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Open Comment Periods
Document Title Category PA Bulletin Period Start Period End Action Federal Consistency under the Coastal Zone Management Act; Delaware River Pipeline Relocation Project Policy 12/17/2016 12/17/2016 1/3/2017 Environmental Assessment Approval for PENNVEST Funding Consideration Policy 11/26/2016 11/26/2016 12/26/2016

Recently Closed Comment Periods

Document Title Category PA Bulletin Period Start Period End Action Federal Consistency under the Coastal Zone Management Act; Delaware River Pipeline Relocation Project Policy 11/19/2016 11/19/2016 12/5/2016 Nutrient Credit Trading Program; Certification Request: EnergyWorks Group (Adams County) Gettysburg Energy and Nutrient Recovery Facility Policy 10/29/2016 10/29/2016 11/28/2016 Nutrient Credit Trading Program; Certification Request: LASA Farm Property Lancaster Area Sewer Authority (Lancaster County) Policy 10/29/2016 10/29/2016 11/14/2016 Pennsylvania Abandoned Mine Reclamation Plan Amendment Other 10/15/2016 10/15/2016 11/14/2016 Interim Final: Policy for the Replacement or Restoration of Private Water Supplies Impacted by Unconventional Operations Policy 10/8/2016 10/8/2016 12/7/2016 Interim Final: Guidelines for Implementing Area of Review (AOR) Regulatory Requirement for Unconventional Wells Other 10/8/2016 10/8/2016 12/7/2016 Nutrient Credit Trading Program Certification Requests:Chesapeake Nutrient Management (Esbenshade Farms) Ralpho Township, Lancaster County Other 9/24/2016 9/24/2016 10/8/2016 Federal Consistency under the Coastal Zone Management Act; Dredging Permit Extension at Lake Erie Policy 9/17/2016 9/17/2016 10/3/2016 Federal Consistency under the Coastal Zone Management Act; Uniform National Discharge Standards for Vessels of the Armed Forces—Phase II Batch One Policy 9/17/2016 9/17/2016 10/3/2016 DRAFT Fiscal Year Report for the Reclamation Fee O&M Trust Account Other 9/3/2016 9/3/2016 10/3/2016 Environmental Assessment Approval for PENNVEST Funding Consideration Fall 2016 Policy 9/3/2016 9/3/2016 10/3/2016 Federal Consistency under the Coastal Zone Management Act: Maintenance Dredging at Baxter Water Treatment Plant Policy 9/3/2016 9/3/2016 9/19/2016 Nutrient Credit Trading Program Certification Request: Red Barn Consulting (Chickies Creek Farm) Lancaster County Other 8/27/2016 8/27/2016 9/15/2016 Nutrient Credit Trading Program Certification Request: Red Barn Consulting (Lime Valley Farms) Lancaster County Other 8/27/2016 8/27/2016 9/15/2016 Nutrient Credit Trading Program Certification Request: Red Barn Consulting (Five Springs Farm LTD) Lancaster County Other 8/27/2016 8/27/2016 9/15/2016 Proposed Designation Recommendations for the 2015 Ozone Standards Other 8/20/2016 8/20/2016 9/2/2016 Proposed Rulemaking: Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Reg 8/20/2016 8/20/2016 9/19/2016 DRAFT Technical Guidance: Coal Mine Activity Permit Renewals Other 8/6/2016 8/6/2016 9/6/2016 Delegation of Authority to Implement Plan Requirements for Federal Sewage Sludge Incinteration Units Other 7/30/2016 7/30/2016 9/2/2016 DRAFT 2016 Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report (Integrated Report) Policy 7/30/2016 7/30/2016 9/12/2016 Proposed Rulemaking: Radiological Health and Radon Certification Fees; Pennsylvania Radon Mitigation System Tag and Fee Reg 7/2/2016 7/2/2016 8/30/2016 Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Programs; Federal Fiscal Year 2016 Intended Use Plans Other 7/2/2016 7/2/2016 8/2/2016 Proposed 2016 Pennsylvania Annual Ambient Air Monitoring Network Plan Policy 6/18/2016 6/18/2016 7/18/2016 Nutrient Credit Trading Certification Requests: Lycoming County Policy 6/18/2016 6/18/2016 7/18/2016 DRAFT Technical Guidance: Beneficial Use of General Permit (GP) Materials at Active Coal Mines (563-2112-001) Policy 6/11/2016 6/11/2016 7/11/2016 DRAFT Technical Guidance: Government-Financed Construction Contracts for Coal Mining (563-2000-001) Policy 6/11/2016 6/11/2016 7/11/2016 Proposed Rulemaking: Water Quality Standards; Sobers Run et al. Stream Redesignations Reg 6/11/2016 6/11/2016 7/25/2016 Proposed Conditional State Water Quality Certification for the Army Corps of Engineers Pennsylvania State Programmatic General Permit (PASPGP-5) Other 5/28/2016 5/28/2016 6/27/2016 Environmental Assessment Approval for PENNVEST Funding Consideration Other 5/28/2016 5/28/2016 6/27/2016 Federal Consistency under the Coastal Zone Management Act: Issuance of Pennsylvania State Programmatic General Permit-5 (PASPGP-5) Other 5/21/2016 5/21/2016 6/6/2016 Federal Consistency under the Coastal Zone Management Act: Maintenance Dredging at Shades Beach Launch Ramp Other 5/21/2016 5/21/2016 6/6/2016 Federal Consistency under the Coastal Zone Management Act - Proposed Lake Erie Connector International Electric Transmission Cable Project Other 4/16/2016 4/16/2016 4/30/2016 Proposed Rulemaking: Underground Coal Mine Safety - Proximity Detection Systems Reg 3/19/2016 3/19/2016 4/18/2016 Proposed Rulemaking: Water Quality Standards; Class A Stream Redesignations Reg 3/5/2016 3/5/2016 4/18/2016 Proposed Rulemaking: Handling and Use of Explosives Reg 2/27/2016 2/27/2016 3/28/2016 Proposed Rulemaking: Disinfection Requirements Rule Reg 2/20/2016 2/20/2016 4/19/2016 Nutrient Credit Trading Program Certification Request: Borough of Chambersburg – Agricultural Program (Franklin County) Other 2/13/2016 2/13/2016 3/14/2016 Draft Climate Change Action Plan Update Other 1/30/2016 1/30/2016 3/30/2016 Federal Consistency under the Coastal Zone Management Act - Proposed Dredging Activities in Erie Harbor Other 1/30/2016 1/30/2016 2/13/2016 Federal Consistency under the Coastal Zone Management Act - Proposed Dredging Activities in Conneaut Harbor Other 1/30/2016 1/30/2016 2/13/2016 Reissuance of NPDES General Permit for Stormwater Associated with Mining Activities (BMP GP-104) Other 12/19/2015 12/19/2015 1/19/2016 Federal Consistency Under the Coastal Zone Management Act: Proposed Maintenance Dredging at Trainer Refinery Policy 12/19/2015 12/19/2015 1/5/2016 Nutrient Credit Trading Program Certification Request: Tiadaghton Municipal Authority (Lycoming County; National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Permit No. PA0234079) Other 11/7/2015 11/7/2015 11/17/2015 DRAFT Pennsylvania Improving Waters Program Guidelines: Documenting and Reporting Measureable, Incremental Improvements in Water Quality of Streams, Rivers and Lakes (DEP ID: 394-3000-001) Policy 10/31/2015 10/31/2015 11/30/2015 DRAFT General Permit: PAG-03 Discharges of Stormwater Associated With Industrial Activity Policy 10/17/2015 10/17/2015 11/16/2015 Nutrient Credit Trading Program Certification Request (Inter-Basin): Greencastle (Franklin County), for nutrient credits generated in the Potomac River Basin for use in the Susquehanna River Basin Other 9/12/2015 9/12/2015 9/30/2015 Pennsylvania's Path to Compliance with EPA's Final Rule for Carbon Pollution Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: EGUs (Clean Power Plan) Other 9/12/2015 9/3/2015 11/12/2015 Nutrient Credit Trading Program Certification Request: Unlimited Renewables (Lancaster County), CAFO layer manure from Esbenshade and Kreider farms Other 8/29/2015 8/29/2015 9/28/2015 Proposed SIP Revision: 2011 Base Year Inventory for the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Lanc, Phila-Wilmington-AC, Pitt-Beaver Valley, and Reading for the 2008 8-Hour Ozone NAAQS Other 8/22/2015 8/22/2015 9/21/2015 Land Recycling Program Technical Guidance Manual for Vapor Intrusion into Buildings from Groundwater and Soil under Act 2 (261-0300-101) Policy 7/25/2015 7/25/2015 9/23/2015 Proposed State Implementation Plan Revision for North Reading Nonattainment Area for the 2008 Lead National Ambient Air Quality Standard Other 6/20/2015 6/20/2015 7/23/2015 Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Programs – Federal Fiscal Year 2015 Intended Use Plans Other 6/20/2015 6/20/2015 7/24/2015 * Policy for Development and Publication of Technical Guidance (012-0900-001) Policy 5/30/2015 5/30/2015 7/14/2015 ***EXTENDED: NPDES General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems, PAG-13 Other 8/15/2015 5/30/2015 8/31/2015 Nutrient Credit Trading Program; Credit Certification Other 4/18/2015 4/18/2015 5/20/2015 * Advanced Notice of Final Rulemaking - Environmental Protection Performance Standards at Oil and Gas Well Sites (25 Pa. Code Chapter 78) Reg 4/4/2015 4/3/2015 5/19/2015 * Riparian Buffer or Riparian Forest Buffer Equivalency Demonstration (DEP ID: 310-2135-002) Policy 3/21/2015 3/21/2015 5/20/2015 * Riparian Buffer or Riparian Forest Buffer Offsetting (DEP ID: 310-2135-003) Policy 3/21/2015 3/21/2015 5/20/2015 * Interstate Pollution Transport Reduction; Proposed 2015 Ozone Season Nitrogen Oxide Emission Limits for Nonelectric Generating Units Other 3/21/2015 3/21/2015 4/5/2015 * Acid Mine Drainage Set-Aside Program: Program Implementation Guidelines (DEP ID: 370-5500-001) Policy 2/21/2015 2/21/2015 3/23/2015 * Removal of Sites from the Pennsylvania Priority List of Hazardous Sites for Remedial Response Other 2/14/2015 2/14/2015 3/16/2015 * Designation Criteria for Regulated Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4) (DEP ID: 385-0820-001) Policy 1/3/2015 1/3/2015 2/2/2015 * Developing National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permits for Mining Activities (DEP ID: 563-2112-115) Policy 12/27/2014 12/27/2014 1/26/2015 * Implementation Plan for Act 162 of 2014 (DEP ID: 310-2135-001) Policy 12/20/2014 12/20/2014 2/18/2015 * Management of Fill (DEP ID: 258-2182-773) Policy 12/20/2014 12/20/2014 2/18/2015 * Guidelines for the Beneficial Use of Coal Ash at Coal Mines (DEP ID: 563-2112-228) Policy 12/13/2014 12/13/2014 1/13/2015 * Proposed Request for Delegation of Authority to Implement the Federal Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerators Plan Other 11/1/2014 11/1/2014 1/9/2015 *

Recently Finalized Comment Periods

Document Title Category PA Bulletin Action Final Rulemaking: Revised Total Coliform Rule Reg 9/24/2016 Final Rulemaking: Remining Requirements Reg 10/22/2016 Final Rulemaking: Control of VOC Emissions from Miscellaneous Metal Parts Surface Coating Processes, Miscellaneous Plastic Parts Surface Coating Processes and Pleasure Craft Surface Coatings Reg 10/22/2016 Final Rulemaking: Control of VOC Emissions from Automobile and Light-Duty Truck Assembly Coating Operations and Heavier Vehicle Coating Operations Reg 10/22/2016 Final Rulemaking: Land Reclamation Financial Guarantees and Bioenergy Crop Bonding (25 Pa. Code Chapters 77, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, and 211) Reg 8/27/2016 * Administration of Land Recycling Program (25 Pa. Code Chapter 250) Reg 8/27/2016 * Environmental Protection Performance Standards at Oil and Gas Well Sites (25 Pa. Code Chapter 78) Reg 10/8/2016 *

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