Nutrient Credit Trading Program; Certification Requests [46 Pa.B. 823]
[Saturday, February 13, 2016]The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) provides notice of the following certification request that has been submitted under the Nutrient Credit Trading Program (Trading Program). See 25 Pa. Code § 96.8 (relating to use of offsets and tradable credits from pollution reduction activities in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed), published at 40 Pa.B. 5790 (October 9, 2010).
Credit Certification Request
The following request is being reviewed by the Department. The Department will accept written comments on this proposed pollutant reduction activity for 30 days.
Applicant Pollutant Reduction Activity Description Borough of Chambersburg—
Agricultural Program
(Franklin County)This certification request is for nutrient reduction credits to be generated from the use of cover crops as a best management practice. Written Comments
The Department must receive comments on this application for credit certification no later than Monday, March 14, 2016. Commentators are urged to submit electronic comments using the Department's eComment site at www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eComment. Written comments can be submitted by e-mail to eComment@pa.gov or by mail to the Policy Office, Department of Environmental Protection, Rachel Carson State Office Building, P. O. Box 2063, Harrisburg, PA 17105-2063. Use ''Chambersburg'' as the subject line in written communication.
For further information about this certification request or the Nutrient Credit Trading Program contact Jay Braund, (717) 772-5636, or visit the Department's web site at http://www.depweb.state.pa.us/Nutrient_Trading.
JOHN QUIGLEY,
Secretary[Pa.B. Doc. No. 16-235. Filed for public inspection February 12, 2016, 9:00 a.m.]
