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    General Announcements

    Oil and Gas Annual Report

    The annual reports for “Control of VOC Emissions from Unconventional Oil and Natural Gas Sources” (25 Pa. Code §§ 129.121 – 129.130) and  “Control of VOC Emissions from Conventional Oil and Natural Gas Sources” (25 Pa. Code §§ 129.131-129.140) are due.

    Both regulations require annual reporting of specific compliance information. Annual reports must now be submitted each year by June 1st covering the period of the previous calendar year.   Annual reports should be submitted through the Department’s Greenport Public Upload System and we highly recommend the use of the reporting templates found on the Annual Reporting for the VOC Rules for Oil and Natural Gas Sources webpage to ensure that all the necessary information is included.

    Small businesses can seek help with the reporting requirements through the Environmental Management Assistance Program (EMAP).

    Update

    New Emissions Inventory Instructions have been released. Please review the new Instructions for Submitting Air Quality Emission Inventory Reports prior to submitting your emissions report to the Bureau of Air Quality.

    Facilities are able to pay Air Quality Annual Operating Permit Maintenance Fees online through DEP’s Quick Pay system or the ePermitting application on Greenport. Please visit the Air Quality Fee Payment Instructions webpage for more information.
     

    General Announcement for AQ Permit Holders

    Effective January 16, 2021, all air quality applications, Permits, Requests for Determinations and initial Asbestos Notifications will be subject to new and/or increased fees. The Saturday, January 16, 2021 effective date is the result of a three-year regulatory process and will be finalized upon publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin on that date. These fees were last updated in January 2005 and will address the long-term disparity between revenue and expenditures in DEP's Air Quality Program. Any air quality application, Requests for Determination or initial Asbestos Notification received on or after January 16, 2021 must be accompanied by the appropriate new or updated fee. The final rulemaking also includes an Annual Maintenance Fee (replacing the annual administrative fee) due each year for Natural Minor, Synthetic Minor and TV permitted facilities. This maintenance fee does not replace the annual TV emission fees due September 1 by most TV facilities. The Annual Maintenance Fees for calendar year 2021 are due on or before March 17, 2021, 60 days after the January 16, 2021 final rulemaking publication. Subsequent maintenance fees are due annually no later than December 31 for the next calendar year. The maintenance fees are $8,000 for TV Permitted Facilities, $4,000 for Synthetic Minor Permitted facilities and $2,000 for Natural Minor Permitted facilities. Information regarding the Annual Maintenance fee, including a transmittal fee form to be submitted with the fee, will be coming in separate website and email notifications in the near future. The new air quality regulations can be found on the Pennsylvania Bulletin website.

    Proposals Open for Comment:

    There are currently no proposals open for comment.

     

    Recent Department Comments to EPA or other Proposals:

    Find the Information you Want

    Look for these links in the menu to your right, or visit the Air Quality Functions page to find out what we do and who to talk to:

    Advisory Groups — The Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee, Small Business Compliance Advisory Committee, and the Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting times and materials.

    Automobiles — The Clean Vehicles program, emissions inspection, diesel idling and retrofits, and general automobile emissions information.

    Business Topics — Asbestos, Continuous Emission Monitoring, Emission Inventory, Small Business Assistance, and Source Testing information.

    General Information —Information on the Bureau of Air Quality, other links, Open Burning, and ragweed pollen.

    Monitoring Topics — The Air Quality Index and ambient monitoring of pollutants in the air.

    Permits — Plan Approvals, Operating Permits, General Permits, Requests for Determination, Emission Reduction Credits, and the control of carbon emissions from power plants.

    Pollutants — The different types of pollutants, their standards in ambient air and as emissions, the amounts being emitted from sources, and the transport of pollutants between regions.

    Regulations and Clean Air Plans —Revisions to the State Implementation Plan, attainment of standards around the state, existing and proposed regulations, and Control Techniques Guidelines.