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 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 12-- DEP Hearing DEP on proposed changes to the state Air Quality Implementation Plan related to the Lyons Nonattainment Area in Berks County for lead. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 10:00. (formal notice) A copy of the proposed revision will be posted on DEP’s State Implementation Plan webpage.

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

January 20-- Governor’s Inauguration Day.

January 20-- General Assembly Voting Session Resumes

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-- 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-- 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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12/22/2014