Pennsylvania Code
Pennsylvania Code & Bulletin
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

• No statutes or acts will be found at this website.

The Pennsylvania Bulletin website includes the following: Rulemakings by State agencies; Proposed Rulemakings by State agencies; State agency notices; the Governor’s Proclamations and Executive Orders; Actions by the General Assembly; and Statewide and local court rules.

PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 18-890

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Issuance of General Plan Approval and/or General Operating Permit No. 5A for Unconventional Natural Gas Well Site Operations or Remote Pigging Stations (BAQ-GPA/GP-5A); Modified General Plan Approval and/or General Operating Permit No. 5 for Natural Gas Compressor Stations, Processing Plants and Transmission Stations (BAQ-GPA/GP-5)

[48 Pa.B. 3491]
[Saturday, June 9, 2018]

 In accordance with section 6.1(f) of the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. § 4006.1(f)) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter H (relating to general plan approvals and operating permits), the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has issued the General Plan Approval and/or General Operating Permit No. 5A for Unconventional Natural Gas Well Site Operations and Remote Pigging Stations (BAQ-GPA/GP-5A) and modifications to General Plan Approval and/or General Operating Permit No. 5 for Natural Gas Compression Stations, Processing Plants and Transmission Stations (BAQ-GPA/GP-5) with an effective date of August 8, 2018.

 The Department published a notice regarding the availability of the proposed GP-5A and proposed revisions to GP-5 for public review and comment at 47 Pa.B. 733 (February 4, 2017). The public comment period was originally scheduled to close on March 22, 2017. However, due to increased public and legislative interest, the comment period was extended until June 5, 2017, at 47 Pa.B. 1235 (February 25, 2017). The Department prepared a comment and response document that summarizes the comments submitted to the Department from 9,357 individuals and organizations during the public comment period.

 On March 31, 2018, the Department published a second notice of the availability of the proposed GP-5A and proposed revisions to GP-5 for public review and comment in full compliance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.612 (relating to public notice and review period). The notice was published at 48 Pa.B. 1902 (March 31, 2018), in six newspapers of general circulation and sent to nearby states and the United States Environmental Protection Agency. The public comment period ended on May 15, 2018. The Department prepared a comment and response document that summarizes the comments submitted to the Department from 32 individuals and organizations during the second public comment period.

 Applicants may seek authorization to use GP-5A or GP-5 by submitting the General Permit application to the appropriate Department regional office. Applicants must receive the Department's written approval prior to constructing and/or operating sources under these General Permits. The newly revised general permits, GP-5 and GP-5A, will be required for new natural gas wells and new compression, processing and transmission stations along pipelines, respectively. The Department will publish notice of each authorization to use GP-5 or GP-5A in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

 A copy of the General Permits with related documents, including comment and response documents and Technical Support Document, can be obtained by contacting Frank Zarefoss, P.O. Box 8468, Harrisburg, PA 17105, (717) 787-4325 or fzarefoss@pa.gov. The documents are available on the Department's web site at http://www.dep.pa.gov/Business/Air/BAQ/Permits/Pages/GeneralPermits.aspx.

PATRICK McDONNELL, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 18-890. Filed for public inspection June 8, 2018, 9:00 a.m.]


No part of the information on this site may be reproduced for profit or sold for profit.

This material has been drawn directly from the official Pennsylvania Bulletin full text database. Due to the limitations of HTML or differences in display capabilities of different browsers, this version may differ slightly from the official printed version.