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Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events

This section lists House and Senate Committee meetings, DEP and other public hearings and meetings and other interesting environmental events.

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: DEP published its 2017 schedule of advisory committee and board meeting in the December 17 PA Bulletin, page 7896.

January 16-- NEW. Martin Luther King Day - State Offices Closed

January 17-- Agenda Posted. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Katie Hetherington Cunfer, khethering@pa.gov or 717-705-2693.  Click Here to register to hear the meeting online.

-- Overview of DEP IT Upgrades-- Mobile Inspections, eGrants, ePermitting

-- Presentation on Draft General Permits To Regulate Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Operations

-- Review of Council Vacancies

-- Copy Of January DEP Monthly Report To Council

-- Click Here for available handouts

January 17-- PennVEST Water Infrastructure Funding Workshop.  Bedford County Courthouse, Room 101, 200 South Julianna St., Bedford. 9:30 a.m. to Noon.

January 17-- DEP Public Hearing On Proposed Expansion Of Chrin Landfill In Northampton County.  Wilson Area High School, 424 Warrior Lane, Easton. 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.  (formal notice, PA Bulletin page 7890).  Click Here for more information.

January 18-- Agenda Posted. DEP Coastal Zone Advisory Committee meeting. 10th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 9:30.  DEP Contact: Stacey Box, sbox@pa.gov or 717-772-5622.

-- Overview of PennDOT Extreme Weather Vulnerability Study

-- Update on Coastal Zone Grants

-- Climate Adaptation Planning & Community Resiliency Update

-- Coastal Marine Spatial Planning Update

-- Click Here for available handouts.

January 18-- Agenda Posted. DEP Technical Advisory Committee On Diesel-Powered Equipment (Deep Mine Safety) meeting.  DEP New Stanton Office, 131 Broadview Road, New Stanton.  10:00. DEP Contact: Peggy Scheloske, mscheloske@pa.gov or 724-404-3143.  (formal notice)

January 18-- DCNR Webinar: Making Community Parks Sustainable, Fun, Functional. 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.

January 19-- Agenda Posted. DEP Mining and Reclamation Advisory Board meeting. 14th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Daniel E. Snowden, dsnowden@pa.gov or 717-787-5103.

-- Regular Updates On Mining Programs & Presentations

-- Click Here for available handouts

January 19-- NEW. DEP-Oil And Gas Industry Q/A On New Chapter 78A Regulations  and Other Issues Webinar. 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.  Click Here to register.  Contact: Todd Wallace twallace@pa.gov.

January 19-- NRCS-PA Pennsylvania State Technical Committee meeting. NRCS Office, Conference Room at 359 East Park Drive, Harrisburg. 1:00 p.m.

January 19-- Penn State Extension Master Watershed Steward Training Program In Berks County. Berks County Ag Center, 1238 County Welfare Road in Leesport.  6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

January 19-- Penn State Extension Webinar: Shale Energy Fluids Management Trends.  1:00 to 2:00 p.m.

January 19-- PennTAP Pollution Prevention and Lean Manufacturing in the Food Industry Webinar.  Noon to 1:00 p.m.

January 23-- Senate and House Come Back To Voting Session.

January 24-- Agenda Posted. DEP Aggregate Advisory Board Regulatory, Legislative and Technical Committee meeting. 14th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building.  10:00.  DEP Contact: Daniel Snowden 717-783-8846 or send email to: dsnowden@pa.gov(formal notice)

-- Discussion of Non-Coal Hydrology Document

-- Click Here for available handouts

January 24-- 10,000 Friends Of Pennsylvania Commonwealth Awards ProgramAcademy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia. 5:30 to 8:00 p.m.

January 25-- Agenda Posted. DEP Small Business Compliance Advisory Committee (Air Quality) meeting.  12th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 10:00. DEP Contact: Nancy Herb, nherb@pa.gov or 717-783-9269.

-- Environmental Management Assistance program

-- Small Business Ombudsman Report

-- Overview of Small Business Champion Network

-- Stage II Enforcement discretion

-- Overview of Volkswagen Consent Decree

-- Ozone Air Quality Update

-- Overview of 2014 Emission Inventory for Unconventional Wells & Other Industries

-- Click Here for available handouts

January 25-- DEP notice of informal conference on an Amerikohl Aggregates C&K Coal Mine Permit in Richland Township, Clarion County. DEP Knox District Mining Office, 310 Best Ave., Knox. 1:00 p.m.  DEP Contact: Knox District Mining Office 814-797-1191.  (PA Bulletin, page 71)

January 25-- NEW. DCNR Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Caron Building. 10:00.  Contact: Gretchen Leslie 717-772-9084 or send email to: gleslie@pa.gov. (formal notice)

January 25-- DCNR Webinar: DCNR Grant Stewardship Responsibilities. 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.

January 25-- Penn State Water Quality Team Webinar: Green Parking Lot Zoning & Design.  Noon to 1:00 p.m.

January 26-- NEW. Sustainable Pittsburgh: The Shift To Sustainable Business Practices Workshop. YWCA Greater Pittsburgh, 305 Wood Street, Pittsburgh. 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.

January 26-27-- PA Ground Water Association Annual Conference. Harrisburg/Hershey Holiday Inn Grantville, Dauphin County.

January 31-- Partnership For Delaware Estuary Healthy Communities Workshop- Conservation Plan Update. John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge, 8601 Lindbergh Blvd., Philadelphia. 9:00 a.m to 3:00 p.m.

February 1-- DEP Aggregate Advisory Board meeting. DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Ave, Harrisburg. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Daniel E. Snowden, dsnowden@pa.gov or 717-787-5103.

February 1-- Partnership For Delaware Estuary Healthy Habitats  Workshop- Conservation Plan UpdateMontgomery County Community College, 340 Dekalb Pike, Blue Bell. 9:00 a.m to 3:00 p.m.

February 1-4-- PA Association For Sustainable Agriculture Farming For The Future Conference. State College.

February 2-- NEW. Susquehanna River Basin Commission holds a hearing on proposed water withdrawal requests.  Room 8E-B East Wing Capitol Building, Harrisburg.  2:30.  Contact:  Jason Oyler, General Counsel, 717-238-0423, Ext. 1312.  Click Here for more information.  (formal notice)

February 8-- DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 9:30.  DEP Contact: Diane Wilson, diawilson@pa.gov or 717-787-3730.

February 8-- DEP State Board for Certification of Water and Wastewater Systems Operators meeting.  10th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Cheri Sansoni, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water, Operator Certification, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101, 717-772-5158, csansoni@pa.gov

February 8-- DCNR Webinar: Applying For New Riparian Forest Buffer Grants. 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.

February 8-- NEW. Widener University Commonwealth Law School Program On African American History In Our National Parks. Administration Building Room A180, Widener Law Commonwealth, 3737 Vartan Way, Harrisburg.  5:30 program, 6:30 reception.

February 11-- 3rd Annual GreenAllies Conference. Messiah College, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County. 

February 16-- CANCELED. DEP Oil And Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Kurt Klapkowski, 717-783-9438 or send email to: kklapkowsk@pa.gov(Cancellation mentioned in DEP January Report To CAC)

February 16-- PennTAP Webinar: Pollution Prevention: Lean Manufacturing With A Focus On Food Manufacturing. Noon to 1:00.

February 22-- NEW. House Appropriations Committee budget hearings: 3:00- Public Utility Commission .  Room 140.

February 23-- DEP Agricultural Advisory Board meeting. DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg.  9:00.  DEP Contact: Jay Braund, jbraund@pa.gov or 717-772-5636

February 23-- DEP Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 9:15.  DEP Contact: Kirit Dalal, kdalal@pa.gov or 717-772-3436.

February 27-- NEW. House Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 10:00- Department of Environmental Protection; 1:00- Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.  Room 140. 

February 27-- NEW. Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearings: 10:00- Department of Agriculture. Hearing Room 1, North Office Building.

March 1-- NEW. House Appropriations Committee budget hearings: 10:00- Department of Agriculture.  Room 140.

March 1-- NEW. Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearings: 3:00- Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Hearing Room 1, North Office Building.

March 5-6-- NEW. Registration Open. PA Environmental Council PA Statewide Watershed Conference. State College

March 7-- DEP Board Of Coal Mine Safety meeting.  DEP Cambria Office, 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Allison Gaida, agaida@pa.gov or 724-404-3147.

March 7-- DEP Storage Tank Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Dawn Heimback, 717-772-5599 or send email to: dheimbach@pa.gov.

March 8-- NEW. Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearings:  10:00- Department of Environmental Protection. Hearing Room 1, North Office Building.

March 11-- PA Resources Council Rain Barrel Workshop.  BlueBerry Hill-Franklin Park, Allegheny County.  10:30 a.m. to Noon.

March 11-- NEW. Registration Open. 20th Annual Schuylkill River Watershed Congress.  Montgomery County Community College, Pottstown.

March 14-- PennTAP-DEP Facility Operations Workshop On Energy Efficiency.  Penn Stater Hotel & Conference Center, State College.

March 15-16-- Registration Open. PA Environmental Council: Achieving Deep Carbon Reductions: Paths For Pennsylvania’s Electricity Future Conference.  David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh.

March 23-- DEP Sewage Advisory Committee (On-lot Systems) meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 10:30.  DEP Contact: Brian Schlauderaff, bschlauder@pa.gov or 717-772-5620.

March 23-24-- Westmoreland County Conservation District 2017 Engineers’ Workshop. Fred Rogers Center, a LEED Gold Certified building at St. Vincent College, Latrobe.

March 24-25-- NEW. Penn State Forest Landowners Conference. Altoona.

March 26-29-- Registration OpenPA Recreation & Park Society 2017 Annual Conference. Hershey Lodge and Convention Center.

April 5-7-- PA Assn. of Environmental Professionals 32nd Annual Conference. State College.

April 8-- PA Resources Council Rain Barrel Workshop.  Fern Park, Allegheny County.  10:30 a.m. to Noon.

April 11-- PA Resources Council Rain Barrel Workshop. North Park-Rose Barn, Allegheny County.  6:30 to 8:00 p.m.

April 12-- PA Resources Council Rain Barrel Workshop. Phipps Garden Center, Allegheny County. 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.

April 12-- PA Chamber Environmental Conference & Trade Show.  Best Western Premier Eden Resort & Suites, Lancaster.

April 18-- PA Resources Council Rain Barrel Workshop. Lauri Ann West Community Center, Allegheny County. 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.

April 20-- PA Resources Council Rain Barrel Workshop. South Park-Buffalo Inn, Allegheny County. 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.

April 21-22-- NEW. PEC, KPB Pinchot State Forest Earth Day Tree Planting.  Luzerne County.

April 22-- PA Resources Council Rain Barrel Workshop. Ross Township Community Center, Allegheny County.  Noon to 1:30 p.m.

April 25-27-- PA Section American Water Works Association Annual Conference.   The Hershey Lodge, Hershey.

April 27-- PA Resources Council Rain Barrel Workshop. Boyce Park-Activity Center, Allegheny County.  6:30 to 8:00 p.m.

May 3-- Pennsylvania Groundwater Symposium.  Ramada Inn Conference Center, State College.

May 4-6-- NEW. Registration Open. PA Land Trust Association Land Conservation Conference & Environmental Advisory Council Network Conference.  Lancaster.

May 19-21-- PA Outdoor Writers Association Spring Conference. Harrisburg/Hershey Holiday Inn Grantville, Dauphin County.  Click Here for more information.

May 20-- Foundation For Sustainable Forests Loving The Land Through Working Forests Annual Conference.  Mercer County.

June 1-- PA Resources Council Rain Barrel Workshop. Phipps Garden Center, Allegheny County. 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. 

June 7-- DEP Coastal Zone Advisory Committee meeting.  10th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 9:30. DEP Contact: Stacey Box, 717-772-5622 or send email to: sbox@pa.gov.

June 18-23-- Registration Open. Rivers Conservation & Fly Fishing Youth Camp. Messiah College, Grantham, Cumberland County.

Visit DEP’s Public Participation Center for public participation opportunities.  Click Here to sign up for DEP News a biweekly newsletter from the Department.

Sign Up For DEP’s eNotice: Did you know DEP can send you email notices of permit applications submitted in your community?  Notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations?  All through its eNotice system.  Click Here to sign up.

Check the PA Environmental Council Bill Tracker for the status and updates on pending state legislation and regulations that affect environmental and conservation efforts in Pennsylvania.

DEP Regulations In Process

Proposed Regulations Open For Comment - DEP webpage

Submit Comments on Proposals Through DEP’s eComment System

Proposed Regulations With Closed Comment Periods - DEP webpage

Recently Finalized Regulations - DEP webpage

DEP Regulatory Update - DEP webpage

July 2016 DEP Regulatory Agenda - PA Bulletin, page 3713

DEP Technical Guidance In Process

Draft Technical Guidance Documents - DEP webpage

Technical Guidance Comment Deadlines - DEP webpage

Submit Comments on Proposals Through DEP’s eComment System

Recently Closed Comment Periods For Technical Guidance - DEP webpage

Technical Guidance Recently Finalized - DEP webpage

Copies of Final Technical Guidance - DEP webpage

DEP Non-Regulatory/Technical Guidance Documents Agenda (July 2016) - DEP webpage

Other DEP Proposals For Public Review

Other Proposals Open For Public Comment - DEP webpage

Submit Comments on Proposals Through DEP’s eComment System

Recently Closed Comment Periods For Other Proposals - DEP webpage

Other Proposals Recently Finalized - DEP webpage

 DEP Facebook Page     DEP Twitter Feed         DEP YouTube Channel

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

DEP Calendar of Events        DCNR 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

You can watch the Senate Floor Session and House Floor Session live online.

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