Dear Mr. Kornze: On September 30, 2015, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued a proposed rule entitled “Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases; Measurement of Oil” (80 Fed. Reg. 58,952). This Proposed Rule would replace Onshore Oil and......
Dear Director Kornze: Western Energy Alliance and the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA), appreciate that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has reopened the comment period for Onshore Order No. 3. Onshore Order No. 3 is highly complex, technical, and closely interrelated with Onsh...
Dear Administrator McCarthy: This letter is being sent on behalf of the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA), as well as several of its national, regional and state cooperating associations. A full listing of those organizations can be found at the conclusion of this letter....
Comments for Three Regulatory Proposals issued September 18, 2015: 1) Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New and Modified Sources (80 Fed. Reg. 56,593), 2) Release of Draft Control Technique Guidelines for the Oil and Natural Gas Industry (80 Fed. Reg. 56,577), 3)......
The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) and the American Petroleum Institute (API) respectfully submit the following comments on the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s 90-Day Finding on the petition of Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation to list the rusty-patched bumble be...
On behalf of our members, the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) would like to provide additional comments on the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) proposed guidance on the agency’s supplemental bonding requirements. IPAA submitted detailed comments to the Department of...
The American Petroleum Institute (API), the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA), the Offshore Operators’ Committee (OOC) and the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) respectfully request that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) extend the 45 day period for comments...
Dear Director Kornze: Western Energy Alliance and the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA), appreciate the opportunity to comment on the proposed changes to Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Onshore Order No. 3, which would be codified in the Code of Federal Regulations through modifica...
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service proposed a series of amendments to the regulations at 50 CFR § 424.14 that govern the content and consideration of petitions filed with the Services pursuant to the Endangered Species Act. The......
Joint Petition with American Stewards of Liberty, the Texas Public Policy Foundation, and Dr. Steven W. Carothers to delist the American Burying Beetle due to the fact that the beetle is no longer in danger of extinction in its habitat range....
