Board and Committee Meeting Schedules for 2015 [44 Pa.B. 8057]
[Saturday, December 27, 2014]The following is a list of 2015 meetings of advisory and other boards and committees associated with the Department of Environmental Protection (Department). These schedules and an agenda for each meeting, including meeting materials, will be available through the Public Participation Center on the Department web site at www.dep.state.pa.us (DEP Keywords: Public Participation, Participate). Prior to each meeting, the Department encourages individuals to visit its web site to confirm meeting date, time and location.
Persons in need of accommodations as provided for in the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 should contact the individual listed for each board or committee, or through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.
Aggregate Advisory Board
The Aggregate Advisory Board meetings for 2015 have not yet been scheduled. Notices for upcoming meetings will be published in future issues of the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
Contact: Daniel Snowden, Bureau of Mining Programs, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, (717) 787-5103, dsnowden@pa.gov.
Agricultural Advisory Board
The Agricultural Advisory Board meetings for 2015 have not yet been scheduled. Notices for upcoming meetings will be published in future issues of the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
Contact: Steven Taglang, Bureau of Conservation and Restoration, P. O. Box 8555, Harrisburg, PA 17105, (717) 783-7577, staglang@pa.gov.
Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee
The Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee will meet from 9:15 a.m. until 3 p.m. in Room 105, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA. The meeting dates are as follows:
February 12, 2015
April 16, 2015
June 11, 2015
August 6, 2015
October 8, 2015
December 10, 2015Contact: Nancy Herb, Bureau of Air Quality, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, (717) 783-9269, nherb@pa.gov.
Board of Coal Mine Safety
The Board of Coal Mine Safety will meet from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. at the Department's Cambria Office, 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA. The meeting dates are as follows:
March 10, 2015
June 9, 2015
September 8, 2015
December 8, 2015Contact: Allison Gaida, Bureau of Mine Safety, New Stanton District Mining Office, 131 Broadview Road, New Stanton, PA 15672, (724) 404-3147, agaida@pa.gov.
Certification Program Advisory Committee
The Certification Program Advisory Committee will meet from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. in Room 105, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA. The meeting dates are as follows:
March 11, 2015
May 28, 2015Notices for additional meetings will be published in the future.
Contact: Cheri Sansoni, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, (717) 772-5158, csansoni@state.pa.us.
Chesapeake Bay Management Team
The Chesapeake Bay Management Team will meet from 9:30 a.m. until 12 p.m. in the Susquehanna Conference Rooms A and B, Department of Environmental Protection, Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA. The meeting date is as follows:
January 29, 2015
Contact: Rhonda Manning, Interstate Waters Office, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, (717) 772-4472, rmanning@pa.gov.
Citizens Advisory Council
The Citizens Advisory Council (CAC) will meet from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. in Room 105, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA. CAC does not meet in August and December. The meeting dates are as follows:
January 21, 2015
(Wednesday due to Inauguration Day on January 20, 2015)
February 17, 2015
March 17, 2015
April 21, 2015
May 20, 2015
(Wednesday due to Pennsylvania Primary Election on May 19, 2015)
June 16, 2015
July 21, 2015
September 15, 2015
October 20, 2015
November 17, 2015Contact: Michele Tate, Executive Director, Citizens Advisory Council, P. O. Box 8459, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8459, (717) 783-2300, mtate@pa.gov.
Cleanup Standards Scientific Advisory Board
The Cleanup Standards Scientific Advisory Board will meet from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. in Room 105, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA. The meeting dates are as follows:
April 22, 2015
August 26, 2015
December 16, 2015Contact: Mike Maddigan, Bureau of Environmental Cleanup and Brownfields, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, (717) 772-3609, mmaddigan@pa.gov.
Climate Change Advisory Committee
The Climate Change Advisory Committee will meet from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. in Room 105, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA, unless otherwise noted. The meeting dates are as follows:
January 6, 2015
February 6, 2015
April 21, 2015*
June 9, 2015
August 18, 2015*
October 2, 2015*
December 4, 2015* Meetings will be held in the 12th Floor Conference Room
Contact: Mark Brojakowski, Bureau of Air Quality, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, (717) 772-3429, mbrojakows@pa.gov.
Coal and Clay Mine Subsidence Insurance Fund Board
Meetings are scheduled on an as-needed basis; there are no meetings scheduled for 2015.
Contact: Lawrence Ruane, Bureau of Mining Programs, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, (717) 783-9590, lruane@pa.gov.
Coastal Zone Advisory Committee
The Coastal Zone Advisory Committee will meet from 9:30 a.m. until 12 p.m. in the 10th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA. The meeting dates are as follows:
January 14, 2015
June 3, 2015Contact: Stacey Box, Interstate Waters Office, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, (717) 772-5622, sbox@pa.gov.
Environmental Justice Advisory Board
The Environmental Justice Advisory Board will meet from 8:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. in the Delaware Room, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA. The meeting dates are as follows:
February 5, 2015 (Weather date: February 24, 2015)
May 19, 2015
August 4, 2015
November 5, 2015Contact: Kimberly Morewood, Office of Environmental Advocate, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, (717) 783-9731, kmorewood@pa.gov.
Environmental Quality Board
The Environmental Quality Board will meet from 9 a.m. until 10 a.m. in Room 105, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA. Meetings will only be held when there are a sufficient number of agenda items for consideration. The meeting dates are as follows:
February 17, 2015
March 17, 2015
April 21, 2015
May 20, 2015
(Wednesday due to Pennsylvania Primary Election on May 19, 2015)
June 16, 2015
July 21, 2015
August 18, 2015
September 15, 2015
October 20, 2015
November 17, 2015
December 15, 2015Contact: Laura Edinger, Environmental Quality Board, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, (717) 772-3277, ledinger@pa.gov.
Laboratory Accreditation Advisory Committee
The Laboratory Accreditation Advisory Committee will meet from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. in the Bureau of Laboratories Building, 2575 Interstate Drive, Harrisburg, PA. The meeting dates are as follows:
March 11, 2015
June 24, 2015
September 30, 2015
December 2, 2015Contact: Aaren Alger, Bureau of Laboratories, 2575 Interstate Drive, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 346-7200, aaalger@pa.gov.
Low-Level Waste Advisory Committee
The Low-Level Waste Advisory Committee will meet from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. in Room 105, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA. The meeting date is as follows:
October 2, 2015
Contact: Rich Janati, Bureau of Radiation Protection, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, (717) 787-2147, rjanati@pa.gov.
Mine Families First Response and Communications Advisory Council
The Mine Families First Response and Communications Advisory Council will meet from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. in the Fayette Room, Department of Environmental Protection, New Stanton Office, 131 Broadview Road, New Stanton, PA. The meeting date is as follows:
April 29, 2015
Contact: Allison Gaida, Bureau of Mine Safety, Department of Environmental Protection, New Stanton Office, 131 Broadview Road, New Stanton, PA 15672, (724) 404-3147, agaida@pa.gov.
Mining and Reclamation Advisory Board
The Mining and Reclamation Advisory Board will meet from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. in Room 105, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA, unless otherwise noted. The meeting dates are as follows:
January 22, 2015*
April 23, 2015
July 9, 2015**
October 22, 2015* Meeting will be held in the 12th Floor Conference Room
** Meeting will be held at a District Mining Office (to be determined)
Contact: Daniel Snowden, Bureau of Mining Programs, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, (717) 787-5103, dsnowden@pa.gov.
Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board
The Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board will meet from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. in Room 105, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA. The meeting dates are as follows:
January 22, 2015
March 5, 2015Additional meeting dates in 2015 will be scheduled through action of the Oil and Gas Tehnical Advisory Board as needed to consider Department regulations and guidance. The Department will provide notice of additional meeting dates as they are scheduled.
Contact: Kurt Klapkowski, Bureau of Oil and Gas Planning and Program Management, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, (717) 772-2199, kklapkowsk@ pa.gov.
Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority
The Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority board meetings for 2015 have not yet been scheduled. Notices for upcoming meetings will be published in future issues of the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
Contact: Dave Althoff, Office of Pollution, Prevention and Energy Assistance, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, (717) 783-8411, dalthoff@pa.gov.
Radiation Protection Advisory Committee
The Radiation Protection Advisory Committee will meet from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. in the 14th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA. The meeting dates are as follows:
April 2, 2015
June 4, 2015
September 24, 2015Contact: Joseph Melnic, Bureau of Radiation Protection, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, (717) 783-9730, jmelnic@pa.gov.
Recycling Fund Advisory Committee
The Recycling Fund Advisory Committee will meet from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. in Room 105, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA. The meeting date is as follows:
September 24, 2015
(joint meeting with Solid Waste Advisory Committee)Contact: Keith Ashley, Bureau of Waste Management, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, (717) 787-2553, riashley@pa.gov.
Sewage Advisory Committee
The Sewage Advisory Committee will meet at 10:30 a.m. until 12 p.m. in Room 105, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA. The meeting dates are as follows:
March 24, 2015
September 22, 2015Contact: John Diehl, Bureau of Point and Non-Point Source Management, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, (717) 783-2941, jdiehl@pa.gov.
Small Business Compliance Advisory Committee
The Small Business Compliance Advisory Committee will meet from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. in the 12th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA. The meeting dates are as follows:
January 28, 2015
April 22, 2015
July 22, 2015
October 28, 2015Contact: Susan Foster, Bureau of Air Quality, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, (717) 787-7019, sufoster@pa.gov.
Small Water Systems Technical Assistance Center Board
The Small Water Systems Technical Assistance Center Board will meet from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. in Room 105, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA. The meeting dates are as follows:
March 19, 2015
June 30, 2015
September 17, 2015
December 17, 2015Contact: H. Thomas Fridirici, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, (717) 787-2172, hfridirici@pa.gov.
Solid Waste Advisory Committee
The Solid Waste Advisory Committee will meet from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. in Room 105, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA. The meeting dates are as follows:
January 15, 2015
April 2, 2015
June 4, 2015
September 24, 2015
(joint meeting with Recycling Fund Advisory
Committee)Contact: Keith Ashley, Bureau of Waste Management, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, (717) 787-2553, riashley@pa.gov.
State Board for Certification of Sewage Enforcement Officers
The State Board for Certification of Sewage Enforcement Officers will meet from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. in Conference Room 11B, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA. The meeting dates are as follows:
March 18, 2015
June 24, 2015
September 23, 2015
December 16, 2015Contact: Kristen Szwajkowski, Bureau of Point Non-Point Source Management, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, (717) 772-2186, kszwajkows@pa.gov.
State Board for Certification of Water and Wastewater System Operators
The State Board for Certification of Water and Wastewater Systems Operators will meet from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. in the 10th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA. The meeting dates are as follows:
February 11, 2015
April 15, 2015
June 17, 2015
August 12, 2015
October 29, 2015
December 10, 2015Contact: Cheri Sansoni, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water, Operator Certification, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, (717) 772-5158, csansoni@pa.gov.
Storage Tank Advisory Committee
The Storage Tank Advisory Committee will meet from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. in Room 105, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA, unless otherwise noted. The meeting dates and locations are as follows:
March 3, 2015
June 2, 2015*
September 1, 2015
December 8, 2015* Meeting will be held in the 14th Floor Conference Room
Contact: Charles M. Swokel, Bureau of Environmental Cleanup and Brownfields, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, (717) 772-5806 or (800) 428-2657 (42-TANKS) within this Commonwealth, cswokel@pa.gov.
Technical Advisory Committee on Diesel-Powered Equipment
The Technical Advisory Committee on Diesel-Powered Equipment will meet from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. in the Westmoreland Room, Department of Environmental Protection, New Stanton Office, 131 Broadview Road, New Stanton, PA. The meeting dates are as follows:
January 14, 2015
April 8, 2015
July 8, 2015
October 14, 2015Contact: Allison Gaida, Bureau of Mine Safety, Department of Environmental Protection, New Stanton Office, 131 Broadview Road, New Stanton, PA 15672, (724) 404-3147, agaida@pa.gov.
Water Resources Advisory Committee
The Water Resources Advisory Committee will meet from 9:30 a.m. until 12 p.m. in Room 105, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA. The meeting dates are as follows:
February 18, 2015
August 12, 2015Notices for additional meetings will be published in the future.
Contact: Sean Gimbel, Office of Water Management, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, (717) 783-4693, sgimbel@pa.gov.
DANA K. AUNKST,
Acting Secretary[Pa.B. Doc. No. 14-2689. Filed for public inspection December 26, 2014, 9:00 a.m.]