DOE proposed to rescind reporting requirements, certification, independent verification, and DOE review for the Voluntary Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program. The Voluntary Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program allows corporations, government agencies, other public and private entities, and even households to file voluntary reports about their greenhouse gas emissions. DOE regulations set the requirements for, and DOE intake of, these reports. DOE regulations set a specific deadline for annual reports, require entities to maintain adequate records, and follow detailed procedures to revise reports. DOE regulations also require a detailed certification statement, and encourage independent verification of reports by professional verifiers. DOE now recommends eliminating these reporting requirements, certification statements, the encouragement of independent verification, and DOE review. DOE claims that its remaining regulations will retain sufficiently detailed procedures for voluntarily calculating and submitting greenhouse gas emissions.