An important public hearing is being held this week about the proposed air pollution reduction standards associated with gas drilling.

Thursday, September 29, 2011

Arlington Municipal Building

City Council Chambers

101 W. Abram St.

Arlington, Texas 76010

9:00 AM to 8:00 PM and you must contact the EPA to get a time slot to speak or you may not get a preferred time.

To register to speak at a specific time at any of the hearings, please contact Joan C. Rogers at 919-541-4487 or email    rogers.joanc@epa.gov

Here is the EPA website about the hearings.  EPA site about location.

SUMMARY: This action announces how
the EPA proposes to address the reviews
of the new source performance
standards for volatile organic compound
and sulfur dioxide emissions from
natural gas processing plants. We are
proposing to add to the source category
list any oil and gas operation not
covered by the current listing. This
action also includes proposed
amendments to the existing new source
performance standards for volatile
organic compounds from natural gas
processing plants and proposed
standards for operations that are not
covered by the existing new source
performance standards. In addition, this
action proposes how the EPA will
address the residual risk and technology
review conducted for the oil and natural
gas production and natural gas
transmission and storage national
emission standards for hazardous air
pollutants. This action further proposes
standards for emission sources within
these two source categories that are not
currently addressed, as well as
amendments to improve aspects of these
national emission standards for
hazardous air pollutants related to
applicability and implementation.
Finally, this action addresses provisions
in these new source performance
standards and national emission
standards for hazardous air pollutants
related to emissions during periods of
startup, shutdown and malfunction.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before October 24, 2011.