Please Comment on the US EPA Plan to Limit and Control CH4 Emissions
ACTION: Extension of comment period to December 4th
SUMMARY: On September 18, 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed rules titled, “Source Determination for Certain Emission Units in the Oil and Natural Gas Sector” and “Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New and Modified Sources.”
The EPA also announced the availability of a draft Control Techniques Guidelines (CTG) document titled, “Release of Draft Control Techniques Guidelines for the Oil and Natural Gas Industry,” in a notice published on September 18, 2015.
The EPA is extending the comment period on the proposed rules and the notice of availability of the draft CTG document that was scheduled to close on November 17, 2015 to midnight on December 4th.
DATES: The public comment period for the proposed rules and notice of availability of the CTG document published in the Federal Register on September 18, 2015 (80 FR 56579, 80 FR 56593, 80 FR 56553 and 80 FR 56577), is being extended. Written comments must be received on or before December 4, 2015.
ADDRESSES: The EPA has established separate dockets for each of the three proposed rulemakings and the draft CTG document (available at http://www.regulations.gov).
>>> For the proposed rulemaking titled, “Source Determination for Certain Emission Units in the Oil and Natural Gas Sector,” the Docket ID No. is EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0685.
>>> For the proposed rulemaking titled, “Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New and Modified Sources,” the Docket ID No. is EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0505.
>>> For the notice of availability titled, “Release of Draft Control Techniques Guidelines for the Oil and Natural Gas Industry,” the Docket ID No. is EPA-HQ-OAR-2015-0216.
Information on all of these actions is posted at http://www.epa.gov/airquality/oilandgas/actions.html.
Submit your comments, identified by the appropriate Docket ID, to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or withdrawn. The EPA may publish any comment received to its public docket.
Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. If you need to include CBI as part of your comment, please visit: http://www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html for instructions.
Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written comment. The written comment is considered the official comment and should include discussion of all points you wish to make.
For additional submission methods, the full EPA public comment policy, and general guidance on making effective comments, please visit: http://www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information on this action, contact Cheryl Vetter, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Environmental Protection Agency (C504-03), Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone number (919) 541- 4391; fax number (919) 541-5509; email address: vetter.cheryl@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
After considering the requests to extend the public comment period received from various trade and business organizations, states and tribes, the EPA has decided to extend the public comment period until December 4, 2015. This extension will ensure that the public has additional time to review the proposed rules and the draft CTG document.
Stephen D. Page, Director, Office of Air Quality Planning & Standards, US EPA
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Will facts and public opinion trump oil and gas company disinformation? Two thirds of use believe climate change is taking place. This is about the only way we can make ourselves heard. We need to comment now, so our grandchildren won’t have to suffer the result.