[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 61 (Thursday, March 29, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19050-19052]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-7552]


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SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN COMMISSION


Actions Taken at December 15, 2011, Meeting

AGENCY: Susquehanna River Basin Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As part of its regular business meeting held on December 15, 
2011, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, the Commission convened a public 
hearing, at which it took the following actions: (1) Rescinded approval 
for three water resources projects; and (2) approved, denied, or tabled 
the applications of certain water resources projects. The

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Commission took additional actions at its business meeting as set forth 
in the Supplementary Information below.

DATES: December 15, 2011.

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; email: 
[email protected]. Regular mail inquiries may be sent to the above 
address. See also Commission Web site at 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) Presentation of the SRBC Anthracite 
Remediation Strategy; (2) presentation of the Commission's William W. 
Jeanes, Sr. Award to Mr. Bernie McGurl, Executive Director of the 
Lackawanna River Corridor Association; (3) a report on hydrologic 
conditions in the Susquehanna River Basin; (4) FY-2013 funding of the 
Susquehanna Flood Forecast and Warning System, the National Streamflow 
Information Program, and the National Weather Service Advanced 
Hydrologic Prediction Services; (5) approval of a final rulemaking 
amending 18 CFR Parts 806; and (6) a preliminary introduction to 
dockets. The Commission also heard counsel's report on legal matters 
affecting the Commission. The Commission convened a public hearing and 
took the following specific actions:

Public Hearing--Rescissions of Project Approvals

    The following project approvals were rescinded by the Commission:
    1. Project Sponsor and Facility: EXCO Resources (PA), LLC (Pine 
Creek) (Docket No. 20081203), Cummings Township, Lycoming County, Pa.
    2. Project Sponsor and Facility: EXCO Resources (PA), LLC (Unnamed 
Tributary to Sandy Run) (Docket No. 20081209), Burnside Township, 
Centre County, Pa.
    3. Project Sponsor and Facility: Possum Valley Municipal Authority 
(Docket No. 20090636), Menallen Township, Adams County, Pa.

Public Hearing--Project Application Tabled

    The following project application was tabled by the Commission:
    1. Project Sponsor and Facility: Stanley S. Karp Sr. (Tunkhannock 
Creek), Nicholson Township, Wyoming County, Pa. Application for surface 
water withdrawal of up to 0.510 mgd (peak day).

Public Hearing--Project Application Denied

    The following project application was denied by the Commission:
    1. Project Sponsor: Anadarko E&P Company LP. Project Facility: 
Sproul State Forest--Council Run, Snow Shoe Township, Centre County, 
Pa. Application for groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.715 mgd (30-day 
average) from Well PW-11.

Public Hearing--Project Applications Approved

    The Commission approved the following project applications:
    1. Project Sponsor: Bioenergy International, LLC. Project Facility: 
Bionol Clearfield, LLC, Clearfield Borough, Clearfield County, Pa. 
Modification to conditions of the surface water withdrawal approval 
(Docket No. 20070904).
    2. Project Sponsor: Borough of Ephrata. Project Facility: Ephrata 
Area Joint Authority, Ephrata Borough, Lancaster County, Pa. 
Modification to conditions of the groundwater withdrawal approval 
(Docket No. 20110902).
    3. Project Sponsor and Facility: Carrizo (Marcellus), LLC (Mosquito 
Creek-2), Karthaus Township, Clearfield County, Pa. Surface water 
withdrawal of up to 2.160 mgd.
    4. Project Sponsor and Facility: Central New York Oil and Gas 
Company, LLC (Susquehanna River), Wilmot Township, Bradford County, Pa. 
Surface water withdrawal of up to 0.540 mgd.
    5. Project Sponsor and Facility: Central New York Oil and Gas 
Company, LLC, Wilmot Township, Bradford County, Pa. Consumptive water 
use of up to 0.105 mgd.
    6. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC 
(Susquehanna River--Babcock), Ulster Township, Bradford County, Pa. 
Surface water withdrawal of up to 3.000 mgd.
    7. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC 
(Susquehanna River--Elmglade), Wilmot Township, Bradford County, Pa. 
Surface water withdrawal of up to 2.016 mgd.
    8. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC 
(Towanda Creek--Sechrist), Canton Township, Bradford County, Pa. 
Surface water withdrawal of up to 0.504 mgd.
    9. Project Sponsor: Clark Trucking, LLC. Project Facility: 
Northeast Division (Lycoming Creek), Lewis Township, Lycoming County, 
Pa. Surface water withdrawal of up to 0.500 mgd.
    10. Project Sponsor: Clark Trucking, LLC. Project Facility: 
Northeast Division (Muncy Creek), Muncy Creek Township, Lycoming 
County, Pa. Surface water withdrawal of up to 0.700 mgd.
    11. Project Sponsor and Facility: Dunn Lake LLC (Dunn Pond), Ararat 
Township, Susquehanna County, Pa. Surface water withdrawal of up to 
0.999 mgd.
    12. Project Sponsor and Facility: EXCO Resources (PA), LLC (Muncy 
Creek--McClintock), Penn Township, Lycoming County, Pa. Surface water 
withdrawal of up to 1.500 mgd.
    13. Project Sponsor: Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc. Project Facility: 
Greens Landing Aggregate Plant, Athens Township, Bradford County, Pa. 
Surface water withdrawal of up to 0.249 mgd.
    14. Project Sponsor: Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc. Project Facility: 
Greens Landing Aggregate Plant, Athens Township, Bradford County, Pa. 
Consumptive water use of up to 0.249 mgd.
    15. Project Sponsor: Hazleton Creek Properties, LLC. Project 
Facility: Hazleton Mine Reclamation, Hazleton City, Luzerne County, Pa. 
Modification to increase groundwater withdrawal by an additional 0.145 
mgd, for a total of 0.200 mgd (30-day average) (Docket No. 20110307).
    16. Project Sponsor and Facility: Keystone Clearwater Solutions, 
LLC (Babb Creek), Morris Township, Tioga County, Pa. Surface water 
withdrawal of up to 0.950 mgd.
    17. Project Sponsor and Facility: Sugar Hollow Trout Park and 
Hatchery, Eaton Township, Wyoming County, Pa. Modification to project 
features and conditions of the groundwater withdrawal approval (Docket 
No. 20100913).
    18. Project Sponsor and Facility: Sugar Hollow Water Services, LLC 
(Susquehanna River--Chellis), Eaton Township, Wyoming County, Pa. 
Surface water withdrawal of up to 1.500 mgd.
    19. Project Sponsor: The Municipal Authority of the Borough of 
Berlin. Project Facility: Berlin Borough Municipal Authority, Allegheny 
Township, Somerset County, Pa. Modification to conditions of the 
groundwater withdrawal approval (Docket No. 19980702).
    20. Project Sponsor and Facility: Walker Township Water 
Association, Walker Township, Centre County, Pa. Modification to 
increase the total groundwater system withdrawal limit from 0.523 mgd 
to 0.753 mgd (30-day average) (Docket No. 20070905).

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    21. Project Sponsor and Facility: Williams Production Appalachia, 
LLC (Middle Branch Wyalusing Creek), Forest Lake Township, Susquehanna 
County, Pa. Surface water withdrawal of up to 0.750 mgd.
    22. Project Sponsor and Facility: Williams Production Appalachia, 
LLC (Snake Creek-2), Franklin Township, Susquehanna County, Pa. Surface 
water withdrawal of up to 0.999 mgd.
    23. Project Sponsor and Facility: Williams Production Appalachia, 
LLC (Susquehanna River), Great Bend Township, Susquehanna County, Pa. 
Commission-initiated modification to project features and conditions of 
the surface water withdrawal approval (Docket No. 20090303), making a 
correction and reducing the approved surface water withdrawal amount 
from 3.00 mgd to 1.00 mgd.
    24. Project Sponsor and Facility: Williams Production Appalachia, 
LLC (Susquehanna River-2), Great Bend Township, Susquehanna County, Pa. 
Surface water withdrawal of up to 2.000 mgd.

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

    Dated: March 23, 2012.
Thomas W. Beauduy,
Deputy Executive Director.
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