Federal Register - "Oil and Gas; Hydraulic Fracturing on Federal and Indian Lands"

Title: Oil and Gas; Hydraulic Fracturing on Federal and Indian Lands Source: Federal Register Data/Action: DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (Proposed Rule) Date: 5/24/2013 Text Preview: ...Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is currently conducting a multi-year study on the potential impact of hydraulic fracturing on drinking water resources, with a final report due in 2014. The BLM is aware of the ongoing EPA study relating to the impacts of hydraulic fracturing. While the EPA study may offer additional information regarding the potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing, nothing in the revised proposed regulations would contradict or conflict with the EPA......in hydraulic fracturing duplicates protections afforded by the Environmental Protection Agency and States under the Clean Water Act and the Safe Drinking Water......(1) Underground sources of drinking water as defined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency or by State law (for Federal lands) or tribal law (for Indian...