The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the July 28 PA Bulletin it has finalized the Policy For The Development And Publication Of Technical Guidance (DEP ID: 012-0900-001).

Revisions made in response to the comments the Department received include: removing unused definitions; clarifying the relationship between technical guidance documents and regulatory requirements; changing the online location of the Non-Regulatory Agenda; providing a distinction between policies and technical guidance documents; and noting that Department's Director of External Affairs can help Department staff identify stakeholders for additional outreach opportunities.

 Click Here for the final guidance.  Click Here for the Comment/Response Document.

Questions regarding this document should be directed to Abbey Cadden, Policy Office at acadden@pa.gov or 717-705-3769.

Note: DEP has not yet finalized the other two guidance documents related to public participation-- the Policy for the Development and Review of Regulations or the Advisory Committee Guidelines.

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