# Ohio D epartment of Natural Re source s JOl- I N R . KAS I CH

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### March 31, 2015 Brent Ruminski Eastern Research Group, Inc., 14555 Avian Parkway, Suite 208 Chantilly, VA 20151 Dear Mr. Ruminski : JAMES ZEHRINGER. DIRE CTOR



### Thank you for your request to use the documents identified in the attached March 13,2015 correspondence below (collectively the "Works"). The Ohio Department of Natural Resources ("ODNR") hereby grants US EPA the right to display the Works on www .regulations.gov and reproduce the Works as neces sary for said display. This grant of rights is limited to non-commercial, governmental purposes only and subject to the following condition: ODNR MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND CONCERNING THE WORKS, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NONINFRINGEMENT, OR THE ABSENCE OF LATENT OR OTHER DEFECTS, ACCURACY, OR THE PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF ERRORS, WHETHER OR NOT DISCOVERABLE. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THIS EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO THIS GRANT. I have the authority to grant the foregoing permis s ion on behalf of ODNR. Sincerely,

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### Columbus , OH 43229-6693 • ohiodnr.govFrom: Brent Ruminski [ mailto:Brent.Ruminski@erg.com ] 

### Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2015 2:53 PM To: Irwin, Steven 

### Cc: DNR oilandgas Subject: Copyright Data Clarification for US EPA (OH DNR) Hi Steven My name is Brent Ruminski and I work for Eastern Research Group, Inc ., a contractor for the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) . We are supporting EPA with a rule making that will cover the unconventional oil and gas ex traction industry (http://water.epa.gov/scitech/wastetech/guide/oilandgas/unconv.cfm ) . As part of the rulemaking process, we downloaded oil and gas production data from the OH DNR website for analysis. EPA has determined that they would like to make these analyses and the raw data available in the public record to support the rulemaking. We noticed the OH DNR website has a blanket copyright claim . However, it is unclear what is covered under this claim. Below is a list of specific files that we have downloaded that are in question . It would be greatly appreciated if you could respond to thi s email specifying whether or not these data files are copyrighted or not. If not, these files will be made available to the public on www. regulat ions . gov at the time of proposal. The document control number (DCN) listed with each reference should help you find the reference after proposal if the data are not copyrighted. • 2011 Utica Shale Production (Available at: http://oilandgas.ohiodnr.gov/sha le#ARCHl ) - SGE00559 • 2012 Utica Shale Production (Available at : http ://o i landgas . ohiodnr .gov/shale#ARCHl )- SGE00560 • 2013 Quarterly Horizontal Shale Production: 1st Quarter (Available at: http://oilandgas .ohiodnr.gov/shale#ARCHl )- SGE00964 • 2013 Quarterly Horizontal Shale Production: 2nd Quarter (Available at: http ://oilandgas.oh iodnr.gov/shale#ARCHl ) - SGE00965 • 2013 Quarterly Horizontal Shale Production: 3rd Quarter (Available at : http ://oilandgas.oh iodnr. gov/shale#ARCHl )- SGE00727 • 2013 Quarterly Horizontal Shale Production: 41 h Quarter (Available at: http ://oilandgas.ohiodnr.gov/shale#ARCHl )- SGE00737 • Utica/Point Pleasant Shale Cumulative Permitting Activity thro ugh 12/07/2013. Downloaded on 12/12/2013. Last updated on 12/6/2013. Available at : http://oilandgas .ohiodnr .gov/shale#SHALE - SGE00561 • Ohio Department of Natural Resources (OHDNR). 2012 . Risked Based Data Management System (RBDMS) Database. Downloaded on 12/21/2012 . (available at: http ://oila ndgas.ohiodnr .gov /well - information/oil -gas-well -data base ) - SGE00397/SG E00398 . Note: the published data will only contain a list of**~200** record s f o r underground injection disposal wells obtained from this database since the u nderlying database is too la rge Please let me know if you have any questions . 

### Brent Ruminski Eastern Research Group , Inc. {ERG)