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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 97-780

NOTICES

Proposed Industrial Mineral General Permit; Notice of Public Meetings

[27 Pa.B. 2479]

   The Department of Environmental Protection will hold public meetings to take comments on proposed procedural guidelines for a new industrial mineral surface mining general permit.

   The proposed changes to the Nocoal Regulations (25 Pa. Code Chapter 77) include the authorization to develop general permits. The Department is currently developing a general permit, which can be implemented once the proposed regulations are adopted and the official public notice requirements of the general permit are satisfied.

   The general permit will be for the surface mining activities associated with the removal of minerals to be used on a specific construction project. The duration of the mineral extraction will be less than 1 year and the potential environmental impact from the mining is minimal.

   The Department will introduce the proposed general permit and receive comments on how to improve the general permit at seven public meetings scheduled for late May and early June. The meetings will be held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Evening meetings will be held at several of the locations to maximize the opportunity for the public to attend. The evening meetings will be from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

   A list of the meeting locations and dates follows:

   *  Erie County--Monday, May 19, 1 p.m. and 6 p.m., Holiday Inn, I-90, Exit 7, Erie

   *  Luzerne County--Tuesday, May 20, 1 p.m. and 6 p.m., at the Genetti's Best Western Hotel, 77 E. Market St. in The Castle Room, Wilkes-Barre

   *  Dauphin County--Wednesday, May 21, 1 p.m., at the Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market St., Harrisburg

   *  Clinton County--Tuesday, May 27, 1 p.m. and 6 p.m., Lamar Comfort Inn, Route 64, Lamar

   *  Tioga County--Wednesday, May 28, 1 p.m., Bonanza Restaurant, 300 Gateway Dr., Mansfield

   *  Mercer County--Monday, June 2, 1 p.m. and 6 p.m., Radisson Hotel of Sharon, I-80, West Middlesex

   *  Westmoreland County--Wednesday, June 4, 1 p.m. and 6 p.m., Sheraton Inn, 100 Sheraton Dr., Greensburg

   Copies of the proposed general permits are available from Chris Yeakle, DEP District Mining Operations, P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16123 or by e-mail Yeakle. Chris@al.dep.state.pa.us or on the DEP website, Public Participation Center. Written comments may be submitted by June 23 to Chris Yeakle. For more information or for persons in need of accommodations as provided for in the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 should contact Chris Yeakle at (814) 797-1191 or through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.

JAMES M. SEIF,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 97-780. Filed for public inspection May 16, 1997, 9:00 a.m.]


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