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Rule and Implementation Information for Oil and Natural Gas Production
Docket # OAR-2004-0238V and Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0505
(Legacy docket-Docket #A-94-04)
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Rule Information
Proposed and Promulgated Rules
Subpart HH - National Emission Standards for Oil and Natural Gas Production
| Date | Citation | Action | Description | File Download |
| More recent Federal Register Notices are available at www.epa.gov/airquality/oilandgas/actions.html | ||||
| 10/28/11 | 76 FR 66886 | extension | Oil and Natural Gas Sector: New Source Performance Standards and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants Reviews; Extension of Comment Period Closing Date |
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| 08/26/11 | 76 FR 53371 | public hearings | Oil and Natural Gas Sector: New Source Performance Standards and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants Reviews:Proposed rule; Announcement of public hearings |
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| 08/23/11 | 76 FR 52738 | Proposed | Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for Oil and Natural Gas Production and for Natural Gas Transmission and Storage |
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| 07/13/10 | 75 FR 39934 | Notice of Meeting | National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Oil and Natural Gas Sector-Notice of Public Meeting |
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| 01/03/07 | 72 FR 26 | Final | National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Oil and Natural Gas Production Facilities: Area Sources. |
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| 07/08/05 | 70 FR 39441 | Supplemental Proposed | National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Oil and Natural Gas Production Facilities: Supplemental proposed rule. |
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| 06/29/01 | 66 FR 34548 | Correction | National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Oil and Natural Gas Production and Natural Gas Transmission and Storage; Final Rule-Technical Correction |
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| 06/17/99 | 64 FR 32609 | Final Rule | National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Oil and Natural Gas Production and Natural Gas Transmission and Storage; Final Rule |
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| 02/06/98 | 63 FR 6288 | Proposal | Original Proposal for the Oil & Natural Gas Production MACT |
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NOTES:All files are Government Printing Office (GPO) files unless otherwise indicated.
Closely Related Rules, Policies or Program Guidance
- See http://www.epa.gov/airquality/oilandgas/ for additional information on the Oil and Gas Source Category.
- 40 CFR 60 Kb Standards of Performance for Storage Vessels
- 40 CFR 60 KKK Standards of Performance for Equipment Leaks of VOC from Onshore Natural Gas Processing Plants
- 40 CFR 61 V National Emission Standards for Equipment Leaks (Fugitive Emission Sources)
- 40 CFR 63 H National Emission Standards for Organic Hazardous Air Pollutants for Equipment Leaks
Technical Information
Background Information Document (BID)/Response to comments
| 12/06 | Oil and Natural Gas Production and Natural Gas Transmission and Storage - Comment Response Document | |
| 05/99 | Oil and Natural Gas Production and Natural Gas Transmission and Storage - Background Information for Final Standards:Summary of Public Comments and Responses, U.S. EPA, May 1999, EPA-453/R-99-004b. | |
| 09/97 | Oil and Natural Gas Production and Natural Gas Transmission and Storage - Background Information for Proposed Standards, U.S. EPA, April 1997, EPA-453/R-94-079a. |  |
FACT Sheets
| 01/03/07 | Fact Sheet-Area Sources | |
| 06/30/05 | Fact Sheet-Supplemental Proposed Rule | |
| 05/18/99 | Press Release Fact Sheet-Final Rule | |
| 02/02/98 | Press Release Fact Sheet Proposed Rule | |
Implementation Information
Implementation Documents
| 12/22/06 | Locating Urban Areas on Census website | |
| 12/22/06 | Names of urban clusters and urbanized areas | |
| 6/28/05 | Memo- Urban & Rural County Classification | |
Compliance and Enforcement Information
- Applicability Determination Index (ADI). The ADI is maintained by EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) and provides a data base of memoranda dealing with applicability issues. The database is searchable by Subpart.
- Applicability Flow Diagram for the Oil and Natural Gas Production NESHAP (40 CFR 63, Subpart HH) (PDF) (2pp, 20k)
State Programs
- The Environmental Council of the States. The website provides state delegation information for environmental programs.
- Colorado Air Pollution Control Division: Implementation Tools for the Oil and Natural Gas Production MACT Standard
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