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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 97-149

NOTICES

Availability of Technical Guidance

[27 Pa.B. 619]

Governor's Office List

   Once a year on the first Saturday in August, the Governor's Office publishes a list of the nonregulatory guidance documents of all State agencies in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. The first publication of this list was in the August 3, 1996, edition of the Bulletin.

DEP's Technical Guidance Document Inventory

   DEP publishes a list of its technical guidance documents in its Technical Guidance Document Inventory twice a year. The most recent edition of the Inventory is the December 1996 edition. One version of the list of the documents contained in this edition is now available on DEP's World Wide Web site. DEP's Web address is http://www.dep.state.pa.us. To go to the location of the Inventory once on the DEP home page, persons should choose the Public Participation Center, scroll down to the ''Technical Guidance Document'' heading and (under this heading) click on ''Basic Inventory.''

   Paper copies of the Inventory are being printed and will be available mid-January. DEP automatically mails a paper copy of the December 1996 Inventory to persons who received a paper copy of the June 1996 Inventory. Persons who wish to add their address to the mailing list should call Nina Huizinga at (717) 783-8727.

DEP's Technical Guidance Documents on the World Wide Web

   DEP's Web address is http://www.dep.state.pa.us. To go to the location of DEP's Technical Guidance Documents once on the DEP home page, persons should choose the Public Participation Center. The Center contains several links to DEP's Technical Guidance Documents. The link to draft technical guidance documents is listed under the heading ''Proposals Open to Comment.'' The link to recently finalized technical guidance documents is listed under the heading ''Recently Finalized Proposals.'' Two links are under the heading ''Technical Guidance Documents'':  one link is to the ''Basic Inventory'' and one link is to ''Final Documents'' on the Web. The final documents menu will list DEP's bureaus. Persons should click on the name of the bureau to get to the list of the documents from that bureau that are currently on the Web. Then, to get to see a document, persons should click on the ID number of the document. DEP will be adding its revised documents to the Web throughout 1997.

Ordering Paper Copies of DEP Technical Guidance

   Persons can order a copy of the latest Inventory or a copy of any of the final documents listed on the Inventory by calling Elwyn Inc. (the printer) at 1 (800) 804-4020 if calling in Pennsylvania, or (610) 497-5841 if calling from outside Pennsylvania.

Changes to Technical Guidance Documents

   Between publication of its Inventory, DEP announces changes to its technical guidance documents in its weekly newsletter, the UPDATE and the Pennsylvania Bulletin. Here is the current list of recently finalized documents, draft documents and notices of intended changes to technical guidance.

   Persons who have any questions or comments about a particular document should call the contact person whose name and phone is listed with each document. Persons who have questions or comments about the Inventory, the documents on the World Wide Web, the availability of paper copies from the printer or the technical guidance document process in general should call Nina Huizinga at (717) 783-8727

Final Technical Guidance--New Guidance and Substantive Revisions to Existing Guidance

   DEP ID:  382-2130-012. Title: Policy for Recognizing Succession to Water Rights as a Result of Changes of Ownership. Description:  DEP will follow a department-wide, standard process for recognizing succession to water rights by new owners who take over or acquire existing water supply systems which hold valid water allocation permits or orders of confirmation. Page length:  6 pages. Location:  Volume 15, Tab 11.

   DEP ID:  383-3310-109. Title:  Pennsylvania Drinking Water Information System (PADWIS) Inventory User's Manual. Description:  This document establishes guidance for maintenance of a computerized public water system inventory, and establishes uniform instructions and protocol for maintaining and using a computerized inventory of public water system information for management of the Safe Drinking Water Program. Effective Date:  January 1997. Page length: 199 pages. Location:  Volume 23, Tab 1.

Final Technical Guidance--Minor Revisions to Existing Documents--Bureau of Air Quality

   The Bureau of Air Quality has made the following minor revisions to all of its technical guidance documents:

   1. Reformatting:  (using the standard format for such documents); 2. Updating:  (for example, changes to reflect the new Department name); 3. Changes to some Document ID numbers to better reflect the content of the document; and 4. Consolidating and rearranging material. None of the changes are substantive in nature. The revised documents listed here are now on DEP's World Wide Web site. Persons who have any questions should contact Ralph Scanlan at (717) 787-9702.

DEP IDTitle
271-5000-001Employer Trip Reduction Policy
273-4000-001Compliance Assurance Policy for Cement Kilns with CEMS
273-4000-002Compliance Assurance Policy for Hospital Waste Incinerators
273-4000-003Compliance Assurance Policy for Municipal Waste Incinerators, including Revisions
273-4000-004Enforcement Policy for CEM's on Fluid Catalytic Cracking Units
273-4000-005Enforcement Policy--CEMS and Coal Sampling/Analysis Systems
273-4100-005Air Pollution Control Act Compliance History Review and Civil Penalty Assessment Procedures
273-4130-001DEP/EPA Asbestos Demolition/Renovation Civil Penalty Policy
273-4130-003Guidance for Application of Regional Civil Assessment Procedure
273-4130-004Compliance Docket Procedure
273-4130-006Stage I Penalty Assessment Guidance
274-0300-001Continuous Source Monitoring Manual
274-0300-002Source Testing Manual
275-2101-001Air Quality Operating Permit Protocol
275-2101-002Air Quality Operating Permit Permitting Procedures
275-2101-003Air Quality Permit Exemptions
275-2101-004Air Quality Operating Permit Modification/Reactivation
275-2101-005Delegation Conditions and Policy Performance Test Waivers
275-2101-006Air Quality Operating Permit Requirements
275-2101-007Best Available Technology and Other Permitting Criteria
275-2101-008Hazardous Waste Incineration
275-2101-010Air Toxics Policies
275-2101-011Public Notification
275-2101-014Prevention of Significant Deterioration
275-2101-015Volatile Organic Compounds
275-2101-016Continuous Source Monitors

Final Technical Guidance--Minor Revisions to Existing Documents--Field Operations

   Field Operations has made minor revisions to four of its documents listed here; none of the changes are substantive in nature.

DEP IDTitle
400-2000-300Model Permit Application Process
400-5900-102Procedure for Authorizing Emergency Response Expenditures
400-5900-104Policy for Authorities of the On-scene Coordinator
400-5900-112Gasoline Fume Emergency Criteria

Final Technical Guidance--Minor Revisions to Existing Documents--Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management

   The Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management has made minor revisions to eight of its documents listed here; none of the changes are substantive in nature.

DEP IDTitle
250-2500-310Bond Forfeiture
250-3100-401Quality Assurance Program
250-3130-763Purge Water from Groundwater Sampling
251-2100-727Policy and Procedure for Municipal Waste Facilities Equivalency Approvals
252-2200-514Approval of Alternative Recycling Programs
253-4500-608Revised Final Guidance for Using Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act Funds for Emergency Response
253-5800-638Final Guidance for Using Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund Monies for Emergency Response Actions
258-2000-767Guidance on the Chemical Analysis for Form 26r

Notice of Intent to Develop Technical Guidance

   Draft Title:  Guidance for Pollution Prevention and Energy Efficiency Site Visits. Type of Change:  New Guidance. Background:  Pollution prevention and energy efficiency (P2E2) not only reduce a company's net expenses but reduce environmental liabilities through pollution prevention and energy efficiency activities. The P2E2 site visits have been designed to assist Pennsylvania companies in achieving that objective. Site visits are coordinated by the Regional OPPCA Chiefs and are conducted by Regional program staff. These site visits emphasize multimedia performance-based approaches and are not regulatory in nature. Anticipated Effective Date:  February 15, 1997. Anticipated Draft Development Date:  January 31, 1997. Anticipated Development and Review Process:  This document will be drafted by regional and central office personnel who have historically been involved in the P2E2 site visit program. The draft will be distributed for review both internally and to the general public. Contact:  Robert Zaccano at (717) 657-4121.

JAMES M. SEIF,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 97-149. Filed for public inspection January 31, 1997, 9:00 a.m.]



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