[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 133 (Friday, July 11, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40188-40189]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-16286]


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SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN COMMISSION


Public Hearing; Susquehanna River Basin Commission

AGENCY: Susquehanna River Basin Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Susquehanna River Basin Commission will hold a public 
hearing on August 7, 2014, 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 September 4, 2014, which will be 
noticed separately. 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. The deadline for the submission of 
written comments is August 18, 2014.

DATES: The public hearing will convene on August 7, 2014, 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 August 18, 2014.

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: Jason Oyler, Regulatory Counsel, 
telephone: (717) 238-0423, ext. 1312; 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The public hearing will cover the following 
projects:

Public Hearing--Projects Scheduled for Action

    1. Project Sponsor and Facility: City of Aberdeen, Harford County, 
Md. Modification to extend the approval term of the surface water 
withdrawal approval (Docket No. 20021210) to be coterminous with the 
revised Maryland Department of the Environment State Water 
Appropriation and Use Permit for the Aberdeen Proving Ground-Aberdeen 
Area.
    2. Project Sponsor and Facility: City of Aberdeen, Harford County, 
Md. Modification to extend the approval term of the consumptive water 
use approval (Docket No. 20021210) to be coterminous with the revised 
Maryland Department of the Environment State Water Appropriation and 
Use Permit for the Aberdeen Proving Ground-Aberdeen Area.
    3. Project Sponsor and Facility: Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC (Lycoming 
Creek), McIntyre Township, Lycoming County, Pa. Application for surface 
water withdrawal of up to 0.499 mgd (peak day).
    4. Project Sponsor and Facility: Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC (Pine 
Creek), McHenry Township, Lycoming County, Pa. Application for renewal 
of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.499 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 
20100902).
    5. Project Sponsor and Facility: Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation 
(Tunkhannock Creek), Nicholson Township, Wyoming County, Pa. 
Application for surface water withdrawal of up to 2.000 mgd (peak day).
    6. Project Sponsor and Facility: Carrizo (Marcellus), LLC (East 
Branch Wyalusing Creek), Jessup Township, Susquehanna County, Pa. 
Application for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.720 mgd 
(peak day) (Docket No. 20100601).
    7. Project Sponsor and Facility: Heidelberg Township Municipal 
Authority, Heidelberg Township, Lebanon County, Pa. Application for 
renewal of groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.115 mgd (30-day average) 
from Well 5 (Docket No. 19820602).
    8. 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.
    9. Project Sponsor and Facility: Inflection Energy (PA) LLC 
(Loyalsock Creek), Upper Fairfield Township, Lycoming County, Pa. 
Application for surface water withdrawal of up to 1.700 mgd (peak day).
    10. 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.
    11. Project Sponsor: Lancaster County Solid Waste Management 
Authority. Project Facility: Susquehanna Resource Management Complex, 
City of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa. Application for consumptive 
water use of up to 0.700 mgd (peak day).
    12. 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.
    13. Project Sponsor and Facility: LHP Management, LLC (Muncy 
Creek), Muncy Creek Township, Lycoming County, Pa. Application for 
renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.999 mgd (peak day) 
(Docket No. 20120607).
    14. Project Sponsor and Facility: Millersville University of 
Pennsylvania, Millersville Borough, Lancaster County, Pa. Application 
for renewal of consumptive water use of up to 0.253 mgd (peak day) 
(Docket No. 19820105).
    15. Project Sponsor and Facility: Millersville University of 
Pennsylvania, Millersville Borough, Lancaster County, Pa. Application 
for renewal and modification to increase groundwater withdrawal by an 
additional 0.055 mgd (30-day average) from Well 1, for a total of up to 
0.320 mgd (30-day average) from Well 1 (Docket No. 19820105).
    16. Project Sponsor and Facility: Newport Borough Water Authority, 
Oliver and Howe Townships and Newport Borough, Perry County, Pa. 
Application for groundwater

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withdrawal of up to 0.162 mgd (30-day average) from Well 1.
    17. 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 0.590 mgd (30-day 
average) from Stoltzfus Well.
    18. 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.
    19. Project Sponsor and Facility: Somerset Regional Water 
Resources, LLC (Salt Lick Creek), New Milford Township, Susquehanna 
County, Pa. Application for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up 
to 0.720 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20100905).
    20. Project Sponsor and Facility: Sugar Hollow Trout Park and 
Hatchery, Eaton Township, Wyoming County, Pa. Application for renewal 
of groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.864 mgd (30-day average) from 
Wells 1, 2, and 3 (the Hatchery Well Field) (Docket No. 20100913).
    21. Project Sponsor and Facility: Sunbury Generation LP, Shamokin 
Dam Borough and Monroe Township, Snyder County, Pa. Modification to 
project features and reduction of the surface water withdrawal from 
354.000 mgd (peak day) to 10.000 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20081222).
    22. Project Sponsor and Facility: Sunbury Generation LP, Shamokin 
Dam Borough and Monroe Township, Snyder County, Pa. Modification to 
project features and reduction of the consumptive water use from 8.000 
mgd (peak day) to 6.500 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20081222).
    23. Project Sponsor and Facility: SWEPI LP (Cowanesque River), 
Nelson Township, Tioga County, Pa. Application for renewal of surface 
water withdrawal of up to 0.533 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20100604).
    24. Project Sponsor and Facility: Talisman Energy USA Inc. 
(Susquehanna River), Terry Township, Bradford County, Pa. Application 
for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 2.000 mgd (peak day) 
(Docket No. 20100613).
    25. Project Sponsor and Facility: Talisman Energy USA Inc. 
(Wappasening Creek), Windham Township, Bradford County, Pa. Application 
for surface water withdrawal of up to 0.999 mgd (peak day).
    26. Project Sponsor and Facility: Upper Halfmoon Water Company, 
Halfmoon Township, Centre County, Pa. Application for groundwater 
withdrawal of up to 0.396 mgd (30-day average) from Well 6.
    27. Project Sponsor and Facility: Warwick Township Municipal 
Authority, Warwick Township, Lancaster County, Pa. Application for 
groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.288 mgd (30-day average) from 
Rothsville Well 2.

Public Hearing--Projects Scheduled for Action Involving a Diversion

    1. Project Sponsor and Facility: City of Aberdeen, Harford County, 
Md. Modification to extend the approval term of the out-of-basin 
diversion approval (Docket No. 20021210) to be coterminous with the 
revised Maryland Department of the Environment State Water 
Appropriation and Use Permit for the Aberdeen Proving Ground-Aberdeen 
Area.
    2. Project Sponsor: DS Services of America, Inc. Project Facility: 
Bethany Children's Home, Heidelberg Township, Berks County, Pa. 
Application of into-basin diversion from the Delaware River Basin of up 
to 0.200 mgd (peak day) from Bethany Children's Home bulk spring water 
source (Boreholes PWA and PWB).

Opportunity To Appear and Comment

    Interested parties may appear at the hearing to offer comments to 
the Commission on any project listed above. 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 above may also be mailed to Mr. Jason Oyler, Regulatory Counsel, 
Susquehanna River Basin Commission, 4423 North Front Street, 
Harrisburg, Pa. 17110-1788, 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 August 18, 2014, to be considered.

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

    Dated: July 3, 2014.
Stephanie L. Richardson,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2014-16286 Filed 7-10-14; 8:45 am]
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