Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 17, September 10, 2024
a. No
later than January 15, 2022, and annually thereafter, the Director will report
the following information to the Commission based on consultation with CDPHE
and the Department of Natural Resources:
(1) A
report from the Director about data gathered regarding anticipated and existing
impacts in the Cumulative Impacts Data Evaluation Repository ("CIDER"),
including but not limited to data regarding impacts to Wildlife Resources,
including High Priority Habitat, and a comparison of water volume data reported
pursuant to Rules 303.a.(5).B iii.ee and 431.b;
(2) Information from the Air Pollution
Control Division ("APCD") or Air Quality Control Commission ("AQCC") regarding
the current status of the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Reduction Roadmap and any
initiatives developed by the APCD and AQCC to achieve Colorado's statewide
greenhouse gas emission reductions, and the role of Oil and Gas Operations in
achieving the reduction targets for the oil and gas sector;
(3) Information from the APDC or AQCC
regarding the information reported pursuant to AQCC Regulation No. 7 in the oil
and gas emissions inventories;
(4)
Information regarding ambient air quality standard attainment, trends, and
contributions from Oil and Gas Operations, including ground-level ozone ambient
air quality standards;
(5)
Information regarding evolving or new innovative technologies or measures,
including technologies and measures employed by Operators during the prior
year, that may provide innovative methods to reduce emissions or otherwise
avoid, minimize, or mitigate adverse cumulative impacts to public health,
safety, welfare, the environment, or wildlife resources;
(6) Any reports prepared or published by
other Governmental Agencies or academic research institutions that provide
relevant information about avoiding, minimizing, or mitigating adverse
cumulative impacts to public health, safety, welfare, the environment, or
wildlife resources;
(7) Any
additional information that is requested by the Commission or that the Director
determines is relevant to avoiding, minimizing, or mitigating adverse
cumulative impacts to public health, safety, welfare, the environment, and
wildlife resources; and
(8) Any
recommendations for future rulemakings, guidance, work groups, or studies to
address cumulative impacts to public health, safety, welfare, the environment,
or wildlife resources and any air, water, soil, or biological resources based
on the information presented pursuant to Rules 904.a.(1)-(7).
b. As a condition of approving an
Oil and Gas Development Plan pursuant to Rule 307.b.(1), the Commission may
require an Operator to participate in studies evaluating cumulative impacts of
oil and gas development that is related to an Oil and Gas Location approved
pursuant to the Oil and Gas Development Plan, or the impacts of that Oil and
Gas Location.
(1) The studies may be
conducted in consultation with CDPHE, CPW, the Public Utilities Commission, the
Colorado Energy Office, or other third parties.
(2) Participation in the study may involve
providing data, conducting investigations, performing monitoring, or other
methods of gathering data, supplying data to the Director, or providing the
Director or other authorized party access to a physical location. An Operator
participating in a study will provide all data and other information gathered
as part of the study to the Director upon request. Participation in a study
will not require an Operator to fund the study, unless the Operator chooses to
provide funding voluntarily.
c. The Commission may establish an
informational docket on its own motion pursuant to Rule 503.a. Through the
informational docket, the Commission may solicit general or specific
information necessary and reasonable to evaluate the cumulative impacts of Oil
and Gas Operations. Participation in the informational docket will not require
payment of a docket fee or filing fee.
