Texa s Pipelin e Associatio n

Thur e Canno n Presiden t May 15 , 201 4

Submitte dt o oilandgas.whitepapers@epa.gov Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y 120 0 Pennsylvani aAvenue , N W Washington , D.C

. 2046 0 Re : Reques t

fo r Extensio n o f

Time : Technica l Whit e Paper s o n Potentiall y Significan t Source s o f Emission s i n th e Oi l an dGa s Secto r Dea r Si r o r Madam : Th e Texa s Pipelin e Associatio n (TPA ) write s t o reques t an extensio n o f

tim e fo r comment s o n th e Whit e Paper s release db y EP A o n Apri l 15 , 201 4 concernin g methan e an d VO C emission s i n th e oi l an dnatura l ga s sector
. TP A i s an organizatio n compose do f 4 8 member s wh o gather , process , treat , an dtransport natural ga s an dhazardou s liquid s material s throug h intrastat e pipeline s i n Texas

. TP A member s wil l b e affecte db y EPA' s developmen t an d finalizatio n o f

thes e White Paper s becaus e TPA member s conduc t operation s that

wil l b e impacte db y an y ne w o r

amende dregulation s that

may b e base do n th e informatio n containe di n th e Whit e Papers

. Th e Whit e Paper s essentiall y recit e th e fact s an dfinding s o f variou s studie s and/o r report s that

attemp t t o quantif y methan e an dVO C emission s an ddiscus s technical issue s relatin g to mitigatio n o f

emission s i n fiv e sourc e categories : compressors ; completion s an dproductio n o f hydraulicall y fracture dwells ; leaks ; liquid s unloading ; an dpneumati c devices

. A s such , th e integrity o f

th e Whit e Paper s i s onl y a s goo da s th e studies/report s that were relie dupo n fo r

th e Whit e Papers ' development

. Accordingly , acomprehensiv e revie w an dcritiqu e o f eac h o f th e reference dstudies/report s mus t b e performe dt o validat e an dsubstantiat e th e Whit e Papers

. W e understan dthat

EP A intend s t o us e th e Whit e Papers , alon g wit h th e inpu t

EP A receive s fro mpeer

reviewer s an dth e public , t o determin e ho w t o bes t pursu e additional reduction s fro mthes e sources . Th e informatio n receive db y EP A may infor mth e agency' s developmen t

o f ne w o r amende dregulatory requirements , includin g possibl e amendment s t o Subpar t OOO O o f

EPA' s Ne w Sourc e Performanc e Standards

. Give n th e importanc e o f

th e informatio n bein g develope dthroug h issuanc e an dcommen t o n th e Whit e Papers , i t

i s crucia l that

EP A receiv e comment s that are a s thorough , accurate , an d

60 4 Wes t 14t h Street , Austin , Texa s 7870 1 phone : (512 ) 478-287 1 fax:(512)473-847 6 Email : thure.cannon@texaspipelines.co mdetaile da s possible

. Fo r thi s reason , w e believ e that th e curren t

Jun e 16 , 201 4 deadlin e fo r submissio n o f

publi c comment s i s insufficien t an dshoul db e extende db y a t leas t 9 0 days

. Eac h o f th e Whit e Paper s raise s numerou s issue s that wil l requir e commenter s t o undertak e adetaile d analysi s an dpresen t

detaile deconomi c an dtechnica l response s t o addres s th e issue s raised

. W e d o no t believ e that

th e preparatio n o f

thoroug h an dresponsiv e comment s can b e accomplishe d b y th e curren t

deadline

. Accordingly , TPA respectfull y request s tha t th e publi c commen t

perio db e extended , at a minimum , t o September

15 , 2014

. Sincere
Thur e Canno n President