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Draft Addendum to Environmental Review Documents Concerning Exports of Natural Gas from the United States
Statement from US DOE, May 29, 2014
On May 29, 2014, the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy announced the availability for public review and comment the Draft Addendum To Environmental Review Documents Concerning Exports Of Natural Gas From The United States (Addendum).
The purpose of the Addendum is to provide additional information to the public regarding the potential environmental impacts of unconventional natural gas exploration and production activities.
DOE has received many comments related to concerns about the potential impacts from increased development of unconventional natural gas resources in the United States, particularly production that involves hydraulic fracturing. While not required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), DOE has prepared this Addendum in an effort to be responsive to the public and provide the most current information available. DOE is making this draft Addendum available for public review and comment and will consider comments prior to finalizing this Addendum.
This Addendum is intended to provide information only on the impact areas most often associated with unconventional natural gas production. The Addendum is not the result of new analysis or research, but rather is based on DOE’s review of existing studies and analyses.
A key resource in preparing the Addendum was the report Environmental Impacts of Unconventional Natural Gas Development and Production (May 29, 2014), prepared by the National Energy Technology Laboratory, a DOE Laboratory. A link to that report is also included below.
DOE prefers that comments be submitted electronically using the online Comment Submission Form, which can be accessed below. If you cannot submit comments electronically, the Federal Register Notice provides instructions on how to submit comments by hardcopy. All comments must be received by DOE no later than 4:30 p.m., Eastern Time, July 21, 2014.
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