Environmental Protection Agency Docket EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-1348 Proposed Rule

2026-12481: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production Facilities and Natural Gas Transmission and Storage Facilities; Technology Review and Reconsideration; Extension of Comment Period

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Summary

On April 22, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a rule titled "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production Facilities and Natural Gas Transmission and Storage Facilities; Technology Review and Reconsideration." The EPA is extending the comment period on this proposed rule, which is scheduled to close on June 22, 2026. The comment period will now end on August 6, 2026, to allow additional time for stakeholders to review and comment on the proposal.

The agency’s own summary, as published.

The rule, in full

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Federal Register, Volume 91 Issue 118 (Monday, June 22, 2026) [Federal Register Volume 91, Number 118 (Monday, June 22, 2026)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 37065-37066] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2026-12481] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 63 [EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-1348; FRL-5732-04-OAR] RIN 2060-AS13 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production Facilities and Natural Gas Transmission and Storage Facilities; Technology Review and Reconsideration; Extension of Comment Period

Agency

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Action

Proposed rule; extension of public comment period. -----------------------------------------------------------------------

Summary

On April 22, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a rule titled ``National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production Facilities and Natural Gas Transmission and Storage Facilities; Technology Review and Reconsideration.'' The EPA is extending the comment period on this proposed rule, which is scheduled to close on June 22, 2026. The comment period will now end on August 6, 2026, to allow additional time for stakeholders to review and comment on the proposal.

Dates

The EPA is extending the comment period for the proposed rule that published in the Federal Register (FR) on April 22, 2026, at 91 FR 21672. The EPA must receive written comments on or before August 6, 2026.

Addresses

You may send comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ- OAR-2025-1348, by any of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov (our preferred method). Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Email: [email protected]. Include Docket ID No. EPA- HQ-OAR-2025-1348 in the subject line of the message. Mail: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-1348, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460. Fax: (202) 566-9744. Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR- 2025-1348 Mail: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center, WJC West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004. The Docket Center's hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday (except Federal holidays). Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-1348 for this rulemaking. Comments received may be posted without change on https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. For detailed instructions on sending comments and additional information on the rulemaking process, see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.

For Further Information Contact

For information about this comment period extension, contact U.S. EPA, Attn: Matthew Witosky, Mail Drop: D243-04, 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, P.O. Box 12055, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone number: (919) 541-2865; and email address: [email protected].

Supplementary Information

Rationale. On April 22, 2026, the EPA proposed a rule titled ``National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production Facilities and Natural Gas Transmission and Storage Facilities; Technology Review and Reconsideration.'' \1\ The comment period on this proposed rule was originally scheduled to close on June 22, 2026. The EPA received requests for additional time to review and comment on this proposed rule, and the EPA has decided to extend the comment period until August 6, 2026. The public comment period will now end on August 6, 2026. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ 91 FR 21672, April 22, 2026. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Docket. The EPA established a docket for this rulemaking under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-1348. All documents in the docket are listed at https://www.regulations.gov. Although listed, some information is not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. The EPA does not place certain other material, such as copyrighted material, on the internet; this material is publicly available only as portable document format (PDF) versions accessible only on EPA computers in the docket office reading room. The public cannot download certain databases and physical items from the docket but may request these items by contacting the docket office at 202-566- 1744. The docket office has 10 business days to respond to such requests. With the exception of such material, publicly available docket materials are available electronically at https://www.regulations.gov. Written Comments. Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR- 2025-1348. The EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change and may be made available online at https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be CBI or other information for which a statute restricts disclosure. Do not submit electronically to https://www.regulations.gov any information that you consider to be CBI or other information for which a statute restricts disclosure. You should submit this type of information as discussed below. The EPA may publish any comment received to its public docket. A written comment must accompany multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.). The EPA considers the written comment to be the official comment, and it should include discussion of all points the commenter wishes to make. The EPA will generally not consider comments or comment contents located outside of the primary submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or other file sharing system). For additional submission methods, the full EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general guidance on making effective comments, please visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets. The https://www.regulations.gov website allows you to submit your comment anonymously, which means the EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an email comment directly to the EPA without going through https://www.regulations.gov, your email address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the internet. If you submit an electronic comment, the EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any [[Page 37066]] digital storage media you submit. If the EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, the EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should not include special characters or any form of encryption and should be free of any defects or viruses. For additional information about the EPA's public docket, visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at https://www.epa.gov/dockets. Submitting CBI. Do not submit information containing CBI to the EPA through https://www.regulations.gov/. Clearly mark the part or all the information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information on any digital storage media that you mail to the EPA, note the docket ID, mark the outside of the digital storage media as CBI, and identify electronically within the digital storage media the specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one complete version of the comments that includes information claimed as CBI, you must submit a copy of the comments that does not contain the information claimed as CBI directly to the public docket through the procedures outlined in Instructions above. If you submit any digital storage media that does not contain CBI, mark the outside of the digital storage media clearly that it does not contain CBI and note the docket ID. Information not marked as CBI will be included in the public docket and the EPA's electronic public docket without prior notice. Information marked as CBI will not be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 2. Our preferred method to receive CBI is for it to be transmitted electronically using email attachments, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), or other online file sharing services (e.g., Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive). Electronic submissions must be transmitted directly to the Office of Clean Air Programs (OCAP) at the email address [email protected] and, as described above, should include clear CBI markings and note the docket ID. If assistance is needed with submitting large electronic files that exceed the file size limit for email attachments, and if you do not have your own file sharing service, please contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to receive instructions. Panagiotis Tsirigotis, Director, Office of Clean Air Programs. [FR Doc. 2026-12481 Filed 6-18-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P

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