[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 6 (Thursday, January 9, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1189-1190]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-00159]


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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 February 6, 2020, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. At this 
public hearing, the Commission will hear testimony on the projects 
listed in the Supplementary Information section of this notice. The

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Commission will also hear testimony on a proposed policy--Guidance For 
The Preparation Of A Metering Plan & A Groundwater Elevation Monitoring 
Plan For Water Withdrawals, Consumptive Uses, And Diversions. Such 
projects and proposals are intended to be scheduled for Commission 
action at its next business meeting, tentatively scheduled for March 
13, 2020, 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 February 17, 2020.

DATES: The public hearing will convene on February 6, 2020, 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 February 17, 2020.

ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be conducted at the Susquehanna 
River Basin Commission, 4423 N Front Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jason Oyler, General Counsel and 
Secretary to the Commission, telephone: (717) 238-0423; fax: (717) 238-
2436. Information concerning the applications for these projects is 
available at the Commission's Water Application and Approval Viewer at 
https://www.srbc.net/waav. Additional supporting documents are 
available to inspect and copy in accordance with the Commission's 
Access to Records Policy at www.srbc.net/regulatory/policies-guidance/docs/access-to-records-policy-2009-02.pdf.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The public hearing will cover a proposed 
policy as posted on the SRBC Public Hearing web page at https://www.srbc.net/about/meetings-events/public-hearing.html. The public 
hearing will also cover the following projects.

Projects Scheduled for Action

    1. Project Sponsor and Facility: ARD Operating, LLC (Lycoming 
Creek), Lewis Township, Lycoming County, Pa. Application for renewal of 
surface water withdrawal of up to 1.340 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 
20160301).
    2. Project Sponsor and Facility: EQT Production Company (Wilson 
Creek), Duncan Township, Tioga County, Pa. Application for renewal of 
surface water withdrawal of up to 0.720 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 
20160305).
    3. Project Sponsor and Facility: New Holland Borough Authority, New 
Holland Borough, Lancaster County, Pa. Application for groundwater 
withdrawal of up to 0.860 mgd (30-day average) from Well 5.
    4. Project Sponsor and Facility: New Morgan Borough Utilities 
Authority, New Morgan Borough, Berks County, Pa. Modification to remove 
expired Well PW-3 and to recognize the interconnection with Caernarvon 
Township Authority. Well PW-3 automatically expired consistent with 
Condition 25 of the approval due to lack of commencement of withdrawal 
(Docket No. 20141207).
    5. Project Sponsor and Facility: SWN Production Company, LLC 
(Susquehanna River), Oakland Township, Susquehanna County, Pa. 
Application for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 3.000 mgd 
(peak day) (Docket No. 20160310).
    6. Project Sponsor and Facility: SWN Production Company, LLC 
(Tunkhannock Creek), Lenox Township, Susquehanna County, Pa. 
Application for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 1.218 mgd 
(peak day) (Docket No. 20160311).
    7. Project Sponsor and Facility: Towanda Municipal Authority, 
Albany Township, Bradford County, Pa. Application for groundwater 
withdrawal of up to 0.551 mgd (30-day average) from the Eilenberger 
Spring.
    8. Project Sponsor: York Haven Power Company, LLC. Project 
Facility: York Haven Hydroelectric Project, Londonderry Township, 
Dauphin County; Conoy Township, Lancaster County; and York Haven 
Borough and Newberry Township, York County, Pa. Application for 
approval of an existing hydroelectric facility.

Project Scheduled for Action Involving a Diversion

    9. Project Sponsor: Gas Field Specialists, Inc. Project Facility: 
Wayne Gravel Products Quarry, Ceres Township, McKean County, Pa. 
Application for renewal of an into-basin diversion from the Ohio River 
Basin of up to 1.170 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20160312).

Commission-Initiated Project Approval Modification

    10. Project Sponsor and Facility: Susquehanna Valley Country Club, 
Monroe Township, Snyder County, Pa. Conforming the grandfathering 
amount with the forthcoming determination for a groundwater withdrawal 
up to 0.162 mgd (30-day average) from the Front Nine Well (Docket No. 
20020814).

Opportunity To Appear and Comment

    Interested parties may appear at the hearing to offer comments to 
the Commission on any business listed above required to be subject of a 
public hearing. The presiding officer reserves the right to limit oral 
statements in the interest of time and to otherwise control the course 
of the hearing. Access to the hearing room will begin at 2:00 p.m. and 
Commission staff will be available for questions prior to the 
commencement of the hearing. Guidelines for the public hearing are 
posted on the Commission's website, www.srbc.net, prior to the hearing 
for review. The presiding officer reserves the right to modify or 
supplement such guidelines at the hearing. Written comments on any 
business listed above required to be subject of a public hearing may 
also be mailed to Mr. Jason Oyler, Secretary to the Commission, 
Susquehanna River Basin Commission, 4423 North Front Street, 
Harrisburg, Pa. 17110-1788, or submitted electronically through https://www.srbc.net/regulatory/public-comment/. Comments mailed or 
electronically submitted must be received by the Commission on or 
before February 17, 2020, to be considered.

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

    Dated: January 6, 2020.
Jason E. Oyler,
General Counsel and Secretary to the Commission.
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