Because we are not fracking up Pennsylvania fast enough - Gov. Corbett has signed an executive order to speed up the process.
HARRISBURG, Pa., July 24, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --
Governor Tom Corbett today issued Executive Order EO2012-11, which
requires the Department of Environmental Protection to immediately begin
assessing how best to make timely permitting decisions.
The order establishes a
Permit Guarantee Program, in which DEP will
strive to make permitting decisions within established processing times
for complete and technically adequate applications.
2012-11.pdf 2012-11 -
Permit Decision Guarantee for the Department of Environmental Protection 07/24/2012
1. Types of Permits Covered. This Executive Order authorizes the Department to establish by policy, using an open and participatory process, the elements of the Permit Decision Guarantee Program and the specific permits covered by the permit decision guarantee. Such permits may include those with the most direct impacts on protection of public health, safety and the environment, as well as economic development. The Department shall periodically revise and republish the policy, as needed. Notice of these actions shall be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
2. Applicant Responsibilities. The permit applicant is responsible for submitting an application that contains all information needed by the Department to make a decision and meets all applicable environmental statutory and regulatory requirements. Applicants are encouraged to schedule a pre-application conference with the Department as soon as practicable to discuss the permitting needs for the total project.
3. Department Responsibilities. The Department shall establish clear guidance that describes permit application requirements. The permit decision guarantee policy developed by the Department for implementation of this Executive Order shall include a predictable processing time for each permit application covered by the permit decision guarantee. The policy shall establish that the Department will strive to process environmentally-protective applications as expeditiously as possible, but no longer than the established processing times. The policy shall indicate that only applications that are complete and technically adequate shall be eligible for the permit decision guarantee and that incomplete or severely deficient applications shall be returned to the applicant. The processing time shall be the total number of business days beginning with the receipt of an application and ending with the final action by the Department.
4. Coordinated Permits. The Department will coordinate the review of applications for projects with multiple permits. The Department shall develop and update, as needed, a permit coordination policy that is consistent with the permit decision guarantee.
After all the frackers have paid good money for Corbett
2011 "donations" per Marcellus Money
Chief Oil & Gas PAC January 21, 2011 $25,000.00
US Energy Exploration Executive January 21, 2011 $4,000.00
Shell Executive February 10, 2011 $50,000.00
Consol Energy Executive February 10, 2011 $1,000.00
Consol Energy PAC April 4, 2011 $7,000.00
Range Resources PAC June 7, 2011 $954.77
Range Resources Executive June 9, 2011 $1,000.00
Tanglewood Exploration PAC June 9, 2011 $1,000.00
Range Resources Executive June 9, 2011 $500.00
MarkWest Energy Partners PAC June 9, 2011 $1,000.00
Cabot Oil & Gas PAC June 9, 2011 $5,000.00
Range Resources Executive June 9, 2011 $300.00
Chief Oil & Gas PAC June 21, 2011 $5,000.00
Seneca Resources (National Fuel) PAC August 15, 2011 $1,000.00
Alpha Natural Resources Executive October 25, 2011 $1,250.00
Range Resources PAC November 1, 2011 $2,000.00
Chief Oil & Gas PAC November 1, 2011 $1,000.00
UGI PAC November 1, 2011 $2,500.00
Dominion PAC November 2, 2011 $1,500.00
Dominion PAC November 2, 2011 $1,000.00
Alpha Natural Resources Executive November 7, 2011 $1,250.00
Alpha Natural Resources Executive November 7, 2011 $500.00
Alpha Natural Resources Executive November 15, 2011 $2,500.00
Alpha Natural Resources Executive November 15, 2011 $2,500.00
Alpha Natural Resources Executive November 15, 2011 $2,500.00
Alpha Natural Resources Executive November 15, 2011 $1,250.00
Alpha Natural Resources Executive November 15, 2011 $1,000.00
Exxon Mobil PAC December 12, 2011 $10,000.00
Chesapeake Energy PAC December 12, 2011 $7,500.00
EQT PAC December 12, 2011 $1,000.00
Somerset Water Resources Executive December 12, 2011 $5,000.00
PIOGA PAC December 29, 2011 $5,000.00
Alpha Natural Resources PAC December 30, 2011 $7,353.85
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