Subcommittees Convened to Discuss Specific Matters Related to Draft Proposed Pennsylvania Oil and Gas Regulations

In tomorrow’s Pennsylvania Bulletin, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) will issue a notice regarding the establishment of subcommittees by the Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board (OGTAB) to discuss specific provisions at public meetings concerning “public resource protection, prehydraulic fracturing assessment, waste management at well sites and water supply restoration standards,” which are part of the PADEP’s draft proposed rulemaking under 25 Pa. Code Chapter 78, Subchapter C (“Environmental Protection Performance Standards”).  These public meetings are scheduled for July 17-18 in Greensburg, August 14-15 in State College, and September 18-19 in Harrisburg.