Methane Super Emitter Program: Owners & Operators
EPA’s Methane Super Emitter Program requires owners/operators of oil and natural gas facilities that receive a notification of a potential super emitter event from the EPA to, among other things, conduct a set of investigations and report the results of those investigation to the EPA.
To respond to an EPA notification of a super emitter event at your facility, you need to have an account with Login.gov and with EPA’s Central Data Exchange or CDX .
On this page:
Information on Reporting Procedures
Owners/operators of oil and gas facilities can choose to set up Login.gov and CDX accounts and add the Methane Super Emitter Program to their CDX accounts at any time.
Owners/operators can provide up-to-date facility ownership and contact information through the Designating Responsible Officials form. If owners/operators choose not to submit ownership and contact information, the EPA will use other available information to make notifications.
Step by Step Process
There are step-by-step guides on how to create a Login.gov account and link it to CDX for:
Once you are set up with Login.gov and CDX, you can access the Designating Responsible Officials form and your notifications.
- Select the Methane Super Emitter Program from the list in the CDX Program Service tab and link it to your CDX account.
- Select the appropriate role in the Role Access tab (preparer or certifier).
- Download the Designating Responsible Official form, fill it out, and upload.
If you receive a notification and do not see it in your CDX methane super emitter program dashboard, entering the unique event notification identification number in a blank response form will pull in the associated data, allowing you to complete the rest of the report. The dashboard has help and instruction features.
Frequently Asked Questions or FAQs
- FAQs on data reporting requirements - These FAQs address topics such as how the program identifies and connects data to facilities and how EPA determines how to relay notifications to facilities.
- FAQs about the methane detection technologies and entities using them - These FAQs address topics such as how technologies are approved and how people can partner with entities that have approved technologies.