{"id":13863,"date":"2020-06-22T22:14:59","date_gmt":"2020-06-23T02:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paawwa.org\/?p=13863"},"modified":"2020-06-22T22:14:59","modified_gmt":"2020-06-23T02:14:59","slug":"pa-dep-launches-expanded-online-permitting-options-to-assist-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.linnflux.tech\/paawwa\/pa-dep-launches-expanded-online-permitting-options-to-assist-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"PA DEP Launches Expanded Online Permitting Options to Assist Businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>PA DEP Launches Expanded Online Permitting Options to Assist Businesses<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today announced a new online permit application tool that will help permit applicants submit their permit applications electronically. The new tool, OnBase-DEP Upload Form\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.depgreenport.state.pa.us\/OBProdAppNet\/UnityForm.aspx?key=UFKey\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.depgreenport.state.pa.us\/OBProdAppNet\/UnityForm.aspx?key%3DUFKey&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1592964753568000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEh0EwFdcoH5HrSBniQdkMIbnIaZg\">https:\/\/www.depgreenport.state.pa.us\/OBProdAppNet\/UnityForm.aspx?key=UFKey<\/a>\u00a0, will allow applicants to submit applications for all DEP authorizations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOnline permit applications will allow for faster processing and more focus on parts of the permit application that relate to the environment and public health,\u201d said DEP Secretary Patrick McDonnell. \u201cPaper applications will still be accepted, but applicants are strongly encouraged to use this new electronic permit application submission tool to improve the efficiency of the permit application submission and review processes as DEP employees continue to telework to help control the spread of COVID-19.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DEP had previously developed several online permit applications in its e-Permitting system under the Wolf administration and has reduced the backlog of permits under review by nearly 90 percent. Payment for application fees is not a part of the tool, and applicants will still need to submit payment under separate cover. Applications for permits that are included in DEP\u2019s e-Permitting system should only be submitted in the e-Permitting system.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAs we begin to recover from the impacts that COVID-19 has had on Pennsylvania, improving the permit application process will help businesses get back on their feet and people back to work,\u201d said McDonnell. \u201cElectronic permitting is an important new tool for applications, and will continue to allow DEP staff still under telework orders to efficiently review applications.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Benefits of the online tool include:<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lower costs for DEP and applicants \u2013 no paper and mailing envelopes<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Better efficiency for DEP staff; applications can more easily be moved between staff to prevent backlog<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Allows DEP staff to continue to process applications without going into an office, ensuring continued operations through pandemic conditions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThese applications will still be scrutinized for impacts to the environment and public health \u2013 but we can cut down on needless back and forth letters between DEP and applicants over missing information or incorrectly submitted applications,\u201d said McDonnell.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Guidance for the new permit application tool can be found here\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/files.dep.state.pa.us\/DataAndTools\/ApplicationFormUpload\/OnBase_form_May132020.pdf\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/files.dep.state.pa.us\/DataAndTools\/ApplicationFormUpload\/OnBase_form_May132020.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1592964753569000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFSoAdoh1qIOyUVvF7iG3gzs_F_Tw\">http:\/\/files.dep.state.pa.us\/DataAndTools\/ApplicationFormUpload\/OnBase_form_May132020.pdf<\/a>\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instructions for applicants to submit permit fees can be found here\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/files.dep.state.pa.us\/DataAndTools\/ApplicationFormUpload\/OnBase_payment_submission_form_06182020.pdf\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/files.dep.state.pa.us\/DataAndTools\/ApplicationFormUpload\/OnBase_payment_submission_form_06182020.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1592964753569000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGwtcOnOiOBNhGfuygADl4WLE2vOQ\">http:\/\/files.dep.state.pa.us\/DataAndTools\/ApplicationFormUpload\/OnBase_payment_submission_form_06182020.pdf<\/a>\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More information on the online permitting tool can be found here:<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dep.pa.gov\/DataandTools\/Pages\/Application-Form-Upload.aspx\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.dep.pa.gov\/DataandTools\/Pages\/Application-Form-Upload.aspx&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1592964753569000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGInA8c19vTKCOm31x5X8XyE3uxTQ\">https:\/\/www.dep.pa.gov\/DataandTools\/Pages\/Application-Form-Upload.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Source:\u00a0 DEP Press Release, 6\/22\/2020<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PA DEP Launches Expanded Online Permitting Options to Assist Businesses The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today announced a new online permit application tool that will help permit applicants submit their permit applications electronically. The new tool, OnBase-DEP Upload Form\u00a0https:\/\/www.depgreenport.state.pa.us\/OBProdAppNet\/UnityForm.aspx?key=UFKey\u00a0, will allow applicants to submit applications for all DEP authorizations. \u201cOnline permit applications will [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[6,14,7,5,11,10],"tags":[],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.linnflux.tech\/paawwa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13863"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.linnflux.tech\/paawwa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.linnflux.tech\/paawwa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.linnflux.tech\/paawwa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.linnflux.tech\/paawwa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13863"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dev.linnflux.tech\/paawwa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13863\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13864,"href":"https:\/\/dev.linnflux.tech\/paawwa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13863\/revisions\/13864"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.linnflux.tech\/paawwa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13863"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.linnflux.tech\/paawwa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13863"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.linnflux.tech\/paawwa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}