Governor’s Agency-By-Agency Regulatory Agenda Posted, 4 Major DEP Fee Increase Packages

The Governor’s Office Regulatory Agenda was published in the March 3 PA Bulletin listing regulations in development by each agency under the Governor’s jurisdiction starting on page 1368 of the Bulletin.  

The Agenda includes permit review fee increases for DEP’s Air Quality, Oil and Gas, Safe Drinking Water and Water Quality/NPDES programs.

Here are some highlights from several agencies--

Agriculture

-- Agriculture Conservation Easement Purchase Program - March 2018 Proposed

-- Rabies Prevention - May 2018 Final

-- Weights, Measures and Standards - April 2018 Final

DCNR

-- Conservation of PA Native Wild Plants - Summer 2018 Final

-- Snowmobile & ATV Grants - Summer 2018 Final

DEP

-- Noncoal Mining Permit Fee Increase - 1st Quarter 2018 Proposed

-- Mining Water Supply Replacement - 3rd Quarter 2018 Proposed to EQB

-- Oil and Gas Program Fee Increase - 2nd Quarter 2018 Proposed to EQB

-- Control Of Oil & Gas Air Emissions - 3rd Quarter Proposed to EQB

-- Environmental Protection Standards For Conventional Oil and Gas Wells - 3rd Quarter 2018 Proposed to EQB

-- Safe Drinking Water Fee Increase - 2nd Quarter 2018 Final to EQB

-- Water Quality/NPDES Fee Increase - 1st Quarter 2018 Proposed to EQB

-- Sewage Facilities Planning, Onlot Septic Systems - 4th Quarter 2018 Proposed to EQB

-- Radiological Health - 2nd Quarter 2018 Final to EQB

-- Pittsburgh Low-RVP Gasoline Repeal - 1st Quarter 2018 to IRRC

-- Additional RACT Requirements For Major Sources - 2nd Quarter 2018 Final to EQB

-- Air Quality Fee Increase - 3rd Quarter 2018 Proposed to EQB

-- Ultra Low Sulfur Limit For Fuel Oil - 3rd Quarter 2018 Proposed to EQB

-- Water Quality Standard For Manganese - 1st Quarter ANPR Publication

-- Land Recycling Program Administration - 4th Quarter 2018 Proposed to EQB

PennVEST

-- Assistance & Clean Water State Revolving Fund - Spring 2019 Proposed

DEP publishes its own updated Regulatory Agenda on its website and a Non-Regulatory Agenda showing technical guidance documents in development was just posted on February 16.