NOTICES
Availability of Final Strategy for Meeting Federal Requirements for Controlling the Water Quality Impacts of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations
[29 Pa.B. 1439] In compliance with the provisions of the Federal Clean Water Act, The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001) and sections 1905-A, 1917-A and 1920-A of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §§ 510-5, 510-17 and 510-20), the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) announces the availability of the Final Strategy for Meeting Federal Requirements for Controlling the Water Quality Impacts of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO Strategy) and the related administrative and permit documents supporting this CAFO Strategy. These supporting documents include an ''Application for a Water Quality Management Part II Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) Permit for Manure Storage Facilities,'' ''Instructions for Completing an Application for a Water Quality Management Part II CAFO Permit for Manure Storage Facilities,'' ''Water Quality Management Part II CAFO Permit for Manure Storage Facilities,'' NPDES Permit Application for CAFOs with less than 1001 Animal Equivalent Units (AEUs),'' ''NPDES Permit Application for CAFOs with more than 1000 AEUs,'' ''Instructions for Completing an NPDES Application for CAFOs,'' ''Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation Inspection Report,'' CAFO Nutrient Balance Sheet for Manure Land Application,'' ''Responsibilities of CAFO Parties for Disposition of manure to be Land Applied,'' ''Agreement for Importing Landowners'' and an ''Agreement for Brokers.'' The CAFO Strategy is now being implemented and the above documents are available for use.
In addition to the above documents, the Department completed a Comment and Response document as a result of testimony received at four public hearings held to obtain public input on the draft CAFO Strategy and related administrative and permit documents. Written comments received during a 120-day comment period following publication of the draft documents in the Pennsylvania Bulletin are also included in the Comment and Response document. The Comment and Response document will be mailed to all persons who submitted comments. This document is also available in its final form. All comments received have been reviewed and considered as appropriate in making the final revisions to the CAFO Strategy and related administrative and permit documents listed previously.
The final permit document package will be available on the Department's Web Site at: HTTP://WWW.DEP.STATE. PA.US.
The documents are available by writing or contacting Mary Miller, Division of Wastewater Management, Bureau of Water Quality Protection, Rachel Carson State Office Building (RCSOB), 11th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8774, (717) 787-8184, fax: (717) 772-5156.
Persons with a disability with questions regarding these documents or seeking information about the documents may use the AT&T Relay Service by calling (800) 654-5984 (TTD Users) or (800) 654-5988 (voice users).
JAMES M. SEIF,
Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 99-415. Filed for public inspection March 12, 1999, 9:00 a.m.]
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