2016 Meetings

Meetings of the Environmental Quality Board (EQB) are held on the third Tuesday of every month (unless otherwise noted). All meetings are held in Room 105 of the Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market St., Harrisburg, and convene at 9:00 a.m. Meetings will only be held when there are a sufficient number of agenda items for consideration. The meeting dates are as follows:

February 3, 2016

March 15, 2016 - CANCELED

April 19, 2016

May 17, 2016

June 21, 2016

July 19, 2016 - CANCELED

August 16, 2016 - CANCELED

September 20, 2016 - CANCELED

October 18, 2016

November 15, 2016 - CANCELED

December 20, 2016 - CANCELED

Contact: Laura Edinger, Regulatory Coordinator, Environmental Quality Board, P.O. Box 8477, Harrisburg, PA, 17105-8477, ledinger@pa.gov, (717) 787-4526

Meeting Agendas/Minutes/Handouts

October 18, 2016

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of June 21, 2016 (PDF)
• Proposed Rulemaking: Radiological Health (25 Pa. Code Chapters 215-221, 223, 225, 227, 228, 230, and 240)
  • PowerPoint presentation (PDF)
  • Executive Summary (PDF)
  • Radiation Protection Advisory Committee Letter_February 22, 2016 (PDF)
  • Preamble (PDF)
  • Annex A (PDF)
  • Regulatory Analysis Form (PDF)
• Proposed Rulemaking: Repeal of Gasoline Volatility Requirements (25 Pa. Code Chapters 121-126)
  • PowerPoint presentation (PDF)
  • Executive Summary (PDF)
  • Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee Letter_December 10, 2015 (PDF)
  • Small Business Compliance Advisory Committee_February 17, 2016 (PDF)
  • Citizens Advisory Council_March 15, 2016 (PDF)
  • Preamble (PDF)
  • Annex A (PDF)
  • Regulatory Analysis Form (PDF)
• Rulemaking Petition: Unnamed Tributary to Whetstone Run (25 Pa. Code § 93.9g)
  • PowerPoint presentation (PDF)
  • Petition (PDF)

June 21, 2016

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of May 17, 2016 (PDF)
• Final Rulemaking: Control of VOC Emissions from Miscellaneous Metal Parts Surface Coating Processes, Miscellaneous Plastic Parts Surface Coating Processes, and Pleasure Craft Surface Coatings (25 Pa. Code, Chapter 129)
  • PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
  • Executive Summary (PDF)
  • Small Business Compliance Advisory Committee Letter – April 27, 2016 (PDF)
  • Citizens Advisory Council Letter – March 18, 2016 (PDF)
  • Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee Letter – February 11, 2016 (PDF)
  • Order (PDF)
  • Annex A (PDF)
  • Comment/Response Document (PDF)
  • Regulatory Analysis Form (PDF)
• Final Rulemaking: Control of VOC Emissions from Automobile and Light-Duty Truck Assembly Coating Operations and Heavier Vehicle Coating Operations (25 Pa. Code, Chapter 129)
  • PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
  • Executive Summary (PDF)
  • Small Business Compliance Advisory Committee Letter – April 27, 2016 (PDF)
  • Citizens Advisory Council Letter – March 18, 2016 (PDF)
  • Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee Letter – February 11, 2016 (PDF)
  • Order (PDF)
  • Annex A (PDF)
  • Comment/Response Document (PDF)
  • Regulatory Analysis Form (PDF)
• Final Rulemaking: Revised Total Coliform Rule (25 Pa. Code, Chapter 109)
  • PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
  • Executive Summary (PDF)
  • Small Water Systems Technical Assistance Center Board Letter – March 25, 2016 (PDF)
  • Order (PDF)
  • Annex A (PDF)
  • Comment/Response Document (PDF)
  • Regulatory Analysis Form (PDF)
  • One Page Summaries
    • Aqua PA Summary
    • Chester Water Summary
    • Columbia Water Company Summary
    • Philadelphia Water Summary
    • Suez Water Summary
    • WWOAP Summary

May 17, 2016

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of February 3, 2016 Revised (PDF)
• Minutes of April 19, 2016 (PDF)
• Proposed Rulemaking: Environmental Laboratory Accreditation (25 Pa. Code Chapter 252)
  • PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
  • Executive Summary (PDF)
  • Preamble (PDF)
  • Annex A (PDF)
  • Regulatory Analysis Form (PDF)
  • Laboratory Accreditation Program Fees Report (PDF)
• Final Rulemaking: Remining Requirements (25 Pa. Code Chapters 87, 88, and 90)
  • PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
  • Executive Summary (PDF)
  • Order (PDF)
  • Annex A (PDF)
  • Comment/Response Document (PDF)
  • Regulatory Analysis Form (PDF)

April 19, 2016

• Agenda (PDF)
• Minutes of February 3, 2016 (PDF)
• Proposed Rulemaking: Water Quality Standards – Sobers Run et al. Stream Redesignations (25 Pa. Code Chapter 93)
  • PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
  • Executive Summary (PDF)
  • Preamble (PDF)
  • Annex A (PDF)
  • Regulatory Analysis Form (PDF)
  • Stream Redesignation Evaluation Reports
    • Mill Creek
    • Silver Creek
    • Sobers Run
    • Swiftwater Creek
• Proposed Rulemaking: Radiological Health and Radon Certification Fees; and Pennsylvania Radon Mitigation System Tag (25 Pa. Code Chapters 218 and 240)
  • PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
  • Executive Summary (PDF)
  • Radiation Protection Advisory Committee Letter – December 3, 2014 (PDF)
  • Preamble (PDF)
  • Annex A (PDF)
  • Regulatory Analysis Form (PDF)
  • Fee Report (PDF)
• Final Rulemaking: Administration of the Land Recycling Program (25 Pa. Code Chapter 250)
  • PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
  • Executive Summary (PDF)
  • Cleanup Standards Scientific Advisory Board – December 17, 2014 (PDF)
  • Storage Tank Advisory Committee – March 4, 2015 (PDF)
  • Order (PDF)
  • Annex A (PDF)
    • Table 1 (PDF)
    • Table 2 (PDF)
    • Table 3a (PDF)
    • Table 3b (PDF)
    • Table 4a (PDF)
    • Table 4b (PDF)
    • Table 5a (PDF)
    • Table 5b (PDF)
    • Table 6 (PDF)
    • Table 7 (PDF)
  • Comment/Response Document (PDF)
  • Regulatory Analysis Form (PDF)
• Three-Year Regulatory Fee and Cost Analysis Report: Laboratory Accreditation Fees
  • PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
  • Laboratory Accreditation Program Fees Report (PDF)

February 3, 2016

• Agenda (PDF) Please note: this meeting was recorded and the video can be accessed at: https://youtu.be/fbNyTIWLvzY
• Minutes of November 17, 2015 (PDF)
• Final Rulemaking: Environmental Protection Performance Standards at Oil and Gas Well Sites (25 Pa. Code Chapters 78 and 78a)
  • PowerPoint Presentation
  • Executive Summary (PDF)
  • Order (PDF)
  • Annex A (PDF)
  • Comment/Response Document Part 1 (PDF)
    • Commentator List for Comment/Response Document Part 1 (PDF)
    • Attachments for Comment/Response Document Part 1 (PDF)
  • Comment/Response Document Part 2 (PDF)
    • Commentator List for Comment/Response Document Part 2 (PDF)
    • Attachments for Comment/Response Document Part 2 (PDF)
  • One Page Summaries (PDF)
  • Regulatory Analysis Form (PDF)
  • COGAC Report (PDF)
  • TAB Report
  • Fact Sheet (PDF)