Letters and Comments

These comments are filed on behalf of the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA), the American Association of Professional Landmen (AAPL), the American Exploration and Production Council (AXPC), the Association of Energy Service Companies (AESC), the Domestic Energy Producers Alliance (...

Dear Mr. Aguilar: I write on behalf of the membership of the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) in response to the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, published at 82 Federal Register 16,325 (April 4, 2017), concerning royalty valuation for federal oil and gas, as......

Dear Mr. Southall, The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) strongly supports the Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) proposed rule to repeal the Consolidated Federal Oil & Gas and Federal & Indian Coal Valuation Reform Rule published on July 1, 2016 (“2017 Valuation ...

Dear Dr. Bray, The American Petroleum Institute (API), the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA), the American Exploration & Production Council (AXPC), the U.S. Oil and Gas Association (USOGA), the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association (LOGA), and the Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Ga...

Ladies and Gentlemen: The American Petroleum Institute (API), the Association of Diving Contractors International (ADCI), the International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC), the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA), the International Association of Geophysical Contractors (...

To Whom It May Concern: The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) writes to request an extension of the comment period deadline for the Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) on Federal Oil and Gas and Federal and Indian Coal Valuation printed in the Federal......

The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) submits the following comments in response to the March 16, 2017, Federal Register notice from the Department of Commerce seeking comment on development of a plan for the domestic sourcing of materials for the construction, retrofitting, repair...

Dear Secretary Zinke, IPAA has been working diligently with members of Congress to support use of the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) regulation entitled Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation Rule, which is...

According to the Federal Register notice soliciting comments, “The Department of Commerce is soliciting comments from the public concerning Federal actions to streamline permitting and reduce regulatory burdens for domestic manufacturers.” However, the Federal Register notice then limits the sco...

Dear Acting Directors: On December 27, 2016, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) published a final rule setting forth new regulations concerning enhancement-of-survival permits issued under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA), associated with CCAAs at 81 Fed. Reg. 95,053. The.....