The Environmental Quality Board published notice in the June 17 PA Bulletin of proposed rulemaking to control volatile organic compound emissions from industrial cleaning solvents, aerospace manufacturing and rework and additional RACT requirements for major sources of nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds.

Three public hearings are scheduled on this proposal starting at 1:00 p.m.--

-- July 18: DEP Southeast Regional Office, 2 East Main Street, Norristown;

-- July 19: DEP Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh; and

-- July 20: DEP, Room 105, Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg.

Persons wishing to present testimony at a hearing are requested to contact the Environmental Quality Board, P.O. Box 8477, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8477, 717-787-4526 at least 1 week in advance of a hearing to reserve a time to present testimony.

The deadline for comments is August 21.  Comments can be submitted to the Board on DEP’s eComment webpage.  A copy of the proposal can also be found there.

Click Here for all the details.

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[Posted: June 16, 2017]

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