40 CFR § 98.231 - Reporting threshold.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s98.231"
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title: "40 CFR § 98.231 - Reporting threshold."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "98.231"
section_name: "Reporting threshold."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
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part_number: "98"
part_name: "MANDATORY GREENHOUSE GAS REPORTING"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q."
regulatory_source: "74 FR 56374, Oct. 30, 2009, unless otherwise noted."
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# 98.231 Reporting threshold.

(a) You must report GHG emissions under this subpart if your facility contains petroleum and natural gas systems and the facility meets the requirements of § 98.2(a)(2), except for the industry segments in paragraphs (a)(1) through (4) of this section.

(1) Facilities must report emissions from the onshore petroleum and natural gas production industry segment only if emission sources specified in § 98.232(c) emit 25,000 metric tons of CO<sub>2</sub> equivalent or more per year.

(2) Facilities must report emissions from the natural gas distribution industry segment only if emission sources specified in § 98.232(i) emit 25,000 metric tons of CO<sub>2</sub> equivalent or more per year.

(3) Facilities must report emissions from the onshore petroleum and natural gas gathering and boosting industry segment only if emission sources specified in § 98.232(j) emit 25,000 metric tons of CO<sub>2</sub> equivalent or more per year.

(4) Facilities must report emissions from the onshore natural gas transmission pipeline industry segment only if emission sources specified in § 98.232(m) emit 25,000 metric tons of CO<sub>2</sub> equivalent or more per year.

(b) For applying the threshold defined in § 98.2(a)(2), natural gas processing facilities must also include owned or operated residue gas compression equipment.

[75 FR 74488, Nov. 30, 2010, as amended at 80 FR 64284, Oct. 22, 2015]