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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 97-839

NOTICES

Availability of Technical Guidance

[27 Pa.B. 2585]

Governor's Office List

   Once a year on the first Saturday in August, the Governor's Office publishes a list of the nonregulatory guidance documents of all State agencies in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. The first publication of this list was in August 3, 1996, edition of the Pennsylvania Bulletin. The next publication of this list will be in the August 2, 1997, Pennsylvania Bulletin.

DEP's Technical Guidance Document Inventory

   DEP publishes a list of its technical guidance documents in its Technical Guidance Document Inventory twice a year. The most recent edition of the Inventory is the December 1996 edition. This edition is now available on DEP's World Wide Web site. DEP's Web address is http://www.dep.state.pa.us. To go to the location of the Inventory once on the DEP home page, persons should choose the Public Participation Center/Technical Guidance Document/Basic Inventory.

   Bound paper copies of the Inventory are available now for those who do not have access to the Web site. DEP automatically mails a paper copy of the Department 1996 Inventory to persons who received a bound paper copy of the June 1996 Inventory. Persons who wish to add their address to the mailing list should call Nina Huizinga at (717) 783-8727.

DEP's Technical Guidance Documents on the World Wide Web

   DEP'S Web address is http://www.dep.state.pa.us. To go to the location of DEP's Technical Guidance Documents once on the DEP home page, persons should choose the Public Participation Center. The Center contains several links to DEP's Technical Guidance Documents. Persons should look under the heading ''Proposals Open to Comment'' for the link to ''Draft Technical Guidance.'' Persons should look under the heading ''Proposals Recently Finalized'' for the link to ''Technical Guidance.'' Persons should look under the heading ''Technical Guidance'' for one link to the ''Basic Inventory'' and a second link to ''Final Guidance.'' The final documents menu will list DEP's bureaus. Persons should click on the name of the bureau to get to the list of the documents from that bureau that are currently on the Web. Then, to get to see a document, persons should click on the ID number of the document. DEP will be adding its revised documents to the Web throughout 1997.

Help Protect the Environment: Use the Web and Save Trees

   DEP encourages members of the public who read these announcements in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and DEP's UPDATE and who have access to the World Wide Web to avoid the needless duplication of paper copies of DEP's technical guidance documents. Persons can download those DEP documents which are posted on DEP's Web site onto their computers and read them electronically. This method saves both paper and money.

Ordering Paper Copies of DEP Technical Guidance

   Although DEP promotes the use of electronic copies of its technical guidance rather than paper copies, there are still reasons for DEP to continue to provide members of the public with paper copies: 1) It may be more convenient to use some documents in a paper form, 2) Not everyone has access to the World Wide Web and 3) Not all DEP documents are on DEP's Web site yet.

   Persons can order an unbound paper copy of the latest Inventory or an unbound paper copy of any of the final documents listed on the Inventory by calling DEP at (717) 783-8727. [Note: This is a change. DEP is now filling these orders in-house. Persons who placed on order with Elwyn, Inc. (the previous printer) on or after April 15, 1997 will have their order forwarded to DEP.]

   In addition, bound copies of some of DEP's documents are available as DEP publications. Persons should check with the appropriate bureau for more information about the availability of a particular document as a publication.

Changes to Technical Guidance Documents

   Between publication of its Inventory, DEP announces changes to its technical guidance documents in its weekly newsletter, the UPDATE and the Pennsylvania Bulletin. Here is the current list of recently finalized documents, draft documents and notices of intended changes to technical guidance.

   Persons who have any questions or comments about a particular document should call the contact person whose name and phone number is listed with each document. Persons who have questions or comments about the Inventory, the documents on the World Wide Web, the availability of paper copies from the printer or the technical guidance document process in general should call Nina Huizinga at (717) 783-8727.

Final Technical Guidance

   DEP ID: 391-2000-002 Title: Establishment of Alternate Thermal Effluent Limitations Description: This guidance describes the Federal and State provisions and procedures for a discharger of thermal wastes to apply for alternate less stringent thermal effluent limitations. The discharger must satisfactorily demonstrate that the current limitations, based on water quality standards, are more stringent than necessary to protect the balanced indigenous community of aquatic organisms in the receiving water body. Page Length: 4 pages Location: Volume 29, Tab 02 Contact: Patricia Phillipy at (717) 787-5267.

Draft Technical Guidance

   DEP ID: 383-3301-205 Title: Laboratory Reporting Instructions for Radiological Contaminants in Drinking Water Distribution Systems Background: Previously, the drinking water radiological reporting requirements and the old chemical reporting requirements were combined in a single manual. The chemical contaminant reporting requirements were revised and compiled into a new separate guidance document, number 383-3301-105. The outdated chemical reporting information was deleted from this manual and the radiological requirements were rewritten and improved. This guidance document therefore now contains laboratory reporting instruction information for the current radiological reporting requirements only. Deadline for Submittal of Comments: June 10, 1997 Contact: R. Barry Greenawald at (717) 772-4018.

Notice of Intent to Rescind Technical Guidance

   DEP ID: 560-0600-203 BMR PGM: Section I, Part 9, Subpart 3 Title: Appropriate Enforcement Action on Joint DER/OSM Inspections Background: This 1984 document is OSM guidance to OSM staff on taking enforcement actions during joint inspections with DEP staff. Nothing in the document applies to DEP staff. Rescission will have no effect on the mining program. Effective Date: June 16, 1997 Contact: Evan T. Shuster at (717) 787-7846.

   DEP ID: 254-2161-734 Title: Design Requirements/Sewage Sludge Storage Impoundment Background: This guidance document is inconsistent with the new sewage sludge regulations. Effective Date: May 7, 1997 Contact: Josephine Valencia at (717) 787-9870.

   DEP ID: 254-2163-741 Title: Beneficial Sludge Products Background: This guidance document is inconsistent with the new sewage sludge regulations. Effective Date: May 7, 1997 Contact: Josephine Valencia at (717) 787-9870.

JAMES M. SEIF,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 97-839. Filed for public inspection May 23, 1997, 9:00 a.m.]


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