On March 1, 2011 the USEPA announced its intention to extend this year’s GHG Emission reporting deadline – originally March 31 – and plans to have the final uploading tool (e-GGRT) available this summer, with the data scheduled to be published later this year. This extension would allow EPA to further test the system that reporters will use to submit data, and give industry the opportunity to test the tool, provide feedback and have sufficient time to become familiar with it prior to reporting.

In its news release today the agency indicated it will provide more detail on the intended changes in the coming weeks and will ensure that this reporting extension is in effect before the original reporting deadline of March 31, 2011.