Letters & Comments

These comments are submitted by the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA). IPAA is a national trade association that represents thousands of oil and natural gas producers, as well as the service and supply industries, across the United States. Independent producers develop 95 percent of American oil and gas wells, produce 68 percent of American oil, and produce 82 percent of American natural gas. IPAA is dedicated to ensuring a strong, viable domestic oil and natural gas industry, recognizing that an adequate and secure supply of energy is essential to the national economy. The proposed Policy was in which the collection of information was described was published at 79 FR 42525 on July 22, 2014.

The Independent Petroleum Association of America, Independent Oil and Gas Association of West Virginia, Inc., Kentucky Oil & Gas Association, Inc., Pennsylvania Independent Oil & Gas Association, Ohio Oil and Gas Association, Illinois Oil and Gas Association, Indiana Oil and Gas Association, and the Virginia Oil and Gas Association (collectively, the “Independent Producers”) appreciate the opportunity to submit comments on the proposed rule entitled “Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Reconsideration of Additional Provisions of New Source Performance Standards” and published in the Federal Register on July 7, 2014 (79 Fed. Reg. 41752).

IPAA, API, WEA and the U.S. Oil and Gas Association recently sent a letter to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chairwoman Mary Landrieu (D-LA) urging the committee to pass S. 2440, which would reauthorize and reform a pilot program aimed at speeding up oil and gas permitting on federal lands.

The Waters Advocacy Coalition sent a letter to Senate appropriators urging their support of the Hoeven-Johanns Waters of the United States amendment to the Fiscal Year 15 Senate Energy and Water Appropriations bill.

IPAA and the Western Energy Alliance recently submitted comments on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s white papers on methane and VOC emissions related to the oil and natural gas sector.

The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) appreciates this opportunity to comment on the information provided during the four Venting & Flaring Public Outreach meetings held by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in March and May of this year.1 This comment letter supplements preliminary comments jointly filed by IPAA and the American Exploration & Production Council (AXPC) on May 2, 2014.

Dear Congressman Gardner, The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA), representing thousands of independent oil and natural gas explorers and producers, as well as the service and supply industries that support their efforts, would like to offer our full support of your bill, HR 4716 The Sage Grouse Protection and Conservation Act.

The Independent Petroleum Association of America respectfully requests that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration extend the public comment period for the notice of proposed rulemaking for Implementing Changes to the Regulations for Designating Critical Habitat published in the Federal Register on May 12, 2014.