Response to Comments: Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule: Revision to Best Available

Monitoring Method Request Submission Deadline for Petroleum and Natural Gas S ys tems Source Category

Page 1 of 2 **Summary of Public Comments and Responses for:** Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule: Revision to Best Available Monitoring Method Request Submission Deadline for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems Source Category This document provides the EPA’s responses to public comments received on the amendments in the proposed rule “Revision to Best Available Monitoring Method Request Submission Deadline for Petroleum and Natural Gas Sy stems Sour ce Category” published in the Federal Register on February 19, 2013 at 78 FR 11619. The verbatim text of each comment extracted from the original comment letter is included in this document along with the name and affiliation of the commenter, the document control number (DCN) assigned to the comment letter. The EPA’s responses to comments are provided immediatel y following each comment excerpt. In one case, EPA provided a response to a comment in the preamble to the final rule. Rather than repeating that responses in this document, the EPA has referenced the preamble to the final rule. Copies of all comment letters submitted are available at the EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room or electronically

through http://www.regulations.gov by searching Docket ID EPA - HQ - OAR - 2011 - 0417. For additional information on EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program and this and other amendments to the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule, please see http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/ghgrulemaking.htmlResponse to Comments: Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule: Revision to Best Available

Monitoring Method Request Submission Deadline for Petroleum and Natural Gas S ys tems Source Category

Page 2 of 2 **Comments and Responses** During the 30 - day

comment period for the proposed rule “Revision to Best Available Monitoring Method Request Submission Deadline for Petroleum and Natural Gas Sy stems Source Category” , the EPA received comment letters from two commenters. The comments received and EPA’s responses to those comments are as foll ows: **Commenter Name:** Torrey Braithwaite **Commenter Affiliation:** Unknown **Document Control Number:** EPA - HQ - OAR - 2011 - 0417 - 0026 **Comment:** “ ‘ The EPA is taking direct final action to revise the deadline by which owners or operators of facilities subject to the petroleum and natural gas s ys tems source category of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule must submit requests for use of best available monitoring methods to the Administrator. This revision does not change any other requirements for owners or operators that are outlined in the best available monitoring method rul e provisions. ’ - Federal Register Do not implement this final action as specified above. ” **Response:** For a complete response to this comment please see Section II. Final Amendments and Responses to Public Comments in the preamble to the final rule. **Commenter Name:** Anony mous Public Comment **Commenter Affiliation:** Anony mous Public Comment **Document Control Number:** EPA - HQ - OAR - 2011 - 0417 - 0027 **Comment** : Why

is EPA destroying America? **Response** : T his comment is beyond the scope of this rulemaking. Further, the commenter does not provide EPA with any particularized information which it can seriousl y evaluate in the context of the proposed rule and craft a further response.