Availability of Technical Guidance [27 Pa.B. 2677] Governor's Office List
Once a year on the first Saturday in August, the Governor's Office publishes a list of the nonregulatory guidance documents of all State agencies in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. The first publication of this list was in the August 3, 1996, edition of the Pennsylvania Bulletin. The next publication of this list will be in the August 2, 1997, Pennsylvania Bulletin.
DEP's Technical Guidance Document Inventory
DEP publishes a list of its technical guidance documents in its Technical Guidance Document Inventory twice a year. The most recent edition of the Inventory is the December 1996 edition. This edition is now available on DEP's World Wide Web site. DEP's Web address is http://www.dep.state.pa.us. To go to the location of the Inventory once on the DEP home page, persons should choose the Public Participation Center/Technical Guidance Document/Basic Inventory.
Bound paper copies of the Inventory are available now for those who do not have access to the Web site. DEP automatically mails a paper copy of the December 1996 Inventory to persons who received a bound paper copy of the June 1996 Inventory. Persons who wish to add their address to the mailing list should call Nina Huizinga at (717) 783-8727.
DEP's Technical Guidance Documents on the World Wide Web
DEP's Web address is http://www.dep.state.pa.us. To go to the location of DEP's Technical Guidance Documents once on the DEP home page, persons should choose the Public Participation Center. The Center contains several links to DEP's Technical Guidance Documents. Persons should look under the heading ''Proposals Open to Comment'' for the link to ''Draft Technical Guidance.'' Persons should look under the heading ''Proposals Recently Finalized'' for the link to ''Technical Guidance.'' Persons should look under the heading ''Technical Guidance '' for one link to the ''Basic Inventory'' and a second link to ''Final Guidance.'' The final documents menu will list DEP's bureaus. Persons should click on the name of the bureau to get to the list of the documents from that bureau that are currently on the Web. Then, to see a document, persons should click on the ID number of the document. DEP will be adding its revised documents to the Web throughout 1997.
Help Protect the Environment: Use the Web and Save Trees
DEP encourages members of the public who read these announcements in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and DEP's UPDATE and who have access to the World Web to avoid the needless duplication of paper copies of DEP's technical guidance documents. Persons can download those DEP documents which are posted on DEP's Web site onto their computers and read them electronically. This method saves both paper and money.
Ordering Paper Copies of DEP Technical Guidance
Although DEP promotes the use of electronic copies of its technical guidance rather than paper copies, there are still reasons for DEP to continue to provide members of the public with paper copies: 1) It may be more convenient to use some documents in a paper form, 2) Not everyone has access to the World Wide Web and 3) Not all DEP documents are on DEP's Web site yet. Persons can order an unbound paper copy of the latest Inventory or an unbound paper copy of any of the final documents listed on the Inventory by calling DEP at (717) 783-8727.
In addition, bound copies of some of DEP's documents are available as DEP publications. Persons should check with the appropriate bureau for more information about the availability of a particular document as a publication.
Changes to Technical Guidance Documents
Between publication of its Inventory, DEP announces changes to its technical guidance documents in its weekly newsletter, the UPDATE and the Pennsylvania Bulletin. Here is the current list of recently finalized documents, draft documents and notices of intended changes to technical guidance.
Persons who have any questions on comments about a particular document should call the contact person whose name and phone number is listed with each document. Persons who have questions or comments about the Inventory, the documents on the World Wide Web, the availability of paper copies from the printer or the technical guidance document process in general should call Nina Huizinga at (717) 783-8727.
Final Technical Guidance--New Guidance
DEP ID: 273-4000-007 Title: Interim Compliance Strategy on Reasonable Available Control Technology (RACT) for Major Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) Sources with Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems (CEMSs) Description: This guidance document is to assist the Department's Regional Air Quality staff in dealing with NOx RACT sources with CEMSs that are in noncompliance. It establishes uniform criteria for the settlement of penalties arising from exceeding NOx RACT emission limits, data availability, and delinquency in filing reports. The policy will apply on an interim basis until a new Compliance Assurance Policy is developed for NOx RACT with CEMSs. Page Length: 3 pages Location: Volume 2, Tab 34 Contact Ralph Scanlan at (717) 787-9702.
Draft Technical Guidance
DEP ID: 560-0700-304 BMR PGM: II:03:04 Title: Review of Surface Mine Applications on High Quality Waters Background: This guidance establishes criteria for review of surface mine applications on high quality waters based on the requirements of the proposed amendments to 25 PA. Code Chapter 93. Final rulemaking has not been scheduled yet; this guidance will be finalized once the final rulemaking for Chapter 93 is effective. Deadline for Submittal of Comments is July 15, 1997. Contact Thomas L. Whitcomb at (717) 783-8845.
JAMES M. SEIF,
Secretary[Pa.B. Doc. No. 97-882. Filed for public inspection May 30, 1997, 9:00 a.m.]
