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| 2017-12473 | Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources: Three Month Stay of Certain Requirements | Proposed Rule | The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to stay for three months certain requirements that are contained within the Final Rule titled "Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources," published in the Federal Register on June 3, 2016 (2016 Rule). On June 5, 2017, the EPA published a notice that, in accordance with the Clean Air Act (CAA), the EPA stayed for three initial months the fugitive emissions requirements, well site pneumatic pump standards, and requirements for certification of closed vent systems by a professional engineer. The EPA granted reconsideration after considering specific objections to these requirements. In a separate notice published today, the EPA is proposing a stay for two years, providing the EPA sufficient time to propose, take public comment, and issue a final action on the issues concerning the specific requirements on which EPA has granted reconsideration. The two-year proposed stay published today, if finalized as proposed, would likely be determined to be a major rule under the Congressional Review Act and therefore will not take effect until sixty days after publication or after Congress receives the rule report, whichever is later. Therefore, while the EPA intends to complete that rulemaking and take final action before the initial three-month stay expires, there may potentially be a gap between the two stays due to the sixty-day delay in effectiveness of that action. To avoid such a potential gap, and the resulting confusion, in this action the EPA is proposing a three-month stay which would not qualify as a major rule and could become effective upon publication. The EPA prepared an Economic Impact Analysis for this proposal, which is available in Docket ID EPA-HQ-OAR-2017-0346. The EPA is seeking comment pertaining to this stay and its duration. The EPA is also seeking comment on if a four-month stay may be more appropriate to ensure continuity of the stay. The EPA is not taking comment at this time on substantive issues concerning these requirements, or on any of the other provisions subject to the reconsideration. | 2017-06-16 | 2017 | 6 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/06/16/2017-12473/oil-and-natural-gas-sector-emission-standards-for-new-reconstructed-and-modified-sources-three-month | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-06-16/pdf/2017-12473.pdf | Environmental Protection Agency | 145 | The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to stay for three months certain requirements that are contained within the Final Rule titled "Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources,"... |