[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 27, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25298-25300]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-12196]


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SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN COMMISSION


Notice of Public Hearing and Commission Meeting

AGENCY: Susquehanna River Basin Commission.

ACTION: Notice of public hearing and commission meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Susquehanna River Basin Commission will hold a public 
hearing as part of its regular business meeting beginning at 8:30 a.m. 
on June 18, 2009, in Binghamton, N.Y. At the public hearing, the 
Commission will consider: (1) Action on certain water resources 
projects; (2) action on two projects involving diversions; (3) the 
rescission of one previous docket approval; (4) enforcement actions 
against three projects; and (5) two requests for an administrative 
hearing on projects previously approved by the Commission. Details 
concerning the matters to be addressed at the public hearing and 
business meeting are contained in the Supplementary Information section 
of this notice.

DATES: June 18, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Holiday Inn Binghamton-Downtown, 2-8 Hawley Street, 
Binghamton, NY.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard A. Cairo, General Counsel, 
telephone: (717) 238-0423, ext. 306; fax: (717) 238-2436; e-mail: 
[email protected] or Stephanie L. Richardson, Secretary to the 
Commission, telephone: (717) 238-0423, ext. 304; fax: (717) 238-2436; 
e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In addition to the public hearing and its 
related action items identified below, the business meeting also 
includes actions or presentations on the following items: (1) 
Hydrologic conditions of the basin; (2) the SRBC ``Priority Management 
Area'' on flooding; (3) presentation of the Maurice K. Goddard award; 
(4) an Application Fee Policy for Mine Drainage Withdrawals to guide 
the granting of fee waivers or reductions to projects using water 
impaired by abandoned mine drainage; (5) proposed rulemaking regarding 
Federal licensing/re-licensing of projects and other revisions; (6) 
revision of the FY 2010 budget; (7) adoption of a FY 2011 budget; (8) 
ratification of a contract agreement; and (9) election of a new 
Chairman and Vice Chairman to serve in the next fiscal year. The 
Commission will also hear a Legal Counsel's report.

Public Hearing--Projects Scheduled for Action

    1. Project Sponsor and Facility: ALTA Operating Company, LLC 
(Turner Lake), Liberty Township, Susquehanna County, Pa. Application 
for surface water withdrawal of up to 0.393 mgd.
    2. Project Sponsor and Facility: Charles Header-Laurel Springs 
Development, Barry Township, Schuylkill County, Pa. Application for 
groundwater withdrawal of 0.099 mgd from Laurel Springs.
    3. Project Sponsor and Facility: Charles Header-Laurel Springs 
Development, Barry Township, Schuylkill County, Pa. Application for

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consumptive water use of up to 0.099 mgd.
    4. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC 
(Chemung River), Athens Township, Bradford County, Pa. Application for 
surface water withdrawal of up to 0.999 mgd.
    5. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC (Sugar 
Creek), Burlington Township, Bradford County, Pa. Application for 
surface water withdrawal of up to 0.499 mgd.
    6. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC 
(Susquehanna River--Newton), Terry Township, Bradford County, Pa. 
Application for surface water withdrawal of up to 0.999 mgd.
    7. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC 
(Susquehanna River--McCarthy), Wyalusing Township, Bradford County, Pa. 
Application for surface water withdrawal of up to 1.440 mgd.
    8. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC 
(Towanda Creek--Monroe Hose), Monroe Township, Bradford County, Pa. 
Application for surface water withdrawal of up to 0.400 mgd.
    9. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC 
(Towanda Creek--DeCristo), Leroy Township, Bradford County, Pa. 
Application for surface water withdrawal of up to 0.499 mgd.
    10. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC 
(Wyalusing Creek--Wells), Wyalusing Borough, Bradford County, Pa. 
Application for surface water withdrawal of up to 0.999 mgd.
    11. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC 
(Wyalusing Creek--Vanderfeltz), Rush Township, Susquehanna County, Pa. 
Application for surface water withdrawal of up to 0.499 mgd.
    12. Project Sponsor and Facility: Citrus Energy (Inez Moss Pond), 
Benton Township, Columbia County, Pa. Application for surface water 
withdrawal of up to 0.099 mgd.
    13. Project Sponsor and Facility: East Resources, Inc. (Tioga 
River--Greer), Richmond Township, Tioga County, Pa. Application for 
surface water withdrawal of up to 0.107 mgd.
    14. Project Sponsor and Facility: EXCO-North Coast Energy, Inc. 
(Black Moshannon Creek), Snow Shoe Township, Centre County, Pa. 
Application for surface water withdrawal of up to 0.140 mgd.
    15. Project Sponsor and Facility: EXCO-North Coast Energy, Inc. 
(East Branch Tunkhannock Creek), Clifford Township, Lackawanna County, 
Pa. Application for surface water withdrawal of up to 0.130 mgd.
    16. Project Sponsor and Facility: EXCO-North Coast Energy, Inc. 
(Little Muncy Creek--LYC-01, Jordan), Franklin Town, Lycoming County, 
Pa. Application for surface water withdrawal of up to 0.041 mgd.
    17. Project Sponsor and Facility: EXCO-North Coast Energy, Inc. 
(Little Muncy Creek--LYC-02, Temple), Franklin Town, Lycoming County, 
Pa. Application for surface water withdrawal of up to 0.091 mgd.
    18. Project Sponsor and Facility: EXCO-North Coast Energy, Inc. 
(South Branch Tunkhannock Creek--WSC), Benton Township, Lackawanna 
County, Pa. Application for surface water withdrawal of up to 0.091 
mgd.
    19. Project Sponsor and Facility: EXCO-North Coast Energy, Inc. 
(West Branch Susquehanna River--Sproul State Forest), Burnside 
Township, Centre County, Pa. Application for surface water withdrawal 
of up to 1.080 mgd.
    20. Project Sponsor: Exelon Generation Company, LLC. Project 
Facility: Three Mile Island Generating Station, Unit 1, Londonderry 
Township, Dauphin County, Pa. Modification to project features of the 
consumptive water use approval (Docket No. 19950302).
    21. Project Sponsor and Facility: Fortuna Energy Inc. (Towanda 
Creek--Franklin Township Volunteer Fire Department), Franklin Township, 
Bradford County, Pa. Application for surface water withdrawal of up to 
2.000 mgd.
    22. Project Sponsor and Facility: Grand Water Rush, LLC (Grand Farm 
Pond), Dunnstable Township, Clinton County, Pa. Application for surface 
water withdrawal of up to 0.022 mgd.
    23. Project Sponsor and Facility: J-W Operating Company (Abandoned 
Mine Pool--Unnamed Tributary to Finley Run), Shippen Township, Cameron 
County, Pa. Application for surface water withdrawal of up to 0.090 
mgd.
    24. Project Sponsor: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental 
Protection, Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation. Project Facility: 
Hollywood AMD Treatment Plant, Huston and Jay Townships, Clearfield and 
Elk Counties, Pa. Application for groundwater withdrawal of up to 2.890 
mgd from six deep mine complexes.
    25. Project Sponsor: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental 
Protection, Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation. Project Facility: 
Lancashire No. 15 AMD Treatment Plant, Barr Township, Cambria County, 
Pa. Application for groundwater withdrawal of up to 7.400 mgd from 
Recovery Wells 1, 2, and 3, and D Seam Discharge.
    26. Project Sponsor: PPL Holtwood, LLC. Project Facility: Holtwood 
Hydroelectric Station, Martic and Conestoga Townships, Lancaster 
County, and Chanceford and Lower Chanceford Townships, York County, Pa. 
Applications for redevelopment modifications of its operations on the 
lower Susquehanna River, including the addition of a second power 
station and associated infrastructure.
    27. Project Sponsor and Facility: Schuylkill County Municipal 
Authority, Pottsville Public Water Supply System, Mount Laurel 
Subsystem, Butler Township, Schuylkill County, Pa. Application for a 
withdrawal of up to 0.432 mgd from the Gordon Well.
    28. Project Sponsor and Facility: Southwestern Energy Company 
(Tunkhannock Creek--Price), Gibson Township, Susquehanna County, Pa. 
Application for surface water withdrawal of up to 0.380 mgd.
    29. Project Sponsor and Facility: Stone Energy Corporation 
(Wyalusing Creek--Stang 1), Rush Township, Susquehanna County, Pa. 
Application for surface water withdrawal of up to 0.750 mgd.
    30. Project Sponsor and Facility: Stone Energy Corporation 
(Wyalusing Creek--Stang 2), Rush Township, Susquehanna County, Pa. 
Application for surface water withdrawal of up to 0.750 mgd.
    31. Project Sponsor and Facility: Susquehanna Gas Field Services, 
L.L.C. (Meshoppen Creek), Meshoppen Borough, Wyoming County, Pa. 
Application for surface water withdrawal of up to 0.145 mgd.
    32. Project Sponsor: Titanium Metals Corporation. Project Facility: 
Titanium Hearth Technologies, Inc., d.b.a. TIMET North American 
Operations, Caernarvon Township, Berks County, Pa. Application for 
groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.099 mgd from Well 1.
    33. Project Sponsor: UGI Development Company. Project Facility: 
Hunlock Power Station, Hunlock Township, Luzerne County, Pa. 
Application for surface water withdrawal from the Susquehanna River of 
up to 55.050 mgd.
    34. Project Sponsor: UGI Development Company. Project Facility: 
Hunlock Power Station, Hunlock Township, Luzerne County, Pa. 
Application for consumptive water use of up to 0.870 mgd.
    35. Project Sponsor and Facility: Ultra Resources, Inc. (Elk Run), 
Gaines Township, Tioga County, Pa.

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Application for surface water withdrawal of up to 0.021 mgd.
    36. Project Sponsor and Facility: Valley Country Club, Sugarloaf 
Township, Luzerne County, Pa. Applications for groundwater withdrawal 
of up to 0.090 mgd from the Pumphouse Well and 0.090 mgd from the Shop 
Well.

Public Hearing--Projects Scheduled for Action Involving a Diversion:

    1. Project Sponsor: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental 
Protection, Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation. Project Facility: 
Lancashire No. 15 AMD Treatment Plant, Barr Township, Cambria County, 
Pa. Application for an into-basin diversion of up to 10.000 mgd from 
the Ohio River Basin.
    2. Project Sponsor and Facility: Schuylkill County Municipal 
Authority, Pottsville Public Water Supply System, Mount Laurel 
Subsystem, Butler Township, Schuylkill County, Pa. Applications for: 
(1) An out-of-basin diversion of up to 0.432 mgd to the Delaware River 
Basin for water supply; and (2) an existing into-basin diversion of up 
to 0.485 mgd from the Delaware River Basin.

Public Hearing--Projects Scheduled for Rescission Action

    1. Project Sponsor: Corning Incorporated. Project Facility: Fall 
Brook Facility (Docket No. 19960301), Corning, Steuben County, N.Y.

Public Hearing--Enforcement Actions

    1. Project Sponsor: Belden & Blake Corporation (EnerVest Operating, 
LLC). Project Facility: Sturdevant 1 Well, Smithfield 
Township, Bradford County, Pa.
    2. Project Sponsor: Chester County Solid Waste Authority. Project 
Facility: Lanchester Landfill, Lancaster and Chester Counties, Pa.
    3. Project Sponsor: East Resources, Inc. (Tioga River). Project 
Facility: American Truck Stop Site, Tioga County, Pa.

Public Hearing--Request for Administrative Hearing

    1. Petitioner Mark A. Givler; RE: Chief Oil and Gas, Docket No. 
20081203, approved December 4, 2008.
    2. Petitioner Delta Borough, York County, Pennsylvania; RE: Delta 
Borough Public Water Supply Well No. DR-2; Docket No. 20090315, 
approved March 12, 2009.

Opportunity To Appear and Comment

    Interested parties may appear at the above hearing to offer written 
or oral comments to the Commission on any matter on the hearing agenda, 
or at the business meeting to offer written or oral comments on other 
matters scheduled for consideration at the business meeting. The chair 
of the Commission reserves the right to limit oral statements in the 
interest of time and to otherwise control the course of the hearing and 
business meeting. Written comments may also be mailed to the 
Susquehanna River Basin Commission, 1721 North Front Street, 
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17102-2391, or submitted electronically to 
Richard A. Cairo, General Counsel, e-mail: [email protected] or Stephanie 
L. Richardson, Secretary to the Commission, e-mail: 
[email protected]. Comments mailed or electronically submitted must 
be received prior to June 16, 2009, to be considered.

    Authority:  Public Law 91-575, 84 Stat. 1509 et seq., 18 CFR 
parts 806, 807, and 808.

    Dated: May 18, 2009.
Thomas W. Beauduy,
Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. E9-12196 Filed 5-26-09; 8:45 am]
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