2024 Response to Petitions for Reconsideration or Revision of EPA’s 2024 Revisions and Confidentiality Determinations for Petroleum and Natural Gas System

Responses to Petitioners

On December 20, 2024, EPA notified petitioners that it intends to issue a Federal Register notice initiating a rulemaking process, including public notice and comment, on three narrow technical issues. Through a rulemaking process, EPA intends to propose and take public comment on minor changes to the final rule for these specified issues.

• Letter to the American Petroleum Institute (pdf) (103.67 KB)
• Letter to American Exploration & Production Council (pdf) (106.11 KB)
• Letter to GPA Midstream Association (pdf) (132.32 KB)

On December 26, 2024, EPA issued additional letters in which EPA partially denied Petitioners’ requests for reconsideration or revision as to four issues. At this time, the EPA is not taking action on the remainder of the petitions. EPA attached to each letter a single, combined explanation of the basis for its partial denial of these four issues. 

• The EPA’s Basis for Partially Denying Administrative Petitions of Specific Provisions of the Subpart W 2024 Final Rule (pdf) (324.67 KB)
• Letter to American Exploration & Production Council (pdf) (106.11 KB)
• Letter to the American Petroleum Institute (pdf) (105.93 KB)
• Letter to GPA Midstream Association (pdf) (131.2 KB)
• Letter to Spilman Thomas & Battle (pdf) (151.61 KB)

Administrative Petitions

• Letter from American Petroleum Institute and American Exploration & Production Council (pdf) (4.04 MB)
• Letter from GPA Midstream Association (pdf) (3.36 MB)
• Letter from Spilman Thomas & Battle (pdf) (188.59 KB)