This section gives you a continuously updated thumbnail sketch of issues to be considered in upcoming advisory committee meetings where the agendas have been released

The Governor’s Office published its semi-annual Regulatory Agenda listing regulations various agencies have under development on February 2 (PA Bulletin page 765)   DEP begins on page 759.  DCNR begins on page 757. 

February 12-- Agenda. DEP State Board for Certification of Water and Wastewater System Operators meeting.  10th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

-- New, Upgrades and Reciprocity Applications

-- Update on online testing

-- Update on exam scores

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February 13-- CANCELED. DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee meeting Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:30. (2013 meeting dates) (formal notice)

February 14-- Agenda (posted Feb. 1). DEP Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  9:15. (2013 meeting dates)

-- Action on proposed RACT requirements for major sources of NOx, VOCs

-- Action on final rule on condensable particulate matter emissions

-- Discussion of comments on proposed VOC rules from printing, other sources

-- Info: 2011 emission inventory for Marcellus Shale industry

-- Info: Final GP-5 covering natural gas production facilities

-- Discussion of proposed changes to Plan Approval and Operating Permit Guidance

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February 14-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission holds a public hearing on proposed water withdrawals. Room 8E-B East Wing Capitol Building,  Harrisburg.  1:00.  (formal notice/agenda) (formal notice)

February 19-- CANCELED. Environmental Quality Board meeting.  The next scheduled meeting is March 19.  (formal notice)

February 19-- NEW. Agenda (posted Feb. 4). DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  11:00.

-- DEP Permit Review Public Participation Policy

-- DEP Air Pollution Monitoring Study

-- Update on DEP Permit Decision Guarantee Process

-- DEP Water Testing Protocol

-- CAC 2013 Strategic Workplan

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February 19-- NEW. Agenda (posted Feb. 7). DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting.  2nd Floor Training Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. 

-- Continue reviewing individual Work Plans

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February 20-- NEW. Agenda. DEP Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. (formal notice) Contact: Kurt Klapkowski, 717-772-2199 or email: kklapkowsk@pa.gov.

-- Final Spill Policy + tracked changes + comment and response document

-- Proposed Chapter 78 Subchapter C Annex A

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February 20--  No agenda yet. DEP Agricultural Advisory Board meeting.  Susquehanna Room A, DEP Southcentral Office, 909 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg. 10:00. (2013 meeting dates)

February 27--  No agenda yet. DEP Cleanup Standards Scientific Advisory Board Technical Guidance Manual Workgroup meeting.  14th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building.  9:00.

March 5--  No agenda yet. DEP Storage Tank Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

March 5-6-- NEW. Agenda Released. Delaware River Basin Commission holds a public hearing on water withdrawal applications and a meeting.  25 State Police Drive in West Trenton, N.J.

March 6--  No agenda yet. DEP Sewage Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:30 

March 26-- DEP Board of Coal Mine Safety meeting.  Bureau of Mine Safety Rescue Training Facility, 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg. 10:00.  (2013 meeting schedule)

April 11-- No agenda yet. DEP Cleanup Standards Scientific Advisory Board meeting.  10th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building.  9:00.  (2013 meeting dates)

April 11-12-- No agenda yet. DEP Radiation Protection Advisory Committee meeting. 14th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.

June 12-- No agenda yet. DEP Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

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DEP Calendar of Events  [DEP No Longer Publishes a single Calendar of agency meetings]

2/11/2013