2213 Availability of technical guidance

Availability of Technical Guidance

[37 Pa.B. 6472]
[Saturday, December 8, 2007]

   Technical guidance documents are available on the Department of Environmental Protection's (Department) website at www.depweb.state.pa.us (DEP Keywords: Technical Guidance). The ''Final Documents'' heading is the link to a menu of the various Department bureaus where each bureau's final technical guidance documents are posted. The ''Draft Technical Guidance'' heading is the link to the Department's draft technical guidance documents.

   The Department will continue to revise its nonregulatory documents, as necessary, throughout 2007.

Ordering Paper Copies of Department Technical Guidance

   The Department encourages the use of the Internet to view and download technical guidance documents. When this option is not available, persons can order a paper copy of any of the Department's draft or final technical guidance documents by contacting the Department at [phone].

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

Changes to Technical Guidance Documents

   Following is the current list of recent changes. Persons who have questions or comments about a particular document should call the contact person whose name and phone number is listed with each document.

Final Technical Guidance

   DEP ID: 361-5500-001. Title: Administrative Manual for the Special Projects Funding Program of the Pennsylvania Chesapeake Bay Program. Description: This manual provides guidance to Conservation District staff on the administrative processes involved with the Special Projects Funding Program of the Chesapeake Bay Program, including the development, implementation, and funding of special projects. The Special Projects Funding Program was implemented to best utilize the limited funding for Best Management Practices within the Chesapeake Bay Program. The focus of special projects should be the improvement of water quality through the reduction of nutrient and sediment loads. This manual is a companion to the existing manual, Administrative Manual for the Pennsylvania Chesapeake Bay Program, and is not intended to supersede any contents of that manual, unless otherwise noted. Notice requesting public comment on the draft version of the guidance document was published at 37 Pa.B. 3018 (June 30, 2007). During the 30-day public comment period, comments were received from five commentators. Those comments are summarized and addressed by Department staff in a Comment and Response document, which accompanies the final guidance document. Minor revisions were made to the guidance document based upon the public comments received on the draft technical guidance. Contact: Frank Schneider, Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Watershed Management, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 10th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17101, [phone] or [e-mail]. Effective Date: December 8, 2007.

KATHLEEN A. MCGINTY,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 07-2213. Filed for public inspection December 7, 2007, 9:00 a.m.]