NOTICES

PENNSYLVANIA INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AUTHORITY AND
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Programs; Public Meeting on Federal Fiscal Year 2006 Intended Use Plans

[36 Pa.B. 1824]

   The Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) and the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) have prepared the Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 Intended Use Plans (IUPs) which include a list of drinking water and pollution abatement projects to be considered for a design and engineering or construction loan from funds the Commonwealth expects to receive from Federal FY 2006 funds approved by Congress to capitalize the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) and Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) programs.

   The projects to be considered for a loan from the DWSRF and CWSRF programs must meet the Federal requirements for funding in accordance with the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act and Clean Water Act. Accordingly, the projects included in the IUPs are expected to meet the requirements applicable to use of the DWSRF and CWSRF loan funds. Projects listed in the FY 2006 IUPs are on the Commonwealth's FY 2006/2007 Project Priority Lists (PPLs) and are expected to proceed with design and engineering or to construction in the near future.

   The DWSRF will be capitalized with approximately $27.7 million of Federal FY 2006 funds and approximately $5.5 million of State funds. Some $8.6 million of the Federal funds will be set aside for program administration costs, technical assistance to small systems, operator training and certification and source water assessment and protection, as authorized under the Safe Drinking Water Act. The DWSRF IUP also includes a narrative Work Plan that describes how these set-aside funds will be used.

   The CWSRF will be capitalized with approximately $34.7 million of Federal funds and approximately $6.9 million of State funds. Some $1.7 million of the Federal funds will be set aside for program administration costs.

   A public meeting will be held. After the public meeting and assessment of comments received, the Final FY 2006 IUPs will be completed, and potentially, they may include other projects from the PPLs. A project must appear on a PENNVEST-approved IUP before it can receive a loan from the SRF programs. A project's readiness to proceed and the reasonable availability of alternative funds also have a bearing on project selection for the IUPs. Consequently, the rank ordered list of projects on the PPLs does not solely dictate the order in which projects will be chosen for inclusion in an IUP.

   Federal guidance on development of the IUPs requires that they be subject to public review and comment before being submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

   The Department has scheduled a public meeting for May 24, 2006, at 1 p.m. in the Auditorium, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA. The meeting is scheduled for the purpose of receiving comments from the public regarding the Federal FY 2006 IUPs. Interested persons are invited to express their views on the narrative portion of the IUPs, the set-aside Work Plan or the priority rating or ranking of projects on the IUPs. Persons wishing to offer comments at the public meeting should contact the Infrastructure Grant Administration Section at the address or telephone number listed at the end of this notice or by e-mail to amaisano@state.pa.us by 4 p.m. on May 23, 2006. Where written statements are prepared and will be submitted at the meeting, speakers will be asked to restrict the oral portion of the statement to a summary of the written comments.

   It is not necessary to appear at the public meeting to present comments on the narrative portion of the IUPs, the set-aside Work Plan or the IUP list of projects. Interested persons may submit written comments to the Department at the address that follows. Written comments will be considered equivalent to oral statements presented at the meeting. To be considered by the Department and PENNVEST, the written comments must be received by the Infrastructure Grant Administration Section on or before the date of the meeting.

   Persons in need of accommodations as provided for in the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 should contact Tony Maisano at (717) 787-0122 or through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.

   A copy of the IUPs, as well as the Federal FY 2006/2007 PPLs, and the narrative portion of the IUPs and set-aside Work Plan may be requested from or are available for public review in the offices listed at the end of this notice and are accessible electronically through the Department's website: www.depweb.state.pa.us/water supply/cwp/view.asp?a=1263&Q=448094&watersupply Nav=30198.

Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Water Standards and Facility Regulation
Division of Technical and Financial Assistance
Infrastructure Grant Administration Section
11th Floor, Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
(717) 787-0122

PENNVEST
22 S. Third Street
4th Floor, Keystone Building
Harrisburg, PA 17101
(717) 787-8137)

KATHLEEN A. MCGINTY,   
Secretary
Department of Environmental Protection
Vice-Chairperson
Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority
 

and
 

PAUL K. MARCHETTI,   
Executive Director
Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 06-644. Filed for public inspection April 14, 2006, 9:00 a.m.]

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