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EPA/OAR RIN: 2060-AT76 Publication ID: Fall 2017 
Title: ●Notice of Proposed Withdrawal of the Final Control Techniques Guidelines for the Oil and Natural Gas Industry 
Abstract:

The EPA published in the Federal Register the "Release of Final Control Techniques Guidelines for the Oil and Natural Gas Industry" on October 27, 2016 (81 FR 74798). These guidelines provided recommendations for reducing volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from existing oil and natural gas equipment and processes in Moderate and higher classified ozone nonattainment areas and states in the Ozone Transport Region. In this action, the EPA requests comment on potentially withdrawing these guidelines in their entirety.

 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Prerule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 13771 Designation: Deregulatory 
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. Clean Air Act   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Notice  01/00/2018 
Additional Information: Docket #:EPA-HQ-OAR-2015-0216
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: State 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Sectors Affected: 211111 Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction; 211112 Natural Gas Liquid Extraction; 486210 Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Jon Witt
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Air and Radiation
109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Mail Code E143-05,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
Phone:919 541-5645
Email: witt.jon@epa.gov

Steve Fruh
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Air and Radiation
109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Mail Code E143-01,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, NC 27711
Phone:919 541-2837
Email: fruh.steve@epa.gov