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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 04-1601

NOTICES

Availability of Technical Guidance

[34 Pa.B. 4776]

   Technical guidance documents are on the Department of Environmental Protection's (Department) website: www.dep.state.pa.us (DEP Keyword: Participate). The ''Current Inventory'' heading is the Governor's list of nonregulatory guidance documents. The ''Final Documents'' heading is the link to a menu of the various Department bureaus and from there to each bureau's final technical guidance documents. The ''Draft Technical Guidance'' heading is the link to the Department's draft technical guidance documents.

   The Department will continue to revise its nonregulatory documents, as necessary, throughout 2004.

Ordering Paper Copies of Department Technical Guidance

   The Department encourages the use of the Internet to view guidance documents. When this option is not available, persons can order a bound paper copy of the latest inventory or an unbound paper copy of any of the final documents listed on the inventory by calling the Department at (717) 783-8727.

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

Changes to Technical Guidance Documents

   Following is the current list of recent changes. 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.

Final Technical Guidance

   DEP ID: 012-0200-002. Title: Policy for Consideration of Comprehensive Plans and Zoning Ordinances in DEP Review of Grants and Funding for Facilities and Infrastructure. Description: The policy entitled ''Policy for Consideration of Comprehensive Plans and Zoning Ordinances in DEP Review of Grants and Funding for Facilities and Infrastructure'' is designed to promote sound land use planning and development by discouraging financial assistance from the Department for facilities and infrastructure development where the proposed project is inconsistent with local land use plans and implementing ordinances. The revised guidance addresses how the Department will consider comprehensive plans and generally consistent zoning ordinances when reviewing grant applications for facilities or infrastructure projects. Under this policy, if a proposed project will be located in a municipality meeting at least one of the three Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code criteria, the application will receive higher priority or increased ranking in the scoring of its grant proposals. This policy applies to Department decision making processes for grants and funding requests related to developing facilities and infrastructure, including Growing Greener grants, coastal zone management grants and Act 198 Resource Recovery Development Fund grants. Effective Date: August 28, 2004.

   DEP ID: 012-020-004. Title: Policy for Applications for Technical or Financial Assistance Proposals Consistent with Multi-Municipal Planning Under Acts 67 & 68. Description: This policy is intended to encourage multi-municipal planning by giving priority in the ranking or scoring of those applications coming from areas of the state that have undertaken planning on a regional basis. Specifically, this policy offers a preference for projects originating from areas of the state with existing multi-municipal planning efforts and for projects seeking funding for planning activities. This policy applies to grants related to planning, including the preparation and development of county waste management plans under Act 101 or grants for the preparation and development of stormwater management plans under Act 167. Effective Date: August 28, 2004.

KATHLEEN A. MCGINTY,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 04-1601. Filed for public inspection August 27, 2004, 9:00 a.m.]


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