The Virginia Gas and Oil Board (Board) published an Emergency/NOIRA regulation concerning the use of arbitration to resolve coalbed methane gas ownership disputes (4 VAC 25-165 et seq.) in the Virginia Register on January 17, 2011.  In the background document supporting the regulation, the Board indicated its willingness to form a regulatory advisory committee to assist in drafting the permanent replacement regulation.  During the comment period for the concurrently filed permanent NOIRA, the Board received no offers to participate on the committee.  Therefore, the Board will proceed in drafting the permanent replacement regulation without the use of an advisory committee.