595 Notice of public meeting/hearing and extension of comment period on proposed general NPDES permit for concentrated animal feeding operations

Notice of Public Meeting/Hearing and Extension of Comment Period on Proposed General NPDES Permit for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations

[29 Pa.B. 1947]

   The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is extending the public comment period and holding a public meeting/hearing to respond to questions and receive testimony on the proposed General National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO). (See Pennsylvania Bulletin 29 Pa.B. 1439 (March 13, 1999)).

   The public meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 11, 1999, followed immediately by the public hearing at 7:30 p.m. DEP will respond to questions at the meeting; formal testimony can be presented during the public hearing.

   The public meeting/hearing will be held at the following location:

DEP Southcentral Regional Office
909 Elmerton Avenue
Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200

   The comment period is extended through May 12, 1999. Comments and testimony received by that date will be considered in the formulation of final general NPDES permit for CAFOs. The draft permit documents have also been forwarded to the United States Environmental Protection Agency for review and comment. The draft documents are on file in the Department's Central Office at the location noted within this notice. The document package can be obtained by writing to the following address or by calling Mary Miller at the following telephone number:

   Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Quality Protection, Division of Wastewater Management, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 11th Floor, P. O. Box 8774, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8774, [phone].

   Copies are also available by e-mail to: [e-mail], or by visiting DEP's Website at http//www.dep.state.pa.us (choose Information by Subject/Water Management/ CAFO).

   Persons wishing to present testimony at the hearing are requested to contact Mary Miller at the above address or telephone number at least 1 week in advance of the hearing to reserve a time to present testimony. Oral testimony is limited to 10 minutes for each witness. Witnesses are requested to submit three written copies of their oral testimony to the hearing chairperson at the hearing. Each organization is limited to designating one witness to present testimony on its behalf.

   Persons with a disability who wish to attend and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation in order to participate should contact Mary Miller directly or through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at [phone] (TDD users) or [phone] (voice users) to discuss how their needs may be accommodated.

   Written comments may be submitted in place of or in addition to oral testimony. Comments will also be accepted by electronic mail at the e-mail address above. Comments submitted by facsimile or on voice mail will not be accepted. Following the specified comment period, DEP will review all comments, prepare a comment and response document, and prepare a final document package. Availability of the final strategy and permit documents will be announced in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

JAMES M. SEIF,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 99-595. Filed for public inspection April 9, 1999, 9:00 a.m.]