DEP Oil & Gas Advisory Board To Hear Update On Permit Fees v. Expenses; Oil & Gas Health Studies; Natural Gas Storage Fields; Reg. Update Dec. 16

DEP’s Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board is scheduled to hold a virtual meeting on December 16 to hear updates on a variety of topics, including--

-- Unconventional Permit Fee Revenues v. Expenses - Scott Perry, Deputy Secretary

-- Oil & Gas Related Health Studies - Scott Perry, Deputy Secretary

-- Natural Gas Storage Field Regulation - Seth Pelepko, DEP

-- Legacy Well Update - Seth Pelepko, DEP

-- Update on Draft Conventional Oil & Gas Well Regulation Development - Kurt Klapkowski

Click Here for the complete agenda.

The meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m..  Click Here to register to attend the meeting virtually.  Registration for the meeting closes at 5:00 p.m. on December 15.

Public Comments

Anyone interested in providing public comments during the meeting must sign up prior to the start of the meeting by contacting Todd Wallace by sending email to: twallace@pa.gov or 717.579.7176.

For more information and available handouts, visit DEP’s Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board webpage.  Questions should be directed to Todd Wallace by sending email to: twallace@pa.gov or call 717-579-7176.

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[Posted: December 6, 2020]  PA Environment Digest