No new regulations were published this week. Pennsylvania Bulletin - September 15, 2012

Proposed Regulations Open For Comment - DEP webpage

Proposed Regulations With Closed Comment Periods - DEP webpage

DEP Regulatory Agenda - DEP webpage

Technical Guidance & Permits

The Department of Environmental Protection published a notice of final guidance on registration fees for volunteer fire companies and rescinding several policies related to the Land Recycling, Hazardous Sites Cleanup and Air Quality Programs, notice of Nutrient Trading Program certification requests, notice of proposed revisions to the State Implementation Plan for motor vehicle emissions budgets in Lancaster and hearing and notice extending the comment period for NPDES General Permit for Stormwater Discharges (PAG-02).

DEP also published notice of changes to the list of certified contractors for radon-related activities (PA Bulletin page 5934) and a notice extending the comment period for the Presque Isle Bay Area of Concern delisting (PA Bulletin page 5934).

The Susquehanna River Basin Commission published notices of actions on water withdrawals in May and June and notice of projects rescinded in May thru June.

FINAL: DEP ID: 263-0900-009. Exemption from Registration Fees for Volunteer Fire Companies or Volunteer Emergency Medical Services Organizations. This Technical Guidance Document was revised to reflect the updated name and document number of our Storage Tank Registration/Permitting Application Form, as well as updated to reflect current fee processing procedures and database field names.

RESCISSION: DEP ID: 253-4500-613. Policy and Procedure for Mitigating Remedies under the Orphan Sites Program. This policy is no longer in use as the Land Recycling Act has superseded the Greenfields initiatives and is no longer needed.

RESCISSION: DEP ID: 253-5800-638. Final Guidance for Using Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund Monies for Emergency Response Actions. This document involves internal administrative operating procedures that are covered by other program staff operating procedure documents and is no longer needed.

RESCISSION: DEP ID: 253-4500-608. Revised Final Guidance for Using Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund Monies for Emergency Response. This document involves internal administrative operating procedures that are covered by other program staff operating procedure documents and is no longer needed.

RESCISSION: DEP ID: 253-4500-621. Off-Site Audit Manual for Hazardous Sites Cleanup Program. This document involves internal administrative operating procedures that are covered by other program staff operating procedure documents and is no longer needed.

RESCISSION: DEP ID: 273-4100-005. Air Pollution Control Act Compliance History Review and Civil Penalty Assessment Procedures. This policy is outdated and conflicts with the ''Guidelines for Identifying, Tracking, and Resolving Air Violations for Air Quality,'' (GITRVAQ; TGD Number 273-4110-001) dated March 19, 2005. The guidance has been superseded by the revisions to Regional Civil Penalty Assessment Procedure, (TGD Number 273 4130 003.) Rescission will improve efficiency for the Department and regulated entities, and remove the potential for conflicting interpretations.

Technical Guidance Comment Deadlines - DEP webpage

Recently Closed Comment Periods For Technical Guidance - DEP webpage

Technical Guidance Recently Finalized - DEP webpage

Copies of Final Technical Guidance - DEP webpage

9/17/2012