Availability of Technical Guidance [27 Pa.B. 619] Governor's Office List
Once a year on the first Saturday in August, the Governor's Office publishes a list of the nonregulatory guidance documents of all State agencies in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. The first publication of this list was in the August 3, 1996, edition of the Bulletin.
DEP's Technical Guidance Document Inventory
DEP publishes a list of its technical guidance documents in its Technical Guidance Document Inventory twice a year. The most recent edition of the Inventory is the December 1996 edition. One version of the list of the documents contained in this edition is now available on DEP's World Wide Web site. DEP's Web address is http://www.dep.state.pa.us. To go to the location of the Inventory once on the DEP home page, persons should choose the Public Participation Center, scroll down to the ''Technical Guidance Document'' heading and (under this heading) click on ''Basic Inventory.''
Paper copies of the Inventory are being printed and will be available mid-January. DEP automatically mails a paper copy of the December 1996 Inventory to persons who received a paper copy of the June 1996 Inventory. Persons who wish to add their address to the mailing list should call Nina Huizinga at (717) 783-8727.
DEP's Technical Guidance Documents on the World Wide Web
DEP's Web address is http://www.dep.state.pa.us. To go to the location of DEP's Technical Guidance Documents once on the DEP home page, persons should choose the Public Participation Center. The Center contains several links to DEP's Technical Guidance Documents. The link to draft technical guidance documents is listed under the heading ''Proposals Open to Comment.'' The link to recently finalized technical guidance documents is listed under the heading ''Recently Finalized Proposals.'' Two links are under the heading ''Technical Guidance Documents'': one link is to the ''Basic Inventory'' and one link is to ''Final Documents'' on the Web. The final documents menu will list DEP's bureaus. Persons should click on the name of the bureau to get to the list of the documents from that bureau that are currently on the Web. Then, to get to see a document, persons should click on the ID number of the document. DEP will be adding its revised documents to the Web throughout 1997.
Ordering Paper Copies of DEP Technical Guidance
Persons can order a copy of the latest Inventory or a copy of any of the final documents listed on the Inventory by calling Elwyn Inc. (the printer) at 1 (800) 804-4020 if calling in Pennsylvania, or (610) 497-5841 if calling from outside Pennsylvania.
Changes to Technical Guidance Documents
Between publication of its Inventory, DEP announces changes to its technical guidance documents in its weekly newsletter, the UPDATE and the Pennsylvania Bulletin. Here is the current list of recently finalized documents, draft documents and notices of intended changes to technical guidance.
Persons who have any questions or comments about a particular document should call the contact person whose name and phone is listed with each document. Persons who have questions or comments about the Inventory, the documents on the World Wide Web, the availability of paper copies from the printer or the technical guidance document process in general should call Nina Huizinga at (717) 783-8727
Final Technical Guidance--New Guidance and Substantive Revisions to Existing Guidance
DEP ID: 382-2130-012. Title: Policy for Recognizing Succession to Water Rights as a Result of Changes of Ownership. Description: DEP will follow a department-wide, standard process for recognizing succession to water rights by new owners who take over or acquire existing water supply systems which hold valid water allocation permits or orders of confirmation. Page length: 6 pages. Location: Volume 15, Tab 11.
DEP ID: 383-3310-109. Title: Pennsylvania Drinking Water Information System (PADWIS) Inventory User's Manual. Description: This document establishes guidance for maintenance of a computerized public water system inventory, and establishes uniform instructions and protocol for maintaining and using a computerized inventory of public water system information for management of the Safe Drinking Water Program. Effective Date: January 1997. Page length: 199 pages. Location: Volume 23, Tab 1.
Final Technical Guidance--Minor Revisions to Existing Documents--Bureau of Air Quality
The Bureau of Air Quality has made the following minor revisions to all of its technical guidance documents:
1. Reformatting: (using the standard format for such documents); 2. Updating: (for example, changes to reflect the new Department name); 3. Changes to some Document ID numbers to better reflect the content of the document; and 4. Consolidating and rearranging material. None of the changes are substantive in nature. The revised documents listed here are now on DEP's World Wide Web site. Persons who have any questions should contact Ralph Scanlan at (717) 787-9702.
DEP ID Title 271-5000-001 Employer Trip Reduction Policy 273-4000-001 Compliance Assurance Policy for Cement Kilns with CEMS 273-4000-002 Compliance Assurance Policy for Hospital Waste Incinerators 273-4000-003 Compliance Assurance Policy for Municipal Waste Incinerators, including Revisions 273-4000-004 Enforcement Policy for CEM's on Fluid Catalytic Cracking Units 273-4000-005 Enforcement Policy--CEMS and Coal Sampling/Analysis Systems 273-4100-005 Air Pollution Control Act Compliance History Review and Civil Penalty Assessment Procedures 273-4130-001 DEP/EPA Asbestos Demolition/Renovation Civil Penalty Policy 273-4130-003 Guidance for Application of Regional Civil Assessment Procedure 273-4130-004 Compliance Docket Procedure 273-4130-006 Stage I Penalty Assessment Guidance 274-0300-001 Continuous Source Monitoring Manual 274-0300-002 Source Testing Manual 275-2101-001 Air Quality Operating Permit Protocol 275-2101-002 Air Quality Operating Permit Permitting Procedures 275-2101-003 Air Quality Permit Exemptions 275-2101-004 Air Quality Operating Permit Modification/Reactivation 275-2101-005 Delegation Conditions and Policy Performance Test Waivers 275-2101-006 Air Quality Operating Permit Requirements 275-2101-007 Best Available Technology and Other Permitting Criteria 275-2101-008 Hazardous Waste Incineration 275-2101-010 Air Toxics Policies 275-2101-011 Public Notification 275-2101-014 Prevention of Significant Deterioration 275-2101-015 Volatile Organic Compounds 275-2101-016 Continuous Source Monitors Final Technical Guidance--Minor Revisions to Existing Documents--Field Operations
Field Operations has made minor revisions to four of its documents listed here; none of the changes are substantive in nature.
DEP ID Title 400-2000-300 Model Permit Application Process 400-5900-102 Procedure for Authorizing Emergency Response Expenditures 400-5900-104 Policy for Authorities of the On-scene Coordinator 400-5900-112 Gasoline Fume Emergency Criteria Final Technical Guidance--Minor Revisions to Existing Documents--Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management
The Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management has made minor revisions to eight of its documents listed here; none of the changes are substantive in nature.
DEP ID Title 250-2500-310 Bond Forfeiture 250-3100-401 Quality Assurance Program 250-3130-763 Purge Water from Groundwater Sampling 251-2100-727 Policy and Procedure for Municipal Waste Facilities Equivalency Approvals 252-2200-514 Approval of Alternative Recycling Programs 253-4500-608 Revised Final Guidance for Using Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act Funds for Emergency Response 253-5800-638 Final Guidance for Using Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund Monies for Emergency Response Actions 258-2000-767 Guidance on the Chemical Analysis for Form 26r Notice of Intent to Develop Technical Guidance
Draft Title: Guidance for Pollution Prevention and Energy Efficiency Site Visits. Type of Change: New Guidance. Background: Pollution prevention and energy efficiency (P2E2) not only reduce a company's net expenses but reduce environmental liabilities through pollution prevention and energy efficiency activities. The P2E2 site visits have been designed to assist Pennsylvania companies in achieving that objective. Site visits are coordinated by the Regional OPPCA Chiefs and are conducted by Regional program staff. These site visits emphasize multimedia performance-based approaches and are not regulatory in nature. Anticipated Effective Date: February 15, 1997. Anticipated Draft Development Date: January 31, 1997. Anticipated Development and Review Process: This document will be drafted by regional and central office personnel who have historically been involved in the P2E2 site visit program. The draft will be distributed for review both internally and to the general public. Contact: Robert Zaccano at (717) 657-4121.
JAMES M. SEIF,
Secretary[Pa.B. Doc. No. 97-149. Filed for public inspection January 31, 1997, 9:00 a.m.]
