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Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events

This section lists House and Senate Committee meetings, DEP and other public hearings and meetings and other interesting environmental events.

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.

November 11-- Westmoreland Cleanways & Recycling. Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event. Westmoreland Cleanways Recycling Center, 113 Innovative Lane in Latrobe. 9:00 to 1:00.

November 11-- Gov. Pinchot’s Grey Towers Opens Free For Veterans, Active Military. Grey Towers National Historic Site, Milford, Pike County. 11:00 to 2:00.

November 12-- Trout Unlimited Allegheny National Forest Trout Spawning Sites Survey. Sheffield, Warren County.

November 13-- House Transportation Committee holds a hearing on House Bill 1446 (M.Quinn-R-Montgomery) related to establishing a clean transportation infrastructure (sponsor summary). Room 140. 11:00.

November 13-- CANCELED-Environmental Issues Forum, Joint Conservation Committee featuring a presentation on pumped storage hydroelectric facilities. Room 8E-A East Wing. Noon. Click Here for more.

November 13-- PA Recreation and Park Society/DCNR. Get Outdoors PA Regional Summit. Montour Preserve/Environmental Education Center, 700 Preserve Road, Danville, Montour County. 8:30 to 2:30.

November 13-- League of Women Voters of PA. University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health. 2017 Shale and Public Health Conference. Pitt University Club, 123 University Place, Pittsburgh. 9:00 to 5:00.

November 13-14-- Northeast Recycling Council 30th Anniversary Fall Conference. Amherst, Massachusetts.

November 14-- NEW. Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee holds a hearing to consider the nomination of Norman J. Kennard for the PUC. Room 461. Noon.

November 14-- CANCELED. Environmental Quality Board meeting. The next scheduled meeting is December 12. DEP Contact: Laura Edinger, Environmental Quality Board, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, 717-772-3277, ledinger@pa.gov. (formal notice)

November 14-- Agenda Posted. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. DEP Contact: Lee Ann Murray, Citizens Advisory Council, P. O. Box 8459, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8459, 717-787-8171, LeeMurray@pa.gov. There is an option to attend the meeting by conference call: 855-734-4390, PIN 839252#.

-- Act 54 Underground Mining Surface Impacts Presentation

-- Emerging Trends In Ecological Offsets, Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC

-- DEP November Report To Council

November 14-- Agenda Posted. DEP Environmental Justice Advisory Board meeting. 16th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 8:30. DEP Contact: Carl Jones, caejone@pa.gov or 484-250-5818 or Glenda Davidson 717-783-4759 or gldavidson@pa.gov. Click Here for more.

-- Discussion of comments gathered in 2017 Listening Sessions

November 14-- DCNR, PA Recreation & Park Society Grant Application Workshop. Clarion, Clarion County, Trinity Point Church of God. 9:00 a.m. to Noon.

November 14-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Webinar On Registering Grandfathered Water Uses. 1:00 to 2:00. Click Here to register.

November 15-- NEW. House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee informational meeting to hear an update from PECO on resiliency in electric grid and on House Bill 1412 (Barrar-R-Delaware) (sponsor summary). Room 140. 10:00. House Committee meetings are typically webcast through the Republican Caucus website. Click Here for more.

November 15-- DEP Sewage Advisory Committee workgroup meeting. Desert Room, Keystone Building Meeting Center, 400 North Street, Suite 114 East, Harrisburg. 9:30. DEP Contact: Janice Vollero, jvollero@pa.gov, 717-783-7416. (formal notice) Click Here for more.

-- Review of Act 26 Implementation Strategy for including alternative onlot septic systems in sewage facility plans

November 15-- Agenda Posted. DCNR Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. DCNR Contact: Gretchen Leslie, 717-772-9084 or send email to: gleslie@pa.gov. (formal notice)

-- Volunteerism In State Parks & Forests, Marci Mowrey, PA Parks & Forests Foundation, Jennifer Bowman, Bureau of State Parks

-- Innovations In Working Forest Easements, Sara Nicholas, DCNR Policy Director

-- Update from DCNR Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn

November 15-- DCNR, PA Recreation & Park Society Grant Application Workshop. Allison Park, Allegheny County, Hampton Township Community Center. 9:00 a.m. to Noon.

November 15-- Delaware River Basin Commission will hold a public hearing on water withdrawal requests and other items. Washington Crossing Historic Park Visitor Center, 1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, Bucks County. 1:30. Click Here for more. (formal notice)

November 15-- America Recycles Day!

November 15-- NEW. 5th Resilient Erie Stewardship Summit. Tom Ridge Environmental Center, Erie. 8:00 to 4:30.

November 16-- CANCELED. Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. DEP Contact: Todd Wallace 717-783-9438 or send email to: twallace@pa.gov. (formal notice)

November 16-- CANCELED. DEP Small Water Systems Technical Assistance Center Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00. DEP Contact: Dawn Hissner, 717-772-2189 or dhissner@pa.gov. (formal notice)

November 16-- Location Added. Agenda Posted. PA Grade Crude Development Advisory Council meeting. Hearing Room 1, 2nd Floor, Keystone Building, 400 North Street, Harrisburg. 1:00.

-- Legacy Well Discussion

-- DEP Production Well Amnesty Program

-- Presentation On Brine Hauling And Disposal Costs

-- Economic Incentives For Improved Production Environment

November 16-- DEP Public Meeting On Remediation Of Former Anzon Lead Smelter Site In Kensington/Port Richmond Area Of Philadelphia. First Presbyterian Church in Kensington, 418 E. Girard Avenue, Philadelphia. Doors open at 6:00.

November 16-- DCNR, PA Recreation & Park Society Grant Application Workshop. Blue Bell, Montgomery County, Montgomery County Community College, Central Campus. 9:00 a.m. to Noon.

November 16-- PennTAP: How To Move Your Company Toward Sustainability Webinar. Noon to 1:00 p.m.

November 16-- Penn State Extension. Abandoned Oil & Gas Wells, What’s A Reasonable Estimate? Webinar. 1:00 to 2:00.

November 16-- 9th Annual Sustainability Conference: Engineering A Sustainable Economy. August Wilson Center, 980 Liberty Avenue in Pittsburgh. 8:00 a.m. to 3:00.

November 16-- PA Sea Grant Program. Responding To Hydrilla In The Lake Erie Watershed Workshop. Tom Ridge Environmental Center, Presque Isle State Park, Erie. 9:00 to 3:30.

November 17-- DEP Sewage Enforcement Officer Exams. PA State Association of Township Supervisors Education Center, 4855 Woodland Drive in Enola, Cumberland County. 1:00 to 4:30.

November 18-- Brodhead Creek Watershed Association. Water Wiser Kids. Explore The H2Olympics. Kettle Creek Environmental Education Center, Bartonsville, Monroe County. 10:30.

November 18-- CANCELED. Westmoreland Cleanways & Recycling. Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event. Westmoreland Cleanways Recycling Center, 113 Innovative Lane in Latrobe. 9:00 to 1:00.

November 18-- Audubon Society Of Western PA. Zeloyle Sanctuary Reforestation Project. Sarver, Butler County. 9:00 to Noon.

November 20-- NEW. House Consumer Affairs Committee holds a hearing on House Bill 1782 (Delozier-R-Cumberland) providing for alternative ratemaking for natural gas and electric distribution companies (sponsor summary). Room B-31 Main Capitol. 10:30. House Committee meetings are typically webcast through the Republican Caucus website. Click Here for more.

November 20-- DEP Hearing On RACT II Air Quality Plan For Foam Fabricators Columbia County (if requested). DEP Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101 in Williamsport. 10:00.

November 21-- DCNR, PA Recreation & Park Society Grant Application Workshop. State College, Centre County, Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center, Deans Hall 1. 9:00 a.m. to Noon.

November 25-- Brodhead Creek Watershed Association. Get Outdoors Poconos. Cranberry Creek Hike in Paradise Township, Monroe County. 10:00.

November 29-- DEP State Board For Certification of Sewage Enforcement Officers meeting. 11th Floor Conference Room B, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. DEP Contact: 717-772-2186 or send email to: RA-seotrng@pa.gov. (formal notice)

November 30-- DEP Sewage Advisory Committee workgroup meeting. 4th Floor Training Room, Rachel Carson Building. 9:30. DEP Contact: Janice Vollero, jvollero@pa.gov, 717-783-7416. (formal notice) Click Here for more.

-- Review of Act 26 Implementation Strategy for including alternative onlot septic systems in sewage facility plans

December 2-- Green Valleys Watershed Association. Community Water Resources Planning Workshop. The Washington at Historic Yellow Springs, 1685 Art School Road, Chester Springs, Chester County. 8:30 to Noon.

December 2-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy. Volunteer Eagle Watcher Training. Upper Delaware Visitor Center, 176 Scenic Drive, Lackawaxen, Pike County. 9:00.

December 4-- DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. DEP Contact: Mark Brojakowski, 717-772-3429 or send email to: mbrojakows@pa.gov. (formal notice)

December 5-- DEP Storage Tank Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. DEP Contact: Dawn Heimbach, 717-772-5599 or send email to: dheimbach@pa.gov. (formal notice)

December 5-- DEP Board Of Coal Mine Safety meeting. DEP Cambria Office 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg. 10:00. DEP Contact: Allison Gaida, agaida@pa.gov, 724-404-3147.

December 5-7-- National Brownfields Conference - Sustainable Communities Start Here. LEED-certified David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh.

December 6-- DEP Hearing On Chapter 16 Water Quality Toxics Management Strategy Changes. DEP Northeast Regional Office, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. 1:00.

December 6-- Environmental Quality Board Hearing On Chapter 93 Water Quality Standards Changes Under Triennial Review. DEP Northeast Regional Office, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. 2:00.

December 7--10,000 Friends Of Pennsylvania Commonwealth Awards Program. The Bond, 134 E. King Street, York.

December 7-- Westminster College Student Symposium On The Environment. Witherspoon Rooms and Mueller Theater on the Westminster campus, Lawrence County.

December 7-- NEW. DEP Finding Pennsylvania’s Solar Future Stakeholder meeting. Room A-180 Courtroom Annex, Widener University Commonwealth Law School, Vartan Way, Harrisburg. 9:00 to 4:00. Click Here to register.

December 8-- DEP Hearing On Chapter 16 Water Quality Toxics Management Strategy Changes. DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg. 1:00.

December 8-- Environmental Quality Board Hearing On Chapter 93 Water Quality Standards Changes Under Triennial Review. DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg. 2:00.

December 11-- CANCELED. DEP Sewage Enforcement Officer Exams. PA State Association of Township Supervisors Education Center, 4855 Woodland Drive in Enola, Cumberland County. 1:00 to 4:30.

December 11-- Center For Watershed Protection. Integrating Stream Restoration Into PA’s Chesapeake Bay Local Pollution Reduction Plans Workshop. Upper Allen Township Office, 100 Gettysburg Pike, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County. 8:00 to 4:00

December 12-- Environmental Quality Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00. DEP Contact: Laura Edinger, Environmental Quality Board, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, 717-772-3277, ledinger@pa.gov.

December 12-- DCNR Public Meeting On Bloody Skillet & Whiskey Springs ATV Trails In Centre, Clinton Counties. Durrwachter Alumni Conference Center, Lock Haven University, Lock Haven. 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

December 13-- DEP Cleanup Standards Scientific Advisory Board. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00. DEP Contact: Michael Maddigan, mmaddigan@pa.gov, 717-772-3609.

December 13-- DCNR, PA Recreation & Park Society Grant Application Webinar. 10:00 to 11:30.

December 13-- Delaware River Basin Commission will hold a business meeting on water withdrawal requests and other items. Washington Crossing Historic Park Visitor Center, 1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, Bucks County. 10:30. Click Here for more. (formal notice)

December 13-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Webinar On Registering Grandfather Water Uses. 1:00 to 2:00. Click Here to register.

December 14-- DEP Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:15. DEP Contact: Kirit Dalal, kdalal@pa.gov or 717-772-3436.

December 14-- Agenda Posted. DEP Aggregate Advisory Board meeting. 14th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 10:00. DEP Contact Daniel Snowden, dsnowden@pa.gov or 717-787-5103. (formal notice)

December 14- DEP State Board For Certification Of Water and Wastewater Systems Operators meeting. 10th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. DEP Contact: Cheri Sansoni, csansoni@pa.gov, 717-772-5158.

December 14-- DEP Hearing On Chapter 16 Water Quality Toxics Management Strategy Changes. DEP Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh. 1:00.

December 14-- Environmental Quality Board Hearing On Chapter 93 Water Quality Standards Changes Under Triennial Review. DEP Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh. 2:00.

December 19-- DCNR Public Meeting On Bloody Skillet & Whiskey Springs ATV Trails In Centre, Clinton Counties. Durrwachter Alumni Conference Center, Lock Haven University, Lock Haven. 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

December 20-- CANCELED. DEP State Board For Certification of Sewage Enforcement Officers meeting. 11th Floor Conference Room B, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. DEP Contact: 717-772-2186 or send email to: RA-seotrng@pa.gov. (formal notice)

January 11-- DCNR, PA Recreation & Park Society Grant Application Webinar. 10:00 to 11:30.

February 7-10-- PA Association For Sustainable Agriculture Annual Conference. State College.

February 23-24-- Keystone Coldwater Conference. State College. (Note: PA Environment Digest is a Conference sponsor.)

March 12-13-- PA Association of Environmental Educators. 2018 Annual Conference. State College, Centre County.

April 17-19-- National Forum On Low-Zero Energy Buildings. Wyndam Grand Hotel, Pittsburgh.

May 2-4-- PA Association Of Environmental Professional. Annual Conference. State College.

Visit DEP’s Public Participation Center for public participation opportunities. Click Here to sign up for DEP News a biweekly newsletter from the Department.

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

August 2017 DEP Regulatory Agenda - PA Bulletin, Page 4922

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