239 Environmental protection performance standards at oil and gas well sites rulemaking; public comment period extension
ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY BOARD[ 25 PA. CODE CH. 78 ] Environmental Protection Performance Standards at Oil and Gas Well Sites Rulemaking; Public Comment Period Extension [44 Pa.B. 648]
[Saturday, February 1, 2014]The public comment period on the proposed environmental protection performance standards at oil and gas well sites rulemaking for 25 Pa. Code Chapter 78 (relating to oil and gas wells) is extended to March 14, 2014. In addition to the comment period extension, the Environmental Quality Board (Board) will be holding two additional public hearings on the proposed regulation to gather public comments.
The first additional hearing will be held on February 10, 2014, at the Troy High School, 150 High Street, Troy, PA 16947. The second additional hearing will be held on February 12, 2014, at the Warren County Courthouse, 204 4th Avenue, Warren, PA 16365.
The proposed rulemaking was published at 43 Pa.B. 7377 (December 14, 2013) and is available online at www.dep.state.pa.us by clicking on ''Proposed Oil and Gas Regulations.''
Interested persons are invited to submit written comments, suggestions or objections regarding the proposed rulemaking to the Board. Comments, suggestions or objections must be received by the Board by March 14, 2014. Comments submitted by facsimile will not be accepted. In addition to the submission of comments, interested persons may also submit a one-page summary of their comments to the Board. The summary of comments must also be received by March 14, 2014, and will be distributed to the Board and available publicly prior to the meeting when the final rulemaking will be considered by the Board.
Comments including the submission of a one-page summary of comments may be submitted to the Board online, by e-mail, by mail or express mail as follows. If an acknowledgement of comments submitted online or by e-mail is not received by the sender within 2 working days, the comments should be retransmitted to the Board to ensure receipt.
Comments may be submitted to the Board by accessing the Board's online Regulatory Comment System at http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/RegComments. Comments may be submitted to the Board by e-mail to RegComments@pa.gov. Written comments should be mailed to the Environmental Quality Board, P. O. Box 8477, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8477. Express mail should be sent to the Environmental Quality Board, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 16th Floor, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101-2301.
E. CHRISTOPHER ABRUZZO,
Chairperson[Pa.B. Doc. No. 14-239. Filed for public inspection January 31, 2014, 9:00 a.m.]
