Proposed GHG Reporting Changes for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems

March 10th, 2014 Regulatory Updates

Proposed Rule Change
Summary: Petroleum and natural gas systems subject to the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reporting Rule (40 CFR 98, Subpart W) may be required to use revised calculation, monitoring, and reporting methods and procedures beginning with the 2015 reporting year. EPA is proposing to clarify and simplify calculation methods, equations, and units of measure; clarify reporting requirements and align them with the revised calculation procedures; clarify the emission sources covered under the source category definition for onshore petroleum and natural gas production; clarify the procedures for estimating missing data; and correct certain technical and editorial errors. The proposal would also remove the best available monitoring method (BAMM) provisions from Subpart W, requiring that all petroleum and natural gas systems comply with the monitoring and QA/QC provisions in Subpart W upon the effective date of finalization of the rule.
[Full Text - 79 FR 13394]

Citations: 40 CFR 98, Subpart W, Equation W-1; 40 CFR 98, Subpart W, Equation W-10A; 40 CFR 98, Subpart W, Equation W-10B; 40 CFR 98, Subpart W, Equation W-11A; 40 CFR 98, Subpart W, Equation W-11B; 40 CFR 98, Subpart W, Equation W-11C; 40 CFR 98, Subpart W, Equation W-14A; 40 CFR 98, Subpart W, Equation W-14B; 40 CFR 98, Subpart W, Equation W-15; 40 CFR 98, Subpart W, Equation W-16; 40 CFR 98, Subpart W, Equation W-18; 40 CFR 98, Subpart W, Equation W-19; 40 CFR 98, Subpart W, Equation W-2; 40 CFR 98, Subpart W, Equation W-20; 40 CFR 98, Subpart W, Equation W-21; 40 CFR 98, Subpart W, Equation W-22; 40 CFR 98, Subpart W, Equation W-23; 40 CFR 98, Subpart W, Equation W-24; 40 CFR 98, Subpart W, Equation W-25; 40 CFR 98, Subpart W, Equation W-26; 40 CFR 98, Subpart W, Equation W-27; 40 CFR 98, Subpart W, Equation W-28; 40 CFR 98, Subpart W, Equation W-29; 40 CFR 98, Subpart W, Equation W-3; 40 CFR 98, Subpart W, Equation W-31; 40 CFR 98, Subpart W, Equation W-32; 40 CFR 98, Subpart W, Equation W-33; 40 CFR 98, Subpart W, Equation W-34; 40 CFR 98, Subpart W, Equation W-36; 40 CFR 98, Subpart W, Equation W-40; 40 CFR 98, Subpart W, Equation W-4A; 40 CFR 98, Subpart W, Equation W-4B; 40 CFR 98, Subpart W, Equation W-5; 40 CFR 98, Subpart W, Equation W-6; 40 CFR 98, Subpart W, Equation W-8; 40 CFR 98, Subpart W, Equation W-9; 40 CFR 98.230(a)(2); 40 CFR 98.232(c); 40 CFR 98.232(d); 40 CFR 98.232(d)(1); 40 CFR 98.232(e); 40 CFR 98.232(e)(1); 40 CFR 98.232(f); 40 CFR 98.232(f)(1); 40 CFR 98.232(g); 40 CFR 98.232(g)(1); 40 CFR 98.232(h); 40 CFR 98.232(h)(1); 40 CFR 98.232(i); 40 CFR 98.232(i)(1); 40 CFR 98.232(i)(2); 40 CFR 98.232(i)(3); 40 CFR 98.232(i)(4); 40 CFR 98.232(i)(5); 40 CFR 98.232(i)(6); 40 CFR 98.233(a); 40 CFR 98.233(a)(1); 40 CFR 98.233(a)(2); 40 CFR 98.233(c); 40 CFR 98.233(d); 40 CFR 98.233(e); 40 CFR 98.233(f); 40 CFR 98.233(g); 40 CFR 98.233(h); 40 CFR 98.233(i); 40 CFR 98.233(j); 40 CFR 98.233(j)(1); 40 CFR 98.233(j)(2); 40 CFR 98.233(j)(3); 40 CFR 98.233(j)(4); 40 CFR 98.233(j)(5); 40 CFR 98.233(j)(6); 40 CFR 98.233(j)(7); 40 CFR 98.233(k); 40 CFR 98.233(l); 40 CFR 98.233(l)(2); 40 CFR 98.233(l)(3); 40 CFR 98.233(l)(5); 40 CFR 98.233(l)(6); 40 CFR 98.233(m); 40 CFR 98.233(n); 40 CFR 98.233(o); 40 CFR 98.233(p); 40 CFR 98.233(q); 40 CFR 98.233(r); 40 CFR 98.233(s)(2); 40 CFR 98.233(s)(3); 40 CFR 98.233(s)(4); 40 CFR 98.233(t); 40 CFR 98.233(u); 40 CFR 98.233(v); 40 CFR 98.233(w); 40 CFR 98.233(w)(1); 40 CFR 98.233(w)(3); 40 CFR 98.233(x); 40 CFR 98.233(x)(1); 40 CFR 98.233(x)(2); 40 CFR 98.233(z)(1); 40 CFR 98.233(z)(2); 40 CFR 98.234(a); 40 CFR 98.234(d)(1); 40 CFR 98.234(f); 40 CFR 98.235; 40 CFR 98.236; 40 CFR 98.238; 40 CFR 98.6