Availability of Technical Guidance [30 Pa.B. 3312] 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 (717) 783-8727.
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 (717) 783-8727.
Draft Guidance
DEP ID: 383-3500-106 Title: Guidance For Surface Water Identification Protocol: The guidance has been revised to reflect the change in schedule for low flow monitoring and to address the concerns regarding the appeal paragraph in the example form letters that are included with this document. Comment Period Ends: July 31, 2000 Anticipated Effective Date: September 1, 2000 Contact: Trudy Troutman (717) 783-3795, fax (717) 772-4474 or email at Troutman.Trudy@dep.state.pa.us.
Final Guidance
DEP ID: 362-2192-003 Title: Guidelines for Agricultural Utilization of Sewage Sludge Description: The document provides a coordinated and consistent Statewide process in determining compliance with requirements contained in permits issued under Chapter 275. These guidelines will provide DEP staff as well as the regulated community with concise, uniform guidance related to the calculation of the agronomic and cumulative pollutant loading rates. Comment Period Ends: July 31, 2000 Effective Date: July 7, 2000
JAMES M. SEIF,
Secretary[Pa.B. Doc. No. 00-1133. Filed for public inspection June 30, 2000, 9:00 a.m.]
