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Stakeholder Involvement Strategy
Stakeholder involvement refers to the full range of activities that EPA uses to engage the American people in the Agency's decision-making process. Stakeholders include individual citizens, communities, tribes, state and federal partners, industry, trade associations, and environmental organizations that have a strong interest in the Agency's work and policies.
EPA has developed a stakeholder strategy for the hydraulic fracturing study to engage stakeholders in dialogue and provide opportunities for input on the study scope and study locations, and to provide a means to exchange information with experts on technical issues.
EPA will engage the public in several ways:
- Facilitated public meetings promote discussion of the public engagement process, scope of the study, perspectives on risks, public data that may inform the study, and identification of data gaps. Public meetings will be held July—August 2010 in Binghamton, New York; Canonsburg, Pennsylvania; Fort Worth, Texas; and Denver, Colorado.
- State and federal partner consultations promote discussion of study scope, identification of data gaps, data sharing, opportunities for joint studies, current policies and practices of protecting drinking water.
- State Partners Webinar held May 27, 2010: Meeting Summary PDF (3pp, 30k) | Presentation PDF (34pp, 2M, About PDF)
- Federal Partners Webinar held June 7, 2010: Meeting Summary PDF (4pp, 32k) | Presentation PDF (34pp, 3M, About PDF)
- Sector-specific meetings promote discussion of the public engagement process, scope of the study, coordination of data sharing, and other key issues with each interested stakeholder sector.
- Industry Partners Webinar held June 21, 2010 with recast on June 30, 2010 due to technical difficulties: Presentation PDF (34pp, 3M, About PDF)
- Environmental Organizations Webinar held June 23, 2010: Presentation PDF (34pp, 3M, About PDF)
How to Provide EPA with Comments on the Hydraulic Fracturing Study
Persons wishing to contribute comments to EPA regarding the proposed Hydraulic Fracturing Research Study may:
- present oral comments at the informational meetings;
- submit written comments at the informational meeting;
- submit electronic comments to EPA at hydraulic.fracturing@epa.gov; or
- send written comments to EPA at the following address: Jill Dean, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Mailcode 4606M, Washington, DC 20460.
Informational Public Meetings
EPA announced four public information meetings for the hydraulic fracturing study in the Federal Register (75 FR 35023) on June 21, 2010. EPA seeks stakeholder and public input into developing its proposed plan to study the relationship between hydraulic fracturing and drinking water. Stakeholders are requested to pre-register for the meetings at least 72 hours before each meeting at the following website: http://hfmeeting.cadmusweb.com. 
Stakeholders may also register using the toll-free number 1-866-477-3635.
The informational public meetings are scheduled for July and August 2010 in four locations around the United States.
EPA would appreciate public comment on the following documents:
- Proposed Selection Criteria for Case Study Considered for EPA's Hydraulic Fracturing Study PDF (4 pp, 128 K, About PDF)
- Proposed Conceptual Model for EPA's Hydraulic Fracturing Study PDF (4 pp, 160 K, About PDF)
- EPA presentation
- Water Lifecycle in the Hydraulic Fracturing Process Poster
- Proposed Criteria for Case Study Site Selection Poster
| Dated | Location | Time | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 8, 2010 | Hilton Fort Worth 815 Main Street Fort Worth, TX 76102 |
6:00 – 10:00 pm * | Agenda |
| July 13, 2010 | Marriott Tech Center 4900 South Syracuse Street Denver, CO 80237 |
6:00 – 10:00 pm * | Agenda |
| July 22, 2010 | Hilton Garden Inn, Pittsburgh/Southpointe 1000 Corporate Drive Canonsburg, PA 15317 |
6:00 – 11:00 pm * | Agenda |
| August 12, 2010 | Binghamton University, |
8:00 am – 12:00 pm * 1:00 – 5:00 pm * 6:00 – 10:00 pm * |
* Local time
Who do I Contact?
Communications
Rebecca Foster, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, foster.rebecca@epa.gov
Steve Doub, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, doub.steven@epa.gov
Study Design and Development
Dr. Robert Puls, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, puls.robert@epa.gov
Jeanne Briskin, Office of Research and Development, briskin.jeanne@epa.gov
Stakeholder Information
Jill Dean, Office of Water, dean.jill@epa.gov
Amy Dewey, Office of Public Affairs, dewey.amy@epa.gov