Letters and Comments
API Comments to EPA on Draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for Gulf of Mexico
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
API’s comments concerning Draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for the Eastern Portion of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) of the Gulf of Mexico (GEG460000) (81 Fed. Reg. 55,196 (August 18, 2016)). These comments echo and strongly support the Offshore Operators Committee (OOC) comments on the same topic, which are incorporated by reference.
Comments on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Draft Endangered Species Act Compensatory Mitigation Policy
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Letter commenting on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s draft ESA Compensatory Mitigation Policy, as filed August 17, 2016 in a joint effort of AXPC, API, IAGC, IPAA, and Western Energy Alliance.
API-IPAA Comments to OIRA on Proposed New Rules Governing Operations on Private Minerals in Parks and Refuges
Wednesday, October 5, 2016
API-IPAA comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs regarding proposed rules governing operations on private minerals in parks and refuges.
API-IAGC Letter to Bureau of Ocean Energy Management re ITR Status Update
Friday, September 2, 2016
API-IAGC Letter to Bureau of Ocean Energy Management regarding Request for Status Report on Incidental Take Regulations Governing Geophysical Surveys in the Gulf of Mexico.
API-IAGC Letter to National Marine Fisheries Service regarding Applicant Status
Friday, September 2, 2016
API-IAGC Letter to National Marine Fisheries Service regarding Applicant Status for ESA Section 7 Consultation for Incidental Take Regulations Governing Geophysical Surveys in the Gulf of Mexico.
API Comments on OSHA PSM SBREFA Background Document
Monday, August 29, 2016
Comments of the American Petroleum Institute on OSHA Docket: OSHA-2013-0020. The American Petroleum Institute (API) appreciates the opportunity to provide comments, in conjunction with the Small Business Advocacy Review Panel, on the potential revisions to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Process Safety Management (PSM) standard.
API Comment Letter to BLM on Onshore Order No. 1
Monday, August 29, 2016
The American Petroleum Institute (API) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM’s) proposed amendments to existing Onshore Order No.1.
API letter to DOI regarding meeting on proposed rule
Thursday, August 25, 2016
API letter to DOI following up on August 5, 2016 meeting regarding Proposed Rule on Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalty, and Resource Conservation.
API Petition to EPA for reconsideration of NSPS
Thursday, August 25, 2016
API letter to EPA regarding Request for Administrative Reconsideration EPA’s Final Rule “Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources.”
Comments on proposed expansion of Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary
Friday, August 19, 2016
Joint trade association comments on draft environmental impact statement for proposed expansion of Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary.