State Won't Extend Comment Period Second Time for Draft Oil, Gas Drilling Rules

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The public comment period for a heavily debated draft regulation that would set new standards for areas around oil and gas drilling sites won't be extended a second time, officials from Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) said March 20. "We cannot extend the comment period beyond 30 days or hold public hearings," Scott Perry, deputy secretary of the Office of Oil and Gas Management, said during a public meeting of the Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board (TAB).