API, IPAA, AOPL and AXPC Comments on Proposed Rule to Define “Waters of the United States”

API, IPAA, AOPL and AXPC Comments on Proposed Rule to Define “Waters of the United States”

“This letter provides comments from the American Petroleum Institute (“API”), the Independent Petroleum Association of America (“IPAA”), the American Exploration and Production Council (“AXPC”), and the Association of Oil Pipe Lines (“AOPL”) (collectively, “the Associations”) in support of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA’s”) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (“Army Corps’”) (collectively, “the Agencies”) Proposed Rule to Define “Waters of the United States” (“WOTUS”) (“Proposed WOTUS Rule”).1 The Associations welcome the Agencies’ commitment to transparent rulemaking and effective stakeholder engagement, and appreciate the opportunity to provide these comments and recommendations…”