Dear Administrator Wheeler: Western Energy Alliance appreciates the proposed rule to implement a consistent approach to benefit-cost analysis (BCA) for EPA rulemaking. We support increased transparency and consistency to ensure honest accounting of relevant social costs and benefits in analyses for significant Clean Air Act (CAA) regulations.
Western Energy Alliance represents 300 companies engaged in all aspects of environmentally responsible exploration and production of oil and natural gas across the West. The Alliance represents independents, the majority of which are small businesses with an average of fourteen employees.