Methane Super Emitter Program: Owners & Operators
Alert
Methane Super Emitter Program Update
Future implementation of the Methane Super Emitter Program is extended until January 22, 2027, per the 2025 Interim Final Rule (pdf) titled “Extension of Deadlines in Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review Final Rule” (90 FR 35966, July 31, 2025). For notifications and owner/operator responses received prior to the Interim Final Rule, see the Methane Super Emitter Data Explorer.
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.