[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 247 (Friday, December 23, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 94476-94477]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-30963]


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SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN COMMISSION


Actions Taken at December 8, 2016, Meeting

AGENCY: Susquehanna River Basin Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As part of its regular business meeting held on December 8, 
2016, in Annapolis, Maryland, the Commission took the following 
actions: (1) Approved the applications of certain water resources 
projects; (2) accepted settlements in lieu of penalties from Panda 
Hummel Station LLC, Panda Liberty LLC, Panda Patriot LLC, and Montage 
Mountain Resorts, LP; and (3) took additional actions, as set forth in 
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below.

DATES: The business meeting was held on December 8, 2016. Comments on 
the proposed consumptive use mitigation policy may be submitted to the 
Commission on or before January 30, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to: Jason E. Oyler, Esq., General 
Counsel, Susquehanna River Basin Commission, 4423 N. Front Street, 
Harrisburg, PA 17110-1788, or submitted electronically at http://mdw.srbc.net/ProposedRulemakingSeptember2016/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jason E. Oyler, General Counsel, 
telephone: (717) 238-0423, ext. 1312; 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) 
Adoption of a resolution urging President-elect Trump and the United 
States Congress to provide full funding for the Groundwater and 
Streamflow Information Program, thereby supporting the Susquehanna 
Flood Forecast & Warning System; (2) approval/ratification of a 
contract and two agreements; (3) approval to extend the comment 
deadline for the Consumptive Use Mitigation Policy to January 30, 2017; 
(4) a report on delegated settlements with the following project 
sponsors, pursuant to SRBC Resolution 2014-15: Lewistown Borough 
Municipal Authority, in the amount of $5,250; Columbia Water Company, 
in the amount of $7,500; Eagle Lake Community Association, in the 
amount of $7,500; and Fox Hills Country Club, in the amount of $5,000; 
and (5) approval to extend the term of an emergency certificate with 
Hazleton City Authority to December 8, 2017.

Compliance Matters

    The Commission approved settlements in lieu of civil penalties for 
the following projects:
    1. Panda Hummel Station LLC, Hummel Station, Shamokin Dam Borough 
and Monroe Township, Snyder County, Pa.--$22,750.

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    2. Panda Liberty LLC, Liberty Station, Asylum Township, Bradford 
County, Pa.--$30,000.
    3. Panda Patriot LLC, Clinton Township, Lycoming County, Pa.--
$44,250.
    4. Montage Mountain Resorts, LP, City of Scranton, Lackawanna 
County, Pa.--$72,000.

Project Applications Approved

    The Commission approved the following project applications:
    1. Project Sponsor and Facility: Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation 
(Bowman Creek), Eaton Township, Wyoming County, Pa. Renewal of surface 
water withdrawal of up to 0.290 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20121201).
    2. Project Sponsor and Facility: Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation 
(Susquehanna River), Susquehanna Depot Borough, Susquehanna County, Pa. 
Renewal with modification of surface water withdrawal of up to 1.500 
mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20120903).
    3. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chester Water Authority, East and 
West Nottingham Townships, Chester County, Pa. Interconnection with the 
Town of Rising Sun of up to 1.800 mgd (peak day).
    4. Project Sponsor and Facility: Conyngham Borough Authority, 
Sugarloaf Township, Luzerne County, Pa. Groundwater withdrawal of up to 
0.120 mgd (30-day average) from Well 6.
    5. Project Sponsor: Exelon Generation Company, LLC. Project 
Facility: Muddy Run Pumped Storage Project, Drumore and Martic 
Townships, Lancaster County, Pa. Authorization for continued operation 
under Section 801.12 of an existing hydroelectric facility.
    6. Project Sponsor: Future Power PA, LLC. Project Facility: Good 
Spring NGCC, Porter Township, Schuylkill County, Pa. Consumptive water 
use of up to 0.063 mgd (peak day).
    7. Project Sponsor: Future Power PA, LLC. Project Facility: Good 
Spring NGCC, Porter Township, Schuylkill County, Pa. Groundwater 
withdrawal of up to 0.252 mgd (30-day average) from Well RW-1.
    8. Project Sponsor: Future Power PA, LLC. Project Facility: Good 
Spring NGCC, Porter Township, Schuylkill County, Pa. Groundwater 
withdrawal of up to 0.252 mgd (30-day average) from Well RW-2.
    9. Project Sponsor and Facility: Gilberton Power Company, West 
Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill County, Pa. Renewal of consumptive water 
use of up to 1.510 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 19851202).
    10. Project Sponsor and Facility: Gilberton Power Company, West 
Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill County, Pa. Groundwater withdrawal of up 
to 1.870 mgd (30-day average) from the Gilberton Mine Pool.
    11. Project Sponsor and Facility: Keystone Clearwater Solutions, 
LLC (Moshannon Creek), Snow Shoe Township, Centre County, Pa. Renewal 
of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.999 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 
20120910).
    12. Project Sponsor: Lycoming County Water and Sewer Authority. 
Project Facility: Halls Station System, Muncy Township, Lycoming 
County, Pa. Groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.158 mgd (30-day average) 
from Well PW-1.
    13. Project Sponsor and Facility: Moxie Freedom LLC, Salem 
Township, Luzerne County, Pa. Minor modification to add a new source 
(Production Well 2) to existing consumptive use approval (no increase 
requested in consumptive use quantity) (Docket No. 20150907).
    14. Project Sponsor and Facility: Moxie Freedom LLC, Salem 
Township, Luzerne County, Pa. Groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.062 mgd 
(30-day average) from Production Well 2.
    15. Project Sponsor and Facility: Town of Nichols, Tioga County, 
N.Y. Groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.250 mgd (30-day average) from 
Well PW-1.
    16. Project Sponsor and Facility: Town of Nichols, Tioga County, 
N.Y. Groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.250 mgd (30-day average) from 
Well PW-2.
    17. Project Sponsor and Facility: Town of Rising Sun, Rising Sun 
District, Cecil County, Md. Interconnection with the Chester Water 
Authority of up to 1.800 mgd (peak day).
    18. Project Sponsor and Facility: Sunoco Pipeline, L.P. 
(Conodoguinet Creek), North Middleton Township, Cumberland County, Pa. 
Surface water withdrawal of up to 2.880 mgd (peak day).
    19. Project Sponsor and Facility: Sunoco Pipeline, L.P. (Frankstown 
Branch Juniata River), Frankstown Township, Blair County, Pa. Surface 
water withdrawal of up to 2.880 mgd (peak day).
    20. Project Sponsor and Facility: Sunoco Pipeline, L.P. 
(Susquehanna River), Highspire Borough and Lower Swatara Township, 
Dauphin County, Pa. Surface water withdrawal of up to 2.880 mgd (peak 
day).
    21. Project Sponsor and Facility: Sunoco Pipeline, L.P. (Swatara 
Creek), Londonderry Township, Dauphin County, Pa. Surface water 
withdrawal of up to 2.880 mgd (peak day).
    22. Project Sponsor and Facility: Sunoco Pipeline, L.P. (Tuscarora 
Creek), Lack Township, Juniata County, Pa. Surface water withdrawal of 
up to 2.880 mgd (peak day).
    23. Project Sponsor and Facility: SWEPI LP (Cowanesque River), 
Deerfield Township, Tioga County, Pa. Surface water withdrawal of up to 
2.000 mgd (peak day).
    24. Project Sponsor and Facility: Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line 
Company, LLC. Project: Atlantic Sunrise (Fishing Creek), Hemlock 
Township, Columbia County, Pa. Surface water withdrawal of up to 2.880 
mgd (peak day).
    25. Project Sponsor and Facility: Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line 
Company, LLC. Project: Atlantic Sunrise (Fishing Creek), Hemlock 
Township, Columbia County, Pa. Consumptive water use of up to 0.100 mgd 
(peak day).

Project Applications Approved Involving a Diversion

    The Commission approved the following project applications 
involving a diversion:
    1. Project Sponsor and Facility: Gilberton Power Company, West 
Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill County, Pa. Into-basin diversion from the 
Delaware River Basin of up to 0.099 mgd (peak day) from Wells AN-P03 
and AN-P04.
    2. Project Sponsor and Facility: JKLM Energy, LLC, Roulette 
Township, Potter County, Pa. Into-basin diversion from the Ohio River 
Basin of up to 1.100 mgd (peak day) from the Goodwin and Son's Sand and 
Gravel Quarry.

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

    Dated: December 20, 2016.
Stephanie L. Richardson,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2016-30963 Filed 12-22-16; 8:45 am]
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