[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 34 (Friday, February 18, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9630-9632]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-3686]


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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 on March 10, 2011, in 
Huntingdon, Pa. At the public hearing, the Commission will consider: 
(1) Action on certain water resources projects; (2) the rescission of 
ten docket approvals; (3) action on three projects involving a 
diversion; and (4) the request of Marvin Fetterman to reopen Docket No. 
20091201. 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: March 10, 2011, at 8:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: Juniata College, William J. von Liebig Center for Science, 
1700 Moore Street, Huntingdon, Pa. 16652 (for directions and campus 
map, see Web page http://www.juniata.edu/about/visit/directions.html).

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) The 
Morrison Cove Water Resources Study; (2) hydrologic conditions in the 
basin and strategies for stream gages; (3) administrative approval of 
flowback reuse involving diversions; (4) a demonstration of the 
Commission's Web-based Water Resource Portal; (5) a preliminary 
introduction to dockets; (6) administrative fee authorization for group 
transfers of approvals; (7) a Migratory Fish Restoration and Management 
Plan for the Susquehanna River Basin; (8) a request to initiate 
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Phase of Potential Revision of 
Low-Flow Regulation at the Cowanesque and Curwensville Lakes; (9) 
revision of FY-2012 Budget; and 10) ratification/approval of contracts. 
The Commission will also hear Legal Counsel's report.

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Public Hearing--Projects Scheduled for Rescission Action

    1. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chief Oil & Gas LLC (Sugar Creek) 
(Docket No. 20090314), West Burlington Township, Bradford County, Pa.
    2. Project Sponsor and Facility: Range Resources--Appalachia, LLC 
(Lycoming Creek-1) (Docket No. 20080933), Hepburn Township, Lycoming 
County, Pa.
    3. Project Sponsor and Facility: Range Resources--Appalachia, LLC 
(West Branch Susquehanna River) (Docket No. 20080940), Colebrook 
Township, Clinton County, Pa.
    4. Project Sponsor and Facility: Southwestern Energy Company (Cold 
Creek) (Docket No. 20090909), Herrick Township, Bradford County, Pa.
    5. Project Sponsor and Facility: Southwestern Energy Company (Mill 
Creek) (Docket No. 20090910), Stevens Township, Bradford County, Pa.
    6. Project Sponsor and Facility: Southwestern Energy Company (Ross 
Creek) (Docket No. 20090911), Stevens Township, Bradford County, Pa.
    7. Project Sponsor and Facility: Southwestern Energy Company 
(Tunkhannock Creek) (Docket No. 20090913), Gibson Township, Susquehanna 
County, Pa.
    8. Project Sponsor and Facility: Southwestern Energy Company 
(Wyalusing Creek) (Docket No. 20090915), Wyalusing Township, Bradford 
County, Pa.
    9. Project Sponsor and Facility: Southwestern Energy Company 
(Lycoming Creek) (Docket No. 20091208), Lewis Township, Lycoming 
County, Pa.
    10. Project Sponsor and Facility: SVC Manufacturing, Inc. (Docket 
No. 19920907), Fairview Township, Luzerne County, Pa.

Public Hearing--Projects Scheduled for Action

    1. Project Sponsor and Facility: Airy View Heights, Inc., Centre 
Township, Perry County, Pa. Application for groundwater withdrawal of 
up to 0.465 mgd from Well PW-5.
    2. Project Sponsor and Facility: ALTA Operating Company, LLC 
(DuBois Creek), Great Bend Township, Susquehanna County, Pa. 
Application for surface water withdrawal of up to 0.249 mgd.
    3. Project Sponsor and Facility: Anadarko E&P Company LP (West 
Branch Susquehanna River), Colebrook Township, Clinton County, Pa. 
Application for surface water withdrawal of up to 1.500 mgd.
    4. Project Sponsor and Facility: Anadarko E&P Company LP (West 
Branch Susquehanna River-3), Nippenose Township, Lycoming County, Pa. 
Modification to increase maximum instantaneous pumping rate within 
approved daily rate.
    5. Project Sponsor and Facility: Cedar Rock Materials Corp., Salem 
Township, Luzerne County, Pa. Application for groundwater withdrawal of 
up to 0.720 mgd from Well PW-1.
    6. Project Sponsor and Facility: Cedar Rock Materials Corp., Salem 
Township, Luzerne County, Pa. Application for consumptive water use of 
up to 0.700 mgd.
    7. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC 
(Susquehanna River), Braintrim Township, Wyoming County, Pa. 
Application for surface water withdrawal of up to 3.000 mgd.
    8. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chief Oil & Gas LLC (Martins 
Creek), Hop Bottom Borough, Susquehanna County, Pa. Application for 
surface water withdrawal of up to 0.360 mgd.
    9. Project Sponsor: Dean Dairy Holdings, LLC. Project Facility: 
Swiss Premium Dairy, LLC, North Cornwall Township, Lebanon County, Pa. 
Modification to increase consumptive water use of up to 0.200 mgd.
    10. Project Sponsor and Facility: East Donegal Township Municipal 
Authority, East Donegal Township, Lancaster County, Pa. Application for 
groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.260 mgd from Well 1.
    11. Project Sponsor and Facility: Ephrata Area Joint Authority, 
Ephrata Borough, Lancaster County, Pa. Application for groundwater 
withdrawal of up to 1.210 mgd from Well 1.
    12. Project Sponsor: Hazleton Creek Properties, LLC. Project 
Facility: Hazleton Mine Reclamation, Hazleton City, Luzerne County, Pa. 
Application for groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.055 mgd from Well MP-
1.
    13. Project Sponsor: Hazleton Creek Properties, LLC. Project 
Facility: Hazleton Mine Reclamation, Hazleton City, Luzerne County, Pa. 
Application for consumptive water use of up to 0.055 mgd.
    14. 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.
    15. Project Sponsor and Facility: Novus Operating, LLC (Tioga 
River), Covington Township, Tioga County, Pa. Application for surface 
water withdrawal of up to 1.750 mgd.
    16. Project Sponsor and Facility: Peoples Financial Services Corp. 
(Tunkhannock Creek), Tunkhannock Township, Wyoming County, Pa. 
Application for surface water withdrawal of up to 0.990 mgd.
    17. Project Sponsor and Facility: Range Resources--Appalachia, LLC 
(West Branch Susquehanna River), Piatt Township, Lycoming County, Pa. 
Application for surface water withdrawal of up to 3.000 mgd.
    18. Project Sponsor and Facility: Southwestern Energy Company 
(Martins Creek), Brooklyn and Harford Townships, Susquehanna County, 
Pa. Application for surface water withdrawal of up to 0.997 mgd.
    19. Project Sponsor and Facility: Southwestern Energy Company 
(Tuscarora Creek), Tuscarora Township, Bradford County, Pa. Application 
for surface water withdrawal of up to 0.500 mgd.
    20. Project Sponsor: Spectra Energy Transmission, LLC. Project 
Facility: TEMAX/TIME III Pipeline (Susquehanna River), East Donegal 
Township, Lancaster County, Pa. Application for surface water 
withdrawal of up to 2.880 mgd.
    21. Project Sponsor and Facility: Victory Energy Corporation (Pine 
Creek), Pike Township, Potter County, Pa. Application for surface water 
withdrawal of up to 0.460 mgd.

Public Hearing--Projects Scheduled for Action Involving a Diversion

    1. Project Sponsor: Pennsylvania General Energy Company, L.L.C. 
Project Facility: Scaffold Lick Pond--1, Liberty Township, McKean 
County, Pa. Application for an existing into-basin diversion of up to 
0.500 mgd from the Ohio River Basin.
    2. Project Sponsor: Pennsylvania General Energy Company, L.L.C. 
Project Facility: Scaffold Lick Pond--2, Liberty Township, McKean 
County, Pa. Application for an existing into-basin diversion of up to 
0.500 mgd from the Ohio River Basin.
    3. Project Sponsor: Ultra Resources, Inc. Project Facility: Wayne 
Gravel Products, Ceres Township, McKean County, Pa. Application for an 
existing into-basin diversion of up to 1.170 mgd from the Ohio River 
Basin.

Public Hearing--Request of Marvin Fetterman To Reopen Docket No. 
20091201

     Mr. Marvin Fetterman has requested that the Commission, 
upon its own motion, reopen for further review and comment Commission 
Docket No. 20091201--Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC; withdrawal from 
Susquehanna River near Great Bend, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. 
This request is

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made pursuant to Commission Regulation 18 CFR Sec.  806.32, under which 
the Commission may reopen any project approval and make new orders or 
impose additional conditions to mitigate or avoid adverse impacts or 
otherwise protect the public health, safety or welfare.

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 March 4, 2011, to be considered.

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

    Dated: February 8, 2011.
Thomas W. Beauduy,
Deputy Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 2011-3686 Filed 2-17-11; 8:45 am]
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