[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 136 (Friday, July 15, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41855-41857]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-17922]


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SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN COMMISSION


Actions Taken at June 23, 2011, Meeting

AGENCY: Susquehanna River Basin Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As part of its regular business meeting held on June 23, 2011, 
in North East, Maryland, the Commission convened a public hearing, at 
which it took the following actions: (1) Approved settlement involving 
one water resources project; (2) approved and tabled the applications 
of certain water resources projects, including six involving diversions 
of water into the Susquehanna River Basin; (3) rescinded approval for 
two water resources projects; (4) denied an administrative appeal by 
Allegheny Defense Project on three diversions into the Susquehanna 
River Basin from the Ohio River Basin approved by the Commission at its 
March 2011 meeting; (5) amended its Regulatory Program Fee Schedule to 
take effect on July 1, 2011; and (6) amended its comprehensive plan.

DATES: June 23, 2011.

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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. See also Commission Web site at http://www.srbc.net.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In addition to the public hearing and its 
related actions on projects identified in the summary above and the 
listings below, the following items were also presented or acted on at 
the business meeting: (1) Adoption of the proposed Water Resources 
Program for FY 2012-2013 and an accompanying presentation on the 
Commission's Chesapeake Bay related activities; (2) a report on 
hydrologic conditions in the basin; (3) approval of proposed rulemaking 
to revise the Commission's project review regulations, including the 
establishment of an August 23, 2011, comment period and the scheduling 
of public hearings in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and Binghamton, New 
York; (4) a preliminary introduction to dockets; (5) a presentation on 
a pooled assets concept by PPL, Inc.; (6) a report on acquisition of a 
new SRBC headquarters facility; (7) adoption of a FY-2013 budget 
commencing July 1, 2012; (8) support of additional FY-2012 funding of 
U.S. Geological Survey's National Streamflow Information Program; (9) 
election of the member representing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as 
the new Chair and the member representing the State of Maryland as the 
new Vice Chair of the Commission to serve in the next fiscal year; and 
(10) ratification/approval of grants/contracts. The Commission heard 
counsel's report on legal matters affecting the Commission. The 
Commission also convened a public hearing and took the following 
actions:

Public Hearing--Compliance Matter

    The Commission approved a settlement in lieu of civil penalties for 
the following project:
    1. Nature's Way Purewater Systems, Inc.; Pittston Facility; 
Pittston Township, Luzerne County, Pa.--$15,000.

Public Hearing--Rescissions of Project Approvals

    1. Project Sponsor and Facility: Anadarko E&P Company LP (West 
Branch Susquehanna River-2) (Docket No. 20090306), Renovo Borough, 
Clinton County, Pa.
    2. Project Sponsor and Facility: Pennsylvania Food Group, LLC 
(Docket No. 20030411), West Donegal Township, Lancaster County, Pa.

Public Hearing--Projects Approved

    1. Project Sponsor and Facility: Anadarko E&P Company LP (Pine 
Creek--Jersey Mills), McHenry Township, Lycoming County, Pa. Surface 
water withdrawal of up to 1.500 mgd.
    2. Project Sponsor: Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. Project Facility: 
Monroe Manor Water System, Monroe Township, Snyder County, Pa. 
Groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.302 mgd from Well 7.
    3. Project Sponsor and Facility: Carrizo Marcellus, LLC (Meshoppen 
Creek), Washington Township, Wyoming County, Pa. Surface water 
withdrawal of up to 2.160 mgd.
    4. Project Sponsor and Facility: Carrizo Marcellus, LLC (Middle 
Branch Wyalusing Creek), Forest Lake Township, Susquehanna County, Pa. 
Surface water withdrawal of up to 0.432 mgd.
    5. Project Sponsor and Facility: Carrizo Marcellus, LLC (Unnamed 
Tributary of Middle Branch Wyalusing Creek), Forest Lake Township, 
Susquehanna County, Pa. Surface water withdrawal of up to 0.720 mgd.
    6. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC 
(Wappasening Creek), Windham Township, Bradford County, Pa. Surface 
water withdrawal of up to 0.900 mgd.
    7. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC 
(Wyalusing Creek), Rush Township, Susquehanna County, Pa. Surface water 
withdrawal of up to 0.715 mgd, subject to rescission of Docket Nos. 
20081227 and 20090610.
    8. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC (Wysox 
Creek), Rome Township, Bradford County, Pa. Surface water withdrawal of 
up to 0.504 mgd.
    9. Project Sponsor: Exelon Generation Company, LLC. Project 
Facility: Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Peach Bottom Township, 
York County, Pa. Modification to increase consumptive water use from 
32.490 mgd up to 49.000 mgd (Docket No. 20061209).
    10. Project Sponsor: Exelon Generation Company, LLC. Project 
Facility: Three Mile Island Generating Station, Londonderry Township, 
Dauphin County, Pa. Surface water withdrawal of up to 122.800 mgd and 
consumptive water use of up to 19.200 mgd.
    11. Project Sponsor and Facility: Fox Road Waterworks, LLC (South 
Branch Tunkhannock Creek), Tunkhannock Township, Wyoming County, Pa. 
Surface water withdrawal of up to 0.157 mgd.
    12. Project Sponsor and Facility: Hydro Recovery, LP, Blossburg 
Borough, Tioga County, Pa. Groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.216 mgd 
from Well HR-1 and consumptive water use of up to 0.316 mgd from Well 
HR-1 and public water supply.
    13. Project Sponsor and Facility: Keystone Clearwater Solutions, 
LLC (Driftwood Branch Sinnemahoning Creek), Emporium Borough, Cameron 
County, Pa. Surface water withdrawal of up to 0.999 mgd.
    14. Project Sponsor and Facility: Keystone Clearwater Solutions, 
LLC (Lycoming Creek), Lewis Township, Lycoming County, Pa. Surface 
water withdrawal of up to 1.292 mgd.
    15. Project Sponsor and Facility: LHP Management, LLC (Fishing 
Creek--Clinton Country Club), Bald Eagle Township, Clinton County, Pa. 
Modification to conditions of the withdrawal approval (Docket No. 
20090906).
    16. Project Sponsor and Facility: Mount Joy Borough Authority, 
Mount Joy Borough, Lancaster County, Pa. Groundwater withdrawals of up 
to 1.227 mgd from Well 1 and 1.165 mgd from Well 2.
    17. Project Sponsor and Facility: Nature's Way Purewater Systems, 
Inc., Dupont Borough, Luzerne County, Pa. Groundwater withdrawal of up 
to 0.057 mgd from Covington Springs Borehole 1 (BH-1) and consumptive 
water use of up to 0.257 mgd from BH-1 and public water supply.
    18. Project Sponsor: New Morgan Landfill Company, Inc. Project 
Facility: Conestoga Landfill, New Morgan Borough, Berks County, Pa. 
Groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.008 mgd from Well SW-3.
    19. Project Sponsor and Facility: Seneca Resources Corporation 
(Genesee Forks), Pike Township, Potter County, Pa. Surface water 
withdrawal of up to 0.500 mgd.
    20. Project Sponsor and Facility: Talisman Energy USA Inc. 
(Wappasening Creek), Windham Township, Bradford County, Pa. Surface 
water withdrawal of up to 1.000 mgd.
    21. Project Sponsor and Facility: Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company 
(Meshoppen Creek--Loop 319), Springville Township, Susquehanna County, 
Pa. Surface water withdrawal of up to 1.090 mgd.
    22. Project Sponsor and Facility: Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company

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(Susquehanna River--Loop 317), Asylum Township, Bradford County, Pa. 
Surface water withdrawal of up to 4.032 mgd.
    23. Project Sponsor and Facility: Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company 
(Tioga River--Loop 315), Richmond Township, Tioga County, Pa. Surface 
water withdrawal of up to 3.140 mgd.
    24. Project Sponsor and Facility: Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company 
(Unnamed Tributary of North Elk Run), Richmond Township, Tioga County, 
Pa. Surface water withdrawal of up to 0.144 mgd.
    25. Project Sponsor and Facility: Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company 
(Towanda Creek--Loop 317), Monroe Township, Bradford County, Pa. 
Surface water withdrawal of up to 4.032 mgd.
    26. Project Sponsor and Facility: Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company 
(White Creek--Loop 319), Springville Township, Susquehanna County, Pa. 
Surface water withdrawal of up to 0.384 mgd.
    27. Project Sponsor and Facility: Williamsport Municipal Water 
Authority, Williamsport City, Lycoming County, Pa. Groundwater 
withdrawals of up to 1.300 mgd from Well 10 and 0.700 mgd from Well 11.

Public Hearing--Projects Approved Involving a Diversion

    1. Project Sponsor: Chief Oil & Gas LLC. Project Facility: Borough 
of Ebensburg, Cambria Township, Cambria County, Pa. Into-basin 
diversion of up to 0.249 mgd from the Ohio River Basin.
    2. Project Sponsor: Chief Oil & Gas LLC. Project Facility: Cambria 
Somerset Authority, Summerhill Township, Cambria County, Pa. Into-basin 
diversion of up to 0.249 mgd from the Ohio River Basin.
    3. Project Sponsor: Chief Oil & Gas LLC. Project Facility: Highland 
Sewer and Water Authority, Portage Township, Cambria County, Pa. Into-
basin diversion of up to 0.249 mgd from the Ohio River Basin.
    4. Project Sponsor: Nature's Way Purewater Systems, Inc. Project 
Facility: Nature's Way Springs Borehole 1 (BH-1), Foster Township, 
Luzerne County, Pa. Into-basin diversion of up to 0.099 mgd from the 
Delaware River Basin.
    5. Project Sponsor: Penn Virginia Oil & Gas Corporation. Project 
Facility: Port Allegany Borough, McKean County, Pa. Into-basin 
diversion of up to 0.100 mgd from the Ohio River Basin.
    6. Project Sponsor: Triana Energy, LLC. Project Facility: Johnson 
Quarry, Roulette Township, Potter County, Pa. Into-basin diversion of 
up to 0.500 mgd from the Ohio River Basin.

Public Hearing--Projects Tabled

    1. Project Sponsor and Facility: Dunn Lake LLC (Dunn Lake), Ararat 
Township, Susquehanna County, Pa. Application for surface water 
withdrawal of up to 0.999 mgd.
    2. Project Sponsor and Facility: Keystone Clearwater Solutions, LLC 
(Babb Creek), Morris Township, Tioga County, Pa. Application for 
surface water withdrawal of up to 0.950 mgd.
    3. Project Sponsor: SWEPI, LP. Project Facility: Pennsylvania 
American Water Company--Warren District, Warren City, Warren County, 
Pa. Application for an into-basin diversion of up to 3.000 mgd from the 
Ohio River Basin.

Public Hearing--Projects Withdrawn

    1. Project Sponsor and Facility: Anadarko E&P Company LP (West 
Branch Susquehanna River-4), Burnside Township, Centre County, Pa. 
Application for surface water withdrawal of up to 0.720 mgd.
    2. Project Sponsor and Facility: Anadarko E&P Company LP (Wolf 
Run), Snow Shoe Township, Centre County, Pa. Application for surface 
water withdrawal of up to 0.499 mgd.

Public Hearing--Administrative Appeal

    The Commission denied an administrative appeal by the Allegheny 
Defense Project of the March 10, 2011, Commission action approving the 
following projects:
    1. Docket No. 20110316. Project Sponsor: Pennsylvania General 
Energy Company, L.L.C. Project Facility: Scaffold Lick Pond--1, Liberty 
Township, McKean County, Pa., authorizing an existing into-basin 
diversion of up to 0.500 mgd from the Ohio River Basin.
    2. Docket No. 20110317. Project Sponsor: Pennsylvania General 
Energy Company, L.L.C. Project Facility: Scaffold Lick Pond--2, Liberty 
Township, McKean County, Pa., authorizing an existing into-basin 
diversion of up to 0.500 mgd from the Ohio River Basin.
    3. Docket No. 20110318. Project Sponsor: Ultra Resources, Inc. 
Project Facility: Wayne Gravel Products, Ceres Township, McKean County, 
Pa., authorizing an existing into-basin diversion of up to 1.170 mgd 
from the Ohio River Basin.

Public Hearing--Amendments to Regulatory Program Fee Schedule

    The Commission approved amendments to its Regulatory Program Fee 
Schedule intended to help defray the cost of its Regulatory Program for 
water resource projects as well as to establish a special rate for 
multiple transfer of approvals in a single transaction and to make 
clarifications regarding the application of compliance monitoring fees 
to administratively approved projects, refunds on withdrawn or 
terminated applications, and the interest rate on installment payments. 
The amended fee schedule, which can be accessed at the Commission's web 
site www.srbc.net, became effective on July 1, 2011.

Public Hearing--Comprehensive Plan Amendments

    The Commission amended its comprehensive plan to include the newly 
adopted Water Resources Program (FY 2012/2013), the Migratory Fish 
Management and Restoration Plan for the Susquehanna River Basin, and 
all projects approved by the Commission since the last revision of the 
Comprehensive Plan.

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

    Dated: July 6, 2011.
Thomas W. Beauduy,
Deputy Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 2011-17922 Filed 7-14-11; 8:45 am]
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