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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 14-2067

NOTICES

Availability of Technical Guidance

[44 Pa.B. 6290]
[Saturday, October 4, 2014]

 Technical guidance documents are available on the Department of Environmental Protection's (Department) web site at 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.

Draft Technical Guidance—New Guidance

 DEP ID: 260-0500-001. Title: Policy for Coordinating Immediate Responses and Final Remediation of Spills and Releases. Description: This policy summarizes how the Department oversees immediate responses and final remediation of spills and releases of regulated substances onto soils. The purpose of the policy is to facilitate the consistent investigation of and the response to spills and to coordinate immediate response needs with final remediation endpoints.

 Effective Date: Upon publication as final in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

 Written Comments: Interested persons may submit written comments on this Draft Technical Guidance Document by November 3, 2014. Comments submitted by facsimile will not be accepted. Comments, including comments submitted by e-mail, must include the originator's name and address. Written comments should be submitted to Molly Adams, Bureau of Environmental Cleanup and Brownfields, P. O. Box 8471, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8471, (717) 787-1566, moadams@pa.gov.

 Contact: Randy Roush, (717) 787-1566, raroush@pa.gov.

Draft Technical Guidance—Substantive Revision

 DEP ID: 550-3000-001. Title: Standards and Guidelines for Identifying, Tracking, and Resolving Oil and Gas Violations. Description: This policy provides direction to Department staff in determining enforcement actions the Department will pursue to resolve violations and achieve compliance with applicable laws and regulations related to conventional and unconventional oil and gas development. The policy also provides advisory information to the regulated industry. Once finalized, this document will replace the previous policy ''Compliance Monitoring of Oil and Gas Wells and Related Facilities and Activities'' that was issued in 2005. Revisions are necessary to reflect changes to the organizational structure of the agency and to update the policies and procedures to reflect current oil and gas development activities in Pennsylvania.

 Effective Date: Upon publication as final in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

 Written Comments: Interested persons may submit written comments on this Draft Technical Guidance Document by November 3, 2014. Comments submitted by facsimile will not be accepted. Comments, including comments submitted by e-mail, must include the originator's name and address. Written comments should be submitted to John Ryder, Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of District and Oil and Gas Operations, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 15th Floor, P. O. Box 8765, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8467, ra-epoilandgas@pa.gov with the subject line ''Comments on Standards and Guidelines for Identifying, Tracking, and Resolving Violations.''

 Contact: John Ryder, (570) 327-3636, ra-epoilandgas@pa.gov.

E. CHRISTOPHER ABRUZZO, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 14-2067. Filed for public inspection October 3, 2014, 9:00 a.m.]


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