[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 66 (Wednesday, April 6, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20046-20047]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-07799]
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SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN COMMISSION
Public Hearing
AGENCY: Susquehanna River Basin Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Susquehanna River Basin Commission will hold a public
hearing on May 4, 2016, in Grantville, Pennsylvania. At this public
hearing, the Commission will hear testimony on the projects listed in
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice. The Commission
will also hear testimony on a proposed guidance for expiring project
approvals and a proposed guidance for terminating review of a project
application as well as proposals to amend its Regulatory Program Fee
Schedule and the Comprehensive Plan for the Water Resources of the
Susquehanna River Basin. Such projects and proposals are intended to be
scheduled for Commission action at its next business meeting,
tentatively scheduled for June 16, 2016, which will be noticed
separately. The public should take note that this public hearing will
be the only opportunity to offer oral comment to the Commission for the
listed projects and proposals. The deadline for the submission of
written comments is May 16, 2016.
DATES: The public hearing will convene on May 4, 2016, at 7:00 p.m. The
public hearing will end at 9:00 p.m. or at the conclusion of public
testimony, whichever is sooner. The deadline for the submission of
written comments is May 16, 2016.
ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be conducted at the East Hanover
Township Municipal Building, Main Hall, 8848 Jonestown Road,
Grantville, PA 17028 (parking lot entry off of Manada Gap Road; see
http://easthanovertwpdcpa.org/index.php/about-contact).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jason Oyler, General Counsel,
telephone: (717) 238-0423, ext. 1312; fax: (717) 238-2436.
Information concerning the applications for these projects is
available at the SRBC Water Resource Portal at www.srbc.net/wrp.
Additional supporting documents are available to inspect and copy in
accordance with the Commission's Access to Records Policy at
www.srbc.net/pubinfo/docs/2009-02_Access_to_Records_Policy_20140115.pdf.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The public hearing will cover a proposed
guidance for expiring project approvals and a proposed guidance for
terminating review of a project application as well as proposed
amendments to its Regulatory Program Fee Schedule and the Comprehensive
Plan for the Water Resources of the Susquehanna River Basin, as posted
on the SRBC Public Participation Center Web page at www.srbc.net/pubinfo/publicparticipation.htm. The public hearing will also cover the
following projects:
Projects Scheduled for Action
1. Project Sponsor and Facility: Black Bear Waters, LLC (Lycoming
Creek), Lewis Township, Lycoming County, Pa. Application for renewal of
surface water withdrawal of up to 0.900 mgd (peak day) (Docket No.
20120303).
2. Project Sponsor and Facility: Blossburg Municipal Authority,
Bloss Township, Tioga County, Pa. Application for renewal of
groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.288 mgd (30-day average) from Route
15 Well (Docket No. 20120304).
3. Project Sponsor and Facility: Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation
(Martins Creek), Harford Township, Susquehanna County, Pa. Application
for surface water withdrawal of up to 0.500 mgd (peak day).
4. Project Sponsor and Facility: Todd and Gemma Campbell
(Susquehanna River), Athens Township, Bradford County, Pa. Application
for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.999 mgd (peak day)
(Docket No. 20120609).
5. Project Sponsor and Facility: Elizabethtown Area Water
Authority, Elizabethtown Borough, Lancaster County, Pa. Application for
groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.201 mgd (30-day average) from Well 1.
6. Project Sponsor and Facility: Elizabethtown Area Water
Authority, Elizabethtown Borough, Lancaster County, Pa. Application for
groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.106 mgd (30-day average) from Well 3.
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7. Project Sponsor and Facility: Elizabethtown Area Water
Authority, Elizabethtown Borough, Lancaster County, Pa. Application for
groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.130 mgd (30-day average) from Well 4.
8. Project Sponsor and Facility: Elizabethtown Area Water
Authority, Mount Joy Township, Lancaster County, Pa. Application for
groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.187 mgd (30-day average) from Well 8.
9. Project Sponsor and Facility: Elizabethtown Area Water
Authority, Mount Joy Township, Lancaster County, Pa. Application for
groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.216 mgd (30-day average) from Well 9.
10. Project Sponsor and Facility: EQT Production Company (Pine
Creek), Porter Township, Lycoming County, Pa. Application for surface
water withdrawal of up to 1.000 mgd (peak day).
11. Project Sponsor: Exelon Generation Company, LLC. Project
Facility: Muddy Run Pumped Storage Project, Drumore and Martic
Townships, Lancaster County, Pa. Application for an existing
hydroelectric facility.
12. Project Sponsor and Facility: Manbel Devco I, LP, Manheim
Township, Lancaster County, Pa. Application for groundwater withdrawal
of up to 4.320 mgd (30-day average) from the Belmont Quarry.
13. Project Sponsor and Facility: Mount Joy Borough Authority, East
Donegal Township, Lancaster County, Pa. Modification to increase
withdrawal limit from Well 1 by an additional 0.073 mgd (30-day
average), for a total Well 1 withdrawal limit of 1.300 mgd (30-day
average) (Docket No. 20110617).
14. Project Sponsor: New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc. Project
Facility: Burkholder Quarry, Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pa.
Application for groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.005 mgd (30-day
average) from Sump 4.
15. Project Sponsor: New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc. Project
Facility: Burkholder Quarry, Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pa.
Modification to increase consumptive water use by an additional 0.099
mgd (peak day), for a total consumptive water use of up to 0.249 mgd
(peak day) and to add an additional new source (Sump 4) (Docket No.
20040307).
16. Project Sponsor and Facility: Renovo Energy Center LLC (West
Branch Susquehanna River), Renovo Borough, Clinton County, Pa.
Application for surface water withdrawal of up to 0.612 mgd (peak day).
17. Project Sponsor and Facility: Renovo Energy Center LLC, Renovo
Borough, Clinton County, Pa. Application for consumptive water use of
up to 0.217 mgd (peak day).
18. Project Sponsor: SUEZ Water Pennsylvania Inc. Project Facility:
Newberry Operation, Newberry Township, York County, Pa. Application for
groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.108 mgd (30-day average) from the
Coppersmith Well.
19. Project Sponsor: SUEZ Water Pennsylvania Inc. Project Facility:
Newberry Operation, Newberry Township, York County, Pa. Application for
groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.200 mgd (30-day average) from Conley
1 Well.
20. Project Sponsor and Facility: Sugar Hollow Trout Park and
Hatchery, Eaton Township, Wyoming County, Pa. Application for renewal
of groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.864 mgd (30-day average) from
Wells 1, 2, and 3 (the Hatchery Wellfield) (Docket No. 20100913).
21. Project Sponsor and Facility: Tioga Downs Racetrack, LLC, Town
of Nichols, Tioga County, N.Y. Application for groundwater withdrawal
of up to 0.099 mgd (30-day average) from the Racetrack Well.
22. Project Sponsor and Facility: Tioga Downs Racetrack, LLC, Town
of Nichols, Tioga County, N.Y. Application for consumptive water use of
up to 0.099 mgd (peak day).
Opportunity To Appear and Comment
Interested parties may appear at the hearing to offer comments to
the Commission on any project or proposal listed above. The presiding
officer reserves the right to limit oral statements in the interest of
time and to otherwise control the course of the hearing. Rules of
conduct will be posted on the Commission's Web site, www.srbc.net,
prior to the hearing for review. The presiding officer reserves the
right to modify or supplement such rules at the hearing. Written
comments on any project listed above may also be mailed to Mr. Jason
Oyler, General Counsel, Susquehanna River Basin Commission, 4423 North
Front Street, Harrisburg, Pa. 17110-1788, or submitted electronically
through www.srbc.net/pubinfo/publicparticipation.htm. Comments mailed
or electronically submitted must be received by the Commission on or
before May 16, 2016, to be considered.
Authority: Public Law 91-575, 84 Stat. 1509 et seq., 18 CFR
parts 806, 807, and 808.
Dated: March 31, 2016.
Stephanie L. Richardson,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2016-07799 Filed 4-5-16; 8:45 am]
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