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Reconsideration of Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review
The Environmental Protection Agency published this final rule in the Federal Register on April 9, 2026. It took effect on June 8, 2026.
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What the agency says
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing amendments to the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) and Emission Guidelines (EG) for Existing Sources for the Crude Oil and Natural Gas Source Category in response to petitions for reconsideration of the March 8, 2024, final rule. Specifically, this action finalizes discrete technical changes to two aspects of the rules. First, this action finalizes discrete technical changes to the temporary flaring provisions for associated gas in certain situations. Second, this action finalizes discrete technical changes to the vent gas net heating value (NHV) continuous monitoring requirements and alternative performance test (sampling demonstration) option for flares and enclosed combustion device(s) (ECD). In a letter dated May 6, 2024, the EPA notified petitioners and the public that the Agency granted reconsideration on these two aspects of the final rule. These amendments neither finalize changes to any other aspect of the March 8, 2024, final rule, nor finalize alterations to the substance of any emission standards within that final rule. This action also finalizes a technical correction to reinstate regulatory text for the reporting requirements in 40 CFR 60.5420b(b)(1) through (15), which were mistakenly deleted by the December 2025 Final Rule. Also, in this action, the EPA finalizes changes to the regulatory text to meet the Office of the Federal Register formatting and style requirements.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-06808
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Published
- April 9, 2026
- Takes effect
- June 8, 2026
- Dates
- This final rule is effective on June 8, 2026. The incorporation by reference of certain material listed in the rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of June 8, 2026.
- Docket
- EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0358; FRL-12031-02-OAR
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 2060-AW35
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 40 CFR 60
- Topics
- Administrative practice and procedure; Air pollution control; Environmental protection; Incorporation by reference; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements
- Significant
- Yes, under Executive Order 12866
- Pages
- 77
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