1959 Availability of technical guidance

Availability of Technical Guidance

[29 Pa.B. 5955]

   Technical Guidance Documents are on DEP's World Wide Web site (www.dep.state.pa.us) at the Public Participation Center. The ''1999 Inventory'' heading is the Governor's List of Non-regulatory Documents. The ''Search the Inventory of Technical Guidance Documents'' heading is a database of the Inventory. The ''Final Documents'' heading is the link to a menu of the various DEP bureaus and from there to each bureau's final technical guidance documents. The ''Draft Technical Guidance'' heading is the link to DEP's draft technical guidance documents.

   DEP will continue to revise its documents, as necessary, throughout 1999.

Ordering paper copies of technical guidance

   Persons can order a bound paper copy of the latest Inventory or an unbound paper copy of any of the final documents listed on the Inventory by calling DEP at [phone].

   In addition, bound copies of some of DEP's documents are available as DEP publications. Please check with the appropriate bureau for more information about the availability of a particular document as a publication.

Changes to technical guidance documents

   Here is the current list of recent changes. Persons who have any questions or comments about a particular document should call the contact person whose name and phone number is listed with each document. Persons who have questions or comments in general should call Joe Sieber at [phone].

Draft Guidance--Substantive Revision

   DEP ID: 012-0820-001 Title: Policy for Development, Approval and Distribution of Regulations Description: Developed in 1996, this guidance establishes the standards for the content of regulations and creates a uniform process for developing, approving, and distributing these documents, consistent with Executive Order 1996-1. The Department proposes to update and clarify many of the steps in the regulatory process. Anticipated Effective Date: January 17, 2000 Comment Period Ends: December 20, 1999 Contact: Sharon Freeman at [phone], fax number is [phone], or email at freeman.sharon@ dep.state.pa.us

JAMES M. SEIF,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 99-1959. Filed for public inspection November 19, 1999, 9:00 a.m.]