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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 21-1996

PROPOSED RULEMAKING

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY BOARD

Acceptance of Two Rulemaking Petitions for Study

[51 Pa.B. 7471]
[Saturday, December 4, 2021]

 On November 16, 2021, the Environmental Quality Board (Board) accepted two rulemaking petitions for study under 25 Pa. Code Chapter 23 (relating to Environmental Quality Board policy for processing petitions—statement of policy). Both petitions were submitted on behalf of the Sierra Club, Clean Air Council, Earthworks, PennFuture, Protect Penn-Trafford and Mountain Watershed Association. One petition requests the amendment of 25 Pa. Code § 78.302 (relating to requirement to file a bond) to increase bonding amounts for conventional oil and gas wells. The other petition requests the amendment of 25 Pa. Code § 78a.302 (relating to requirement to file a bond) to increase bonding amounts for unconventional gas wells.

 Under the Board's acceptance of the petitions, the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) will prepare a report evaluating each petition. These reports will include recommendations on whether the Board should proceed with proposed rulemakings and, if so, the process that the Department would need to undertake to develop the proposed rulemakings.

 The previously-referenced petitions are available to the public by contacting the Environmental Quality Board, P.O. Box 8477, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8477, (717) 787-4526 and accessible on the Department's web site at www.dep.pa.gov (select ''Public Participation,'' then ''Environmental Quality Board,'' then ''2021 Meetings,'' then scroll to ''Meeting Agendas/Minutes/Handouts: November 16, 2021: In-Person/WebEx Meeting'').

PATRICK McDONNELL, 
Chairperson

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 21-1996. Filed for public inspection December 3, 2021, 9:00 a.m.]


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