Availability of Technical Guidance [38 Pa.B. 842]
[Saturday, February 9, 2008]Technical guidance documents are available on the Department of Environmental Protection's (Department) web site 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 2008.
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 (717) 783-8727.
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: 257-4000-001. Title: Storage Tank Product Delivery Prohibition. Description: This guidance document describes the circumstances under which the Department may impose storage tank product delivery prohibitions in conjunction with the Department's authority to suspend, revoke or deny an operating permit, as authorized by the Storage Tank and Spill Prevention Act (35 P. S. §§ 6021.101--6021.2104) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 245 (relating to administration of the storage tank and spill prevention program). The document also identifies the procedures the Department will use to notify the tank owner/operator and product distributors that such a delivery prohibition is in effect. Delivery prohibition includes the prohibition of delivery, deposit or acceptance of product into a storage tank that has been determined to be ineligible for receiving product. Notice of the draft technical guidance document was published in the 37 Pa.B. 6078 (November 11, 2007), with provision for a 30-day public comment period that concluded on December 10, 2007. The Department did not receive public comments on the draft technical guidance during the comment period. Contact: Charles Swokel, Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Waste Management, Division of Storage Tanks, Rachel Carson State Office Building, P. O. Box 8763, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8763, (717) 772-5806, cswokel@state.pa.us. Effective Date: February 9, 2008.
KATHLEEN A. MCGINTY,
Secretary[Pa.B. Doc. No. 08-222. Filed for public inspection February 8, 2008, 9:00 a.m.]
