| Comment Periods Now Open
Public comments are now being accepted on:
 Proposed General Permit and/or General Permit for Heatset Web Offset Lithographic Printing Presses (BAQ-GPA/GP-25) (Deadline 2/25/09)
Best Available Technology and Other Permitting Criteria For Municipal Solid Waste Landfills (Deadline 1/20/09)
Comments on this item may be directed to:
Virendra Trivedi
Bureau of Air Quality, 12th Floor
Rachel Carson State Office Building P.O. Box 8468
Harrisburg, PA 17105-8468
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on December 23, 2008 ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to fix flaws in the Clean Air Interstate Rule, or CAIR, but did not set a deadline. In the meantime, the rule will be implemented. On July 11, the same federal court had vacated the entire federal CAIR regulation, but widespread concerns about adverse implications for short-term air quality and other harms led the court to reconsider. Read the full press release...
On October 9, 2008, Gov. Rendell signed the Diesel-Powered Motor Vehicle Idling Act into law (Act 124). Taking effect 120 days from enactment, the law restricts most diesel-powered motor vehicles over 10,000 pounds from idling more than five minutes in any continuous 60-minute period, with a number of exemptions. Visit the Pennsylvania Electronic Bill Room for a copy of SB 295.
Centralia Mine Fire Mercury Study
The DEP’s Bureau of Air Quality (BAQ) and the Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation
(BAMR) partnered to
conduct a study of mercury emissions from a coal mine
fire, with financial support from the United States EPA and OSM. The final report
is now available. Pennsylvania's
Final Mercury Regulation
This regulation was published in the Pa.
Bulletin February 17, 2007.
Pennsylvania’s
Fine Particulate Nonattainment Designation Recommendations.
DEP has submitted its recommendations to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) for the designation of areas not meeting the revised 24-hour health-based
National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for fine particulates (PM2.5). On August 18, EPA made preliminary designations which are expected to be finalized in December 2008.
2008
Dry Cleaner Compliance Calendar Now Available Pennsylvania
testifies on EPA's proposal for new ground-level ozone standard. Deputy
Secretary Thomas K. Fidler testified on behalf of the Commonwealth of Pa. on the
proposed change to the National Ambient Air Quality Standard for ozone. Read
his testimony... Collegeville Area Air Monitoring Report
DEP is
investigating trichloroethylene levels in the air for two reasons: historic groundwater
contamination and nearby air emission sources.
 Site
Information and Raw Data
1st
Report (PDF)(1/19/07)
2nd
Report (PDF)(3/07/08)
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