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The Air Resources Board will conduct a public hearing at the time
and place noted below to consider the proposed Regulation for
Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards for Crude Oil and Natural Gas
Facilities. 

DATE:		July 21, 2016

TIME:		9:00 A.M.

PLACE:	California Environmental Protection Agency
        Air Resources Board
        Byron Sher Auditorium
        1001 I Street 
        Sacramento, California 95814

This item may be considered at a two day meeting of the Board,
which will commence at 9:00 a.m., July 21, 2016, and may continue
at 8:30 a.m., on July 22, 2016.  Please consult the agenda for
the hearing, which will be available at least 10 days before July
21, 2016, to determine the day on which this item will be
considered.

WRITTEN COMMENT PERIOD AND SUBMITTAL OF COMMENTS 
Interested members of the public may present comments orally or
in writing at the hearing and may provide comments by postal mail
or by electronic submittal before the hearing.
The public comment period for this regulatory action will begin
on June 3, 2016.  Written comments not physically submitted at
the hearing must be submitted on or after June 3, 2016 and
received no later than 5:00 pm on July 18, 2016. 

Postal mail:  Clerk of the Board, Air Resources Board
1001 I Street, Sacramento, California 95814

Electronic submittal: 
http://www.arb.ca.gov/lispub/comm/bclist.php

This notice, the ISOR, the Draft EA, and all subsequent
regulatory documents, including the FSOR, when completed, are
available on ARB’s website for this rulemaking at
http://www.arb.ca.gov/regact/2016/oilandgas2016/oilandgas2016.htm


The proposed regulation covers greenhouse gas emissions,
predominately methane, from oil and natural gas production,
natural gas gathering and boosting stations, and natural gas
processing, as well as from natural gas storage and transmission
compressor stations (collectively “oil and gas”).  It addresses
both vented (intentional) and fugitive (unintentional) releases
of greenhouse gases by processes at facilities in these sectors. 
The proposed regulation establishes emission standards for active
and idle equipment and components at these facilities.  Depending
on the equipment or component, control mechanisms include vapor
recovery, leak detection and repair, and equipment replacement. 
Additionally, the proposed regulation includes monitoring at
underground natural gas storage facilities for the early
detection of large leaks or well failures.

Inquiries concerning the substance of the proposed regulatory
action may be directed to the agency representative Mr. Joe
Fischer, Air Resources Engineer, Oil and Gas Section  (916)
445-0071 or (designated back-up contact) Ms. Joelle Howe, Air
Pollution Specialist, Oil and Gas Section, at (916) 322-6349.

Thank you.



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