Letters and Comments

Letter to the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy on the Science Advisory Board Review of EPA’s Draft Assessment of Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing on Drinking Water

Letters and Comments Aug 16, 2016

This letter is being sent on behalf of the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA). IPAA represents the thousands of independent oil and natural gas explorers and producers, as well as the service and supply industries that support their efforts, that will most directly be......

August 16, 2016

IPAA and AXPC Joint Letter to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration on its Proposed Review of the Process Safety Management Standard for the Oil and Natural Gas Industry

Letters and Comments Aug 12, 2016

OSHA is considering revisions to the 29 CFR § 1910.119 Process Safety Management (PSM) standard. This letter provides comments from the American Exploration & Production Council (AXPC) and the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) on OSHA’s Process Safety Management Small Entity...

August 12, 2016

Industry Trade Associations Joint Letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Requesting an Extension for Public Comment on its Draft Habitat Conservation Planning Handbook

Letters and Comments Aug 10, 2016

The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA), American Exploration & Production Council (AXPC), Western Energy Alliance and the Petroleum Association of Wyoming (PAW) respectfully request that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) extend the comment period on the USFWS’s Draft ...

August 10, 2016

Industry Trade Associations Joint Comments to the Environmental Protection Agency on its Proposed Information Collection Effort for Oil and Gas Facilities

Letters and Comments Aug 2, 2016

These comments are filed on behalf of the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA), the American Exploration and Production Council (AXPC). Additionally, they are joined by the American Association of Professional Landmen (AAPL), the Association of Energy Service Companies (AESC), the Int...

August 2, 2016

IPAA and Multi-Trade Association Letter to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy Requesting Administrative Reconsideration on its Final Rule on Methane Emissions for the Oil and Natural Gas Sector

Letters and Comments Aug 2, 2016

A number of industry trade associations hereby submit this petition for administrative reconsideration of the final rule entitled “Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources,” published at 81 Fed. Reg. 35824 (June 3, 2016) (“Subpart OOOOa” or ...

August 2, 2016

Waters Advocacy Coalition Comments to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on its Proposal to Reissue and Modify Nationwide Permits

Letters and Comments Aug 1, 2016

The Waters Advocacy Coalition submits the following comments in response to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Proposal to Reissue and Modify Nationwide Permits. See Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 81 Fed. Reg. 35,186 (June 1, 2016). The Coalition represents a large cross-section of the nation’s......

August 1, 2016

IPAA and Independent Producer Trade Associations Petition for Review to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Final Rule on Methane Emissions for the Oil and Natural Gas Sector

Letters and Comments Aug 1, 2016

Pursuant to Section 307(b)(1) of the federal Clean Air Act (CAA), 42 U.S.C. § 7607(b)(1), the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) and a number of industry trade partners and state independent producer associations hereby petition this Court for review of final agency action that......

August 1, 2016

IPAA and AXPC Joint Comments to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on its Proposal to Reissue and Modify Nationwide Permits

Letters and Comments Jul 29, 2016

The American Exploration & Production Council (AXPC) and the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) are pleased to submit comment to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) on its Proposal to Reissue and Modify Nationwide Permits published in the federal register on June 1,......

July 29, 2016

Comments to the U.S. Department of Transportation on the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s Regulation of Gaseous CO2 Pipelines

Letters and Comments Jul 27, 2016

In response to the June 27, 2016, Federal Register notice, the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) provides comments on PHMSA’s approach for establishing minimum pipeline safety standards for the transportation of carbon dioxide (CO2) in a gaseous state. IPAA represents the thousan...

July 27, 2016

Multi-Association Comments to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration on its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Safety of Gas Transmission and Gathering Pipelines

Letters and Comments Jul 7, 2016

The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) and its members, along with the American Exploration & Production Council, the Colorado Oil and Gas Association, the Independent Oil & Gas Association of West Virginia, the Kansas Independent Oil & Gas Association, the Kentucky Oil ...

July 7, 2016