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ADVANCED NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING (ANPR) Managing Emissions: Oil and Natural Gas Production in Indian Country http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=EPA

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SUMMARY

The purpose of this Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) is to solicit broa d feedback on the most effective and efficient means of implementing the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Indian Country Minor New Source Review program for sources in the oil and natural gas production segment of the oil and natural gas sector. In particular, this ANPR discusses potential new source permitting approaches to address emissions from proposed new and modified oil and natural gas production activities. O ne approach is a general permit, which could serve as a streamlined permitting approa ch for addressing emissions from new and modified minor sources and minor modifications at major sources under the Indian Country Minor NSR rule. Another approach is a Federal Implementation Plan, which could address emissions from new and modified minor s ources and minor modifications at major sources. Other possible approaches include a permit by rule, which is another streamlined permitting approach. The EPA is requesting comments on all available new source permitting approaches and will take this feedb ack into consideration in developing a notice of proposed rulemaking for this sector under the Indian Country Minor NSR program.

In addition, while the focus of this ANPR is on permitting approaches for proposed new oil and natural gas production activities, the EPA believes that managing emissions from existing oil and natural gas sources in Indian country would result in greater cons istency with surrounding state requirements. Addressing existing sources may be particularly important given the si gnificant activity associated with the sector in Indian country and the resultant need to protect public health, balanced with tribes' inherent sovereignty and interest in promoting economic development. If the EPA decides to address existing oil and natur al gas production sources, then we will be interested in considering comments regarding whether a FIP should be the mechanism used to establish permitting requirements for new and existing sources, especially in areas where surrounding states regulate exis ting sources.

DATE : Friday, July 18, 2014

WHERE: EPA Region 8 Office 1595 Wynkoop Street Denver, Colorado , 80202

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ATTENDEES: EPA Region 8 Tribes and Other Interested Tribes ; EPA Region 8 Staff and EP A Headquarters S taff

TIME: 0 9:00 am

– 12:00 pm (MDT)

HOW TO PARTICIPATE

If you are planning to attend this meeting, please provide the following information to Toni Colón a t colon.toni@epa.gov by July 1 5 , 2014 so that you may be authorized to enter the building

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1. Full name of each person.

2. Agency, company, or business entity’s name.

IMPORTANT

- All visitors to 1595 Wynkoop must have a valid photo ID , must pass through security screening and obtain a visitor

pass from the reception desk in the mai n lobby, which should be worn on the fro nt of the individual’s clothing

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At 8:45 am

– D eirdre Rothery (EPA, R8) will meet you in the lobby and escort you to the conference room. (Meeting attendees

are not allowed above the 2 nd floor without an EPA employee escort.)

** If you need to exit the building during breaks, you will be required to pass through security screening upon return each time

. At the conclusion of the meeting, visitors must sign out and turn in their temporary visitor badge to the reception desk in the main lobby. This process allows u s to maintain accountability of all personne l inside the Regional HQ facility in the event of an emergency

situation or evacuation. **