Letters and Comments

As you know, on May 26, 2015, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published a Notice of Intent to prepare a programmatic environmental impact statement (PEIS) to evaluate the potential impacts of a proposal to authorize incidental take of migratory birds under the Migratory Bird......

The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) and the American Petroleum Institute (API) are filing these comments to further demonstrate, based on the new explanatory information about the treatment of timber harvesting, that the record compiled by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)...

Dear Mr. President: This week you are scheduled to address the nation’s mayors—the lawmakers responsible for the economic prosperity and development in cities across the country. As you do, the undersigned organizations, representing a broad spectrum of the economy, write to express our deep con...

Dear Senator Lee, We are writing to express our support for your amendment (# 1687) to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) regarding the status of the Greater Sage-Grouse and Lesser Prairie Chicken under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The amendment would protect the ability......

Dear Chairman Bay: The Natural Gas Council, in conjunction with other gas industry participants, would like to thank you, each of the Commissioners, as well as the Commission staff for the hard work and thoughtful consideration expended over the past four years to achieve better coordination......

Dear Senator Cornyn, We write to express our support for S. 293, a bill to amend the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973 to establish a procedure for the approval of certain settlements....

Dear Mr. Southall: On January 6, 2015, the Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) issued a Proposed Rule entitled “Consolidated Federal Oil & Gas and Federal & Indian Coal Valuation Reform.” This rule would significantly alter regulations applicable to gas valuation for royalty repor...

The American Exploration & Production Council (AXPC) and the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) appreciates the opportunity to offer comments on the Revised Guidelines for Implementing Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Management of 28 January, 2015, issued by the Mitigation Fra...

The American Chemistry Council, American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, American Coke and Coal Chemicals Institute, American Forest & Paper Association, American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers, American Iron and Steel Institute, American Petroleum Institute, American Wood Council,...

The Natural Gas Council submits these comments in response to the Council on Environmental Quality’s (“CEQ”) revised draft guidance regarding the consideration of greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions and the effects of climate change in federal departmental and agency reviews under the Nationa...