| Notice Filed with SOS |
09/19/2021 |
| Rule |
ProposedRuleAttach2021-00594.doc |
| Additional Information |
AddInfoAttach2021-00594.doc |
| Statutory Authority |
Sections 25-7-101; 25-7-102; 25-7-105(1); 25-7-106; 25-7-106(6); 25-7-109(10); and Sections 24-4-103 and 25-7-110, 25-7-110.5 and 25-7-110.8 C.R.S., as applicable and amended. |
| Description of Subjects/Issues |
To consider revisions to Regulation Number 7 and Regulation Number 22 to address legislative and policy directives, that: reduce emissions from the upstream and midstream segments of the oil and gas industry as identified in the oil and gas sector and industrial sector of the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Roadmap, including potential requirements for Leak Detection and Repair, natural gas processing plants, pigging and blowdown system maintenance operations, midstream fuel combustion equipment, well maintenance operations, and upstream GHG intensity; impose additional practices to ensure the efficacy of air pollution control equipment; impose additional reporting requirements to ensure the verifiability and enforceability of the regulatory requirements; and achieve reductions of GHG and co-pollutants in disproportionately impacted communities. These revisions to Regulation Numbers 7 and 22 are currently proposed on a state-wide and state-only basis, but the Commission may consider State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions to Regulation Number 7, specific to flare performance, as necessary to address Ozone Nonattainment Area requirements related to previously submitted SIP revisions. |
| Purpose/Objective of Rule |
To consider revisions to Regulation Number 7 and Regulation Number 22 to address legislative and policy directives, that: reduce emissions from theupstream and midstream segments of the oil and gas industry as identified in the oil and gas sector and industrial sector of the Greenhouse Gas (GHG)Roadmap, including potential requirements for Leak Detection and Repair, natural gas processing plants, pigging and blowdown system maintenanceoperations, midstream fuel combustion equipment, well maintenance operations, and upstream GHG intensity; impose additional practices to ensure theefficacy of air pollution control equipment; impose additional reporting requirements to ensure the verifiability and enforceability of the regulatory requirements;and achieve reductions of GHG and co-pollutants in disproportionately impacted communities. These revisions to Regulation Numbers 7 and 22 are currentlyproposed on a state-wide and state-only basis, but the Commission may consider State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions to Regulation Number 7, specificto flare performance, as necessary to address Ozone Nonattainment Area requirements related to previously submitted SIP revisions. Further, these revisionswill include any typographical, grammatical and formatting errors throughout each of the regulations. Alternative proposals to achieve additional GHGreductions or compliance verification from sources and source categories affected by the Division’s proposal may also be considered. |
| Regulatory analysis |
RegulatoryAnalysisAttachment2021-00594.pdf
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| Submitted in response to issues raised by COLS/OLLS? |
No
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| Is this rule adopted in response to recent legislation? |
Yes
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| Recent legislation bill number |
2021-1266
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| Hearing Date |
12/14/2021 |
| Hearing Time |
04:30 PM |
| Hearing Location |
This hearing will be held online only via the Zoom platform; there will be no in-person participation. See Notice for all details. |
| Contact Name |
Stefanie Rucker |
| Contact Title |
Program Supervisor |
| Contact Telephone |
303-692-3188 |
| Contact email |
stefanie.rucker@state.co.us |