Highlights of the environmental and energy notices in the December 21 PA Bulletin--

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - December 21 [PaEN] 

-- DEP published notice in the December 21 PA Bulletin of the 2025 meeting schedules for most of its advisory committees, Boards and Councils.  Click Here on DEP’s new website for committee and board webpages.  [Note: Some committee webpages are not yet complete.]  Read more here.

-- DEP published notice in the December 21 PA Bulletin a revised application and instructions for the Air Quality General Permit for Coal-Mine Methane Enclosed Flares (GP-21) is now available.  Read more here.

-- DEP published notice in the December 21 PA Bulletin inviting comments on the proposed designation of areas in Pennsylvania not meeting the health-based national standard for particulate matter (PM2.5). The proposed nonattainment areas are the Greater Pittsburgh; Harrisburg-Carlisle-York; Lancaster County and Greater Philadelphia.  Three public hearings have been scheduled. Read more here.

-- DEP published notice in the December 21 PA Bulletin inviting comments on a proposed Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act consent order and agreement with Precision National Plating Services, Inc. regarding the Precision National Plating Site in Abington Township, Lackawanna County.  (PA Bulletin, page 8345)  Read more here.

-- DEP published notice in the December 21 PA Bulletin inviting comments on a proposed interim Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act response at the Tub Mill Farm and Clearview Farm waste site in Elk Lick Township, Somerset County.  (PA Bulletin, page 8346)  Read more here.

-- The Public Utility Commission published notice in the December 21 PA Bulletin inviting comments on a proposed settlement with Columbia Gas concerning welding issues at a natural gas regulator station in Beaver County.  Read more here

Meetings:

January 14-- DEP Mining and Reclamation Advisory Board meeting.  14th Floor Rachel Carson Building. 10:00 a.m. Check the Board webpage for options to join the meeting remotely.   Contact: Daniel E. Snowden at dsnowden@pa.gov or (717) 783-8846. (formal notice)

Permits

-- Confer I, LLC - 116 Acre Confer Solar Energy Facility: DEP invites comments on an Individual NPDES Stormwater Permit for the project impacting Little Fishing Creek (High Quality) and potentially threatened or endangered bats in Walker Twp., Centre County.  (PA Bulletin, page 8300)

PA Bulletin - December 21, 2024

Note: The Department of Environmental Protection published 63 pages of public notices related to proposed and final permit and approval/ disapproval actions in the December 21 PA Bulletin - pages 8284 to 8347.

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Visit DEP’s Public Participation Center for public participation opportunities. 

-- Allegheny County Health Department Public Comment Notices

DEP Proposals Out 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

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

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 [February 2024] - DEP webpage

[Posted: December 20, 2024]

12/23/2024