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4 Review IPCC methods and good practice guidance. Consider whether additional training of staff is needed. NIC, Sector Leads 1-2 months 5 NIC should work with Sector Leads to find and distribute any available materials from the previous National Communication or National Inventory. NIC 1-2 weeks (in EPA Toolkit) 6 Each Sector Lead should: Review the relevant section(s) of the previous national communication Review previous inventory to determine priorities for this inventory. Pay attention to discussions of problems or potential future improvements. Review inventory sections, spreadsheets, and other relevant files. Assign staff responsibilities (i.e., collecting data, developing estimates, coordinating consultant(s), working with ministries providing data, etc.) Determine data availability, quality, and barriers to collection Choose methods, identify activity data, approaches for filling data gaps, emission factors, and conversion factors. Send any necessary official communication to request data Sector Leads and sector working groups 1-2 months EPA Methods & Data Documentation (MDD) Template Sector Lead Roles and Responsibilities (in EPA Toolkit) 7 Determine methods and compile activity data and emission factors (e.g. data should include activity data, emission factors and relevant uncertainty parameters). Use MDD template to document methods and data. Sector Leads 1-2 months EPA Methods & Data Documentation (MDD) Template Review reporting and documentation sections of for each
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