting
...
Form
...
will
...
collect
...
required
...
data
...
elements
...
for
...
the
...
subpart.
...
Once
...
you
...
have
...
entered
...
the
...
required
...
data
...
on
...
the
...
reporting
...
form,
...
use
...
e-GGRT
...
to
...
upload
...
the
...
completed
...
form
...
into
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e-GGRT.
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e-GGRT
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may
...
also
...
ask
...
you
...
to
...
enter
...
a
...
few
...
additional
...
data
...
elements
...
directly
...
into
...
the
...
e-GGRT
...
webform,
...
for
...
example
...
the
...
annual
...
CO
...
₂ emissions
...
figure
...
for
...
the
...
subpart.
...
This
...
will
...
be
...
used
...
by
...
e-GGRT
...
for
...
facility
...
level
...
roll-up
...
calculations.
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The
...
reporting
...
forms
...
are
...
required
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to
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satisfy
...
GHG
...
reporting
...
for
...
certain
...
subparts
...
and
...
must
...
be
...
uploaded
...
into
...
e-GGRT.
...
For
...
more
...
information
...
on
...
using
...
e-GGRT
...
web
...
forms
...
and
...
reporting
...
forms,
...
please
...
refer
...
to
...
the
...
GHG
...
Reporting
...
Instructions
...
help
...
page.
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For

each

reporting

year

after

your

initial

reporting

year,

e-GGRT

will

pre-populate

certain

web

forms

for

you

based

on

data

entered

during

the

previous

reporting

cycle

to

maintain

accuracy

and

expedite

the

reporting

process.

The

required

data

that

is

carried

over

from

one

year

to

the

next

will

be

select

on

a

discretionary

basis

by

the

EPA

based

on

which

data

are

not

likely

to

change

from

year

to

year.

All

data

that

is

pre-populated

based

on

the

previous

year

will

be

fully

editable

and

is

simply

provided

for

your

convenience.
{info} h3. Bulk upload of XML files EPA has developed an XML reporting schema that will allow facilities to upload their GHG data directly in lieu of using the web forms provided through e-GGRT. XML is a set of specifications designed to create common electronic data formats in order to facilitate data sharing and comparison. The XML reporting schema contains all of the data elements needed to comply with the GHGRP for reporting year 2012, and reflects the final rule deferring reporting of data elements used as inputs to emission equations (75 FR 81350, published December 27, 2010). For more information on XML reporting, please refer to the [XML Reporting Instructions] help page. h3. Annual Reports Once all required information has been entered or uploaded to e-GGRT for all applicable subparts, reporters must generate and submit an annual report to EPA for each facility or supplier. For more information on generating and submitting an Annual Report using e-GGRT, refer to the [How to Submit an Annual Report] help page. {info}{}General Information about the CBI deferral: * EPA has finalized a rule that defers the deadline for reporting certain data elements used as inputs to emission equations for direct emitters until March 31, 2015. See 76 FR 53057 (published August 25, 2011) and, with respect to Subparts W and TT, see 77 FR 48072 (published August 13, 2012). In accordance with the rule, e-GGRT is not currently collecting this subset of inputs to emission equations. \\ \\ * If you choose to report these inputs to EPA through these simplified reporting pages, please note that the inputs may be subject to public release.{info} [#Back to Top] h4. See Also [GHG Reporting Instructions] [XML Reporting Instructions] [How to Submit an Annual Report] [Help Resources]

Bulk upload of XML files

EPA has developed an XML reporting schema that will allow facilities to upload their GHG data directly in lieu of using the web forms provided through e-GGRT. XML is a set of specifications designed to create common electronic data formats in order to facilitate data sharing and comparison. The XML reporting schema contains all of the data elements needed to comply with the GHGRP for reporting year 2012, and reflects the final rule deferring reporting of data elements used as inputs to emission equations (75 FR 81350, published December 27, 2010). For more information on XML reporting, please refer to the XML Reporting Instructions help page.

Annual Reports

Once all required information has been entered or uploaded to e-GGRT for all applicable subparts, reporters must generate and submit an annual report to EPA for each facility or supplier. For more information on generating and submitting an Annual Report using e-GGRT, refer to the How to Submit an Annual Report help page.

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General Information about the CBI deferral:

EPA has finalized a rule that defers the deadline for reporting certain data elements used as inputs to emission equations for direct emitters until March 31, 2015. See 76 FR 53057 (published August 25, 2011) and, with respect to Subparts W and TT, see 77 FR 48072 (published August 13, 2012). In accordance with the rule, e-GGRT is not currently collecting this subset of inputs to emission equations.
If you choose to report these inputs to EPA through these simplified reporting pages, please note that the inputs may be subject to public release.

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Key

Overview

e-GGRT

Web

Forms

Bulk upload of XML files

Annual Reports

See Also