On June 20, 2013, the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA), alongside oil and gas trade groups from across the country, submitted comments to the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) regarding the Proposed Special Rule under Section 4(d) of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) that would accompany the potential listing of the Lesser prairie-chicken (LPC) as threatened under the ESA. IPAA, along with the American Petroleum Institute, America’s Natural Gas Alliance, Colorado Oil and Gas Association, International Association of Drilling Contractors, Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association of Oklahoma, New Mexico Oil and Gas Association, Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association, Panhandle Producers & Royalty Owners Association, and Western Energy Alliance (collectively “the Associations”), detailed in its comments the Associations’ belief that the FWS’s final determination must be that listing the LPC as “threatened” is not warranted. Read the full comments HERE.
