INDEPENDENT REGULATORY REVIEW COMMISSION
Action Taken by the Commission
[47 Pa.B. 7402]
[Saturday, December 2, 2017]The Independent Regulatory Review Commission met publicly at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, November 16, 2017, and announced the following:
Action Taken—Regulations Approved:
Board of Coal Mine Safety # 7-527: Sensitive Ground Fault (adds § 208.600 to 25 Pa. Code Chapter 208)
Environmental Quality Board # 7-535: Stream Redesignations (Sobers Run, et al.) (amends 25 Pa. Code)
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Approval Order Public Meeting Held
November 16, 2017Commissioners Voting: George D. Bedwick, Chairperson; John F. Mizner, Esq., Vice Chairperson; W. Russell Faber; Murray Ufberg, Esq.; Dennis A. Watson, Esq.
Board of Coal Mine Safety
Sensitive Ground Fault
Regulation No. 7-527 (# 3165)On March 3, 2017, the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (Commission) received this proposed regulation from the Board of Coal Mine Safety (Board). This rulemaking adds § 208.600 to 25 Pa. Code Chapter 208. The proposed regulation was published in the March 18, 2017 Pennsylvania Bulletin with a public comment period that closed on April 17, 2017. The final-form regulation was submitted to the Commission on October 11, 2017.
This final-form rulemaking will require operators of underground bituminous coal mines to utilize sensitive ground fault protection devices on certain power centers.
We have determined this regulation is consistent with the statutory authority of the Board (52 P.S. §§ 690-106.1 and 690-334(c)) and the intention of the General Assembly. Having considered all of the other criteria of the Regulatory Review Act, we find promulgation of this regulation is in the public interest.
By Order of the Commission:
This regulation is approved.
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Approval Order Public Meeting Held
November 16, 2017Commissioners Voting: George D. Bedwick, Chairperson; John F. Mizner, Esq., Vice Chairperson; W. Russell Faber; Murray Ufberg, Esq.; Dennis A. Watson, Esq.
Environmental Quality Board
Stream Redesignations (Sobers Run, et al.)
Regulation No. 7-535 (# 3150)On May 26, 2016, the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (Commission) received this proposed regulation from the Environmental Quality Board (EQB). This rulemaking amends 25 Pa. Code. The proposed regulation was published in the June 11, 2016 Pennsylvania Bulletin with a public comment period ending on July 25, 2016. The final-form regulation was submitted to the Commission on October 12, 2017.
This final-form regulation upgrades the water quality designations of four stream segments and their tributaries in response to petitions filed with the Department of Environmental Protection.
We have determined this regulation is consistent with the statutory authority EQB (35 P.S. §§ 691.1(b)(1) and 691.402, 71 P.S. § 510-20 and 33 U.S.C.A § 1313(c)) and the intention of the General Assembly. Having considered all of the other criteria of the Regulatory Review Act, we find promulgation of this regulation is in the public interest.
By Order of the Commission:
This regulation is approved.
GEORGE D. BEDWICK,
Chairperson
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 17-1993. Filed for public inspection December 1, 2017, 9:00 a.m.]
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