The Department of Environmental Protection is inviting comments on proposed revisions to the Air Quality Infrastructure State Implementation Plan and has scheduled three hearings to take public comment [if needed].  (formal notice)

The SIP revision describes basic elements designed to assure attainment and maintenance of the 2015 ozone NAAQS including: ambient air quality monitoring, emission inventories, enforcement of control measures, modeling, monitoring, nonattainment new source review, prevention of significant deterioration and stationary source monitoring.

Hearings

Public hearings will be held [if needed]--

-- April 15: 1:00 p.m. DEP Southwest Regional Office, Waterfront A Room, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh.

-- April 17: 10:00 a.m. DEP Southcentral Regional Office, Susquehanna Room A, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg.

-- April 17: 10:00 a.m. DEP Southeast Regional Office, Schuylkill River or Delaware River Room, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, Montgomery County.

If no one has requested to testify at the hearings, one or more of the hearings may be canceled.

Click Here for a copy of the proposal.

Comments must be received by April 20 and can be submitted through DEP’s eComment webpage.

Read the entire PA Bulletin Notice for more information.

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