NOTICES
Availability of Technical Guidance
[42 Pa.B. 5817]
[Saturday, September 8, 2012]Technical guidance documents are available on the Department of Environmental Protection's (Department) web site at http://www.elibrary.dep.state.pa.us. The ''Technical Guidance Final Documents'' heading is the link to a menu of the various Department bureaus where each bureau's final technical guidance documents are posted. The ''Technical Guidance Draft Documents'' heading is the link to the Department's draft technical guidance documents.
Ordering Paper Copies of Department Technical Guidance
The Department encourages the use of the Internet to view and download technical guidance documents. When this option is not available, persons can order a paper copy of any of the Department's draft or final technical guidance documents by contacting 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 questions or comments about a particular document should call the contact person whose name and phone number is listed with each document.
Minor Revisions to Technical Guidance Documents
Following a reorganization within the Department, the following documents have changed from ID numbers beginning with 257 (Bureau of Waste Management) to ID numbers beginning with 263 (Bureau of Environmental Cleanup and Brownfields). While contact information and internal references may have also changed where appropriate, no substantive changes have been made to these documents.
Prior DEP ID New DEP ID Title 257-481-001 263-4180-001 Penalty Assessment Matrix 257-4500-601 263-4500-601 Closure Requirements for Underground Storage Tanks 257-2300-001 263-2300-001 Underground Storage Tank Class A and Class B Operator Training Courses 257-0900-021 263-0900-021 UST/AST System Variances 257-4200-001 263-4200-001 Closure Requirements for Aboveground Storage Tanks 257-0900-022 263-0900-022 Verification of Emergency Containment Structures for Aboveground Storage Tanks 257-3120-002 263-3120-002 Storage Tank Program Internal Policy on Inspections and On-Site Visits 257-4000-001 263-4000-001 Storage Tank Product Delivery Prohibition 257-3120-001 263-3120-001 Evaluation of Underground Storage Tank Liners 257-4180-002 263-4180-002 Storage Tank Program Compliance Assistance Strategy 257-0900-011 263-0900-011 Storage Tank Modification and Maintenance Issues 257-3300-002 263-3300-002 Permeability of Secondary Containment and Emergency Containment 257-2320-001 263-2320-001 Policy for Existing Field-Constructed Hazardous Substance Underground Storage Tanks at Facilities Regulated Under the Safe Drinking Water Act 257-0900-014 263-0900-014 Applicability of Chapter 245.453—Assessing the Site at Closure or Change-In-Service—To Underground Storage Tank (UST) Systems Closed Prior to the Effective Date of the Federal Regulations 257-0900-006 263-0900-006 Stationary/Non-Stationary Tanks 257-0900-012 263-0900-012 Storage Tank Cleaning Activities 257-3120-003 263-3120-003 Guidelines for Conducting Underground Storage Tank (UST) Facility Operations Inspections (FOI) 257-0900-015 263-0900-015 Implementation of Act 16 257-0900-016 263-0900-016 Implementation of Act 34
Contact: Questions regarding this action should be directed towards Adam Krichmar, (717) 772-5831 or akrichmar@pa.gov.
Effective Date: Effective upon publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
Draft Technical Guidance Document: New Guidance
DEP ID: 273-4110-002. Title: Air Quality Program Guidance for Determination of Significant Figures and Timeliness of Report Submittal for Evaluation of Air Contaminant Emissions and Concentrations. Description: The Department believes that timely and consistent determinations of air contaminant emissions and concentrations are necessary to ensure that the air quality needs of the Commonwealth are fully met. As a result, this guidance is intended to establish conventions for rounding, truncation and determination of significant figures for determining air contaminant emissions and ambient concentrations and timeliness criteria for demonstrations and determinations of compliance, for the Department's various programs authorized by the Pennsylvania Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001—4015). The scope of the policy will extend to permitting (including potential to emit determinations), stationary source emission testing, air quality modeling analyses, sampling, continuous source monitoring, Annual Emission Inventory and Emission Statement, periodic compliance reporting and emission inventories contained in State Implementation Plans for attainment, Reasonable Further Progress and maintenance of National Ambient Air Quality Standards. In addition, the policy will memorialize existing conventions while providing guidance where none existed.
Written Comments: Interested persons may submit written comments on this draft technical guidance document by October 9, 2012. The Department will accept comments submitted by e-mail, but comments submitted by facsimile will not be accepted. A return name and address must be included in each e-mail transmission. Written comments should be submitted to Douglas Haulik, Chief, Continuous Compliance Section, Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Air Quality, P. O. Box 8468, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8468 or dhaulik@pa.gov.
Contact: Questions regarding the draft technical guidance document should be directed to Douglas Haulik, (717) 772-4482 or dhaulik@pa.gov.
Effective Date: The proposed guidance document will be effective upon publication as final in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
Final Technical Guidance: Substantive Revision
DEP ID: 362-4180-006. Title: Civil Penalty Assessment Informal Hearing Procedure for Clean Water Program. Description: This guidance document was developed to describe the procedure to be used by Department Water Quality Operations staff for holding an informal hearing as it relates to civil penalty assessments for violations of National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits.
Written Comments: The Department published notice of the public comment period for this draft technical guidance at 39 Pa.B. 3136 (June 20, 2009). The public comment period closed on July 20, 2009. Five written comments were received during the public comment period and are located in the associated Comment and Response Document. This guidance was revised as a result of these comments.
Contact: Questions regarding the draft technical guidance document should be directed to Robert Kachonik at (717) 783-3863 or rkachonik@pa.gov.
Effective Date: Upon publication of notice as final in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
Rescission of Technical Guidance
DEP ID: 383-3130-108. Title: New Source Sampling Requirements for Surface Water Sources. Description: The Department, Bureau of Water Standards and Facility Regulation, provided information relating to new source sampling requirements for surface water sources to support public water systems and Department staff in implementing the Safe Drinking Water Program. This guidance document is being rescinded because it contains information that is no longer current due to regulatory updates at 25 Pa. Code Chapter 109 (relating to safe drinking water) that became effective on December 26, 2009.
Contact: Questions regarding this action should be directed to Chad Reisch at creisch@pa.gov or (717) 772-4061.
Effective Date: Upon publication of notice as final in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
DEP ID: 383-3130-208. Title: New Source Sampling Requirements for Groundwater Sources for Community and Nontransient Noncommunity Water Systems. Description: The Department, Bureau of Water Standards and Facility Regulation, provided information relating to new source sampling requirements for groundwater sources for community and nontransient noncommunity water systems to support public water systems and Department staff in implementing the Safe Drinking Water Program. This guidance document is being rescinded because it contains information that is no longer current due to regulatory updates at 25 Pa. Code Chapter 109 that became effective on December 26, 2009.
Contact: Questions regarding this action should be directed to Chad Reisch at creisch@pa.gov or (717) 772-4061.
Effective Date: Upon publication of notice as final in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
DEP ID: 383-3130-308. Title: Transient Noncommunity Water Systems: New Source Sampling Requirements for Groundwater Sources. Description: The Department, Bureau of Water Standards and Facility Regulation, provided information relating to new source sampling requirements for groundwater sources to support public water systems and Department staff in implementing the Safe Drinking Water Program. This guidance document is being rescinded because it contains information that is no longer current due to regulatory updates at 25 Pa. Code Chapter 109 that became effective on December 26, 2009.
Contact: Questions regarding this action should be directed to Chad Reisch at creisch@pa.gov or (717) 772-4061.
Effective Date: Upon publication of notice as final in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
MICHAEL L. KRANCER,
Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 12-1745. Filed for public inspection September 7, 2012, 9:00 a.m.]
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