2003 Software Released

The Energy Information Administration (EIA) is pleased to announce the launch of the tenth reporting cycle of the Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Program with the release of reporting forms and software for reporting data through 2003. We have posted the updated software that includes the 2003 electronic form on our Web site at http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/1605/frntvrgg.html. We have also posted electronic copies of the paper reporting forms (Forms EIA-1605 and EIA-1605EZ) at this site.

We have sent the CD-ROM, the Electronic Form for Data Through 2003 and 2002 Public Use Database and the paper forms to the printer and will mail these items out to all previous reporters and individuals who have requested them. The CD-ROM also includes the 2002 Public Use Database of all non-confidential reports received by the Program to date, a querying tool for developing custom queries of the information in the database, and a library of documents and reporting tools, such as the spreadsheet versions of the recycling, urban forestry, and reforestation worksheets updated for 2003 reporting. All of the materials on the CD-ROM are also available on our web site at http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/1605/frntvrgg.html.

If you need technical assistance in preparing your Form EIA-1605 or EIA-1605EZ, have any questions, or do not receive forms or a CD-ROM by mid May, please contact us. Our Communications Center is open Monday through Friday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time) and can be reached toll free at 1-800-803-5182 or by email at infoghg@eia.doe.gov.

June 1, 2004 Deadline for Reporting Reports including greenhouse gas emission and reduction data through 2003 should be certified and submitted by June 1, 2004 to be included in the 2003 Public Use Database. We may be able to include some reports submitted after the deadline; however, our ability to grant extensions is limited by the need to meet our goal of publishing our annual report by January 2005. If you expect to have difficulty meeting this deadline, please contact the Communication Center at 1-800-803-5182 or infoghg@eia.doe.gov.

Avoid Mail Delays Since the anthrax attacks in Fall 2001, all incoming mail to EIA has been diverted for sanitization, which has caused some delays. As a result, we encourage you to use electronic means (e-mail, fax) to submit reports. You can also upload the file for your report to a secure Internet site using secure hypertext transfer protocol (HTTPS) at https://idc.eia.doe.gov/upload/notice160 5.jsp. This approach is recommended if you have designated your report as confidential. You will still nee d to send us a hard copy of your Certification Letter by mail or a commercial courier service.

EPA's Climate Leaders Program Continues to Grow The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced in January 2004 that ten more Climate Leaders partners have established emissions reduction goals, promising to eliminate emissions of 7.5 million metric tons carbon equivalent per year. Climate Leaders is a voluntary industry- government partnership that encourages companies to develop comprehensive long-term climate change strategies. Twenty of the 54 partners in the Program have now set reduction goals. The ten companies setting these new goals are 3M; Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.; American Electric Power; Cinergy Corp.; Eastman Kodak Co.; FPL Group Inc.; Interface, Inc.; International Paper; PSEG; and United Technologies Corporation. EPA also announced the addition of thirteen new partners to the program. Partners are committed to completing greenhouse gas inventories and developing emissions reduction targets. In a related development, an interagency group from DOE, EIA, and EPA met in early April to assess the compatibility of the proposed 1605(b) enhancements and the Climate Leaders Program. The group found no "show-stopper" issues and agreed that the enhanced 1605(b) Program should be flexible enough to accommodate reports from Climate Leaders partners.

Internet Form Available for EZ Reporters In addition to using the newly updated electronic form available on CD-ROM or from our Web site, EZ reporters also have the option of using the Internet browser-based Form EIA-1605EZ. EZ reporters can go to https://idc.eia.doe.gov/ghgez/Login.jsp, or follow the Reporting Forms link under How to Report on our home page, to avoid typing in that URL. Before starting, you will need to obtain a UserID and Password to use this on-line reporting form by contacting us at 1-800-803-5182 or infoghg@eia.doe.gov. Reporters who filed EZ reports last year have already been mailed a UserID and Password.	Use Final GHG Files! In preparing your 2003 report, be sure you update the final version of your most recent submission by using the *.ghg files in the GHG_Files folder of the CD-ROM or our web site at ftp://ftp.eia.doe.gov/pub/oiaf/1605/cdrom/ghgfiles/, rather than updating a file left over from last year, which may not include all of the revisions made during the review process. Thank you!
Printouts Skip 1991 Data 1991 data will not print in the 2003 electronic version of the long form (Form EIA-1605). It was necessary to eliminate data for one year in all printed data tables, including emissions and reductions in Schedule II, Part III and Schedule III, to permit the printing of a time series that included 2003 data.	Printouts for Paper Reporters We recognize that, despite our efforts to make electronic reporting as simple as possible, many reporters still find it easier to file on paper. So we have mailed a printout of your 2003 report to all of you who have reported on the paper form since the 2000 reporting cycle. Please fill in the blank spaces with your 2003 data and return the printout to us with an updated certification.

For More Information About Voluntary Reporting... Voice: 1-800-803-5182 or 202-586-0688 Fax: (202) 586-3045 E-mail: infoghg@eia.doe.gov Internet: http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/1605/frntvrgg.html FTP: fttp://ftp.eia.doe.gov/pub/oiaf/1605/cdrom Mailing Address: Voluntary Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Program, U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, EI-81, 1000 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC 20585.