“… National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) must withdraw the Proposed Rule and reissue a critical habitat proposal that identifies for designation only those “specific areas within” areas of the Gulf of Mexico (GOMx) actually occupied by Rice’s whales that qualify as habitat and o...
Re: Comments on Proposed Rule to Reclassify the American Burying Beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) from Endangered to Threatened on the Federal List and Proposed Endangered Species Act Section 4(d) Rule FWS-R2-ES-2018-0029 … IPAA supports the proposed rules to downlist and reclassify the America...
The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) appreciates the opportunity to discuss this draft legislation and looks forward to working with the Caucus to enact this important legislation that will restore the Endangered Species Act toward its original goal of protecting imperiled species...
Dear Chairman Gosar: The Independent Petroleum Association of America writes to express its support for the nine bills included in the Congressional Western Caucus Endangered Species Act Modernization Package. IPAA believes both exploration and development of America’s oil and natural gas resourc...
Dear Chairman Barrasso: The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) writes to express its support for the Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2018. IPAA believes both exploration and development of America’s oil and natural gas resources and conservation can coexist through reasonab...
We can protect wildlife without holding industry hostage By Tim Charters and Samantha McDonald The Hill Op-Ed May 10, 2018 A legally grounded common sense decision by the Department of the Interior solicitor to bring clarity to the enforcement of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act......
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representing the independent producers that develop 90 percent of America’s oil and natural gas wells, Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) Director of Government Relations Samantha McDonald issued the following statement today on the petitions to protect the du...
Dear Deputy Secretary Bernhardt: We would you like thank you and the Department of the Interior (DOI) for recent actions that rescinded and revised mitigation policies that far exceeded statutory authority. The oil and natural gas industry continues to follow the statutory mitigation hierarchy to a...
With this letter, the American Exploration and Production Council (AXPC), the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA), and the American Petroleum Institute (API) are pleased to submit these comments in response to the captioned public notice, published in the Federal Register December 20...
Pursuant to the public notice issued by the United States (“U.S.”) Army, Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) Fort Worth District on January 9, 2018 (“Public Notice”) and as amended on February 1, 2018 with a 30-day extension of the public comment period, the American Petroleum Institute......
