[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 66 (Wednesday, April 6, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20046-20047]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-07799]


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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 4, 2016, in Grantville, Pennsylvania. At this public 
hearing, the Commission will hear testimony on the projects listed in 
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice. The Commission 
will also hear testimony on a proposed guidance for expiring project 
approvals and a proposed guidance for terminating review of a project 
application as well as proposals to amend its Regulatory Program Fee 
Schedule and the Comprehensive Plan for the Water Resources of the 
Susquehanna River Basin. Such projects and proposals are intended to be 
scheduled for Commission action at its next business meeting, 
tentatively scheduled for June 16, 2016, 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 and proposals. The deadline for the submission of 
written comments is May 16, 2016.

DATES: The public hearing will convene on May 4, 2016, 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 May 16, 2016.

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 a proposed 
guidance for expiring project approvals and a proposed guidance for 
terminating review of a project application as well as proposed 
amendments to its Regulatory Program Fee Schedule and the Comprehensive 
Plan for the Water Resources of the Susquehanna River Basin, as posted 
on the SRBC Public Participation Center Web page at www.srbc.net/pubinfo/publicparticipation.htm. The public hearing will also cover the 
following projects:

Projects Scheduled for Action

    1. Project Sponsor and Facility: Black Bear Waters, LLC (Lycoming 
Creek), Lewis Township, Lycoming County, Pa. Application for renewal of 
surface water withdrawal of up to 0.900 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 
20120303).
    2. Project Sponsor and Facility: Blossburg Municipal Authority, 
Bloss Township, Tioga County, Pa. Application for renewal of 
groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.288 mgd (30-day average) from Route 
15 Well (Docket No. 20120304).
    3. Project Sponsor and Facility: Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation 
(Martins Creek), Harford Township, Susquehanna County, Pa. Application 
for surface water withdrawal of up to 0.500 mgd (peak day).
    4. Project Sponsor and Facility: Todd and Gemma Campbell 
(Susquehanna River), Athens Township, Bradford County, Pa. Application 
for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.999 mgd (peak day) 
(Docket No. 20120609).
    5. Project Sponsor and Facility: Elizabethtown Area Water 
Authority, Elizabethtown Borough, Lancaster County, Pa. Application for 
groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.201 mgd (30-day average) from Well 1.
    6. Project Sponsor and Facility: Elizabethtown Area Water 
Authority, Elizabethtown Borough, Lancaster County, Pa. Application for 
groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.106 mgd (30-day average) from Well 3.

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    7. Project Sponsor and Facility: Elizabethtown Area Water 
Authority, Elizabethtown Borough, Lancaster County, Pa. Application for 
groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.130 mgd (30-day average) from Well 4.
    8. Project Sponsor and Facility: Elizabethtown Area Water 
Authority, Mount Joy Township, Lancaster County, Pa. Application for 
groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.187 mgd (30-day average) from Well 8.
    9. Project Sponsor and Facility: Elizabethtown Area Water 
Authority, Mount Joy Township, Lancaster County, Pa. Application for 
groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.216 mgd (30-day average) from Well 9.
    10. Project Sponsor and Facility: EQT Production Company (Pine 
Creek), Porter Township, Lycoming County, Pa. Application for surface 
water withdrawal of up to 1.000 mgd (peak day).
    11. Project Sponsor: Exelon Generation Company, LLC. Project 
Facility: Muddy Run Pumped Storage Project, Drumore and Martic 
Townships, Lancaster County, Pa. Application for an existing 
hydroelectric facility.
    12. Project Sponsor and Facility: Manbel Devco I, LP, Manheim 
Township, Lancaster County, Pa. Application for groundwater withdrawal 
of up to 4.320 mgd (30-day average) from the Belmont Quarry.
    13. Project Sponsor and Facility: Mount Joy Borough Authority, East 
Donegal Township, Lancaster County, Pa. Modification to increase 
withdrawal limit from Well 1 by an additional 0.073 mgd (30-day 
average), for a total Well 1 withdrawal limit of 1.300 mgd (30-day 
average) (Docket No. 20110617).
    14. Project Sponsor: New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc. Project 
Facility: Burkholder Quarry, Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pa. 
Application for groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.005 mgd (30-day 
average) from Sump 4.
    15. Project Sponsor: New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc. Project 
Facility: Burkholder Quarry, Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pa. 
Modification to increase consumptive water use by an additional 0.099 
mgd (peak day), for a total consumptive water use of up to 0.249 mgd 
(peak day) and to add an additional new source (Sump 4) (Docket No. 
20040307).
    16. Project Sponsor and Facility: Renovo Energy Center LLC (West 
Branch Susquehanna River), Renovo Borough, Clinton County, Pa. 
Application for surface water withdrawal of up to 0.612 mgd (peak day).
    17. Project Sponsor and Facility: Renovo Energy Center LLC, Renovo 
Borough, Clinton County, Pa. Application for consumptive water use of 
up to 0.217 mgd (peak day).
    18. Project Sponsor: SUEZ Water Pennsylvania Inc. Project Facility: 
Newberry Operation, Newberry Township, York County, Pa. Application for 
groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.108 mgd (30-day average) from the 
Coppersmith Well.
    19. Project Sponsor: SUEZ Water Pennsylvania Inc. Project Facility: 
Newberry Operation, Newberry Township, York County, Pa. Application for 
groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.200 mgd (30-day average) from Conley 
1 Well.
    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 Wellfield) (Docket No. 20100913).
    21. Project Sponsor and Facility: Tioga Downs Racetrack, LLC, Town 
of Nichols, Tioga County, N.Y. Application for groundwater withdrawal 
of up to 0.099 mgd (30-day average) from the Racetrack Well.
    22. Project Sponsor and Facility: Tioga Downs Racetrack, LLC, Town 
of Nichols, Tioga County, N.Y. Application for consumptive water use of 
up to 0.099 mgd (peak day).

Opportunity To Appear and Comment

    Interested parties may appear at the hearing to offer comments to 
the Commission on any project or proposal 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. Rules of 
conduct 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, 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 May 16, 2016, to be considered.

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

    Dated: March 31, 2016.
Stephanie L. Richardson,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2016-07799 Filed 4-5-16; 8:45 am]
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