WVEC Action Alert

July 8, 2012

DEP Schedules Public Hearings and Comment Periods for 2013 Rules

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has scheduled public hearings and comment periods for all of the agency’s 2013 proposed legislative rules.

All hearings will take place at DEP’s Charleston headquarters, located at 601 57th St., S.E., Charleston, WV, 25304. Oral and written comments will be limited to the proposed revisions and will be made a part of the rulemaking record.

Copies of the rules are available from the Secretary of State’s office or by visiting the
DEP’s Web site at: http://www.dep.wv.gov/pio/Pages/Rules.aspx.  You may also obtain hard copies of the information by calling the phone numbers listed below. Written comments may be submitted to the Public Information Office at the above address. Comments may also be emailed to: DEP.Comments@wv.gov.

While WVEC and several of our member groups will be submitting comments as organizations on some of the proposed rules, we urge our individual members and others to submit personal comments on their own.

The hearing dates and locations are as follows:

Division of Air Quality:
45CSR14 -- Permits for Construction and Major Modifications of Major Stationary
Sources of Air Pollution for the Prevention of Significant Deterioration.
45CSR16 -- Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources.
45CSR18 -- Control of Air Pollution from Combustion of Solid Waste.
45CSR25 -- Control of Air Pollution from Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage and
Disposal Facilities.
45CSR30 -- Requirements for Operating Permits.
45CSR34 -- Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants.

The public hearing for all Air Quality rules is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m., on July 30, 2012 in the Dolly Sods Conference Room. The comment period will end at the conclusion of the public hearing on July 30. For more information on DAQ rules, call 304-926-0475.

Division of Water and Waste Management:
33CSR12 -- Covered Electronic Device Recycling Rule.
33CSR27 -- Hazardous Waste Administrative Proceedings and Civil Penalty
Assessment.
47CSR26 -- Water Pollution Control Permit Fee Schedules.

The public hearing for all DWWM rules is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m., on Aug. 7, 2012 in the Coopers Rock Conference Room. The comment period will end at the conclusion of the public hearing on Aug. 7. For more information on DWWM rules, call
304-926-0495.

Division of Mining and Reclamation:
47CSR30 -- WV/NPDES Rule for Coal Mining Facilities.

The public hearing for this rule is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m., on Aug. 7, 2012 in the Coopers Rock Conference Room. The comment period will end at the conclusion of the public hearing on Aug. 7. For more information about this rule, call 304-926-0490.

Office of Oil and Gas:
35CSR8 -- Rule Governing the Development of Horizontal Wells (This is a new rule).

The public hearing for this rule is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m., on July 31, 2012 in the Coopers Rock Conference Room. The comment period will end at the conclusion of the public hearing on July 31.  For more information about this rule, call 304-926-0450.

Don Garvin
WVEC Legislative Coordinator
(304) 395-0078
DSGJr@aol.com