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Carbon Sequestration Wells Public Comment
Proposed rule for Federal Requirements Under the Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program for
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Geologic Sequestration (GS) Wells -
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW- 2008-0390
Background
Geologic Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide
In July 2008, EPA published the Federal Requirements Under the Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program for Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Geologic Sequestration (GS) Wells Proposed Rule for public review and comment.
- Federal Register Notice: Federal Requirements Under the Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program for Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Geologic Sequestration (GS) Wells Proposed Rule | PDF Version (51pp, 758K About PDF)
- EPA proposes new requirements for geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide (PDF) (3pp, 59K) July 2008 fact sheet EPA 816-F-08-032 on the proposed rule
- EPA Lays Groundwork for Promising Technologies to Help Mitigate Climate Change July 15, 2008 news release
- Proposal support documents
- Approaches to Geologic Sequestration Site Stewardship Afer Site Closure (PDF) (27pp, 193K About PDF) EPA 816-B-08-002, July 2008
- Geologic CO2 Sequestration Technology and Cost Analysis (PDF) (67pp, 574K About PDF) EPA 816-B-08-009, July 2008
- Vulnerability Evaluation Framework for Geologic Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide (PDF) (85pp, 2MB About PDF) EPA 430-R-08-009, July 2008
- Approaches to Geologic Sequestration Site Stewardship Afer Site Closure (PDF) (27pp, 193K About PDF) EPA 816-B-08-002, July 2008
Public Hearing
A public hearing will be held during the public comment period in September 2008. EPA will notify the public of the date, time and location of a public hearing in a separate Federal Register notice.
Submit Comments
The comment period runs from July 25 - November 24, 2008. Comments must be received on or before November 24, 2008.
Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW- 2008-0390, by one of the following methods:
- Online through Regulations.gov
- By Mail:
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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