[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 48 (Friday, March 12, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11985-11986]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-5418]


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SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN COMMISSION


Notice of Actions Taken at December 17, 2009, Meeting

AGENCY: Susquehanna River Basin Commission.

ACTION: Notice of commission actions.

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SUMMARY: At its regular business meeting on December 17, 2009, in 
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, the Commission held a public hearing as part 
of its regular business meeting. At the public hearing, the Commission: 
(1) Approved and tabled certain water resources projects; (2) rescinded 
approval for a water resources project; (3) approved settlement 
involving a water resources project; (4) tabled a request for extension 
from Sunnyside Ethanol, LLC until its March 2010 meeting; (5) adopted a 
revised Regulatory Program Fee Schedule to take effect on January 1, 
2010; and (6) amended its comprehensive plan. Details concerning these 
and other matters addressed at the public hearing and business meeting 
are contained in the Supplementary Information section of this notice.

DATES: December 17, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Susquehanna River Basin Commission, 1721 N. Front Street, 
Harrisburg, PA 17102-2391.

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]. Regular mail inquiries may be sent to the 
above address.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In addition to the public hearing and its 
related action items identified below, the following items were also 
presented or acted on at the business meeting: (1) A report on 
Pennsylvania's current involvement in Marcellus Gas Drilling regulation 
and Chesapeake Bay clean-up by Pennsylvania Department of Environmental 
Protection Secretary John Hanger; (2) information on hydrologic 
conditions in the basin indicating a mostly normal status; (3) adoption 
of a resolution urging the U.S. Congress to provide adequate funding to 
the Susquehanna Flood Forecast & Warning System (SFFWS) for FY 2011; 
(4) adoption of a Water Resources Program for FY 2010/2011 along with a 
presentation by the Executive Director focusing on the Priority 
Management Area (PMA) of Coordination, Cooperation and Public 
Information; (5) adoption of a Low Flow Monitoring Plan designed to 
help the Commission follow low flow events occurring throughout the 
basin; (6) approval/ratification of several grants and contracts 
related to water resources management, approval of a contract for 
compensation and benefits review, and approval for deployment of the 
Remote Water Quality Monitoring Network project; and (7) acceptance of 
the Fiscal

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Year 2009 Annual Independent Audit Report. The Commission also heard 
counsel's report on legal matters affecting the Commission.
    The Commission convened a public hearing and took the following 
actions:

Public Hearing--Compliance Actions

    The Commission approved a settlement in lieu of civil penalties for 
the following project:
    1. Tyco Electronics Corporation, Lickdale Facility--$25,000.

Public Hearing--Projects Approved

    1. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC 
(Susquehanna River--Hicks), Great Bend Township, Susquehanna County, 
Pa. Surface water withdrawal of up to 0.750 mgd.
    2. Project Sponsor and Facility: East Resources, Inc. (Susquehanna 
River--Welles), Sheshequin Township, Bradford County, Pa. Surface water 
withdrawal of up to 0.850 mgd.
    3. Project Sponsor and Facility: Eastern American Energy 
Corporation (West Branch Susquehanna River--Moore), Goshen Township, 
Clearfield County, Pa. Surface water withdrawal of up to 2.000 mgd.
    4. Project Sponsor and Facility: Fortuna Energy Inc. (Fall Brook--
Tioga State Forest C.O.P.), Ward Township, Tioga County, Pa. Surface 
water withdrawal of up to 0.999 mgd.
    5. Project Sponsor and Facility: Fortuna Energy Inc. (Fellows 
Creek--Tioga State Forest C.O.P.), Ward Township, Tioga County, Pa. 
Surface water withdrawal of up to 0.999 mgd.
    6. Project Sponsor and Facility: Fortuna Energy Inc. (Susquehanna 
River--Thrush), Sheshequin Township, Bradford County, Pa. Modification 
to increase surface water withdrawal from 0.250 mgd up to 2.000 mgd 
(Docket No. 20080909).
    7. Project Sponsor and Facility: Montgomery Water and Sewer 
Authority, Clinton Township, Lycoming County, Pa. Groundwater 
withdrawal of up to 0.200 mgd from Well 2R.
    8. Project Sponsor and Facility: Nissin Foods (USA) Co., Inc., East 
Hempfield Township, Lancaster County, Pa. Modification to increase 
consumptive water use from 0.090 mgd up to 0.150 mgd (Docket No. 
20021021).
    9. Project Sponsor and Facility: Southwestern Energy Company 
(Lycoming Creek--Reichenbach), Lewis Township, Lycoming County, Pa. 
Surface water withdrawal of up to 1.500 mgd.
    10. Project Sponsor and Facility: Southwestern Energy Company 
(Lycoming Creek--Wascher), Lewis Township, Lycoming County, Pa. Surface 
water withdrawal of up to 1.500 mgd.
    11. Project Sponsor and Facility: Southwestern Energy Company 
(Lycoming Creek--Schaefer), McIntyre Township, Lycoming County, Pa. 
Surface water withdrawal of up to 1.500 mgd.
    12. Project Sponsor and Facility: Sunbury Generation LP, Monroe 
Township and Shamokin Dam Borough, Snyder County, Pa. Modification for 
use of up to 0.100 mgd of the approved surface water withdrawal by 
natural gas companies (Docket No. 20081222).

Public Hearing--Project Tabled

    1. Project Sponsor and Facility: Southwestern Energy Company 
(Lycoming Creek--Parent), McIntyre Township, Lycoming County, Pa. 
Application for surface water withdrawal of up to 1.500 mgd.

Public Hearing--Rescission of Project Approval

    1. Project Sponsor: Eastern American Energy Corporation. Pad ID: 
Whitetail Gun and Rod Club 1, ABR-20090418, Goshen Township, 
Clearfield County, Pa.
    The Commission also authorized the executive director to hereafter 
rescind approvals granted under 18 CFR Section 806.22.

Public Hearing--Request for Extension From Sunnyside Ethanol, LLC

    The Commission tabled until its March 2010 meeting a request from 
Sunnyside Ethanol, LLC (Docket No. 20061203), Curwensville Borough, 
Clearfield County, Pa., for a two-year extension of its three-year time 
limit to commence water use following Commission approval.

Public Hearing--Regulatory Program Fee Schedule

    The Commission adopted a revised Regulatory Program Fee Schedule. 
The revisions adjust categorical fees, make format changes, and include 
a new compliance and monitoring fee table to apply only to projects 
approved or modified after December 31, 2009. Future revisions to the 
fee schedule will be made on a fiscal year basis.

Public Hearing--Comprehensive Plan Amendments

    The Commission amended its comprehensive plan to include the newly 
adopted Water Resources Program (FY 2010/2011), the Low Flow Monitoring 
Plan, and all projects approved by the Commission during 2009. Future 
revisions to the comprehensive plan will be made on a fiscal year 
basis.

    Authority: Pub. L. 91-575, 84 Stat. 1509 et seq., 18 CFR Parts 
806, 807, and 808.


    Dated: February 24, 2010.
Stephanie L. Richardson,
Secretary to the Commission.
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