Friday, February 16, 2018

DEP Posts Update To List Of Technical Guidance Documents It's Working On

The Department of Environmental Protection published an update to its Non-Regulatory Agenda which shows the technical guidance documents the department is working on and a scheduled for their consideration. (formal notice)
Among the technical guidance being developed are--
Public Participation
-- Policy for Development Of Technical Guidance - Final 2nd Quarter 2018
-- Policy for Development of Regulation - Final 2nd Quarter 2018
-- Policy on Public Participation of Regulations & Technical Guidance - Final 2nd Quarter 2018
-- Advisory Committee Guidelines - Final 2nd Quarter 2018
-- Environmental Justice Public Participation Policy - Final 2nd Quarter 2018
Coal Mining
-- Surface Water Protection From Underground Mining - Draft 4th Quarter 2018
-- Civil Penalty Assessments - Draft 3rd Quarter 2018
Oil & Gas
-- Public Resources Impact Screening - Draft 3rd Quarter 2018
-- Implementing Area of Review Regulatory Requirement - Final 2nd Quarter 2018
-- Replacement or Restoration of Private Water Supplies - Final 1st Quarter 2018
-- Best Practices For Noise Control At Unconventional Wells - Draft 4th Quarter 2018
-- Induced Seismicity/Area Of Alternative Methods - Draft 4th Quarter 2018
-- Civil Penalty Assessment Informal Hearing Procedures - Draft 3rd Quarter 2018
Erosion & Sedimentation
-- Agricultural Soil Erosion Sedimentation Control Manual - Draft 4th Quarter 2018
Chapter 105
-- Compensation Requirements For Mitigation - Interim-Final 2nd Quarter 2018
-- Riparian Buffer Equivalency Demonstration/Offset - Final 2nd Quarter 2018
Drinking Water
-- Lead And Copper Rule Working Guide - Draft 3rd Quarter 2018
-- Drinking Water Field-Related Compliance - Draft 2nd Quarter 2018
-- Revised total Coliform Rule Guidance - Final 3rd Quarter 2018
-- Noncommunity & Community Design Standards - 2nd Quarter 2018
-- Water Allocation Permit Applications - 3rd Quarter 2018
On-Lot Septic Systems
-- Implementation Plan For Act 162 Alternative Systems - Final 2nd Quarter 2018
-- Site Suitability and Alternatives Analysis - Draft 1st Quarter 2018
-- Design Standards for Domestic Wastewater Facilities - Draft 2nd Quarter 2018
-- Note: See full list of on-lot policies are being worked on
Land Recycling
-- Land Recycling Technical Manual - Final 3rd Quarter 2018
-- Clean Fill - Draft 3rd Quarter 2018
Radiation Protection
-- Radon Mitigation Standards - Draft 2nd Quarter 2018
-- Monitoring Radioactivity at Solid Waste Facilities - Draft 2nd Quarter 2018
Air Quality
-- Air Quality Permit Review Protocol - Draft 2nd Quarter 2018
-- Air Quality Permit Exemptions - Draft 2nd Quarter 2018
This agenda was developed in response to a recommendation from DEP’s Citizens Advisory Council as a tool to increase public participation and transparency and is similar to the Regulatory Agenda last updated  in October by DEP.

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