Thank you for your interest in the Department of Conservation’s development of regulations relating to hydraulic fracturing.  The Department is currently engaged in an informal process of soliciting input from the public on a discussion draft of proposed regulations. The discussion draft of the regulations, a narrative digest of the discussion draft regulations, and a set of frequently asked questions and answers will be available on the Department’s website at www.conservation.ca.gov.  Input on the discussion draft of the regulations will be used to craft a subsequent rulemaking package that the Department will use for the formal rulemaking process required by the Administrative Procedure Act.

The Department’s goal is to begin the formal rulemaking process in early 2013.  When the Department commences its formal rulemaking process, notice of the proposed rulemaking action will be sent to everyone who has requested it.  If you would like to be notified when the Department begins the formal rulemaking process, please subscribe to the Department’s mailing lists by clicking on the link below and subscribe to the Division of Oil Gas & Geothermal Resources Regulation Information mailing list.

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