Any facilities or supply operations that meet the requirements of any one of three (3) applicability determinations below are required to report their GHG emissions annually. The determinations are as follows:

1) Beginning in 2010 and for any calendar year thereafter, a facility containing any source category, as listed below, must submit an annual GHG report covering all of the source categories and GHG emissions for which calculation methodologies are provided in 40 CFR Part 98, Subparts C through JJ.

• Electricity generation (units that report CO2 emissions year-round through 40 CFR Part 75)
• Adipic acid production
• Aluminum production
• Ammonia manufacturing
• Cement production
• HCFC-22 production
• HFC-23 destruction processes that are not collocated with a HCFC-22 production facility and that destroy more than 2.14 metric tons of HFC-23 per year
• Lime manufacturing
• Nitric acid production
• Petrochemical production
• Petroleum refineries
• Phosphoric acid production
• Silicon carbide production
• Soda ash production
• Titanium dioxide production
• Manure management systems with combined CH4 and N2O emissions in amounts equivalent to 25,000 metric tons CO2e or more per year, as determined according to subpart JJ of this part

2) Beginning in 2010 and for any calendar year thereafter, a facility that contains any of the source categories listed below and emits 25,000 metric tons CO2e or more per year in combined emissions from stationary fuel combustion units, miscellaneous use of carbonates and all of the source categories listed below. These facilities must submit an annual GHG report covering all source categories and GHG emissions for which calculation methodologies are provided in 40 CFR Part 98, Subparts C through JJ.

• Ferroalloy Production
• Glass Production
• Hydrogen Production
• Iron and Steel Production
• Lead Production
• Pulp and Paper Manufacturing
• Zinc Production

3) Beginning in 2010 and for any calendar year thereafter, a facility that meets all three of the conditions listed below, must submit an annual GHG report covering all the emissions from stationary fuel combustion sources only. For 2010 only, the facilities may submit an abbreviated GHG report according to 40 CFR 98.3(d). The conditions are as follows:

• The facility does not meet the requirements as described in 1 and 2 above;
• The total maximum rated heat input capacity of the stationary fuel combustion units at the facility is equal to or greater 30 million British thermal units per hour (MMBtu/hr); and
• The facility emits 25,000 metric tons CO2e or more per year from all stationary fuel combustion sources.

If this rule applies to your facility and you need help, keep in mind that M3V has dedicated engineers and specialists ready to assist with GHG emissions monitoring and reporting.