The Department of Environmental Protection published its first Non-Regulatory Agenda of technical guidance in development in the August 8 PA Bulletin (starting on page 4546 ending on page 4557) in compliance with its interim final Policy for Development and Publication of Technical Guidance.

DEP published its original Non-Regulatory Agenda on June 27 with a different set of technical guidance mentioned.

This agenda was developed in response to a recommendation from DEP’s Citizens Advisory Council as a tool to increase public participation and transparency and is similar to the Regulatory Agenda published in July by DEP.

The Agenda was published as part of  the Governor’s Office updated Catalog of Nonregulatory Documents in the same PA Bulletin (starting on page 4493) covering all state agencies.

Among the new technical guidance being developed are--

-- Proposed Beneficial Use of General Permit Material At Active Coal Mines (3rd Quarter)

-- Proposed Coal Surface Mining Activity Permit Pre-Application Review (3rd Quarter)

-- Proposed Engineering Manual For Mining Operations (3rd Quarter)

-- Proposed Government Finance Reclamation Contracts (3rd Quarter)

-- Proposed Civil Penalty Assessments for Mining Operations (3rd Quarter)

-- Proposed Underground Storage Tank Cathodic Protection (3rd Quarter)

-- Proposed Land Recycling Program Vapor Intrusion Standards (3rd Quarter)

-- Proposed Instructions for Compliance with Air Quality Exemption 38, GP-5 (3rd Quarter)

-- Proposed Public Resources Implementation Policy for Oil and Gas Operations (4th Quarter)

-- Proposed  Unconventional Oil and Gas Operations Noise Mitigation (4th Quarter)

-- Proposed Water Supply Replacement Oil and Gas Program (4th Quarter)

-- Proposed Area of Review In Oil and Gas Program (4th Quarter)

-- Proposed Compensation Policy Under Chapter 105 (4th Quarter)

-- Final PA Wetland Condition Level 2 Rapid Assessment (4th Quarter)

-- Final PA Riverine Condition Level 2 Rapid Assessment (4th Quarter)

-- Proposed Revised Total Coliform Rule (1st Quarter 2016)

-- Proposed Revised Surface Water Identification Protocol (1st Quarter 2016)

-- Proposed Closure Requirements for Underground Tank Systems (1st Quarter 2016)

-- Proposed Closure Requirements for Aboveground Tank Systems (1st Quarter 2016)

-- Final Management of Clean or Regulated Fill (1st Quarter 2016)

-- Proposed Defective Cement Policy in Oil and Gas Program (2nd Quarter 2016)

-- Proposed Pressure Barrier Guidance in Oil and Gas Program (2nd Quarter 2016)

-- Proposed Radioactivity Monitoring At Solid Waste Facilities ( 2nd Quarter 2016)

-- Proposed Compliance Sampling for Low RVP Gasoline (2nd Quarter 2016)

-- Proposed Stage II Penalty Assessment (2nd Quarter 2016)

-- Proposed Stage II Testing Requirements (2nd Quarter 2016)

The full 11-page DEP Non-Regulatory Agenda of technical guidance in development is in the August 8 PA Bulletin (starting on page 4546).   The original Non-Regulatory Agenda published on June 27 is also available.

8/10/2015