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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 21-996

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Availability of Technical Guidance

[51 Pa.B. 3549]
[Saturday, June 26, 2021]

 Technical guidance documents (TGD) are available on the Department of Environmental Protection's (Department) web site at www.depgreenport.state.pa.us/elibrary/. The ''Technical Guidance Final Documents'' heading is the link to a menu of the various Department bureaus where each bureau's final TGDs are posted. The ''Technical Guidance Draft Documents'' heading is the link to the Department's draft TGDs.

Ordering Paper Copies of Department Technical Guidance

 The Department encourages the use of the Internet to view and download TGDs. When this option is not available, persons can order a paper copy of any of the Department's draft or final TGDs 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 TGDs

 Following is the current list of recent changes. Persons who have questions or comments about a particular document should contact the person whose name and phone number are listed with each document.

Final Technical Guidance: Substantive Revisions

 DEP ID: 275-2101-003. Title: Air Quality Permit Exemptions. Description: Consistent with the provision of 25 Pa. Code § 127.14 (relating to exemptions), the Department may determine sources or classes of sources which may be exempt from the plan approval and permitting requirements of 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127 (relating to construction, modification, reactivation and operation of sources). In accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.14(d), the Department is finalizing an amendment to the Air Quality Permit Exemptions.

 The Department published a notice at 50 Pa.B. 3546 (July 11, 2020) opening a public comment period for TGD No. 275-2101-003, entitled ''Air Quality Permit Exemptions.'' The comment period ended on August 24, 2020. The Department has prepared a Comment and Response Document which is available on the Department's web site. The Department is finalizing the following:

 • Qualifications regarding exempted sources.

 • Exemptions under 25 Pa. Code § 127.14(a)(8) that do not require submission of a Request for Determination form.

 • Exemptions under 25 Pa. Code § 127.14(a)(8) that do require submission of a Request for Determination form.

 • Exemptions under 25 Pa. Code § 127.14(a)(9) related to physical changes.

 • Exemption criteria for operating permits.

 • Trivial activities.

 This guidance document is applicable to sources, which will be constructed as a new source, or modified after the effective date of this TGD. It does not apply to sources which were constructed or modified prior to the effective date of this guidance document and operating lawfully without a permit.

 Contact: Questions regarding this TGD can be directed to Sean Wenrich at sewenrich@pa.gov or (717) 772-3979.

 Effective Date: July 1, 2021

Rescission of Technical Guidance

 DEP ID: 363-2316-001. Title: Certification for Corps Nationwide Permits. Description: As provided in section 401 of the Federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341), the Department periodically considers and issues water quality certification for Nationwide permits issued by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (Corps). This document contains the Department's conditional water quality certification for certain Corps Nationwide permits issued in the late 1990s. See 61 FR 65874 (December 13, 1996). The Corps Nationwide permits and the Department's water quality certification contained in this document are no longer in effect, having been replaced several times over with updated permits and certifications since this TGD was published in 1997. As such, this TGD is out of date and no longer necessary. The content of this document was also published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at 27 Pa.B. 1700 (April 5, 1997) and is publicly accessible in that format

 Contact: Questions regarding this action can be directed to Andy Klinger at anklinger@pa.gov or (717) 772-5975.

 Effective Date: June 26, 2021

PATRICK McDONNELL, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 21-996. Filed for public inspection June 25, 2021, 9:00 a.m.]


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