2021 Meetings

Meetings of the Environmental Quality Board (EQB) are held on the third Tuesday of every month. Meetings will only be held when there is a sufficient number of agenda items for consideration. Until further notice, all meetings will be held as virtual and will convene at 9:00 a.m. The meeting dates are as follows:

February 16, 2021 - Canceled

March 16, 2021

April 20, 2021

~~May 18, 2021~~ - Rescheduled to Wednesday, May 19, 2021

June 15, 2021

July 13, 2021

August 17, 2021 - Canceled

September 21, 2021

October 19, 2021

November 16, 2021

December 21, 2021 - Canceled

Contact: Laura Griffin, Regulatory Coordinator, Environmental Quality Board, P.O. Box 8477, Harrisburg, PA, 17105-8477, laurgriffi@pa.gov, (717) 772-3277

Meeting Agendas/Minutes/Handouts

November 16, 2021: In-Person/WebEx Meeting

Agenda (PDF)
Minutes of October 19, 2021 (PDF)
Final Rulemaking: Control of VOC Emissions from Gasoline Dispensing Facilities (Stage I and Stage II) (25 Pa. Code Chapters 121 and 129)
- PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
- Executive Summary (PDF)
- Preamble (PDF)
- Annex A (PDF)
- Comment Response Document (PDF)
- Regulatory Analysis Form (PDF)
  - Form (PDF)
  - Reports (PDF)
Proposed Rulemaking: Municipal Waste Rural Transfer Facility Permit-By-Rule (25 Pa. Code Chapters 271 and 279)
- PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
- Executive Summary (PDF)
- Preamble (PDF)
- Annex A (PDF)
- Regulatory Analysis Form (PDF)
Proposed Rulemaking: Safe Drinking Water PFAS MCL Rule (25 Pa. Code Chapter 109)
- PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
- Executive Summary (PDF)
- Preamble (PDF)
- Annex A (PDF)
- Regulatory Analysis Form (PDF)
  - TAC Comment Letter (PDF)
  - Lab PFAS Survey Responses (PDF)
  - PFAS Treatment Survey (PDF)
Petition for Rulemaking: Conventional Oil and Gas Well Bonding (25 Pa. Code § 78.302)
- PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
- Petition with Attachments A & B (PDF)
  - Attachments C-F (PDF)
  - Attachment G (PDF)
  - Attachment H (PDF)
  - Attachment I (PDF)
Petition for Rulemaking: Unconventional Gas Well Bonding (25 Pa. Code § 78a.302)
- PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
- Petition with Attachments A & B (PDF)
  - Attachments C-F (PDF)
  - Attachment G (PDF)

Webex Link (Register here)
Date and Time: Tuesday, November 16, 2021 9:00 am EDT
Audio Conference: United States Toll 1-415-655-0003 Access code: 2631 311 6156

October 19, 2021: In-Person/WebEx Meeting

Agenda (PDF)
Minutes of September 21, 2021 (PDF) Revised
Petition for Rulemaking: Saltlick Run (25 Pa. Code § 93.9l)
- PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
- Petition (PDF)
Proposed Rulemaking: National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Schedules of Compliance (25 Pa. Code § 92a.51)
PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
Executive Summary (PDF)
Preamble (PDF)
Annex A (PDF)
Regulatory Analysis Form (PDF)

Webex Link (Register here)
Date and Time: Tuesday, October 19, 2021 9:00 am EDT
Audio Conference: United States Toll 1-415-655-0003 Access code: 2630 517 8096

September 21, 2021: In-Person/WebEx Meeting

Agenda (PDF)
Minutes of July 13, 2021 (PDF) Revised
Petition for Rulemaking: Angelica Creek (25 Pa. Code § 93.9f)
- PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
- Petition (PDF)
Proposed Rulemaking: VOC RACT Requirements for Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Surface Coating Operations, SOCMI Processes, and Large Petroleum Dry Cleaners for the 2015 Ozone NAAQS (25 Pa. Code Chapters 121 and 129)
- PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
- Executive Summary (PDF)
- Preamble (PDF)
- Annex A (PDF)
- Regulatory Analysis Form (PDF)
Proposed Rulemaking: Exclusion for Identification and Listing Hazardous Waste at MAX Environmental Technologies, Inc. Bulger and Yukon Facilities (25 Pa. Code Chapter 261a)
- PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
- Executive Summary (PDF)
- Preamble (PDF)
- Annex A (PDF)
- Regulatory Analysis Form (PDF)
  - Bulger Sampling and Analysis Plan (PDF)
  - Bulger Evaluation Report (PDF)
  - Yukon Sampling and Analysis Plan (PDF)
  - Yukon Evaluation Report (PDF)
- DEP has developed a Community Information webpage to share information related to the MAX Bulger and Yukon Facilities proposed rulemaking, available here on the Southwest Regional Office’s Community Information webpage.

Webex Link (Register here)
Date and Time: Tuesday, September 21, 2021 9:00 am EDT
Audio Conference: United States Toll 1-415-655-0003 Access code: 2633 041 5303

July 13, 2021: PACast Livestream Meeting (see below)

Agenda (PDF)
Minutes of June 15, 2021 (PDF)
Consideration of Final Rulemaking: CO2 Budget Trading Program (25 Pa. Code Chapter 145)
- PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
- Executive Summary (PDF)
- Preamble (PDF)
- Annex A (Revised July 12, 2021) (PDF)
- Comment and Response Document (PDF)
  - Commentator List (PDF)
- Regulatory Analysis Form (PDF)
  - Forms (PDF)

Please note: This meeting was recorded and the video can be accessed at the link below.

Watch the PACast Livestream Recording

June 15, 2021: WebEx Meeting

Agenda (PDF)
Minutes of May 19, 2021 (PDF)
Proposed Rulemaking: Coal Refuse Disposal Revisions (25 Pa. Code Chapters 88 and 90)
- PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
- Executive Summary (PDF)
- Preamble (PDF)
- Annex A (PDF)
- Regulatory Analysis Form (PDF)
Final Rulemaking: Administration of the Land Recycling Program (25 Pa. Code Chapter 250)
PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
Executive Summary (PDF)
Preamble (PDF)
Annex A (PDF)
- Appendix A Tables 1-7 (PDF)
Comment and Response Document (PDF)
Regulatory Analysis Form (PDF)
Rulemaking Petition Recommendation: Maximum Contaminant Level for Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) (25 Pa. Code Chapter 109)
- PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
- DEP Recommendation (PDF)
  - Appendix 1 – Drexel PFAS Report (PDF)
  - Appendix 2 – Drexel PFAS Workbook (PDF)
  - Appendix 3 – April 16 DEP Report (PDF)
- Petition – Exhibit 1 (PDF)
- Petitioner Reply – Exhibit 2 (PDF)

Webex Link (Register here)
Date and Time: Tuesday, June 15, 2021 9:00 am EDT
Audio Conference: United States Toll 1-415-655-0003 Access code: 132 941 5909

May 19, 2021: WebEx Meeting

Agenda (PDF)
Minutes of April 20, 2021 (PDF)
Proposed Rulemaking: Radiation Safety Requirements for Non-Healing Arts Radiation Generating Devices (25 Pa. Code Chapters 225, 227, 227a and 228)
- PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
- Executive Summary (PDF)
- Preamble (PDF)
- Annex A (PDF)
- Regulatory Analysis Form (PDF)
  - Attachments (PDF)
Proposed Rulemaking: Additional RACT Requirements for Major Sources of NOx and VOCs for the 2015 Ozone NAAQS (25 Pa. Code Chapters 121 and 129)
- PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
- Executive Summary (PDF)
- Preamble (PDF)
- Annex A (PDF)
- Regulatory Analysis Form (PDF)
  - Technical Support Document (PDF)

Webex Link (Register here)
Date and Time: Wednesday, May 19, 2021 9:00 am EDT
Audio Conference: United States Toll 1-415-655-0003 Access code: 132 819 4635

April 20, 2021: WebEx Meeting

Agenda (PDF)
Minutes of March 16, 2021 (PDF)
Proposed Rulemaking: Water Quality Standards – Dunbar Creek et al. Stream Redesignations) (25 Pa. Code Chapter 93)
- PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
- Executive Summary (PDF)
- Preamble (PDF)
- Annex A (PDF)
- Regulatory Analysis Form (PDF)
  - Cranberry Creek Report (PDF)
  - UNT Oley Creek Report (PDF)
  - Bear Run Report (PDF)
  - UNT SB Codorus Creek Report (PDF)
  - Clyde Run Report (PDF)
  - Two Lick Creek Report (PDF)
  - Dunbar Creek Report (PDF)
Petition Report: Stream Redesignation Petition Unnamed Tributary to Whetstone Run
- PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
- UNT Whetstone Run Report (PDF)

Webex Link (Register here)
Date and Time: Tuesday, April 20, 2021 9:00 am EDT
Audio Conference: United States Toll 1-415-655-0003 Access code: 132 797 9557

March 16, 2021: WebEx Meeting

Agenda (PDF)
Minutes of November 17, 2020 (PDF)
Final Rulemaking: Water Quality Management (WQM) and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit Application Fees and Annual Fees (25 Pa. Code Chapters 91 and 92a)
- PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
- Executive Summary (PDF)
- Preamble (PDF)
- Annex A (PDF)
- Comment and Response Document (PDF)
- Regulatory Analysis Form (PDF)
  - Forms (PDF)
Regulatory Fee Report: Water and Wastewater Systems Operators’ Certification Program (25 Pa. Code, Chapter 302)
- PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
- Fee Report (PDF)

Webex Link (Register here)

Date and Time: Tuesday, March 16, 2021 9:00 am EDT
Audio Conference: United States Toll 1-415-655-0003 Access code: 132 798 7106