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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 12-2433

NOTICES

Availability of Technical Guidance

[42 Pa.B. 7607]
[Saturday, December 15, 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.

Final Technical Guidance—Minor Revision

 DEP ID: 263-4500-601. Title: Closure Requirements for Underground Storage Tank Systems. Description: The purpose of this guidance is to establish minimum standards that must be met to comply with the closure requirements for regulated underground storage tanks. These procedures include closure notification, tank handling and waste management and disposal, site assessment, sampling requirements, analytical requirements, release reporting and recordkeeping.

 This Technical Guidance Document is being revised to update the Analytical Requirements table presented in Section VI.E, pages 33 and 34 of the document. The updated table does not reflect new requirements. These analytical requirements have been utilized to guide closure site assessments since March 15, 2008, and have been available on the Department's Storage Tank Program web sites as a separate document. Notice of the analytical requirements was published at 38 Pa.B. 1312 (March 15, 2008) as a revision to the Department's Land Recycling Program Technical Guidance Manual.

 Also being revised is Appendix E, Standards/Action Levels for Confirmatory Samples Collected at Closure Site Assessments, found on pages 54 and 55. The updated tables do not reflect new requirements. The tables have been utilized to guide closure site assessments, and have been available on the Department's Storage Tank Program web sites as a separate document. The numeric standards contained in the tables reflect current standards that were last updated and noticed at 41 Pa.B. 307 (January 8, 2011) as amendments to Chapter 250, Administration of the Land Recycling Program.

 Contact: Questions regarding this action should be directed to Randy Martin at ramartin@pa.gov or (717) 772-5828.

 Effective Date: December 15, 2012.

 DEP ID: 263-4200-001. Title: Closure Requirements for Aboveground Storage Tank Systems. Description: The purpose of this guidance is to establish minimum standards that must be met to comply with the closure requirements for regulated large aboveground storage tanks. These procedures include closure notification, tank handling and waste management and disposal, site assessment, sampling requirements, analytical requirements, release reporting and recordkeeping.

 This Technical Guidance Document is being revised to update Appendix E, Standards/Action Levels for Confirmatory Samples Collected at Closure Site Assessments, found on pages 47 and 48. The updated tables do not reflect new requirements. The tables have been utilized to guide closure site assessments, and have been available on the Department Storage Tank Program web sites as a separate document. The numeric standards contained in the tables reflect current standards that were last updated and noticed at 41 Pa.B. 307 as amendments to Chapter 250, Administration of the Land Recycling Program.

 Contact: Questions regarding this action should be directed to Chad Clancy at cclancy@pa.gov or (717) 772-5830.

 Effective Date: December 15, 2012.

MICHAEL L. KRANCER, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 12-2433. Filed for public inspection December 14, 2012, 9:00 a.m.]


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