The Governor’s Office posted an update to the Regulatory Agenda which includes an agency-by-agency listing of regulations in development by state agencies in the May 9 PA Bulletin (PA Bulletin page 2481).

The purpose of the Agenda is to provide the public and stakeholders an early warning of issues being considered by state agencies so they can get involved in the public participation process.

The Agenda is the result of Executive Order 1996-1 issued by Gov. Tom Ridge.

The Department of Environmental Protection posts its own Regulatory Agenda that is updated frequently

DEP also posts a similar list of technical guidance documents in the development process in a Non-Regulatory Agenda.

These agendas include an agency contact person and an approximate schedule for consideration in the public participation process.

Regulations In Process

Just some of the environment-related regulations in development include--

Dept. of Agriculture

-- Agricultural Conservation Easement Purchase Program

Dept. of Conservation & Natural Resources

-- Snowmobile & ATV Grants

Environmental Hearing Board

-- Practice & Procedures Update

Dept. of Environmental Protection

-- Water Supply Replacement Surface Coal Mining

-- Coal Refuse Disposal Revisions

-- Environmental Performance Standards For Conventional Oil & Gas Wells

-- Land Recycling Program Update - PFOS Standard

-- Water Quality Standard for Manganese

-- Water Quality & NPDES Permit Review Fees

-- Chapter 105 Dam Safety and Encroachments

-- Air Quality Permit Review Fees

-- Control Of VOC Emissions From Oil & Natural Gas Sources

-- Carbon Pollution Reduction Program For Power Plants

General Assembly

The Senate and House have no where near the transparency and public participation requirements state agencies and, in particular, DEP have when they address regulatory and policy issues.

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