# 2024-31227: Reconsideration of Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review

2024-31227, Reconsideration of Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review, is a Federal Register proposed rule from an unnamed agency published 2025-01-15, effective Comments must be received on or before March 3, 2025. Requests for a virtual public hearing must be received on or before January 20, 2025; pre-registration to speak must be completed by January 27, 2025.; deemed significant under Executive Order 12866; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

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- As of: 2026-11-04
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2024-31227
- Title: Reconsideration of Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review
- Type: Proposed Rule
- Agencies: unknown
- Citation: unknown
- Published: 2025-01-15
- Effective: Comments must be received on or before March 3, 2025. Requests for a virtual public hearing must be received on or before January 20, 2025; pre-registration to speak must be completed by January 27, 2025.
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: yes (OIRA_API)
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: 2060-AW35
- Last updated: 2026-11-04

## Summary

The EPA is updating some technical rules for oil and natural gas companies, focusing on how they handle gas flaring and monitoring emissions. These changes don’t affect overall pollution limits but tweak how companies report and manage certain gases. Companies should share their thoughts by March 3, 2025, and get ready for clearer, fairer rules that keep the air cleaner without extra costs.

## Abstract

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing amendments to the New Source Performance Standards and Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources for the Crude Oil and Natural Gas Source Category in response to petitions for reconsideration. Specifically, this action proposes discrete technical changes to two different aspects of the rules. First, this action proposes discrete technical changes to the temporary flaring provisions for associated gas in certain situations. Second, this action proposes 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 devices. 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 March 8, 2024 (89 FR 16820) final rule. These amendments neither propose changes to any other aspect of the final rule, nor propose to alter the substance of any emission standards within the final rule. Also, in this action, the EPA proposes to make formatting changes to the regulatory text to meet the required formatting standards of the Office of the Federal Register.

## Effects PRIA read

- Temporary Flaring Time Extended: benefit, medium. If you operate oil or natural gas production sites that sometimes route associated gas to a flare, the EPA proposes to extend the allowed temporary flaring time from 24 hours to 48 hours for events caused by malfunctions (including safety reasons) and for repair or maintenance. The EPA is also aski…
- Which Facilities the Rule Covers: cost, medium. The proposal confirms that the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS OOOOb) apply to affected facilities that begin construction, reconstruction, or modification after December 6, 2022. The Emission Guidelines (EG OOOOc) apply to State plans for existing designated facilities that were in place on…

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## Sources
- [2024-31227 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/15/2024-31227/reconsideration-of-standards-of-performance-for-new-reconstructed-and-modified-sources-and-emissions)
- [2024-31227 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-15/pdf/2024-31227.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2024-31227 (as of 2026-11-04).