No new regulations were published this week.

The Public Utility Commission published a formal notice in the July 8 PA Bulletin seeking public comments on third party electric vehicle charging issues.  Comments will be accepted through August 21.  (Click Here for more.)

Pennsylvania Bulletin - July 8, 2017

Sign Up For DEP’s eNotice: Did you know DEP can send you email notices of permit applications submitted in your community?  Notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations?  All through its eNotice system.  Click Here to sign up.

Check the PA Environmental Council Bill Tracker for the status and updates on pending state legislation and regulations that affect environmental and conservation efforts in Pennsylvania.

DEP Regulations In Process

Proposed Regulations Open For Comment - DEP webpage

Submit Comments on Proposals Through DEP’s eComment System

Proposed Regulations With Closed Comment Periods - DEP webpage

Recently Finalized Regulations - DEP webpage

DEP Regulatory Update - DEP webpage

February 2017 DEP Regulatory Agenda - PA Bulletin, Page 740

Technical Guidance & Permits

Note: DEP published 32 pages of public notices related to proposed and final permit and approval/disapproval actions representing two-thirds of the July 8 PA Bulletin - pages 2747 to 3779.

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the July 8 PA Bulletin that final technical guidance is now available on closure requirements for aboveground and underground storage tanks.

-- DEP ID: 263-4200-001. Closure Requirements for Aboveground Storage Tank Systems. The purpose of this technical guidance document is to establish minimum standards that must be met to comply with the closure requirements for regulated large, aboveground storage tank systems.

These procedures include closure notification, tank handling, waste management and disposal, site assessment, sampling requirements, analytical requirements, release reporting and recordkeeping.

This technical guidance document was revised to remove all appendices from the document.

In addition, throughout the document, associated regulatory citations have been updated pertaining to the Bureau of Waste Management regulations and the Department of Labor and Industry.  Existing language was expanded to provide clarity and outdated terminology was removed.

Document sections have been reorganized and additional information is included that would be relevant to the storage tank owner during storage tank closure activities.

In response to comments received during the 30-day public comment period, language within the technical guidance document was modified to clarify that water samples are only required if water in the excavation is encountered and either remains or recharges following pump-out activities. 

Effective Date: July 8, 2017.  Click Here for a copy of the guidance.

-- DEP ID: 263-4500-601. Closure Requirements for Underground Storage Tank Systems. The purpose of this technical guidance document is to establish minimum standards that must be met to comply with the closure requirements for regulated underground storage tank systems.

These procedures include closure notification, tank handling, waste management and disposal, site assessment, sampling requirements, analytical requirements, release reporting and recordkeeping.

This technical guidance document was revised to remove all appendices from the document. In addition, throughout the document, associated regulatory citations have been updated pertaining to the Bureau of Waste Management regulations and the Department of Labor and Industry. Existing language was expanded to provide clarity and outdated terminology was removed.

Document sections have been reorganized and additional information is included that would be relevant to the storage tank owner during storage tank closure activities.

In response to comments received during the 30-day public comment period, language within the technical guidance document was modified to clarify that water samples are only required if water in the excavation is encountered and either remains or recharges following pump-out activities.

Effective Date: July 8, 2017.  Click Here for a copy of the guidance.  Click Here for comment/response document.

Questions regarding both these documents should be directed to Alex Eckman, DEP, by sending email to: eeckman@pa.gov or call 717-772-5827.

DEP published notice in the July 8 PA Bulletin of federal consistency under the federal Coastal Zone Management Act for construction of a culvert on West Branch Cascade Creek in Erie.

The Susquehanna River Basin Commission published notice in the July 8 PA Bulletin of project actions in May.

DEP Technical Guidance In Process

Draft Technical Guidance Documents - DEP webpage

Technical Guidance Comment Deadlines - DEP webpage

Submit Comments on Proposals Through DEP’s eComment System

Recently Closed Comment Periods For Technical Guidance - DEP webpage

Technical Guidance Recently Finalized - DEP webpage

Copies of Final Technical Guidance - DEP webpage

DEP Non-Regulatory/Technical Guidance Documents Agenda (July 2017) - DEP webpage

Other DEP Proposals For Public Review

Other Proposals Open For Public Comment - DEP webpage

Submit Comments on Proposals Through DEP’s eComment System

Recently Closed Comment Periods For Other Proposals - DEP webpage

Other Proposals Recently Finalized - DEP webpage

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7/10/2017