Public comment period on DNR draf rules for gas resource development is open.
The DNR is currently accepting public comments on its draft rules for gas resource development. The public comment period ends on July 2, 2026. Visit our gas rules public comment page for more information about how to submit your input.
May 22, 2026, DNR must publish a notice of our intention to adopt rules for gas resource development. Rather than this being the end of our work, this deadline is more of an important milestone for a rulemaking process that will extend several months beyond next May. For example, opportunities for public comment on the rules proposed for adoption takes place after the notice of intent to adopt, rather than before (see timeline below).
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Timeline
There are important steps in the timeline that take place prior to publishing a notice of intent to adopt rules. Our draft rule language must be reviewed and/or approved by DNR General Counsel, the Commissioner’s office, and the Governor’s office. The Office of the Revisor also will need to review the draft rules to ensure that they are in the correct form and may suggest changes in either the substance or organization of the rules. While the amount of time required for completing these steps varies from one set of draft rules to another, given the breath of scope and anticipated length of our draft rules, we have identified January 2026 as an internal deadline for developing draft rule language and incorporating feedback from internal subject matter experts, our external technical and legal consultants, and (potentially) the Tribes.