[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 130 (Wednesday, July 8, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39190-39192]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-16712]


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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 August 6, 2015, in Grantville, 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 10, 2015, which will be 
noticed separately. The Commission will also hear testimony on amending 
the Comprehensive Plan for the Water Resources of the Susquehanna River 
Basin. 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 August 17, 2015.

DATES: The public hearing will convene on August 6, 2015, at 7:00 p.m. 
The public hearing will end at 9:00 p.m. or at the conclusion of public 
testimony, whichever is sooner. The deadline for the submission of 
written comments is August 17, 2015.

ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be conducted at the East Hanover 
Township Municipal Building, Main Hall, 8848 Jonestown Road, 
Grantville, PA 17028 (parking lot entry off of Manada Gap Road; see 
http://easthanovertwpdcpa.org/index.php/about-contact).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jason Oyler, General 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. Additional 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_Access_to_Records_Policy_20140115.pdf.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The public hearing will cover amendments to 
the Comprehensive Plan for the Water Resources of the Susquehanna River 
Basin. The public hearing will also cover the following projects:

Projects Scheduled for Action

    1. Project Sponsor and Facility: Caernarvon Township Authority, 
Caernarvon Township, Berks County, Pa. Application for groundwater 
withdrawal of up to 0.763 mgd (30-day average) from Well 7.
    2. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chetremon Golf Course, LLC, 
Burnside Township, Clearfield County, Pa. Application for consumptive 
water use of up to 0.200 mgd (peak day).
    3. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chetremon Golf Course, LLC 
(Irrigation Storage Pond), Burnside Township, Clearfield County, Pa. 
Application for surface water withdrawal of up to 0.200 mgd (peak day).
    4. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chief Oil & Gas LLC (Loyalsock 
Creek), Forksville Borough, Sullivan County, Pa. Application for 
surface water withdrawal of up to 2.000 mgd (peak day).
    5. Project Sponsor and Facility: Furman Foods, Inc., Point 
Township, Northumberland County, Pa.

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Application for renewal of groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.320 mgd 
(30-day average) from Well 1 (Docket No. 19850901).
    6. Project Sponsor and Facility: Furman Foods, Inc., Point 
Township, Northumberland County, Pa. Application for renewal of 
groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.190 mgd (30-day average) from Well 4 
(Docket No. 19850901).
    7. Project Sponsor and Facility: Furman Foods, Inc., Point 
Township, Northumberland County, Pa. Application for renewal of 
groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.090 mgd (30-day average) from Well 7 
(Docket No. 19850901).
    8. Project Sponsor and Facility: JELD-WEN, inc. Fiber Division--PA, 
Wysox Township, Bradford County, Pa. Application for groundwater 
withdrawal of up to 0.252 mgd (30-day average) from Well 1.
    9. Project Sponsor and Facility: JELD-WEN, inc. Fiber Division--PA, 
Wysox Township, Bradford County, Pa. Application for groundwater 
withdrawal of up to 0.252 mgd (30-day average) from Well 4.
    10. Project Sponsor and Facility: JELD-WEN, inc. Fiber Division--
PA, Wysox Township, Bradford County, Pa. Application for groundwater 
withdrawal of up to 0.323 mgd (30-day average) from Well 5.
    11. Project Sponsor and Facility: JELD-WEN, inc. Fiber Division--
PA, Wysox Township, Bradford County, Pa. Application for groundwater 
withdrawal of up to 0.323 mgd (30-day average) from Well 6.
    12. Project Sponsor and Facility: JELD-WEN, inc. Fiber Division--
PA, Wysox Township, Bradford County, Pa. Application for groundwater 
withdrawal of up to 0.345 mgd (30-day average) from Well 7.
    13. Project Sponsor and Facility: JELD-WEN, inc. Fiber Division--
PA, Wysox Township, Bradford County, Pa. Application for consumptive 
water use of up to 0.424 mgd (peak day).
    14. Project Sponsor and Facility: Keister Miller Investments, LLC 
(West Branch Susquehanna River), Mahaffey Borough, Clearfield County, 
Pa. Application for surface water withdrawal of up to 2.000 mgd (peak 
day).
    15. Project Sponsor and Facility: Lycoming County Water and Sewer 
Authority, Fairfield Township, Lycoming County, Pa. Application for 
groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.180 mgd (30-day average) from 
Production Well 3.
    16. Project Sponsor and Facility: Moxie Freedom LLC, Salem 
Township, Luzerne County, Pa. Application for consumptive water use of 
up to 0.092 mgd (peak day).
    17. Project Sponsor and Facility: Moxie Freedom LLC, Salem 
Township, Luzerne County, Pa. Application for groundwater withdrawal of 
up to 0.062 mgd (30-day average) from Production Well 1.
    18. Project Sponsor: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental 
Protection, Bureau of Conservation and Restoration. Project Facility: 
Cresson Mine Drainage Treatment Plant, Cresson Borough, Cambria County, 
Pa. Application for groundwater withdrawal from Argyle Stone Bridge 
Well for inclusion in treatment of up to 6.300 mgd (30-day average) 
from four sources.
    19. Project Sponsor: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental 
Protection, Bureau of Conservation and Restoration. Project Facility: 
Cresson Mine Drainage Treatment Plant, Cresson Township, Cambria 
County, Pa. Application for groundwater withdrawal from Cresson No. 9 
Well for inclusion in treatment of up to 6.300 mgd (30-day average) 
from four sources.
    20. Project Sponsor: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental 
Protection, Bureau of Conservation and Restoration. Project Facility: 
Cresson Mine Drainage Treatment Plant, Gallitzin Township, Cambria 
County, Pa. Application for groundwater withdrawal from Gallitzin Shaft 
Well 2A (Gallitzin Shaft #2) for inclusion in treatment of up to 6.300 
mgd (30-day average) from four sources.
    21. Project Sponsor: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental 
Protection, Bureau of Conservation and Restoration. Project Facility: 
Cresson Mine Drainage Treatment Plant, Gallitzin Township, Cambria 
County, Pa. Application for groundwater withdrawal from Gallitzin Shaft 
Well 2B (Gallitzin Shaft #1) for inclusion in treatment of up to 6.300 
mgd (30-day average) from four sources.
    22. Project Sponsor and Facility: Seneca Resources Corporation 
(Marsh Creek), Delmar Township, Tioga County, Pa. Application for 
renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.499 mgd (peak day) 
(Docket No. 20110907).
    23. Project Sponsor and Facility: Shrewsbury Borough, York County, 
Pa. Application for renewal and modification to increase groundwater 
withdrawal by an additional 0.024 mgd (30-day average), for a total of 
up to 0.089 mgd (30-day average) from the Blouse Well (Docket No. 
19820103).
    24. Project Sponsor and Facility: Shrewsbury Borough, York County, 
Pa. Application for renewal of groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.099 
mgd (30-day average) from the Smith Well (Docket No. 19811203).
    25. Project Sponsor and Facility: SWN Production Company, LLC 
(Tioga River), Hamilton Township, Tioga County, Pa. Application for 
surface water withdrawal of up to 2.000 mgd (peak day).
    26. Project Sponsor and Facility: Talisman Energy USA Inc. 
(Wappasening Creek), Windham Township, Bradford County, Pa. Application 
for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 1.000 mgd (peak day) 
(Docket No. 20110621).
    27. Project Sponsor: UGI Development Company. Project Facility: 
Hunlock Creek Energy Center, Hunlock Township, Luzerne County, Pa. 
Modification to increase consumptive water use by an additional 1.526 
mgd (peak day), for a total of up to 2.396 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 
20090916).
    28. Project Sponsor and Facility: XTO Energy, Inc. (West Branch 
Susquehanna River), Chapman Township, Clinton County, Pa. Application 
for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 2.000 mgd (peak day) 
(Docket No. 20110911).

Request for Conditional Transfer

    1. Panda Power Funds request for transfer of ownership of Hummel 
Station LLC (Docket Nos. 20081222 and 20081222-2). Transferred dockets 
will include modification of conditions requiring mitigation of all 
consumptively used water.

Opportunity To Appear and Comment

    Interested parties may appear at the hearing to offer comments to 
the Commission on any project or other item 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 or other item listed above may also be mailed to Mr. Jason 
Oyler, General Counsel, Susquehanna River Basin Commission, 4423 North 
Front Street, Harrisburg, Pa. 17110-1788, or submitted electronically 
through www.srbc.net/pubinfo/publicparticipation.htm. Comments mailed 
or electronically submitted must be received by the Commission on or 
before August 17, 2015, to be considered.

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


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    Dated: July 2, 2015.
Stephanie L. Richardson,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2015-16712 Filed 7-7-15; 8:45 am]
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