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EPA/OAR RIN: 2060-AV15 Publication ID: Spring 2021 
Title: ●Emission Guidelines for Oil and Natural Gas Sector 
Abstract:

On January 20, 2021, President Joe Biden issued an Executive Order titled "Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis," which states, among other things, that the Administrator of the EPA should consider proposing new regulations to establish emission guidelines for methane emissions from existing operations in the oil and gas sector, including the exploration and production, transmission, processing, and storage segments by September 2021. The purpose of this action is to propose new emission guidelines for existing sources in the oil and gas sector.

 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Economically Significant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: Undetermined  Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined 
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 60   
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7411   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  10/00/2021 
Final Rule  10/00/2022 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: Undetermined 
Federalism: Undetermined 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Karen Marsh
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Air and Radiation
109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Mail Code E143-01,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone:919 541-1065
Email: marsh.karen@epa.gov

Amy Hambrick
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Air and Radiation
109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Mail Code E143-05,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone:919 541-0964
Fax:919 541-0516
Email: hambrick.amy@epa.gov