NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Availability of Technical Guidance
[50 Pa.B. 3955]
[Saturday, August 1, 2020]Technical guidance documents (TGD) are available on the Department of Environmental Protection's (Department) web site at www.depgreenport.state.pa.us/elibrary/. The ''Technical Guidance Final Documents'' heading is the link to a menu of the various Department bureaus where each bureau's final TGDs are posted. The ''Technical Guidance Draft Documents'' heading is the link to the Department's draft TGDs.
Ordering Paper Copies of Department Technical Guidance
The Department encourages the use of the Internet to view and download TGDs. When this option is not available, persons can order a paper copy of any of the Department's draft or final TGDs by contacting the Department at (717) 783-8727.
In addition, bound copies of some of the Department's documents are available as Department publications. Check with the appropriate bureau for more information about the availability of a particular document as a publication.
Changes to TGDs
Following is the current list of recent changes. Persons who have questions or comments about a particular document should contact the person whose name and phone number are listed with each document.
Final Technical Guidance: Substantive Revision
DEP ID: 563-2112-217. Title: Alkaline Addition for Surface Coal Mines. Description: This guidance explains the situations where alkaline addition at surface coal mine sites is appropriate and describes the options and procedures for operators when using alkaline addition to maintain and achieve compliance with environmental protection standards, including calculation of application rates and placement of alkaline material. The existing guidance document had previously not been updated since 1997. This revision focuses on updates related to the Department's experience in issuing permits with alkaline addition over the last 20 years, including best practices regarding location and mixing of alkaline material, use of coal ash and co-products/general permits for alkaline addition, and updates to the process determining target net neutralization potential required for a site. This guidance document was available for public comment from March 30, 2019, to April 29, 2019. The Department received comments from one commenter and based on the suggestions provided, adjusted the guidance accordingly.
Contact: Questions regarding this TGD can be directed to Greg Greenfield at grgreenfie@pa.gov or (717) 787-3174.
Effective Date: August 1, 2020
Rescission of Technical Guidance
DEP ID: 263-3300-002. Title: Permeability of Secondary Containment and Emergency Containment. Description: This guidance provides permeability recommendations to owners of aboveground storage tanks for sec-ondary and emergency containment and was first published on December 22, 1993. Since this time, amendments to 25 Pa. Code Chapter 245 (relating to administration of the Storage Tank and Spill Prevention Pro- gram), have been published with permeability requirements set forth in regulation. This guidance document is now obsolete.
Contact: Questions regarding this action can be directed to Kris A. Shiffer at kshiffer@pa.gov or (717) 772-5809.
Effective Date: August 1, 2020
PATRICK McDONNELL,
Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 20-1041. Filed for public inspection July 31, 2020, 9:00 a.m.]
No part of the information on this site may be reproduced for profit or sold for profit.This material has been drawn directly from the official Pennsylvania Bulletin full text database. Due to the limitations of HTML or differences in display capabilities of different browsers, this version may differ slightly from the official printed version.
