The EPA’s Proposed Policy Amendments 2012 and 2016 New Source Performance Standards for the Oil and Natural Gas Industry was published at 84 FR 50244. Additional information such as the public hearing and how to comment can be found here. Comments are due on November 25, 2019. The proposal has two alternatives, a Primary and an Alternate, both of which propose to remove methane as a regulated pollutant, and the Primary proposes removing the “Transportation and Storage” segment from the source category. The NTAA and EPA held a webinar on this proposal on September 18. The NTAA has published a Fact Sheet and a Tribal Template Letter, and will be submitting a Comment Letter for this proposal.
NTAA Comment Letter [pdf]
Template letter [docx]
NTAA Fact Sheet [pdf]
NTAA Recorded Webinar [mp4]
NTAA webinar presentation [pdf]
EPA webinar presentation on NSPS for Oil and Natural Gas Webinar [mp4]
EPA webinar Presentation [pdf]