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Air Emissions Inventories

What is included in the emissions “Tiers”?

The Tiers are assigned by a Source Classification Code (SCC), which has the most detail about the emissions processes that generate the emissions.  The full list of SCCs, their associated Tiers, and the SCC descriptions is available online at www.epa.gov/scc.