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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 97-690

NOTICES

Proposed State Plan To Implement Emission Guidelines for Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Landfills; Public Hearing

[27 Pa.B. 2198]

   Under section 111(d) of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments (CAA), the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promulgated emission guidelines (EG) for existing MSW landfills to control the emission of landfill gases. (See 61 FR 9905, March 12, 1996). These emission guidelines establish criteria for existing landfills using best demonstrated technology. A MSW landfill is considered an existing MSW landfill if the facility began construction, modification or recommendation before May 30, 1991; or received waste on or after November 8, 1987, or has additional capacity available for the future deposition of waste control of landfill gases from existing landfills using best demonstrated technology.

   As required under 40 CFR 60.23(a), states must submit to the EPA a State Plan to implement and enforce the requirements of the EG for MSW landfills within 9 months after notice of the availability of a final EG. Therefore, states should have submitted State Plans for MSW landfills to the EPA no later than December 12, 1996. The State Plans, developed and implemented under section 111(d) of the CAA, are not elements of State Implementation Plans required under section 110 of the CAA.

   In this Commonwealth, approximately 22 existing MSW landfills are subject to the EG for MSW landfills. Consequently, the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) must develop a State Plan to implement the section 111(d) requirements to control landfill gases at existing MSW landfills. The Department will hold three public hearings for the purpose of accepting testimony on the proposed State Plan for MSW landfills. The public hearings will be held at 1 p.m. on the following dates at the following Department locations:

June 6, 1997Rachel Carson State Office Building
Room 105
400 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17105-2063
June 9, 1997Southeast Regional Office
Main Conference Room
555 North Lane, Suite 6010
Conshohocken, PA 19428
June 10, 1997Southwest Regional Office
Waterfront Room B
400 Waterfront Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745

   Persons wishing to present testimony at a hearing should contact Kimberly Maneval at the Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Air Quality, P. O. Box 8468, Harrisburg, PA 17105, or by telephone at (717) 787-4325 at least 1 week in advance of the hearing to reserve a time to present testimony. Persons who do not reserve a time to testify will be able to testify after preregistered witnesses. Each witness must keep oral testimony to 10 minutes, and submit three copies of the oral testimony at the hearing. Each organization should designate one witness to present testimony on its behalf.

   Persons interested in submitting written comments on the proposed State Plan should send the comments to Krishnan Ramamurthy, Chief, Technical Support Section, Division of Permits, P. O. Box 8468, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8468. Written comments must be received by the close of business on June 18, 1997. Copies of the proposed adopted State Plan for MSW landfills may be obtained from Krishnan Ramamurthy at the above address or by telephone at (717) 787-4325 (e-mail: ramamurthy.Krishnan@A1.dep.state.pa.us). This proposed State Plan is also available on the Department's Web site at http://www.dep.state.pa.us (choose Public Participation Center/Proposals Open for comment).

   Persons with disability who will attend a hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceeding should contact Krishnan Ramamurthy at the above address or telephone number; or for TDD users, the AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 to discuss how the Department can best accommodate their needs.

JAMES M. SEIF,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 97-690. Filed for public inspection May 2, 1997, 9:00 a.m.]


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