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.  It also gives you a heads-up on House and Senate Committee meetings, conferences and other interesting events.  Meetings are in Harrisburg unless otherwise noted.

NEW means new from last week. [Agenda Not Posted] means not posted within 2 weeks of the advisory committee meeting.  Go to the online Calendar webpage for updates.

Note: House Committee meetings can happen at any time during its last day of session.

October 21-- Agenda Posted. Environmental Quality Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  9:00.

-- Proposed Control of VOC Emissions From Metal Parts, Surface Coatings, Boats

-- Proposed Security Rule for Radioactive Material

-- Rulemaking Petition: Ban On Water Fluoridation and Bottled Water Fluoride Labeling

-- 3-Year Fee Report for Chapter 102 Erosion and Sedimentation Control Program

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October 21-- Agenda Posted. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

--  Presentation/Discussion Of Proposed Changes To DEP’s Oil and Gas Enforcement Policies

--  Update On Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan, Milestones

--  First Presentation by Dana Aunkst, Acting DEP Secretary

--  After the regular business meeting, the CAC’s Public Participation Committee will hold a roundtable discussion with the Chairs of DEP’s Advisory Committees on ways to improve the participation of the Committees in forming changes to DEP regulations and technical guidance.

-- October monthly report to CAC from DEP.

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October 21-- DEP Hearing On Cleanup Of Berks County Battery Casing Site. DEP Reading District Office, 1005 Cross Roads Blvd., Reading. 7:00.

October 21-- NEW. DEP Webinar on New Online Well Completion Reports.  9:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.

October 22-- Agenda Posted. DEP Small Business Compliance Advisory Committee meeting. Emerging Technology Applications Center, Northampton Community College, 511 East Third St., Bethlehem. 10:00.  (formal notice)

-- Reports By Small Business Ombudsman, Environmental Management Assistance Program

-- Overview of Small Business Development Centers

-- Tour of Emerging Technology Applications Center

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October 22-- [Agenda Not Posted] PA Energy Development Authority meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.  (formal notice)

October 22-- DEP Hearing On Country View Farms Manure Storage Facilities In Fulton County. McConnellsburg Fire Hall, 2nd floor meeting room, 112 East Maple St., McConnellsburg. 7:00.

October 23-- Agenda Posted. DEP Mining and Reclamation Advisory Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

--Regular Updates On: Permit Decision Guarantee, Guidance Documents, NPDES Permitting, ABS Legacy Trust Account, Reclamation Fee Operations & Maintenance, Reclamation Fees, Bond Rate Guidelines, Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation, Abandoned Mine Land Grant Program

-- Revisions to the Remining Regulations

-- MRAB Annual Report 2012-13

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October 23-- DEP Brownfields Redevelopment Seminar. DEP Northeast Regional Office located at 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre 10:00 to 1:30.

October 25-- NEW. Penn State Agriculture and Environment Center Homeowner’s Guide To Stormwater Workshop.  Centre Foundation, 1377 Ringmaster Dr., State College. 9:00 a.m. to Noon.

October 25-- NEW. Friends of the Wissahickon’s signature 90th anniversary celebration at its fall gala at the Valley Green Inn in Philadelphia.

October 26-27-- The PA League of Women Voters PA Shale and Public Health Committee Shale Drilling and Public Health: Days of Discovery Conference. Pittsburgh.

October 27-- Senate Game and Fisheries Committee holds a public hearing on Lyme disease, Geisinger Medication Take Back Program, Great Lakes Fishery microbead ban, round goby impact on PA waterways.  Tom Ridge Environmental Center, 301 Peninsula Dr., Erie.  9:00.

October 27-- CANCELED. DEP hearing on Hilcorp Energy gas pooling requests in Lawrence, Mercer counties. Albert P. Gettings Government Center Annex of the Lawrence County Government Center, Assembly Room, 349 Countyline St., New Castle. 10:00.

October 28-- Agenda Posted. DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting.  12th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

-- Presentation: Penn State On Climate Change Impact Assessment Report

-- Presentation: Greenhouse Gas Inventory

-- Work Plan Technical Discussion: manure digesters, combined heat & power, geoexchange heating & cooling

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October 28-- CANCELED. DEP hearing on Hilcorp Energy gas pooling requests in Lawrence, Mercer counties. Albert P. Gettings Government Center Annex of the Lawrence County Government Center, Assembly Room, 349 Countyline St., New Castle. 9:00.

November 3-- NEW. Penn State Agriculture and Environment Center, Centre County Conservation District Centre County Watershed Summit.  Nittany Lion Inn, State College. 8:30 a.m to 7:00 p.m.

November 4--  NEW. Election Day (the ultimate public participation event) 

November 5-- [Agenda Not Posted] DEP Environmental Justice Advisory Board meeting.  Delaware Room, 16th Floor, Rachel Carson Building. 8:30.

November 5-- [Agenda Not Posted] DEP Sewage Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:30.

November 5-- DEP hearing on proposed redesignation request for the Johnstown area as meeting the federal PM 2.5 standard. DEP Ebensburg District Mining Office, 286 Industrial Park Rd., Ebensburg. 11:00.  (formal notice)

November 6-- NEW. Agenda Posted. Susquehanna River Basin Commission holds hearings on proposed regulations on water withdrawals by unconventional oil and gas well drillers (at 1:30) and water withdrawal requests (at 2:30) to be considered at the Commission’s December 5 meeting.  Room 8E-B East Wing, Capitol Building, Harrisburg.  (formal notice) (Federal Register Notice)

November 7-- NEW. DEP Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee special meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:15. (formal notice)

-- Draft Final-Form Reasonably Available Control Technology II rulemaking

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November 7-8-- 2014 PA Botany Symposium. Penn Stater Conference Center, State College.

November 10-- NEW. DEP Meeting, Hearing On Easton Compressor Station. Easton Area Middle School, 1010 Echo Trail, Easton. 5:00 p.m. meeting, 6:00 p.m. hearing.

November 12-- DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:30.

November 13-- NEW. PA Resources Council 75th Anniversary Dinner Celebration. Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum, 6825 Norwitch Dr., Philadelphia.

November 18-- Environmental Quality Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  9:00.

November 18-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

November 18-19-- PA Water Infrastructure Expo. Grantville.

November 22-- NEW. Delaware Highlands Conservancy  20th Anniversary Celebration. Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in Bethel, NY.

December 2-- DEP Storage Tank Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. 

December 9-- DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting.  12th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

December 9-- DEP Board Of Coal Mine Safety meeting.  DEP Cambria Office, 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg. 10:00.

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

December 10-- NEW. DEP Information Meeting and Hearing On Proposed Hazardous Waste Storage and Treatment Facility Siting application, Fall Township, Bucks County. Falls Township Building, 188 Lincoln Highway, Suite 100, Fairless Hills, Pa. 7:00.  (formal notice PA Bulletin page 6715)

December 11-- DEP Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:15.

December 11-- NEW. Energy For The Power Of 32 Counties, 4 States, 1 Energy Future. Pittsburgh.

December 17-- DEP Agricultural Advisory Board meeting.  DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg. 10:00 

December 17-- DEP Cleanup Standards Scientific Advisory Board. 14th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 9:00. (formal notice)

December 18-- DEP Small Water Systems Technical Assistance Center Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

December 22-- DEP State Board for Certification of Sewage Enforcement Operators meeting.  11th Floor Conference Room B, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.

May 6-8-- PA Association of Environmental Professionals  Annual Conference. Toftrees Resort, State College.

May 13-15-- DEP and Engineers' Society of Western Pennsylvania 2015 Pennsylvania Brownfields Conference. Erie Bayfront Convention Center, Erie.

Visit DEP’s new Public Participation Center for information on how you can Be Informed! and Get Involved! in DEP regulation and guidance development process.

DEP Regulations In Process

Proposed Regulations Open For Comment - DEP webpage

Proposed Regulations With Closed Comment Periods - DEP webpage

Recently Finalized Regulations - DEP webpage

DEP Regulatory Update - DEP webpage

DEP Technical Guidance In Process

Draft Technical Guidance Documents - DEP webpage

Technical Guidance Comment Deadlines - DEP webpage

Recently Closed Comment Periods For Technical Guidance - DEP webpage

Technical Guidance Recently Finalized - DEP webpage

Copies of Final Technical Guidance - DEP webpage

Other DEP Proposals For Public Review

Other Proposals Open For Public Comment - DEP webpage

Recently Closed Comment Periods For Other Proposals - DEP webpage

Other Proposals Recently Finalized - DEP webpage

Click Here for links to DEP’s Advisory Committee webpages.

DEP Calendar of Events

Note: The Environmental Education Workshop Calendar is no longer available from the PA Center for Environmental Education because funding for the Center was eliminated in the FY 2011-12 state budget.  The PCEE website was also shutdown, but some content was moved to the PA Association of Environmental Educators' website.

Senate Committee Schedule                House Committee Schedule

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10/20/2014