The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the June 16 PA Bulletin it is inviting comments on proposed changes to the State Air Quality Implementation Plan to implement regulations under the 2008 national ozone pollution and new source review standards.

The SIP Plan revision includes regulations and policies already adopted by DEP to meet these standards.

DEP has scheduled three public hearings on the proposed changes on July 16 all starting at 1:00--

-- DEP Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh;

-- DEP  Southeast Regional Office, 2 East Main Street, Norristown; and

-- 12th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg.

Persons wishing to present testimony should contact Randy Bordner, P.O. Box 8468, Harrisburg, PA 17105, or Amanda Rodriguez at 717-787-9702 or amarodrigu@pa.gov to reserve a time. Witnesses will be limited to 10 minutes and should provide two written copies of their testimony.

If by July 13, 2018, no person has expressed an interest in testifying at a hearing, the hearing will be canceled. The Department will provide public notice on the Bureau of Air Quality webpage.

Read the June 16 PA Bulletin notice for additional details.

A copy of the SIP Plan revisions is available on DEP’s eComment webpage.  Questions should be directed to Amanda Rodriguez at amarodrigu@pa.gov or 717-787-9702.

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