Letters and Comments

IPAA and AXPC Joint Letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Requesting an Extension for Public Comment on its Proposal to Reissue and Modify Nationwide Permits

Letters and Comments Jun 13, 2016

The American Exploration & Production Council (AXPC) and the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) were pleased to see the publication of the Proposal to Reissue and Modify Nationwide Permits in the federal register on June 1, 2016, (Volume 81, Number 105) and respectfully request...

June 13, 2016

IPAA and API Joint Comments to the Bureau of Land Management on its Proposed Rule on Resource Management Planning (BLM Planning 2.0 Rule)

Letters and Comments May 25, 2016

The American Petroleum Institute (API) and Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) appreciate the opportunity to comment on BLM’s proposed Resource Management Planning Rule appearing at 81 Fed. Reg. 9674, February 25, 2016....

May 25, 2016

Industry Trade Associations Joint Letter To Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Requesting Review of Offshore Safety Systems Rule

Letters and Comments May 23, 2016

The American Petroleum Institute, the International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC), the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA), the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA), the Offshore Operators Committee (OOC), and the US Oil and Gas Association, urge the Office of In...

May 23, 2016

IPAA and API Joint Comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on the Proposed Revisions to its Regulations for Petitions for Listing Under the Endangered Species Act

Letters and Comments May 23, 2016

The American Petroleum Institute (API) and the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) submit these comments on the revisions to the proposed regulations for petitions for listing species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA)....

May 23, 2016

IPAA and API Joint Comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Proposed Revisions to its Mitigation Policy

Letters and Comments May 9, 2016

The American Petroleum Institute (API) and Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) submit these comments on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s proposed revisions to its Mitigation Policy (Draft Policy)....

May 9, 2016

Industry Trade Associations Joint Comments to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management on its Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement on the Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2017-2022

Letters and Comments May 2, 2016

The American Petroleum Institute (API), National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA), Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA), U.S. Oil and Gas Association (USOGA), International Association Of Geophysical Contractors (IAGC), Alaska Oil and Gas Association (AOGA) (collectively, the Assoc...

May 2, 2016

Industry Trade Associations Joint Comments to the Bureau of Land Management on its Proposed Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation Rule

Letters and Comments Apr 22, 2016

The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA), the Western Energy Alliance (Alliance), the American Exploration and Production Council (AXPC), and the US Oil and Gas Association (USOGA) (collectively “the Associations”) submit the following comments on the Bureau of Land Management’s...

April 22, 2016

Industry Trade Associations Joint Letter to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs on the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control Rule

Letters and Comments Apr 8, 2016

The American Petroleum Institute (API), the International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC), the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA), the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA), the Offshore Operators Committee (OOC), the Petroleum Equipment & Services Association ...

April 8, 2016

Industry Letter to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Requesting an Extension for Public Comment on its Pipeline Safety Regulations

Letters and Comments Mar 25, 2016

Pursuant to 49 C.F.R. § 190.319, the American Gas Association, the American Petroleum Institute, the American Public Gas Association, the Gas Processors Association, the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, and the Independent Petroleum Association of America are writing to request a 60 d...

March 25, 2016

Industry Trade Associations Joint Comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on its Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule Leak Detection Methodology (Subpart W)

Letters and Comments Mar 15, 2016

The following comments to the proposed Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reporting Rule (Subpart W) changes released by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on January 29, 2016, are submitted on behalf of Western Energy Alliance, the Independent Petroleum Association of America, and the American Exploration...

March 15, 2016