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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 23-1291

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Issuance of General Plan Approval and/or General Operating Permit for Coal-Mine Methane Enclosed Flares (BAQ-GPA/GP-21)

[53 Pa.B. 6005]
[Saturday, September 23, 2023]

 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 for Coal-Mine Methane Enclosed Flares (BAQ-GPA/GP-21) with an effective date of September 22, 2023.

 The Department published a notice regarding the availability of the proposed GP-21 for public review and comment at 53 Pa.B. 3476 (July 1, 2023), in six newspapers of general circulation and sent to nearby states and the United States Environmental Protection Agency. The public comment period ended on August 15, 2023. The Department prepared a comment and response document that summarizes the comments received.

 Applicants may seek authorization to use GP-21 by submitting the General Permit application to the appropriate Department regional office. Applicants must receive the Department's written approval prior to constructing or operating, or both, coal-mine methane enclosed flares authorized under this General Permit. The Department will publish notice of each authorization to use GP-21 in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

 A copy of the General Permit with related documents, including the comment and response document and technical support document, can be obtained by contacting David Clark, P.O. Box 8468, Harrisburg, PA 17105, (717) 772-3942, davclark@pa.gov. The documents are available on the Department's web site at http://www.depgreenport. state.pa.us/elibrary/GetFolder?FolderID=3623.

RICHARD NEGRIN, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 23-1291. Filed for public inspection September 22, 2023, 9:00 a.m.]


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