Q448. When must I submit my annual GHG report?

A448. Some facilities and suppliers will submit the report by April 2, 2012 (the reporting deadline according to 4 CFR 98.3(b) is March 31, 2011, however, because this date falls on a Saturday in 2012, the annual report is due on the next business day) and some by September 28, 2012.

• If you submitted a GHG report for reporting year 2010 and you will not be reporting on any of the new 2011 source categories, then your report is due by April 2, 2012.

• If you are required to report for any of the new 2011 source categories, then your report is due on September 28, 2012. However, if the facility submitted a GHG annual report for reporting year 2010 under another subpart (e.g., stationary fuel combustion), then by April 2, 2012 you must notify EPA through e-GGRT that you are not required to submit the second annual report until September 28, 2012. The reporting deadline extension applies to all subparts being reported by the facility or supplier.

Example: A petroleum refinery that has an industrial waste landfill (subpart TT) or an industrial wastewater treatment system (subpart II) onsite will not submit their annual GHG report for reporting year 2011 until September 28, 2012. A petroleum refinery that does not contain an industrial waste landfill, wastewater treatment system, or any other of the new 2011 subparts is still required to submit their 2011 report by April 2, 2012.

• If you reported as a facility and a supplier in a single annual GHG report in 2010 (to be able to do this your facility and supplier operations MUST have had the same corporate address and be represented by the same designated representative) AND your facility is required to report on a new 2011 source category in 2012, then the reporting deadline for all source categories in your report, including the supplier operations, is extended to September 28, 2012. If your company has both facility and supplier operations, but these operations were reported in separate annual GHG reports in 2011, and the 2012 annual GHG report for the supplier operations will not include any new 2011 source categories, then the annual GHG report for the supplier operations is due April 2, 2012.

• For all facilities and suppliers, the annual report for reporting years 2012 and beyond must be submitted no later than March 31 of each calendar year for GHG emissions in the previous calendar year (unless the 31st is a Saturday, Sunday, or federal holiday in which case the reports are due on the next business day).