486 Availability of technical guidance

Availability of Technical Guidance

[30 Pa.B. 1598]

   Technical Guidance Documents are on DEP's World Wide Web site (www.dep.state.pa.us) at the Public Participation Center. The ''2000 Inventory'' heading is the Governor's List of Non-regulatory Documents. The ''Search the Inventory of Technical Guidance Documents'' heading is a database of the Inventory. The ''Final Documents'' heading is the link to a menu of the various DEP bureaus and from there to each bureau's final technical guidance documents. The ''Draft Technical Guidance'' heading is the link to DEP's draft technical guidance documents.

   DEP will continue to revise its documents, as necessary, throughout 2000.

Downloading/Ordering Paper Copies of DEP Technical Guidance

   Persons can download all guidance documents from our website at www.dep.state.pa.us. We strongly encourage using Internet access if possible. If you do not have access to the Internet, copies of the latest Inventory or an unbound paper copy of any of the final documents listed on the Inventory can be ordered by calling DEP at [phone].

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

Changes to Technical Guidance Documents

   Here is the current list of recent changes. Persons who have any questions or comments about a particular document should call the contact person whose name and phone number are listed with each document. Persons who have questions or comments in general should call Joe Sieber at [phone].

Draft Guidance

   DEP ID: 258-2182-773 Title: Draft Safe Fill Policy, ''Policy And Procedure Establishing Criteria For Use Of Uncontaminated Soil, Rock, Stone, Concrete, Gravel, Dredged Material That Has Been Sampled And Analyzed In Accordance With Department Approved Tests And Waste From Land Clearing, Grubbing And Excavation As Fill'' Description: This policy establishes criteria for uncontaminated soil and dredge material that may be moved and used on land, without restriction or permit, as fill. In part, the policy uses the statewide health standards (SHS) adopted under the Land Recycling Program (Act 2) to develop fill standards for soil, dredge material and other materials. This document also describes the procedures to be used in determining if soil and other materials may be used as fill. The Department has designated that a 60-day comment period will be in effect to receive comments regarding this draft policy. Comment Period Ends: May 10, 2000; Anticipated Effective Date: June 17, 2000; Contact: William Pounds at [phone]; or E-mail at [e-mail]. pa.us.

JAMES M. SEIF,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 00-486. Filed for public inspection March 17, 2000, 9:00 a.m.]