NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Nutrient Credit Trading Program Actions; Certification Amendment Request Approval
[52 Pa.B. 1186]
[Saturday, February 19, 2022]
The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has approved the following request for an amendment to certification of pollutant reduction activities to generate nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) credits under 25 Pa. Code § 96.8 (relating to use of offsets and tradable credits from pollution reduction activities in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed). Proposed pollutant reduction activities include the following agriculture best management practices: conservation tillage (CT), continuous no-till planting methods (CNT) and planting cover crops (CC). This certification amendment request approval authorizes the generation of N and P credits for use by facilities with National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits in the compliance year in which the credits are generated. This amendment approval is valid under the same term as the previous certification, provided the pollution reduction activities are implemented, maintained and verified in accordance with the plan contained in the approved certification amendment request.
| Applicant/Consultant | Generator/
Source | Pollutant Reduction Activity | N Credits | P Credits | Original Certifica-
tion Date | Public Comment Notice Date | Amend-
ment Certifica-
tion Date | Certifica-
tion Expiration |
|---|
| Lycoming County Conservation District | Lost Brook Farm (formerly Jarrett) | CT, CNT, CC | 6,340 | 0 | July 29, 2016 | September 26, 2020 | November 9, 2020 | September 30, 2021 |
Persons aggrieved by this action may appeal the action to the Environmental Hearing Board (Board), under section 4 of the Environmental Hearing Board Act (35 P.S. § 7514) and 2 Pa.C.S. §§ 501—508 and 701—704 (relating to Administrative Agency Law) to the Environmental Hearing Board, Rachel Carson State Office Building, Second Floor, 400 Market Street, P.O. Box 8457, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8457.
TDD users may contact the Board through the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD users) or (800) 654-5988 (voice users).
Appeals must be filed with the Board within 30 days of receipt of notice of this action unless the appropriate statute provides a different time. This paragraph does not, in and of itself, create any right of appeal beyond that permitted by applicable statutes and decisional law.
A notice of appeal form and the Board's rules of practice and procedure may be obtained online at http://ehb.courtapps.com or by contacting the Secretary to the Board at (717) 787-3483. The notice of appeal form and the Board's rules are also available in Braille and on audiotape from the Secretary to the Board.
Important legal rights are at stake. Individuals should show this document to a lawyer at once. Persons who cannot afford a lawyer may qualify for free pro bono representation. Call the Secretary to the Board at (717) 787-3483 for more information. A lawyer is not needed to file a notice of appeal with the Board.
For individuals who wish to challenge this action, appeals must be filed with and received by the Board within 30 days of receipt of notice of this action.
For further information about this action or the Nutrient Credit Trading Program, contact the Division of Operations, Bureau of Clean Water, Department of Environmental Protection, P.O. Box 8774, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8774, (717) 787-6744, RA-EPPANutrientTrad@pa.gov or visit the Department's web site at www.dep.pa.gov/nutrient_trading.
PATRICK McDONNELL,
Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 22-278. Filed for public inspection February 18, 2022, 9:00 a.m.]
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