This section gives you a continuously updated thumbnail sketch of issues to be considered in upcoming advisory committee meetings where the agendas have been released.  It also gives you a heads-up on House and Senate Committee meetings, conferences and other interesting events.  Meetings are in Harrisburg unless otherwise noted.

NEW means new from last week. [Agenda Not Posted] means not posted within 2 weeks of the advisory committee meeting.  Go to the online Calendar webpage for updates.

December 9-- Agenda Posted. DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting.  12th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

-- Greenhouse Gas Inventory Update Presentation

-- Work Plan Discussions: Manure Digesters, Combined Heat and Power, Geoexchange Heating and Cooling, Fuel Switching and Conservation and Semi-Truck Freight Transportation

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December 9-- CANCELED. DEP Board Of Coal Mine Safety meeting.  DEP Cambria Office, 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg. 10:00.  (formal notice)

December 9-10-- Delaware River Basin Commission hearing/meeting.  Washington Crossing Historic Park Visitor Center, 1112 River Rd., Washington Crossing, PA.  (formal notice-agenda)

December 10-- Agenda Posted. DEP State Board for Certification of Water and Wastewater Systems Operators meeting  10th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

December 10-- NEW. Agenda Posted. DEP Coal and Clay Mine Subsidence Insurance Fund Board. 12th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

-- Program, Financial, Investment Reports

-- Premium and Commission Rates, Coverage Limits

-- Program Cost Reimbursement

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December 10-- DEP Meeting, Hearing on Proposed Hazardous Waste Storage and Treatment Facility, Falsl Township, Bucks County. Falls Township Building, 188 Lincoln Highway, Suite 100, Fairless Hills, Pa. 7:00.  (formal notice PA Bulletin page 6715)

December 11-- CANCELED. DEP Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:15. (formal notice)

December 11-- [Agenda Not Posted] DEP Radiation Protection Advisory Committee meeting.  14th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building.  9:00. (formal notice)

December 11--  Agenda Posted. DEP Laboratory Accreditation Advisory Committee meeting. Room 206 Bureau of Laboratories Building, 2575 Interstate Dr., Harrisburg. 9:00. (formal notice)

-- Laboratory Accreditation Program Update

-- Discussion of Chapter 252 Draft Fee Table

-- Safe Drinking Water Act Qualified Data Discussion

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December 11-- Energy For The Power Of 32 Counties, 4 States, 1 Energy Future. Pittsburgh.

December 16-- CANCELED. Environmental Quality Board meeting. (formal notice)

December 16-- DEP hearing on proposed redesignation of Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley Area as attaining the PM 2.5 standard. DEP Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Dr., Pittsburgh. 1:00. (formal notice)

December 17-- DEP webinar on implementation of Act 162 changes to stream buffer requirements.  11:00.  Preregistration is required to participate in the webinar. To register, visit DEP’s website. The webinar will be recorded and posted on the DEP website for future viewing.

December 17-- [Agenda Not Posted] DEP Agricultural Advisory Board meeting.  DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg. 10:00.

December 17-- Agenda Posted. DEP Cleanup Standards Scientific Advisory Board. 14th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 9:00. (formal notice)

-- Land Recycling Program Update

-- Proposed Vapor Intrusion Guidance Presentations

-- Discussion of Changes To Chapter 250 Regulations

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December 18-- Agenda Posted. DEP Small Water Systems Technical Assistance Center Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

-- Revised Total Coliform Rule Sample Siting Plans Presentation

-- Revised Total Coliform Rule Seasonal Systems, Start-Up Procedures

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December 22-- Agenda Posted. DEP State Board for Certification of Sewage Enforcement Operators meeting.  11th Floor Conference Room B, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

-- Certification of New SEOs

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January 6- 2015-16 Session of the General Assembly opens.

January 6-- DEP hearing on request for delegation of authority to implement the federal hospital, medical and infectious waste incinerators plan. Click Here for a copy of the request. 12th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 1:00.  (formal notice)

January 16-20— North American Residential Environmental Learning Center Conference. Pocono Environmental Education Center, Pike County.

January 20-- Governor’s Inauguration Day.

January 21-- Environmental Quality Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  9:00. (tentative)

January 21-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  10:00.

March 3 -- Governor’s Budget Address. (tentative)

May 6-- NEW. 2015 Pennsylvania Groundwater Symposium. Ramada Inn Conference Center, State College.

May 6-8-- PA Association of Environmental Professionals  Annual Conference. Toftrees Resort, State College.

May 7-9-- NEW. PA Land Trust Assn. PA Land & Water Conservation Conference.  Wyndham, Gettysburg.

May 13-15-- DEP and Engineers' Society of Western Pennsylvania 2015 Pennsylvania Brownfields Conference. Erie Bayfront Convention Center, Erie.

October 28-30-- 2015 Partnership for Safe Water 2015 Water System Optimization Conference hosted by the Pennsylvania Section American Water Works Association.

Visit DEP’s Public Participation Center for information on how you can Be Informed! and Get Involved! in DEP regulation and guidance development process.

DEP Regulations In Process

Proposed Regulations Open For Comment - DEP webpage

Proposed Regulations With Closed Comment Periods - DEP webpage

Recently Finalized Regulations - DEP webpage

DEP Regulatory Update - DEP webpage

DEP Technical Guidance In Process

Draft Technical Guidance Documents - DEP webpage

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

Other DEP Proposals For Public Review

Other Proposals Open For Public Comment - DEP webpage

Recently Closed Comment Periods For Other Proposals - DEP webpage

Other Proposals Recently Finalized - DEP webpage

Click Here for links to DEP’s Advisory Committee webpages.

DEP Calendar of Events

Note: The Environmental Education Workshop Calendar is no longer available from the PA Center for Environmental Education because funding for the Center was eliminated in the FY 2011-12 state budget.  The PCEE website was also shutdown, but some content was moved to the PA Association of Environmental Educators' website.

Senate Committee Schedule                House Committee Schedule

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12/8/2014