The US Bureau of Land Management proposed a temporary suspension or
delay of certain requirements in its 2016 oil and gas methane venting
and flaring rule until Jan. 27, 2019. Comments on the proposal, which is scheduled to appear in the Oct. 5 Federal Register, will be accepted through Nov. 7.
Officially known as the Methane Waste and Prevention Rule,
the Independent Petroleum Association of America and Western Energy
Alliance—along with the states of Wyoming, North Dakota, and
Montana—legally challenged it in federal court soon after the rule
became final on Nov. 18, 2016. The case now is pending in US District
Court for Wyoming.
The plaintiffs essentially argued that BLM exceeded its authority by
imposing regulation of airborne emissions that falls under the US
Environmental Protection Agency’s purview. BLM contended that its
authority includes controlling and regulating the waste of federal
resources, which it said was the rule’s purpose.
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