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EPA extends greenhouse gas reporting deadline for reporting year 2025 to March 10, 2027
The Environmental Protection Agency published an interim final rule on October 14, 2026, amending 40 CFR 98.3(b)(6) to extend the deadline for reporting year 2025 annual greenhouse gas reports from October 30, 2026, to March 10, 2027. The rule makes no other change to the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule. It takes effect October 14, 2026, with comments due November 30, 2026.
Key points
- A February 27, 2026, final rule previously extended the reporting year 2025 deadline from March 31, 2026, to October 30, 2026.Federal Register
- EPA states the further extension allows additional time to consider comments on the GHGRP Reconsideration Proposal.Federal Register
- Reporters under 40 CFR Part 98 submit reporting year 2025 data by March 10, 2027, under the amended deadline.Federal Register
- The interim final rule is docketed as EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-0186, RIN 2060-AX07, FRL-12720.2-01-OAR.Federal Register