National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production Facilities and Natural Gas Transmission and Storage Facilities; Technology Review and Reconsideration; Extension of Comment Period

What it does

On April 22, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a rule titled "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production Facilities and Natural Gas Transmission and Storage Facilities; Technology Review and Reconsideration." The EPA is extending the comment period on this proposed rule, which is scheduled to close on June 22, 2026. The comment period will now end on August 6, 2026, to allow additional time for stakeholders to review and comment on the proposal.

The Environmental Protection Agency's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What it would change

1 part of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

40 CFR 63

Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).

Before this

1 earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 2060-AS13 since Jan. 1, 2025.

• April 22, 2026 Proposed rule. National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production Facilities and Natural Gas Transmission and Storage Facilities; Technology Review and Reconsideration

What happens next and when

The EPA is extending the comment period for the proposed rule that published in the Federal Register (FR) on April 22, 2026, at 91 FR 21672. The EPA must receive written comments on or before August 6, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Check it yourself

• The document in the Federal Register
• Docket EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-1348 on Regulations.gov
• Title 40 on eCFR

The record as published

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register