[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 167 (Monday, August 31, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 44829]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-20927]


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DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION


Notice of Public Hearing on Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC Surface 
Water Withdrawal Project

    Notice is hereby given that the Delaware River Basin Commission 
(DRBC or ``Commission'') will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, 
September 23, 2009 on revised proposed Docket No. D-2009-20-1 for 
Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC (also, ``Chesapeake''). The hearing will be 
held at the PPL Corporation Wallenpaupack Environmental Learning 
Center, 126 PPL Drive, Hawley, Pennsylvania 18428-0122. The hearing 
will begin at 10 a.m. and will continue until all those who wish to 
speak have had an opportunity to do so. No other Commission business 
will be conducted at the September 23, 2009 hearing.
    Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC applied to the Commission for approval 
of a surface water withdrawal project to supply a maximum of 29.99 mg/
30 days of water for the applicant's exploration and development of 
natural gas wells in the State of New York and the Commonwealth of 
Pennsylvania. Surface water is proposed to be withdrawn from the West 
Branch of the Delaware River at a location known as the Cutrone Site in 
Buckingham Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania. The project is located 
in the Delaware River Watershed within the drainage area of the section 
of the non-tidal Delaware River known as the Upper Delaware, which is 
designated as Special Protection Waters.
    The Commission held a public hearing on an initial draft of Docket 
D-2009-20-1 at its business meeting of July 15, 2009 in Bethlehem, 
Pennsylvania. It heard testimony on the draft docket from approximately 
40 witnesses on that date. Voluminous written comment was submitted on 
or before the July 15 hearing. In light of the high level of public 
interest in the project, the Commission took no action on the docket on 
July 15, and on that date it extended the written comment period 
through July 29, 2009. Approximately 1,200 written comments (excluding 
petitions) were received on the docket by the close of the comment 
period. After review and consideration of these comments, the 
Commission and staff are developing a revised draft docket, which will 
be posted on the Commission's Web site, http://www.drbc.net, on or 
before the close of business on Friday, September 11, 2009. Public 
comment is requested on those aspects of the docket that have been 
substantively modified. A list of these aspects will be provided on the 
Commission's Web site at the time the revised draft is posted.
    Additional public records relating to the draft Chesapeake docket 
are available for review consistent with Article 8 of the Commission's 
Rules of Practice and Procedure (RPP) governing public access to 
records and information. The RPP are also available on the Commission's 
Web site, http://www.drbc.net.
    Individuals in need of an accommodation as provided for in the 
Americans with Disabilities Act who wish to attend the hearing should 
contact the commission secretary directly at 609-883-9500 ext. 203 or 
through the Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) at 711, to discuss 
how the Commission can accommodate your needs.

    Dated: August 25, 2009.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-20927 Filed 8-28-09; 8:45 am]
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