751 Availability of technical guidance

Availability of Technical Guidance

[30 Pa.B. 2306]

   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 ''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 utilizing Internet access for viewing documents whenever 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Draft Guidance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: 383-2100-208 Title: Approval Guide for Noncommunity Water Systems Description: Noncommunity water systems must be authorized by DEP to serve water to the public. This authorization may take the form of either a public water supply permit or a noncommunity water system approval. This guidance document will summarize the noncommunity water system approval process and will serve as the sister document to the DEP Permit Guide to Public Water Systems. Comment Period Closes: June 12, 2000 Anticipated Effective Date: August 5, 2000 Contact: Trudy Troutman at [phone], email is [e-mail].

Final Guidance

   DEP ID: 363-2134-008 Title: Erosion and Sedimentation Pollution Control Program Manual Description: This manual is a substantive revision of the 1996 version of the manual with the same title. The manual contains design standards for Best Management Practices for erosion and sediment pollution control. Effective Date: May 13, 2000 Contact: John Mank at [phone].

Notice to Rescind

   DEP ID: 253-5800-618 Title: Change Orders for Hazardous Sites Cleanup Program Contract Management Description: Establishes policies and procedures for making changes to approved work performed under a General Technical Assistance Contract or Interim Response Services Contract with the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Program. Since the information contained in this policy provides guidance to Department staff on the management of the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Program and does not contain information that is relevant to the public, the policy should be rescinded from the Department's technical guidance inventory. Effective Date: May 13, 2000 Contact: Robert Orwan at [phone].

   DEP ID: 253-5800-610 Title: End of Project Report: Interim Policy and Procedure Description: Establishes guidance for work assignments and activities completed under a General Technical Assistance Contract and Interim Response Services contract with the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Program. Since the information contained in this policy provides guidance to Department staff on the management of the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Program and does not contain information that is relevant to the public, the policy should be rescinded from the Department's technical guidance inventory. Effective Date: May 13, 2000 Contact: Robert Orwan at [phone].

   DEP ID: 253-5800-625 Title: Subcontractor Approval Process in HSCA Contracts Description: Establishes policies and procedures for approving subcontractors for use in Interim Response Service Contracts and General Technical Assistance Contracts with the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Program. Since the information contained in this policy provides guidance to Department staff on the management of the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Program and does not contain information that is relevant to the public, the policy should be rescinded from the Department's technical guidance inventory. Effective Date: May 13, 2000 Contact: Robert Orwan at [phone].

JAMES M. SEIF,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 00-751. Filed for public inspection May 5, 2000, 9:00 a.m.]