Availability of Technical Guidance [29 Pa.B. 4390] Technical Guidance Documents are on DEP's World Wide Web site (www.dep.state.pa.us) at the Public Participation Center. The ''January 1999 Inventory'' heading is the Governor's List of Nonregulatory Documents. The ''Search the Inventory of Technical Guidance Documents'' heading is a database of the Inventory. 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 1999.
Ordering Paper Copies of DEP Technical Guidance
Persons can order a bound 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. 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 is listed with each document. Persons who have questions or comments in general should call Joe Sieber at (717) 783-8727.
Final Guidance
DEP ID: 562-5900-001 Title: Surface Mine Accident Investigations Description: The purpose of this guidance document is to outline a standard operating procedure for investigating injuries on noncoal, anthracite and bituminous surface mine sites, and to define how the investigation will be jointly carried between the Department and the Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). Effective Date: August 21, 1999 Contact: Don Barnes at (814) 472-1900.
JAMES M. SEIF,
Secretary[Pa.B. Doc. No. 99-1331. Filed for public inspection August 13, 1999, 9:00 a.m.]
