Letters and Comments

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.....

Dear Secretary Chao: The American Exploration & Production Council (AXPC) and the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) request that the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) extend the March 20, 2017, comment deadline in the above-captioned proceeding for ...

Dear Chairman Smith: The American Exploration & Production Council (AXPC) and the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) strongly support the enactment of both the EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act and the Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment Act and are most grateful......

Dear Secretary Zinke and Acting Director Kurth: Pursuant to the Right to Petition Government Clause of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and Section 553(e) of the Administrative Procedure Act, the American Petroleum Institute, CropLife America, Independent Petroleum Association of America...

Dear BOEM FOIA Officer: This Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request is directed to the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). It is made pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 552, and the Department of the Interior’s implementing regulations under......

The Independent Petroleum Association of America submits the following comments in support of the Application by Spire STL Pipeline LLC for Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity to construct, own, and operate a new interstate natural gas pipeline and to provide interstate natural gas tran...