Availability of Technical Guidance [44 Pa.B. 4224]
[Saturday, July 5, 2014]Technical guidance documents are available on the Department of Environmental Protection's (Department) web site at www.elibrary.dep.state.pa.us. The ''Technical Guidance Final Documents'' heading is the link to a menu of the various Department bureaus where each bureau's final technical guidance documents are posted. The ''Technical Guidance Draft Documents'' heading is the link to the Department's draft technical guidance documents.
Ordering Paper Copies of Department Technical Guidance
The Department encourages the use of the Internet to view and download technical guidance documents. When this option is not available, persons can order a paper copy of any of the Department's draft or final technical guidance documents by contacting the Department at (717) 783-8727.
In addition, bound copies of some of the Department's documents are available as Department publications. Check with the appropriate bureau for more information about the availability of a particular document as a publication.
Changes to Technical Guidance Documents
Following is the current list of recent changes. Persons who have questions or comments about a particular document should call the contact person whose name and phone number is listed with each document.
Final Technical Guidance Document—Minor Revisions
DEP ID: Refer to the list as follows. Title: Refer to the list as follows. Description: These Technical Guidance Documents relate to various activities in the Bureau of Mining Programs, specifically coal mining, industrial mineral mining and explosives storage, handling and use. As a result of the reorganization of the Department, the Bureau of Mining and Reclamation name was changed to the Bureau of Mining Programs. These Technical Guidance Documents were updated to change the bureau name throughout each document. References to other bureaus and divisions within the Department whose names have changed were also made. In addition, references to forms were updated to reflect the new bureau name. The location on the Department's web site for these documents has also been updated.
Contact: Questions regarding this action should be directed to William Allen at (717) 787-5103 or wallen@pa.gov.
Effective Date: July 5, 2014
Document Number Title 562-2000-703 Changes to Licenses, Bonds & Permits 562-2000-705 Mining Contract Operator Approval 562-3000-102 Coal & Industrial Mineral Mining Inspections 562-4000-102 Increased Operation & Maintenance Costs of Replacement Water Supplies (on All Coal & Surface Noncoal Sites) 563-2000-610 Validating Abandoned Underground Mine Maps and Establishing Barrier Pillars 563-2000-655 Surface Water Protection—Underground Bituminous Coal Mining Operations 563-2112-101 Aboveground Storage Tanks on Coal Mine Permit Areas 563-2504-002 Land Maintenance Financial Guarantees 563-2504-201 Blanket Bond Program for Coal Surface Mine Sites 560-0700-302 Review of Surface Mine Permit Applications by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission 560-0700-303 Review of Surface Mine Permit Applications by the Pennsylvania Game Commission 560-5000-001 Mine Drainage Treatment Trust Real Property Disposition Guidelines 561-2305-201 Small Operator Assistance Program (SOAP) and Remining Operator's Assistance Program (ROAP) Application Processing and Preassignment Field Conference 561-2305-203 Small Operator Assistance Program (SOAP) and Remining Operator's Assistance Program (ROAP) Report Review 561-2305-601 Small Operator Assistance Program (SOAP) and Remining Operator's Assistance Program (ROAP) Applicant Liability and Reimbursement Procedure 561-5300-101 Insurance Sales Guidance 561-5300-201 Damage Claim Processing 562-2000-001 Environmental Good Samaritan Projects 562-2100-001 Blasting Activity Permits and Permits-by-Rule 562-2100-002 Alternative Peak Particle Velocity or Airblast Level 562-2100-704 Municipal Mining Licenses, Permits, and Bonds 562-2112-315 Prompt Closure of Abandoned Underground Mine Openings 562-2112-316 Sealing Bituminous Underground Mine Openings 562-2112-317 Sealing Anthracite Underground Mine Openings 562-2112-503 Blasting Near Utility Lines on Mining and Construction Sites and Bituminous Coal Mining Within the Right-of-Way or Easement of Utility Lines 562-2112-504 Blasting Complaint Protocol 562-2402-501 Blaster's License Suspension & Revocation Procedure 562-2500-702 Insurance Requirements and Water Supply Replacement Assurance 562-2504-312 Surety Reclamation of Bond Forfeiture Sites 562-3000-105 Field Evaluations of Pit Size Variances 562-3000-110 Applicant Violator System (AVS) Inspections 562-3000-802 Coal Mining Applicant Violator System (AVS) Compliance Manual 562-3200-203 Fixing Water Samples 562-3200-205 Normal/Favorable Planting Season 562-3900-402 Citizens' Requests: Receiving, Tracking, Investigating, Appealing, and Filing 562-4000-101 Water Supply Replacement and Compliance 562-4100-301 Compliance/Enforcement Procedures 562-4100-307 Alternative Enforcement 562-4100-311 Explosives Program Compliance/Enforcement Procedures 562-4170-308 Bond Forfeiture 562-4180-101 Noncoal Civil Penalty Assessments 562-4180-102 Noncoal Compliance/Enforcement Procedures 562-4180-306 Civil Penalty Assessments 562-4180-309 Reclamation in Lieu of Cash Payment for Civil Penalties 562-4180-310 Bankrupt Surety Company Bond Replacement Requirements and Civil Penalty Calculations 562-4180-311 Civil Penalty Collections 563-0300-101 Engineering Manual for Mining Operations 563-2000-001 Government-Financed Construction Contracts 563-2000-003 Incidental Coal Extraction for Government-Financed Construction Projects or Government-Financed Reclamation Projects 563-2000-102 Coal Exploration 563-2000-203 Noncoal Underground Mine Permit Applications 563-2000-204 Homeowner Notification of Right to Pre-Blast Survey 563-2000-208 Right of Entry 563-2000-223 Review Process for Approval of a Bituminous Coal Blast Plan 563-2000-602 Beneficial Use of Sewage Sludge at Active Mine Sites 563-2000-609 Roads Associated with Coal Mining Activities 563-2100-216 Permit Renewals 563-2111-101 Noncommercial Exemption from Requirements of the Noncoal SMCRA 563-2111-102 Building Construction Exemption from Requirements of the Noncoal SMCRA 563-2111-111 Stabilizing Pre-Act Highwalls, Noncoal Operations 563-2111-112 Highwall Stability In Long-Term, Multiple Bench Quarries 563-2111-115 Borrow Pits for Oil and Gas Well Development Activities 563-2112-203 Boundary Changes to Mining Permits 563-2112-205 Review Guide and Written Findings 563-2112-211 Completeness Review for Acceptance of Coal Mining Activity Permit Applications 563-2112-212 Evaluation and Approval of Land Use Changes for Surface Coal Mine Operations 563-2112-214 Coal Surface Mining Activity Permit Pre-Application Review 563-2112-215 Review of Accepted Coal Mining Activity Permit Applications 563-2112-217 Alkaline Addition for Surface Coal Mines 563-2112-218 Permits Transfers 563-2112-219 Cumulative Hydrologic Impact Assessments (CHIAs) 563-2112-222 Coal Surface Mining—Oil and Gas Well Barriers 563-2112-603 Evaluation and Approval of Innovative Mining and Reclamation Techniques 563-2112-604 Auger Mining 563-2112-605 Water Supply Replacement and Permitting 563-2112-606 Procedures for Establishing the Quantity of Water in Low-Yield Wells 563-2112-607 Marketing of Anthracite Coal Reject Materials 563-2112-608 Constructed Wetlands for Mine Drainage Treatment 563-2112-610 Determining Eligibility of Pre-existing Pollutional Discharges under Subchapter F of 25 Pa. Code Chapter 87, Subchapter G of 25 Pa. Code Chapter 88 563-2112-611 Permitting Pre-existing Pollutional Discharges under Subchapter F of 25 Pa. Code Chapter 87, Subchapter G of 25 Pa. Code Chapter 88 563-2112-652 Underground Mining Near Oil and Gas Wells 563-2112-653 Permitting Ventilation Boreholes for Underground Coal Mines 563-2112-654 Technical Review, Mine Stability 563-2112-656 Liners—Impoundments, Stockpiles, and Coal Refuse Disposal Areas 563-2112-657 Underground Mining—Delineating Protection Zones for Public Water Supplies 563-2112-658 Imminent Hazards Associated with Subsidence from Active Mining 563-2113-660 Coal Refuse Disposal—Site Selection 563-2500-401 Noncoal Surface Mining Payment in Lieu of Bond 563-2504-405 Anthracite Mine Operator's Emergency Bond Loan (A.E.B.L.) Program 563-2504-101 Procedures for calculating mine subsidence bonds 563-2504-407 Bonding Direct-Submittal of Bonds 563-2504-409 Phased Deposit of Collateral Coal and Noncoal Mining 563-2504-411 Processing Completion Reports 563-2504-412 Evaluating Postmining Discharges 563-2504-451 Bonding, Anthracite Underground Mines 563-2504-501 Qualifying, Processing, and Tracking Financial Guarantees and Bond Credits 563-2504-612 Monitoring, Compliance and Bond Release for Subchapter F or G Permits E. CHRISTOPHER ABRUZZO,
Secretary[Pa.B. Doc. No. 14-1395. Filed for public inspection July 3, 2014, 9:00 a.m.]
