Hayley Book, Director of DEP’s Policy Office, told DEP’s Citizens Advisory Council Tuesday the agency was not likely to finalize proposed changes to Chapter 78 drilling regulations until sometime in 2015.
Book said DEP received comments from over 25,000 commenters, mostly form letters from pro-environment and pro-industry individuals, that they plan to organize and review with the agency’s Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board this summer.
Book also said DEP is considering doing an Advanced Notice Of Final Rulemaking when they are in position to finalize the regulation to allow one more opportunity for public comments before any final action by the Environmental Quality Board.