The New Mexico Environment Department is pleased to announce that 20.2.50 NMAC Oil and Gas Sector – Ozone Precursor Pollutants was filed with the New Mexico State Records administrator pursuant to Section 14-4-3 of the New Mexico State Rules Act on July 6, 2022. The final rule was published in Issue 14 of the NM Register on July 26, 2022, with an effective date of August 5, 2022.
Final Regulation
- Ozone Precursor final rule
- Statement of Reasons
- A Guide to the Oil and Gas Air Emission Rule (Infographic)
The New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board held a public hearing beginning September 20, 2021, to consider NMED’s proposed regulations targeting emissions of ozone precursor pollutants from the oil and natural gas sector. This webpage provides information regarding the rulemaking hearing and key documents and data. Please visit the Environmental Improvement Board website for further information.
Factsheet
- Ozone Precursor Rule Fact Sheet (5/6/2021) Was a fact sheet developed before the hearing. Information and estimates of reductions may have altered due to changes made before or during the hearing.
Hearing information
- Hearing Documents contains the documents listed below.
- Hearing dates: September 20-October 1, 2021 (or continuing as necessary)
- 2021-05-06 EIB 21-27 Petition for Regulatory Change – Part 20.2.50 pj
- EIB 21-27 (R) Docket
- Ozone Precursor Rulemaking Hearing Notice – English – Final- 2021-06-04
- Ozone Precursor Rulemaking Hearing Notice – Spanish – Final- 2021-06-04
Technical Documents
- Hearing Documents contains the documents listed below.
- Emission Inventory Reductions (06-08-2021)
- Attachment A_Reduction Summaries
- Attachment B_ERG_NMED_OG_2028_NONPOINT_13Jan2021
- Attachment C_ERG_NMED_OG_2028_POINT_13Jan2021
- Oil and Gas Emission Inventory_2028_POINT_NONPOINT Final
- Transfers Reductions and Cost VOC 5-27-21_erg (06-08-2021)
- Storage Tanks Reductions and Costs VOC 6-2-2021_erg (06-08-2021)
- Pneumatics Reductions and Costs VOC 5-27-21_erg (06-08-2021)
- LDAR Reductions and Costs VOC 5-27-21_erg (06-08-2021)
- ICE Reductions and Costs VOC 6-4-21_erg (06-08-2021R)
- ICE Reductions and Costs NO2 6-4-21_erg (06-08-2021)
- Heaters Reductions and Costs NO2 6-4-21_erg (06-08-2021)
- Turbines Reductions and Costs VOC 6-4-21_erg (06-08-2021)
- Turbines Reductions and Costs NO2 6-4-21_erg (06-08-2021)
- Dehydrators Reductions and Costs VOC 6-4-2021_erg (06-08-2021)
- Preliminary Results_NAICS_COM data for 535 operators 4_8_21 (06-10-2021)
Modeling Information
Pre-Petition Stakeholder and Public Outreach
- Hearing Documents contains the documents listed below.
- Draft NM Oil and Gas Production Rule_07.20.20
- Comments on Preliminary Draft Rule
- EMA-Comments for Oil & Natural Gas Regulation for Ozone Precursors (Part 50)
- Earthworks-Oil and gas ozone precursor rule comments
- Citizen Witt-Please address major flaws in the NMED draft oil & gas air pollution rule (50)_Redacted
- Marathon Oil-Comments to the draft Methane Rules_9.17.2020
- Fasken Oil & Ranch-Comments for 20.2.50 NMAC
- Baker Hughes-Comments on NMED Draft Ozone Precursor Rule for Oil and Gas – 09162020
- Citizen Knorr-Comment on NMED Ozone Precursor Rule for Oil and Natural Gas Sector_Redacted
- NGL-draft ozone precursor rule comment
- Kinder Morgan, Inc-Comments on NMED’s Proposed Ozone Rule
- GCA-NMOzoneRuleComments_9.15.2020
- FCHEA comment on Environment Department draft ozone precursor emissions rules
- FuelCell Energy Inc-Comments on Ozone Rule
- 3 Bear Energy Comments on NMED Ozone Rule
- Citizen Sheely-Public Comment on NMED_EMNRD Draft Ozone Precursor_Methane Rule_Redacted
- Citizen Foschi-Regulating pollution from ozone precursors_Redacted
- EDF, et al.-Joint Comments on ozone precursor proposal
- Earthworks-Oil and gas ozone precursor rule comments
- Catholic Charities Gallup-Public Comments on Draft Ozone Precursor and Methane Rules
- EPA-Comments on NMED draft ozone precursor emissions rules
- Schlumberger-NMED ozone precursor rules comment
- Sceye Inc-NMED ozone ruling comments_8.10.2020
- Dugan Prod. Corp.-NMED 2020 Ozone Rule Comments
Informal Stakeholder Comments
Stakeholder comments received during informal comment period: July 20, 2020 through September 16, 2020. Portfolios of compiled comments are available below the lists of comments.
- Citizens
- Climate Alliance Voces Unidas Members-Draft emission and waste rules comments
- Foschi, Trish-Regulating pollution from ozone precursors
- Knorr, Nick-Comment on NMED Ozone Precursor Rule for Oil and Natural Gas Sector
- ‘Please address major flaws in the NMED draft oil & gas air pollution rule’_A-Z Comment Letters
- Raimer, Ellen-METHANE Emissions standards_ DO STRENGTHEN
- Russell, Pye-Draft VOC Rule Question
- Salzwedel, Dan-Comment on Methane Regulations
- Schrader, Don-Longtime Activist comments
- Sharp, Robert and Wilson Binkley Advertising & Marketing-Informal Public Input on Methane Rules
- Sheely, Patricia-Public Comment on NMED_EMNRD Draft Ozone Precursor_Methane Rule
- Shera, Katherine-Comments on NMED draft emissions rule
- Sierra Club Members-Rio Grande Chapter_A-H Comment Letters
- Sierra Club Members-Rio Grande Chapter_I-P Comments Letters
- Sierra Club Member-Rio Grande Chapter_Q-Z Comment Letters
- Sisk, Sarah-Comment on methane rules
- Slay, Stacie-Draft Rules Comment
- Tomedi, Angelo-NMED draft rule feedback
- Weisburd, Stefi-Comment on Proposed Methane Rules
- Witt, David-Please address major flaws in the NMED draft oil & gas air pollution rule (50)
- Government (Federal, State, Tribal, Local, Municipal)
- All Pueblo Council of Governors-Methane Rule Resolution
- City of Albuquerque-Support letter for Reg. 20.2.50 NMAC
- City of Hobbs, Mayor Cobb-Informal public input on methane rule
- Eddy Co. Board of Commissioners-Proposed Methane Regulations Comment Letter
- Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6-Comments on NMED draft ozone precursor emissions rules
- Lea Co. Economic Development Corp.-Methane Rules Comment Letter
- New Mexico Dept. of Health-Comments on draft rules
- New Mexico State Representative House Speaker Egolf-Comment on Methane Rules
- New Mexico State Senate Majority Leader Wirth-Comments to Methane Rules
- New Mexico State Senator Kernan-Methane Rules Letter
- Industry
- 3 Bear Energy-Comments on NMED Ozone Rule
- ArchRock-Comment deadline
- Aztec Well-Feedback on Draft Emission Rule
- Baker Hughes-Comments on NMED Draft Ozone Precursor Rule for Oil and Gas
- Cimarex-Final Comments NMED
- ColdStream EnergyLetter-Proposed Rule Changes
- Dugan Prod. Corp.-NMED 2020 Ozone Rule Comments
- EcoVapor-Rulemaking Comments
- EMA-Comments for Oil & Natural Gas Regulation for Ozone Precursors (Part 50)
- Enterprise Products-Comment on the draft rule
- EOG Resources-NM rulemaking comment letter
- Fasken Oil & Ranch-Comments for 20.2.50 NMAC
- FCHEA-comment on Environment Department draft ozone precursor emissions rules
- FuelCell Energy Inc-Comments on Ozone Rule
- GCA-NM Ozone Rule Comments
- Independent Petroleum Association of NM-Comments on draft NMED methane rule-Letter
- Jayco-Response to Preliminary Draft 74-2-5.3
- Kairos Aerospace-Comments on NMED Draft Methane Rule
- Kinder Morgan, Inc-Comments on NMED’s Proposed Ozone Rule
- Link Surveys Inc.-Methane Rule comments-7 vs. 15-day remediation
- Link Surveys Inc.-Methane Strategy comments-aerial vs. ground survey
- Marathon Oil-Comments to the draft Methane Rules
- Montrose Environmental-Comments NM VOC Reduction Strategy 2020
- NGL-draft ozone precursor rule comment
- NMOGA-Comments to draft rule
- Opgal-Comments part 50 draft rules nm
- PBPA-Comments on NMED & EMNRD draft rules on methane
- REPSS-Rule 50
- RingIR-Methane Leak Detection
- Sceye Inc-NMED ozone ruling comments
- Schlumberger, Columbia Univ-NMED ozone precursor rules comment
- Solar Turbines-Comment Letter to NM Methane Strategy Title 20 Ch 2 Part 50
- Trinity Consultants-OAI Updates-Draft Rule_ Modeling & Website Redesign
- Wauhesha-Comments on Proposed O&G Reg. for Ozone Precursors
- Non-governmental Organizations
- 350 Santa Fe-Comments on draft natural gas waste and pollution rules
- Catholic Charities Gallup-Public Comments on Draft Ozone Precursor and Methane Rules
- Center for Civic Policy and Native American Voter Alliance Education Project-Final Comments on NMED & EMNRD Draft Rules
- Climate Alliance Voces Unidas-Letter for Governor Lujan Grisham on Methane Rules
- CMES-New Mexico Comment
- Earthworks-Oil and gas ozone precursor rule comments
- Environmental Defense Fund, The Wilderness Society, National Parks Conservation Assn., & Audubon New Mexico-Joint Comments on ozone precursor proposal
- New Mexico Council of Outfitters & Guides-Public Comment on Draft Methane Rule
- New Mexico Environmental Public Health Network, NM Voices for Children, NM Public Health Assn., Lutheran Advocacy, Mom’s Clean Air Force, Health Action NM, American Lung Assn., UNM Population Health Undergraduate Network-Final methane letter
- OLE Education Fund-Methane Rule Comments
- Rocky Mountain Farmers Union-Draft Methane & VOC Rules
- Public Land Solutions-New Mexico Methane Letter
- Sierra Club, Clean Air Task Force, Western Environmental Law Center, Earthworks, San Juan Citizens Alliance, NM Environmental Law Center, Dine CARE, Oil Change International, Conservation Voters NM, Climate Advocates Voces Unidas, Progress Now NM, NM Sportsmen, Rio Grande Indivisible & Western Leaders Network-Comments
- Western Leaders Network-NMED Letter
- Youth United for Climate Crisis Action-Public Comment to the NMED
Below are links to PDF portfolios containing all the comments received during the informal comment period, compiled by category.