From: Matt Walker <mwalker@cleanair.org>
Date: January 3, 2014 
Subject: Attend a January Hearing on Penna. Oil and Gas Regs

The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the Environmental Quality Board recently announced that a public comment period is open for the long-awaited proposed revisions to oil and gas regulations that include performance standards for oil and gas activities. The regulation include a consideration of drilling impacts on public resources as well as standards related to managing drilling waste, restoring drilling sites and gathering pipeline construction, and requirements for finding and dealing with abandoned wells close to proposed well sites. This is your chance to voice your opinion on these important environmental regulations through written comment or at public hearings in January. Clean Air Council will be sending additional information in the coming weeks, but right now it’s important to get out to one of the public hearings if you can.   How to comment To view documents on the proposed regulation, visit www.dep.state.pa.us and click the “Proposed Oil and Gas Regulations” button. You can submit comments to the Environmental Quality Board online using http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/RegComments You can also submit comments by e-mail to RegComments@pa.gov.  The comment period ends on Feb. 12th 2014.   How to speak at a hearing Please see the list of public hearing locations and dates below and contact DEP at 717-787-4526 to sign up to speak at one of the hearings. Groups including Clean Air Council are also requesting additional hearing locations and a comment deadline extension to allow for more participation. The public hearings will begin at 6 pm at the following locations: Wyoming County Jan. 7, 2014, Tunkhannock High School Auditorium, 135 Tiger Drive, Tunkhannock, PA 18657 Chester County Jan. 9, 2014, West Chester University of Pennsylvania’s Sykes Student Union Theater, 110 West Rosedale Avenue, West Chester, PA 19383 Lycoming County Jan. 13, 2014, Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Klump Academic Center, One College Avenue, Williamsport, PA 17701 Crawford County Jan. 15, 2014, Meadville Area Senior High School Auditorium, 930 North Street, Meadville, PA 16335 Cumberland County Jan. 16, 2014, Good Hope Middle School Auditorium, 451 Skyport Road, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050 Washington County Jan. 22, 2014, Washington and Jefferson College’s Rossin Campus Center / Allen Ballroom, 60 South Lincoln Street, Washington, PA 15301 Indiana County Jan. 23, 2014, Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Convention and Athletic Complex, 711 Pratt Drive, Indiana, PA 15705   Thank you for helping to protect everyone's right to breathe clean air! Matt Walker Community Outreach Director Clean Air Council