1589 Acceptance of rulemaking petition for study

ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY BOARD

Acceptance of Rulemaking Petition for Study

[38 Pa.B. 4776]
[Saturday, August 30, 2008]

   On August 19, 2008, the Environmental Quality Board (Board) accepted a rulemaking petition for study under 25 Pa. Code Chapter 23 (relating to Environmental Quality Board policy for processing petitions--statement of policy). The petition, submitted by Foundation Mining, LP, requests the Board amend 25 Pa. Code § 93.9v (relating to drainage list V) to redesignate tributaries to South Fork of Tenmile Creek, including House, Hoge and McCourtney Runs in Greene County, from High Quality-Warm Water Fishes (HQ-WWF) to Warm Water Fishes (WWF) designation.

   Under 25 Pa. Code, § 93.4d(a) (relating to processing of petitions, evaluations and assessments to change a designated use), the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) is required to publish a notice of intent to assess candidate waters. The Department's assessment notice for South Fork of Tenmile Creek will appear in a future issue of the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

   The previously-referenced petition submitted by Foundation Mining, LP is available to the public by contacting the Environmental Quality Board, P. O. Box 8477, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8477, [phone] and is also accessible on the Department's web site at www.depweb.state.pa.us (DEP Keywords: EQB (''EQB Meeting/Agendas/Handouts/Minutes'').

JOHN HANGER,   
Acting Chairperson

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 08-1589. Filed for public inspection August 29, 2008, 9:00 a.m.]