Once you have entered finished entering your GHG data using the in e-GGRT web-forms, you are ready to generate, then submit your annual GHG report.
To begin, log in to e-GGRT to reach the e-GGRT home page.
From the e-GGRT home page, click the DATA REPORTING tab and follow the steps below.
Step 1. Select a facility or supplier
To select a facility or supplier for which to generate and submit an annual GHG report, find Find the facility or supplier in the REPORTING FACILITIES table and click the OPEN .button.
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Step 2. Generate your annual
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In the FINAL REVIEW and REPORT SUBMISSIONS table, click the GO button.
Clicking on the GO button To generate an annual GHG report for the selected facility or supplier, find the SUBMIT ANNUAL REPORT table and click GENERATE/SUBMIT. Clicking GENERATE/SUBMIT begins the process of generating an annual GHG report - clicking . Clicking this button does NOT submit your report. You would also use this button if you have made changes in e-GGRT to your data and wish to generate and submit a revision to your annual GHG report. Note you can delete Annual Reports
The process generally takes less than 1 minute and you can wait for the process to complete, or you may leave e-GGRT and return at a later time.
Note you can delete annual reports that have not been certified by clicking the red "X" icon in the "SUBMIT ANNUAL REPORT" section.
If you are not submitting an annual report for this facility or supplier, use the radio buttons near the bottom of the screen to indicate that your facility is NOT required to submit a report.
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On the following page, if your report is successfully generated the status will show as "Not Generated". Click the GENERATE REPORT button to begin. E-GGRT will start the process of generating your annual GHG report. The process generally takes less than 1 minute and you can wait for the process to complete, or you may leave e-GGRT and return at a later time.
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Ready for Review". If there are any potential errors in the report, messages related to the potential errors will be displayed in the FINAL REVIEW RESULTS section of the page.
You may return to the data reporting screens to make any necessary changes. Please note those changes will not be reflected in the annual report until you return to the Facility or Supplier Overview page and click the GO button in the FINAL REVIEW and REPORT SUBMISSION table. This will regenerate the report with any corrections you have made.
Click the "CONTINUE with SUBMISSION" button to proceed to the remaining steps of report review and certification.
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Step 3. Review your annual report
Once the process is complete, e-GGRT will indicate that your report is Ready for Review. To review your annual report, in the REVIEW REPORT section, click VIEW REPORT. This will open an HTML version of your report in your browser. Alternatively, you may view an XML version the report by clicking VIEW XML.
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You may generate your report, review the XML and/or HTML report, correct reported data as necessary, and repeat as many times as you wish. The GENERATE REPORT report generation process creates an annual GHG report for your review, but does not submit any data to EPA. If you do not want to proceed to SUBMIT/CERTIFY Submit and Certify (Step 4), click the BACK button to return to the Facility Overview page. |
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This page offers a number of features which provide different ways to review your reported data or inputs including:
- REVIEW REPORTS
- Report: opens a browser window with a textual presentation of your reported data suitable for printing
- XML: opens your default XML viewer, usually a browser window and present your reported data in XML format
- Download XML: creates an XML version of your reported data which can be saved
- View Public Report: opens a browser window with a textual presentation of your reported data which will eventually be released to the public (similar to your full report but without any data which is considered confidential business information)
- View Public XML: opens a viewing window presenting the reported data that will eventually be released to the public in an XML format
- VERIFICATION SUMMARIES
- View Messages: allows you to view Data Entry Validation messages and Final Review messages that were generated, if any
- TREND REPORT
- Trend Report by CO2e: presents a graphical comparison of CO2e emissions from your facility by year
- Trend Report By Gas: presents a graphical comparison of emissions by gas and year
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If you are an Agent and the Designated Representative (DR) or Alternate Designated Representative (ADR) has not electronically signed the Notice of Delegation (NOD), you will not see the "CONTINUE with SUBMISSION" button. Instead, you will see a message near the bottom of page as shown in the screen shot below. You will not be able to continue to Step 4 of the report submission process. For more information about the Notice of Delegation, click here. |
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Step 4. Submit and Certify your annual
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To submit and certify your annual GHG report to EPA, click SUBMIT/CERTIFY the "CONTINUE with SUBMISSION" button near the bottom of the page.
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Review the FACILITY INFORMATION, CERTIFICATION STATEMENT, and NOTE TO AGENTS and if you agree to the terms of the CERTIFICATION STATEMENT, enter your e-GGRT password and click SUBMIT. When prompted, answer your challenge question to confirm your identity and click SUBMIT.
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Step 5. Review submission confirmation
e-GGRT will generate a confirmation page with submission details to indicate successful submission of your annual report. In addition, a confirmation email will be sent to your facility's representatives and agents.
To print the e-GGRT confirmation page for your records, click the link titled "Printer-friendly version."
When finished, click HOME.
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Before e-GGRT begins the certification / submission process, the system checks if you have included all the subparts reported in the prior reporting year again in the current reporting year. If you have dropped a subpart which was reported last year, you will have to provide additional information to explain why that subpart was dropped as shown on the following screen shot.
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After selecting one of the radio buttons, click the SAVE button.
If you have not dropped a subpart you will continue directly to the CERTIFY AND SEND page.
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On the CERTIFY AND SEND page, you will see three options (click on the links below for details and instructions about each option):
For information and instructions on how to view, download, or resubmit a previous submission, click here.
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