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.

NOTE: DEP published notice of the 2015 schedule of meetings for advisory committees and boards under its jurisdiction in the December 27 PA Bulletin starting on page 8057.

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

January 6-- Agenda Posted. DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

-- Work Plans Ready For Recommendation: Manure Digesters, Combined Heat and Power, Geoexchange Heating and Cooling.

-- Work Plan Discussion: Fuel Switching and Conservation, Semi-Truck Freight Transportation, Re-Light PA

-- Discussion: Price Waterhouse Cooper 2014 Low Carbon Economy Index

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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 8-- Agenda Posted. Chesapeake Bay Commission meeting. Loews Annapolis Hotel, Annapolis, MD. 8:30.  Click Here for meeting materials.

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 14-- Agenda Posted. DEP Coastal Zone Advisory Committee meeting.  10th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 9:30.

-- FY 2015 Coastal Zone Grants Update

-- Coastal Marine Spatial Planning Update

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January 14-- Agenda Posted.  DEP Technical Advisory Committee on Diesel-Powered Equipment meeting.  DEP Mining Office, 131 Broadview Rd., New Stanton. 10:00.

-- TAC Interpretation Policy Manual

-- Rhomac Microtraxx SL 448 Component Change

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January 15-- Agenda Posted. DEP Solid Waste Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

-- Update On Management Of Fill Policy Maximum Contaminant Levels

-- New Federal Coal Ash Regulations

-- Settlement Accommodation

-- Water Recycling/Oil and Gas Waste

-- PA Illegal Dumping Report

-- Update On EPA’s Definition Of Solid Waste

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January 15-- NEW. PA Sustainable Energy Board meeting, in conjunction with the Public Utility Commission. Hearing Room 1 of the Commonwealth Keystone Building, Harrisburg.  11:00.  (Click Here for more details.)

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-- CANCELED.  Environmental Quality Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  9:00.

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

January 22-- DEP Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

January 22-- DEP Mining and Reclamation Advisory Board meeting.  12th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

January 28-- DEP Small Business Compliance Advisory Committee meeting.  12th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

January 29-- DEP Chesapeake Bay Management Team meeting.  DEP Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg. 9:30.

February 5--DEP Environmental Justice Advisory Board meeting. Delaware Room, 16th Floor, Rachel Carson Building. 8:30.

February 11--DEP State Board For Certification of Water and Wastewater System Operators meeting.  10th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

February 12-- DEP Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:15.

February 17-- Environmental Quality Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  9:00.

February 17-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  10:00.

February 18-- DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:30.

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

March 3-- DEP Storage Tank Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

March 10-- DEP Board of Coal Mine Safety meeting.  DEP Cambria Office, 286 Industrial Park Rd., Ebensburg. 10:00.

March 11-- DEP Certification Program Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.

March 11-- DEP Laboratory Accreditation Advisory Committee. Bureau of Laboratories Building, 2575 Interstate Dr., Harrisburg. 9:30.

March 18-- DEP State Board for Certification of Sewage Enforcement Officers meeting.  Room 11B Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

March 19-- DEP Small Water Systems Technical Assistance Center Board.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.

March 24-- DEP Sewage Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:30.

April 2-- DEP Radiation Protection Advisory Committee meeting.  14th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.

April 22-- DEP Cleanup Standards Scientific Advisory Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.

April 29-- DEP Mine Families First Response and Communications Advisory Council meeting.  DEP Mining Office, 131 Broadview Rd., New Stanton. 10:00.

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.

September 24-- DEP Recycling Fund Advisory Committee & Solid Waste Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

October 2-- DEP Low-Level Waste Advisory Committee.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

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

DCNR 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.

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