[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 81 (Friday, April 26, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24785-24786]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-09887]



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SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN COMMISSION


Public Hearing

AGENCY: Susquehanna River Basin Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Susquehanna River Basin Commission will hold a public 
hearing on May 23, 2013, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. At this public 
hearing, the Commission will hear testimony on the projects listed in 
the Supplementary Information section of this notice. Such projects are 
intended to be scheduled for Commission action at its next business 
meeting, tentatively scheduled for June 20, 2013, which will be noticed 
separately. The Commission will also hear testimony on amending its 
Regulatory Program Fee Schedule. The public should take note that this 
public hearing will be the only opportunity to offer oral comment to 
the Commission for the listed projects and other items. The deadline 
for the submission of written comments is June 3, 2013.

DATES: The public hearing will convene on May 23, 2013, at 2:30 p.m. 
The public hearing will end at 5:00 p.m. or at the conclusion of public 
testimony, whichever is sooner. The deadline for the submission of 
written comments is June 3, 2013.

ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be conducted at the Pennsylvania 
State Capitol, Room 8E-B, East Wing, Commonwealth Avenue, Harrisburg, 
Pa.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard A. Cairo, General Counsel, 
telephone: (717) 238-0423, ext. 306; fax: (717) 238-2436.
    Information concerning the applications for these projects is 
available at the SRBC Water Resource Portal at www.srbc.net/wrp. 
Materials and supporting documents are available to inspect and copy in 
accordance with the Commission's Access to Records Policy at 
www.srbc.net/pubinfo/docs/2009-02%20Access%20to%20Records%20Policy%209-10-09.PDF.

Opportunity To Appear and Comment

    Interested parties may appear at the hearing to offer comments to 
the Commission on any project listed below. The presiding officer 
reserves the right to limit oral statements in the interest of time and 
to otherwise control the course of the hearing. Ground rules will be 
posted on the Commission's Web site, www.srbc.net, prior to the hearing 
for review. The presiding officer reserves the right to modify or 
supplement such rules at the hearing. Written comments on any project 
listed below may also be mailed to Mr. Richard Cairo, General Counsel, 
Susquehanna River Basin Commission, 1721 North Front Street, 
Harrisburg, Pa. 17102-2391, or submitted electronically through http://www.srbc.net/pubinfo/publicparticipation.htm. Comments mailed or 
electronically submitted must be received by the Commission on or 
before June 3, 2013, to be considered.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The public hearing will cover amendment to 
its Regulatory Program Fee Schedule. Each June before the start of the 
next fiscal year on July 1, the Commission considers amendments to fee 
schedules. The public hearing will also cover the following projects:

Project Scheduled for Rescission Action

    1. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chevron Appalachia, LLC (Chest 
Creek), Chest Township, Clearfield County, Pa. (Docket No. 20100603).

Projects Scheduled for Action

    1. Project Sponsor and Facility: Aqua Infrastructure, LLC 
(Clearfield Creek), Boggs Township, Clearfield County, Pa. Application 
for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 2.000 mgd (peak day) 
(Docket No. 20081202).
    2. Project Sponsor and Facility: Aqua Infrastructure, LLC (Tioga 
River), Hamilton Township, Tioga County, Pa. Application for surface 
water withdrawal of up to 2.500 mgd (peak day).
    3. Project Sponsor and Facility: Michael and Sandra Buhler (Bennett 
Branch Sinnemahoning Creek), Huston Township, Clearfield County, Pa. 
Application for surface water withdrawal of up to 1.000 mgd (peak day).
    4. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC 
(Susquehanna River), Athens Township, Bradford County, Pa. Application 
for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 1.440 mgd (peak day) 
(Docket No. 20080906).
    5. Project Sponsor: Chobani, Inc. Project Facility: South Edmeston, 
Town of Columbus, Chenango County, N.Y. Application for groundwater 
withdrawal of up to 0.720 mgd (30-day average) from Well 1.
    6. Project Sponsor: Chobani, Inc. Project Facility: South Edmeston, 
Town of Columbus, Chenango County, N.Y. Application for groundwater 
withdrawal of up to 0.720 mgd (30-day average) from Well 2.
    7. Project Sponsor: Chobani, Inc. Project Facility: South Edmeston, 
Town of Columbus, Chenango County, N.Y. Application for groundwater 
withdrawal of up to 0.720 mgd (30-day average) from Well 3.
    8. Project Sponsor: Chobani, Inc. Project Facility: South Edmeston, 
Town of Columbus, Chenango County, N.Y. Application for consumptive 
water use of up to 0.283 mgd (peak day).
    9. Project Sponsor: Delta Borough Municipal Authority. Project 
Facility: Delta Borough Water System, Peach Bottom Township, York 
County, Pa. Application for groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.073 mgd 
(30-day average) from Well 5.
    10. Project Sponsor: Delta Borough Municipal Authority. Project 
Facility: Delta Borough Water System, Peach Bottom Township, York 
County, Pa. Application for groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.043 mgd 
(30-day average) from Well 6.
    11. Project Sponsor: Delta Borough Municipal Authority. Project 
Facility: Delta Borough Water System, Peach Bottom Township, York 
County, Pa. Application for groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.064 mgd 
(30-day average) from Well 7.
    12. Project Sponsor and Facility: Equipment Transport, LLC (Pine 
Creek), Gaines Township, Tioga County, Pa. Application for surface 
water withdrawal of up to 0.467 mgd (peak day).
    13. Project Sponsor and Facility: Equipment Transport, LLC 
(Susquehanna River), Great Bend Township, Susquehanna County, Pa. 
Application for surface water withdrawal of up to 0.999 mgd (peak day).
    14. Project Sponsor and Facility: Furman Foods, Inc., Point 
Township, Northumberland County, Pa. Application for consumptive water 
use of up to 0.900 mgd (peak day).
    15. Project Sponsor and Facility: LDG Innovation, LLC (Tioga 
River), Lawrenceville Borough, Tioga County, Pa. Modification to low 
flow protection requirements of the surface water withdrawal approval 
(Docket No. 20100311).
    16. Project Sponsor and Facility: Municipal Authority of the 
Borough of Mansfield, Richmond Township, Tioga County, Pa. Application 
for groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.079 mgd (30-day average) from 
Well 3, and authorization for interconnection with Mansfield University 
as a supplemental source.
    17. Project Sponsor and Facility: Martinsburg Municipal Authority, 
North Woodbury Township, Blair County, Pa. Application for groundwater 
withdrawal of up to 0.288 mgd (30-day average) from Wineland Well RW-1.

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    18. Project Sponsor and Facility: Navitus, LLC (North Spring, Logan 
Branch Watershed), Spring Township, Centre County, Pa. Application for 
surface water withdrawal of up to 1.440 mgd (peak day).
    19. Project Sponsor: New Morgan Landfill Company, Inc. Project 
Facility: Conestoga Landfill, New Morgan Borough, Berks County, Pa. 
Application for groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.007 mgd (30-day 
average) from Well SW-4.
    20. Project Sponsor: New Oxford Municipal Authority. Project 
Facility: Oxen Country Meadows, Oxford Township, Adams County, Pa. 
Application for groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.144 mgd (30-day 
average) from Oxen Country Meadows (OCM) Well 1.
    21. Project Sponsor and Facility: Somerset Regional Water 
Resources, LLC (Salt Lick Creek), New Milford Township, Susquehanna 
County, Pa. Modification to project features of the surface water 
withdrawal approval (Docket No. 20100905).
    22. Project Sponsor and Facility: Southwestern Energy Production 
Company (Middle Lake), New Milford Township, Susquehanna County, Pa. 
Modification to low flow protection requirements of the surface water 
withdrawal approval (Docket No. 20121223).
    23. Project Sponsor and Facility: State College Borough Water 
Authority, Ferguson Township, Centre County, Pa. Application for 
renewal of groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.432 mgd (30-day average) 
from Well 41 (Docket No. 19820501).
    24. Project Sponsor and Facility: State College Borough Water 
Authority, Ferguson Township, Centre County, Pa. Application for 
renewal of groundwater withdrawal of up to 1.440 mgd (30-day average) 
from Well 43 (Docket No. 19820501).
    25. Project Sponsor and Facility: State College Borough Water 
Authority, Ferguson Township, Centre County, Pa. Application for 
renewal of groundwater withdrawal of up to 1.720 mgd (30-day average) 
from Well 53 (Docket No. 19820501).
    26. Project Sponsor: SWEPI LP (Tioga River), Richmond Township, 
Tioga County, Pa. Application for renewal of surface water withdrawal 
with modification to increase by an additional 0.843 mgd (peak day), 
for a total of 0.950 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20090612).
    27. Project Sponsor and Facility: WPX Energy Appalachia, LLC 
(Susquehanna River), Great Bend Township, Susquehanna County, Pa. 
Application for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 1.000 mgd 
(peak day) (Docket No. 20090303).
    28. Project Sponsor and Facility: York County Solid Waste and 
Refuse Authority, Hopewell Township, York County, Pa. Modification to 
metering requirements of the groundwater withdrawal approval (Docket 
No. 20121226).

    Authority:  Public Law 91-575, 84 Stat. 1509 et seq., 18 CFR 
parts 806-808.

    Dated: April 19, 2013.
Paul O. Swartz,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 2013-09887 Filed 4-25-13; 8:45 am]
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