[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 124 (Friday, June 27, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36573-36574]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-15064]


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SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN COMMISSION


Actions Taken at June 5, 2014, Meeting

AGENCY: Susquehanna River Basin Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As part of its regular business meeting held on June 5, 2014, 
in Entriken, Pennsylvania, the Commission took the following actions: 
approved or tabled the applications of certain water resources 
projects; accepted settlements in lieu of penalty from Somerset 
Regional Water Resources, LLC; Susquehanna Gas Field Services LLC; and 
Tioga Downs Racetrack, LLC; and took additional actions, as set forth 
in the Supplementary Information below.

DATES: June 5, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Susquehanna River Basin Commission, 4423 N. Front Street, 
Harrisburg, PA 17110-1788.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard A. Cairo, General Counsel, 
telephone: (717) 238-0423, ext. 1306; 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 actions taken on projects 
identified in the summary above and the listings below, the following 
items were also presented or acted upon at the business meeting: (1) An 
informational presentation from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 
supervisory park ranger Jude Harrington on the Raystown Lake project; 
(2) election of the member from New York State as Chair of the 
Commission and the member from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as the 
Vice Chair of the Commission for the period of July 1, 2014, to June 
30, 2015; (3) adoption of the FY-2015/2016 Water Resources Program; (4) 
adoption of the American Eel Restoration Plan for the Susquehanna River 
Basin; (5) amendments to the Comprehensive Plan for the Water Resources 
of the Susquehanna River Basin; (6) adoption of revisions to the 
Commission's Information Technology Services Fee Schedule; (7) 
amendments to a Regulatory Program Fee Schedule, effective July 1, 
2014; (8) adoption of a FY-2016 budget for the period July 1, 2015, to 
June 30, 2016; and (9) approval of two grants.

Compliance Matters

    The Commission approved settlements in lieu of civil penalty for 
the following projects:
    1. Somerset Regional Water Resources, LLC (Salt Lick Creek), New 
Milford Township, Susquehanna County, Pa.--$12,000.
    2. Susquehanna Gas Field Services LLC (Meshoppen Creek), Meshoppen 
Borough, Wyoming County, Pa.--$2,500.
    3. Tioga Downs Racetrack, LLC, Town of Nichols, Tioga County, 
N.Y.--$62,000.

Project Applications Approved

    The Commission approved the following project applications:
    1. Project Sponsor and Facility: DS Waters of America, Inc., Clay 
Township, Lancaster County, Pa. Groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.115 
mgd (30-day average) from Well 6.
    2. Project Sponsor and Facility: Healthy Properties, Inc. (Sugar 
Creek), North Towanda Township, Bradford County, Pa. Renewal and 
modification to increase surface water withdrawal by an additional 
0.549 mgd (peak day), for a total of up to 0.999 mgd (peak day) (Docket 
No. 20100308).
    3. Project Sponsor and Facility: LDG Innovation, LLC (Tioga River), 
Lawrenceville Borough, Tioga County, Pa. Renewal of surface water 
withdrawal of up to 0.750 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20100311).
    4. Project Sponsor and Facility: Mountain Energy Services, Inc. 
(Tunkhannock Creek), Tunkhannock Township, Wyoming County, Pa. Renewal 
of surface water withdrawal of up to 1.498 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 
20100309).
    5. Project Sponsor and Facility: Pennsylvania General Energy 
Company, L.L.C. (Pine Creek), Watson Township, Lycoming County, Pa. 
Renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.918 mgd (peak day) 
(Docket No. 20100610).
    6. Project Sponsor and Facility: Pro-Environmental, LLC (Martins 
Creek), Lathrop Township, Susquehanna County, Pa. Surface water 
withdrawal of up to 0.999 mgd (peak day).
    7. Project Sponsor and Facility: Southwestern Energy Production 
Company (Susquehanna River), Great Bend Township, Susquehanna County, 
Pa. Surface water withdrawal of up to 3.000 mgd (peak day).
    8. Project Sponsor and Facility: Sugar Hollow Water Services, LLC 
(Bowman Creek), Eaton Township, Wyoming County, Pa. Renewal of surface 
water withdrawal of up to 0.249 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20100310).
    9. Project Sponsor and Facility: Susquehanna Gas Field Services 
LLC, Meshoppen Borough, Wyoming County, Pa. Renewal of groundwater 
withdrawal of up to 0.216 mgd (30-day average) from Meshoppen Pizza 
Well (Docket No. 20100612).
    10. Project Sponsor and Facility: Susquehanna Gas Field Services 
LLC (Susquehanna River), Meshoppen Township, Wyoming County, Pa. 
Surface water withdrawal of up to 1.650 mgd (peak day).
    11. Project Sponsor and Facility: Talisman Energy USA Inc. (Fall 
Brook), Troy Township, Bradford County, Pa. Renewal and modification of 
surface water withdrawal of up to 0.176 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 
20100304).

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    12. Project Sponsor and Facility: Talisman Energy USA Inc. (Unnamed 
Tributary to the North Branch Sugar Creek), Columbia Township, Bradford 
County, Pa. Renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.926 mgd 
(peak day) (Docket No. 20100305).

Project Application Approved Involving a Diversion

    1. Project Sponsor: EOG Resources, Inc. Project Facility: Blue 
Valley Abandoned Mine Drainage Treatment Plant, Horton Township, Elk 
County, Pa. Renewal of into-basin diversion from the Ohio River Basin 
of up to 0.322 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20100616).

Project Applications Tabled

    The Commission tabled action on the following project applications:
    1. Project Sponsor and Facility: IBM Corporation, Village of Owego, 
Tioga County, N.Y. Application for groundwater withdrawal of up to 
0.002 mgd (30-day average) from Well 415.
    2. Project Sponsor and Facility: Jay Township Water Authority, Jay 
Township, Elk County, Pa. Application for groundwater withdrawal of up 
to 0.265 mgd (30-day average) from Byrnedale Well 1.
    3. Project Sponsor: Leola Sewer Authority. Project Facility: Upper 
Leacock Township, Lancaster County, Pa. Application for groundwater 
withdrawal of up to 0.075 mgd (30-day average) from Well 13 (Docket No. 
19820601).
    4. Project Sponsor and Facility: Newport Borough Water Authority, 
Oliver Township, Perry County, Pa. Application for groundwater 
withdrawal of up to 0.162 mgd (30-day average) from Well 1.
    5. Project Sponsor: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental 
Protection--South-central Regional Office, City of Harrisburg, Dauphin 
County, Pa. Facility Location: Leacock Township, Lancaster County, Pa. 
Application for groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.576 mgd (30-day 
average) from Stoltzfus Well.
    6. Project Sponsor: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental 
Protection--South-central Regional Office, City of Harrisburg, Dauphin 
County, Pa. Facility Location: Leacock Township, Lancaster County, Pa. 
Application for groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.432 mgd (30-day 
average) from Township Well.

Project Application Withdrawn

    The following project application was withdrawn by the project 
sponsor:
    1. Project Sponsor and Facility: Southwestern Energy Production 
Company (Martins Creek), Brooklyn and Harford Townships, Susquehanna 
County, Pa. Modification to low flow protection requirements of the 
surface water withdrawal approval (Docket No. 20110312).

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

    Dated: June 20, 2014.
Stephanie L. Richardson,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2014-15064 Filed 6-26-14; 8:45 am]
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