The president issued a memorandum on June 25, 2013, directing the EPA Administrator to establish carbon pollution standards for the power sector.

EPA revised the deadline by which owners or operators of facilities subject to the petroleum and natural gas systems source category of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule must submit requests for use of best available monitoring methods to the Administrator; requests must now be submitted by June 30 of the year prior to the reporting year for which the use is sought.

EPA announced the availability of and seeks public comment on its draft adaptation plan on climate change, which was developed in response to Executive Order No. 13514 of October 2009—Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance—and implementing instructions of March 2011.

SIP Approval: Missouri (PSD thresholds for greenhouse gases)

EPA proposed new source performance standards for emissions of carbon dioxide from new fossil fuel-fired electric utility-generating units.

EPA announced the availability of a draft long-range water strategy program to address the challenges of climate change and seeks public comment.

EPA proposed administrative revisions to the greenhouse gas PSD and Title V permitting programs.

EPA announced the availability of its draft inventory on greenhouse gas emissions and sinks for the period 1990-2010.

EPA, due to significant changes, reproposed confidentiality determinations for the data elements in the petroleum and natural gas systems category of the Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Rule; the Agency also deferred the reporting deadline to March 31, 2015, among other amendments.

EPA, due to significant changes, re-proposed confidentiality determinations for the data elements in the electronics manufacturing source category of the Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Rule; the Agency also proposed amendments regarding the calculation and reporting of emissions from facilities that use best available monitoring methods.