EPA Use the EPA materials to learn more about conducting a KCA EPA Key Category (the webinar), to do the analysis (the tool), and to document Analysis (KCA) the results (the template). Template EPA Description of QA/QC Procedures Prepare the draft inventory chapter or report. Perform NIC, QA/QC Template 16 2-3 weeks internal QC checks. Coordinator Address comments from QC review and finalize inventory 17 NIC 2-3 weeks chapter or report. 18 Submit inventory to the UNFCCC as part of the NC or BUR. NIC 1-2 weeks Archive all inventory files both electronically and physically (with hard copy printouts). Follow the archiving plan developed using EPA Description of the Archiving System (AS) Template. Compile all the completed templates for a complete documentation inventory processes, methods, data, etc. At a minimum, archives should include: description of institutional arrangements (all templates) descriptions of the data assessment and manipulation processes, including the sources of data that were evaluated; The MDD and AS 19 NIC 1 month why a particular data source was chosen for use in templates can be the inventory and possibly why others were not particularly helpful chosen; here. what assumptions were made in manipulating or choosing data for use; references for the data; why recalculations were made and what recalculations were; and responses to internal and external review comments; major draft and final versions of spreadsheets and the National Inventory Chapter of National Communication or Biennial Update Report (BUR) NIC to lead with input EPA National Determine potential improvements for the next inventory, from all Inventory 20 2-4 weeks and document into a plan inventory Improvement Plan team NIIP (NIIP) Template members Example Inventory Cycle
Use the EPA materials to learn more about conducting a KCA (the webinar), to do the analysis (the tool), and to document the results (the template). EPA EPA Key Category Analysis (KCA) Template 16 Prepare the draft inventory chapter or report. Perform internal QC checks. NIC, QA/QC Coordinator 2-3 weeks EPA Description of QA/QC Procedures Template 17 Address comments from QC review and finalize inventory chapter or report. NIC 2-3 weeks 18 Submit inventory to the UNFCCC as part of the NC or BUR. NIC 1-2 weeks 19 Archive all inventory files both electronically and physically (with hard copy printouts). Follow the archiving plan developed using EPA Description of the Archiving System (AS) Template. Compile all the completed templates for a complete documentation inventory processes, methods, data, etc. At a minimum, archives should include: description of institutional arrangements descriptions of the data assessment and manipulation processes, including the sources of data that were evaluated; why a particular data source was chosen for use in the inventory and possibly why others were not chosen; what assumptions were made in manipulating or choosing data for use; references for the data; why recalculations were made and what recalculations were; and responses to internal and external review comments; major draft and final versions of spreadsheets and the National Inventory Chapter of National Communication or Biennial Update Report (BUR) NIC 1 month (all templates) The MDD and AS templates can be particularly helpful here. 20 Determine potential improvements for the next inventory, and document into a plan NIC to lead with input from all inventory team members 2-4 weeks EPA National Inventory Improvement Plan NIIP (NIIP) Template Example Inventory Cycle