Letters and Comments

101 Business Trade Associations Joint Letter to Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Administrator Neomi Rao Regarding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Cost-Benefit Analysis

Letters and Comments Jun 21, 2018

Dear Administrator Rao, The public relies on smart regulations to set clear rules that support a clean environment, safe workplaces, and a better quality of life. At the same time, every regulation comes with a price tag, and those costs matter – especially to small businesses......

June 21, 2018

President and CEO Barry Russell Letter to House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop Supporting the Markup of Onshore Regulatory and Permitting Reform Legislation

Letters and Comments Jun 19, 2018

Dear Chairman Bishop, The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) appreciates the opportunity to speak in favor of the common-sense onshore regulatory reform bills before the Committee for markup. IPAA is the leading, national upstream trade association representing thousands of independ...

June 19, 2018

Business Associations Joint Letter to Bicameral Committee Leaders Supporting Greater Congressional Oversight of U.S. Trade Policy and the Implementation of Tariffs and Quotas on Imported Products

Letters and Comments Jun 18, 2018

Dear Chairmen and Ranking Members: The undersigned organizations represent a broad array of U.S. manufacturers, retailers, technology companies, farmers and agribusinesses and other supply chain stakeholders. We are writing to express our deep and increasing concern with the direction of America’...

June 18, 2018

Letter to New York City Comptroller Regarding its Request for Information on Investment and Fiduciary Analysis of Strategies for Divestment of Securities Issued by Fossil Fuel Reserve Owners

Letters and Comments Jun 14, 2018

Dear Mr. Stringer – On behalf of Divestment Facts, a project of the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA), I’m writing in response to the Request for Information (RFI) on Mayor Bill de Blasio’s proposal to divest $5 billion in fossil fuel assets from the New......

June 14, 2018

President and CEO Barry Russell Letter to Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Chairman John Barrasso Supporting the Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2018

Letters and Comments Jun 8, 2018

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...

June 8, 2018

Industry Coalition Letter to Governor of Virginia Ralph Northam Regarding Permitting Uncertainty for Energy Infrastructure Projects Like the Atlantic Coast Pipeline

Letters and Comments May 24, 2018

Dear Governor Northam: The undersigned trade organizations represent businesses and workers who build and provide equipment, materials, supplies and services to energy infrastructure projects. Prominent among those projects is the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP), which will provide Virginians with gre...

May 24, 2018

Industry Comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Clean Water Act Coverage of “Discharges of Pollutants” via a Direct Hydrologic Connection to Surface Water

Letters and Comments May 21, 2018

This letter provides comments from the American Petroleum Institute (“API”), Association of Oil Pipe Lines (“AOPL”), American Exploration & Production Council (“AXPC”), Independent Petroleum Association of America (“IPAA”), the Domestic Energy Producers Alliance (“DEPA”), and...

May 21, 2018

Industry Comments to the Bureau of Industry and Security on its Requirements for Submissions Requesting Exclusions From the Remedies Instituted in Presidential Proclamations Adjusting Imports of Steel and Aluminum Into the United States

Letters and Comments May 18, 2018

We strongly urge the Department of Commerce to finalize its Rule as soon as possible to minimize disruptions to business and to American job creation, and to realize the Administration’s goal of achieving “energy dominance,” which necessarily relies on complex interwoven global supply chains o...

May 18, 2018

Letter to Secretary of Energy Rick Perry Urging to Withhold Action on Electric Power Grid Resiliency Initiative

Letters and Comments May 17, 2018

This letter urges you to refrain from imposing any action under the Department of Energy’s emergency authorities to provide economic support favoring a particular class of power plants, as urged by First Energy Solutions and its affiliates. It is submitted on behalf of the Independent Petro...

May 17, 2018

Comments to the Bureau of Industry and Security on its Requirements for Submissions Requesting Exclusions From the Remedies Instituted in Presidential Proclamations Adjusting Imports of Steel and Aluminum Into the United States

Letters and Comments May 17, 2018

These comments are filed on behalf of the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA). The Bureau of Industry and Security solicited comments on the implications of actions taken by the Trump Administration with regard to tariffs and limitations on steel imports. In March, the Trump Admin...

May 17, 2018