Certain validation checks which are considered critical errors must be corrected before you can successfully generate your submission package or upload your XML-based submission. These checks are presented to the reporter when they attempt to generate or regenerate their submission or after they attempt to upload an XML-based submission. These checks are signified with a stop sign 
in your validation report. The table below provides a list of critical errors. Additional technical information that may assist XML uploaders is also available at XML Upload Critical Errors. If you feel that you have triggered one of these checks in error, or if there’s a reason why your report should be submitted despite the check being triggered, you may submit a request to the e-GGRT Help Desk at GHGReporting@epa.gov.
| CODE | SUBPART | TYPE | MESSAGE_TEXT |
|---|---|---|---|
| A001 | A | Data Completeness | Do reported emissions include emissions from a cogeneration unit. This data element is required. |
| A002 | A | Screen Error | NAICS code. This data element is required. |
| A003 | A | Screen Error | NAICS code. This data element must have 6 digits. |
| A005 | A | Screen Error | Parent company name. This data element is required. |
| A006 | A | Data Completeness | Percentage of ownership interest. This data element is required. |
| A007 | A | Data Completeness | Street address. This data element is required. |
| A008 | A | Data Completeness | City. This data element is required. |
| A009 | A | Data Completeness | State. This data element is required. |
| A010 | A | Data Completeness | ZIP code. This data element is required. |
| A011 | A | Data Completeness | Percentage of ownership interest. The value entered must be between 0 and 100. |
| A012 | A | Screen Error | ZIP code. The zip code must be in the format xxxxx, xxxxx-xxxx, or xxxxxxxxx. |
| A013 | A | Screen Error | The selected GHG report start date is after the selected GHG report end date. |
| A014 | A | Screen Error | Explanation of any calculation methodology changes during the reporting year must be 4,000 characters or less. |
| A015 | A | Screen Error | Description of best available monitoring methods (BAMM) used during the reporting year must be 4,000 characters or less. |
| A016 | A | Data Completeness | Percentage of ownership interest. This data element should not be reported if US GOVERNMENT is specified as the Parent company name. |
| A017 | A | Data Completeness | Street address. This data element should not be reported if US GOVERNMENT is specified as the Parent company name. |
| A018 | A | Data Completeness | City. This data element should not be reported if US GOVERNMENT is specified as the Parent company name. |
| A019 | A | Data Completeness | State. This data element should not be reported if US GOVERNMENT is specified as the Parent company name. |
| A020 | A | Data Completeness | ZIP code. This data element should not be reported if US GOVERNMENT is specified as the Parent company name. |
| A021 | A | Data Completeness | Do total CO2 equivalent emissions include or exclude biogenic CO2 emissions from part 75 units. This data element is required for facilities that combust biomass in units that use the methods in 40 CFR 75 (i.e. subparts C and/or D). |
| A023 | A | Screen Error | Code\'s relevance to revenue producing activity. This data element is required. |
| A024 | A | Data Completeness | Description of BAMM used in Reporting Year 2014. This data element is required. |
| A025 | A | Data Completeness | Reporting Year 2014 BAMM use start date. This data element is required. |
| A026 | A | Data Completeness | Reporting Year 2014 BAMM use end date. This data element is required. |
| A027 | A | Screen Error | The selected Reporting Year BAMM use start date is after the selected Reporting Year BAMM use end date. |
| A028 | A | Screen Error | Reporting Year BAMM use start date. The selected value is not within the reporting year. |
| A029 | A | Screen Error | Reporting Year BAMM use end date. The selected value is not within the reporting year. |
| A030 | A | Data Completeness | Description of BAMM used for Subpart C. This data element is required. |
| A031 | A | Data Completeness | Description of BAMM used for Subpart P. This data element is required. |
| A032 | A | Data Completeness | Description of BAMM used for Subpart X. This data element is required. |
| A033 | A | Data Completeness | Description of BAMM used for Subpart Y. This data element is required. |
| A034 | A | Data Completeness | Description of BAMM used for Subpart I. This data element is required. |
| A035 | A | Data Completeness | Description of BAMM used for Subpart L. This data element is required. |
| A036 | A | Data Completeness | BAMM use start date for Subpart C. This data element is required. |
| A037 | A | Data Completeness | BAMM use start date for Subpart P. This data element is required. |
| A038 | A | Data Completeness | BAMM use start date for Subpart X. This data element is required. |
| A039 | A | Data Completeness | BAMM use start date for Subpart Y. This data element is required. |
| A040 | A | Data Completeness | BAMM use start date for Subpart I. This data element is required. |
| A041 | A | Data Completeness | BAMM use start date for Subpart L. This data element is required. |
| A042 | A | Data Completeness | BAMM use end date for Subpart C. This data element is required. |
| A043 | A | Data Completeness | BAMM use end date for Subpart P. This data element is required. |
| A044 | A | Data Completeness | BAMM use end date for Subpart X. This data element is required. |
| A045 | A | Data Completeness | BAMM use end date for Subpart Y. This data element is required. |
| A046 | A | Data Completeness | BAMM use end date for Subpart I. This data element is required. |
| A047 | A | Data Completeness | BAMM use end date for Subpart L. This data element is required. |
| A048 | A | Screen Error | The selected BAMM use start date is after the selected BAMM use end date for Subpart C. |
| A049 | A | Screen Error | The selected BAMM use start date is after the selected BAMM use end date for Subpart P. |
| A050 | A | Screen Error | The selected BAMM use start date is after the selected BAMM use end date for Subpart X. |
| A051 | A | Screen Error | The selected BAMM use start date is after the selected BAMM use end date for Subpart Y. |
| A052 | A | Screen Error | The selected BAMM use start date is after the selected BAMM use end date for Subpart I. |
| A053 | A | Screen Error | The selected BAMM use start date is after the selected BAMM use end date for Subpart L. |
| A054 | A | Screen Error | BAMM use start date for Subpart C. The selected value is not within the reporting year. |
| A055 | A | Screen Error | BAMM use start date for Subpart P. The selected value is not within the reporting year. |
| A056 | A | Screen Error | BAMM use start date for Subpart X. The selected value is not within the reporting year. |
| A057 | A | Screen Error | BAMM use start date for Subpart Y. The selected value is not within the reporting year. |
| A058 | A | Screen Error | BAMM use start date for Subpart I. The selected value is not within the reporting year. |
| A059 | A | Screen Error | BAMM use start date for Subpart L. The selected value is not within the reporting year. |
| A060 | A | Screen Error | BAMM use end date for Subpart C. The selected value is not within the reporting year. |
| A061 | A | Screen Error | BAMM use end date for Subpart P. The selected value is not within the reporting year. |
| A062 | A | Screen Error | BAMM use end date for Subpart X. The selected value is not within the reporting year. |
| A063 | A | Screen Error | BAMM use end date for Subpart Y. The selected value is not within the reporting year. |
| A064 | A | Screen Error | BAMM use end date for Subpart I. The selected value is not within the reporting year. |
| A065 | A | Screen Error | BAMM use end date for Subpart L. The selected value is not within the reporting year. |
| A066 | A | Data Completeness | Does your facility report under subpart C or D and have a plant code (as defined in �98.6). A response to this question is required. Plant code means either of the following: (1) The Plant ID code assigned by the Department of Energy\'s Energy Information Administration. The Energy Information Administration Plant ID code is also referred to as the "ORIS code", "ORISPL code", "Facility ID", or "Facility code", among other names. (2) If a Plant ID code has not been assigned by the Department of Energy\'s Energy Information Administration, then plant code means a code beginning with "88" assigned by the EPA\'s Clean Air Markets Division for electronic reporting. |
| A067 | A | Data Quality | Use of Subpart L BAMM (Best Available Monitoring Methods) was permitted ONLY in Reporting Year 2012. Please remove these data elements before submitting your report. |
| A068 | A | Data Quality | The wrong section of the XML schema for reporting Best Available Monitoring Methods (BAMM) is used in your report. Beginning in reporting year 2012, reporters must use the subpart-specific BAMM section of the XML schema. Please update the BAMM reporting elements using the correct subpart-specific BAMM section of the XML schema described in the Subpart A XML reporting instructions available on EPA\'s Website (https://ccdsupport.com/confluence/display/help/XML+Reporting+Instructions). |
| A069 | A | Data Quality | A response to the question "Do you separately calculate biogenic CO2 emissions from Part 75 units?" is only permitted in Reporting Year (RY) 2010. It is not a reporting requirement for RY2011 or any following years. Please remove this data element before submitting your report. |
| A071 | A | Data Quality | Use of Subpart I BAMM (Best Available Monitoring Methods) was permitted ONLY in Reporting Year 2013 and older. Please remove these data elements before submitting your report. |
| A072 | A | Data Quality | Reporting of AR4 BAMM details is only permitted in Reporting Year 2014 annual reports. |
| A080 | A | Data Quality | Parent Company Name. This data element cannot have periods. |
| A081 | A | Data Quality | Parent Company Name. You must use "&" instead of "and". |
| A082 | A | Data Quality | Parent Company Name. You must use "NORTH AMERICA" instead of "NA". |
| A083 | A | Data Quality | Parent Company Name. You must use "CORP" instead of "Corporation". |
| A084 | A | Data Quality | Parent Company Name. You must use "ASSOC" instead of "Association". |
| A085 | A | Data Quality | Parent Company Name. You must use "CO" instead of "Company". |
| A086 | A | Data Quality | Parent Company Name. You must use "DIV" instead of "Division". |
| A087 | A | Data Quality | Parent Company Name. You must use "INC" instead of "Incorp". |
| A088 | A | Data Quality | Parent Company Name. You must use "INC" instead of "Incorporated". |
| A089 | A | Data Quality | Parent Company Name. You must use "LP" instead of "Limited Partnership". |
| A090 | A | Data Quality | Parent Company Name. You must use "LTD" instead of "Limited". |
| A091 | A | Data Quality | Parent Company Name. You must use "LLC" instead of "Limited Liability Company". |
| A092 | A | Data Quality | Parent Company Name. You must use "PTNR" instead of "Partnership". |
| A093 | A | Data Quality | Parent Company Name. You must use "USA" instead of "United States of America". |
| A094 | A | Data Quality | Parent Company Name. You must use "US" instead of "United States". |
| A095 | A | Screen Error | Please provide only one facility in your uploaded XML file. |
| A096 | A | Screen Error | The FacilitySiteIdentifier node was empty. Please change your XML file, add a FacilitySiteIdentifier (Facility Id), and upload your file again. |
| A097 | A | Screen Error | The GHGRP ID %gid_str within the uploaded XML file does not match the GHGRP ID of the facility you currently have selected. |
| A098 | A | Screen Error | The Reporting Year %ry_str within the uploaded XML file does not match the Reporting Year of the facility you currently have selected. |
| A100 | A | Screen Error | Subpart OO cannot contain any Carbon Dioxide emission values. |
| A101 | A | Screen Error | The "CalculationMethodologyChangesDescription" element should be less than 4000 characters. |
| A102 | A | Screen Error | StartDate should be in %reptYear reporting cycle. |
| A103 | A | Screen Error | EndDate should be in %reptYear reporting cycle. |
| A104 | A | Screen Error | BAMMUseStartDate should be in %bammDate reporting cycle. |
| A105 | A | Screen Error | BAMMUseEndDate should be in %bammDate reporting cycle. |
| A107 | A | Data Quality | The GHG reporting start date entered for your annual report is invalid (does not fall within the calendar year of your annual report). Please double check your report and revise, if necessary. If you believe it to be correct, please submit the report as is. |
| A108 | A | Data Quality | The GHG reporting end date entered for your annual report is invalid (does not fall within the calendar year of your annual report). Please double check your report and revise, if necessary. If you believe it to be correct, please submit the report as is. |
| A34 | A | Screen Error | The Part75BiogenicEmissionsIndicator element in the e-GGRT XML reporting schema should only be included in your XML file submission if you are submitting an annual report for Reporting Year 2010. The option to separately calculate biogenic CO2 emissions from part 75 units (i.e., units that are subject to Subpart D and/or units that use the methods in 40 CFR 75 to quantify mass emissions in accordance with 98.33(a)(5)) was only permitted for the 2010 reporting year. |
| A35 | A | Screen Error | The XML file you have attempted to upload indicates "Y" for the SubPartC AbbreviatedReport element, which indicates you are attempting to use the abbreviated reporting option that was avialalble for certain Subpart C reporters in Reporting Year 2010. For XML file submissions for any Reporting Year other than RY2010, the AbbreviatedReport element should be removed. |
| A36 | A | Screen Error | The enumerated value "Other" is not a valid option for the XML schema element CurrentAnnualWasteQuantityMethod for Reporting Year 2011 and all following reporting years. The "Other" option was only valid in Reporting Year 2010 to indicate use of best available monitoring methods (BAMM). Use of BAMM is not permitted in RY2011 and following reporting years. |
| A37 | A | Screen Error | The data elements required by 98.416(a)(8) and (a)(9) related to reactant information have been changed to recordkeeping requirements (not reporting requirements) for Reporting Year 2011 and all following reporting years. XML files uploaded for years following Reporting Year 2010 should not include XML schema elements ReactantMassRemoved or ReactantDetails. |
| A500 | A | Data Completeness | NAICS code: Please enter a primary NAICS code for the facility. This data element is required. |
| A501 | A | Screen Error | NAICS code was not found in the list of 2007 NAICS codes. |
| A501a | A | Screen Error | NAICS code was not found in the list of 2017 NAICS codes. |
| A502 | A | Screen Error | The NAICS code entered has already been selected for this facility. |
| A503 | A | Screen Error | A primary NAICS code has already been selected. |
| A504 | A | Screen Error | A second primary NAICS code has already been selected. |
| A505 | A | Screen Error | Please select a primary NAICS code before selecting a second primary NAICS code. |
| A506 | A | Screen Error | Please select a primary NAICS code before selecting an additional NAICS code. |
| A510 | A | Data Completeness | Please identify the highest-level United States parent company as of December 31 of the current reporting year. This data is required. |
| A511 | A | Data Completeness | You have not yet selected any subparts for reporting. Return to the Facility or Supplier Overview page and use the ADD or REMOVE Subparts link to select the applicable subpart(s) for your facility or supplier. |
| A511a | A | Data Completeness | You have not selected any subparts for reporting. |
| A99 | A | Screen Error | Only subparts C, NN, OO, and PP are valid for an abbreviated report. |
| ALL0001 | A | Data Quality | CAS Registry Number. You have reported {1} as the GHGasCASRegistryNumber for the GHGasName {2}. This data element should not be reported for carbon dioxide, methane, or nitrous oxide. |
| ALL0002 | A | Data Quality | Linear Chemical Formula. You have reported {1} as the GHGasLinearChemicalFormula for the GHGasName {2}. This data element should not be reported for carbon dioxide, methane, or nitrous oxide. |
| BYR001 | A | Screen Error | Please select a subpart before uploading a file. This data is required. |
| BYR002 | A | Screen Error | Please select a file to upload. This data is required. |
| BYR003 | A | Screen Error | File size is greater than the maximum of 10 MB. |
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