The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the June 17 PA Bulletin of proposed infrastructure State Implementation Plan revisions related to the 2012 fine particulate matter standard.

Three public hearings are scheduled on this proposal starting at 10:00 p.m.--

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

-- July 18: DEP Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh; and

-- July 18: DEP, Room 105, Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg.

Persons wishing to present testimony should contact Roma Monteiro, P.O. Box 8468, Harrisburg, PA 17105 at 717-787-9495 or send email to: rmonteiro@pa.gov to reserve a time.  If no person has expressed an interest in testifying at the hearings before July 17, the hearings will be cancelled.

The deadline for comments is July 20.  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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