[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 13, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22012-22013]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-07882]


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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 5, 2022. The Commission will hold this hearing in-person 
and telephonically. At this public hearing, the Commission will hear 
testimony on the projects listed in the Supplementary Information 
section of this notice. Such projects and proposals are intended to be 
scheduled for Commission action at its next business meeting, 
tentatively scheduled for June 16, 2022, 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, 2022.

DATES: The public hearing will convene on May 5, 2022, at 6:30 p.m. The 
public hearing will end at 9:00 p.m. or at the conclusion of public 
testimony, whichever is earlier. The deadline for the submission of 
written comments is Monday, May 16, 2022.

ADDRESSES: This public hearing will be conducted in-person and 
telephonically. You may attend in person at Susquehanna River Basin 
Commission, 4423 N Front St, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania or join by 
Conference Call #: 1-888-387-8686, Conference Room #: 917 968 6050.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jason Oyler, General Counsel and 
Secretary to the Commission, telephone: (717) 238-0423 or 
[email protected].
    Information concerning the applications for the projects is 
available at the Commission's Water Application and Approval Viewer at 
https://www.srbc.net/waav. Information concerning the proposals can be 
found at https://www.srbc.net/about/meetings-events/. 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 the following 
projects:

Projects Scheduled for Action

    1. Project Sponsor and Facility: Blackhill Energy LLC (Susquehanna 
River), Ulster Township, Bradford County, Pa. Application for surface 
water withdrawal of up to 3.024 mgd (peak day).
    2. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chesapeake Appalachia, L.L.C. 
(Susquehanna River), Mehoopany Township, Wyoming County, Pa. 
Application for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.999 mgd 
(peak day) (Docket No. 20170603).
    3. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chesapeake Appalachia, L.L.C. 
(Susquehanna River), Wysox Township, Bradford County, Pa. Application 
for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.999 mgd (peak day) 
(Docket No. 20170604).
    4. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chesapeake Appalachia, L.L.C. 
(Wyalusing Creek), Rush Township, Susquehanna County, Pa. Application 
for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.715 mgd (peak day) 
(Docket No. 20170605).
    5. Project Sponsor: Corning Incorporated. Project Facility: 
Houghton Park, City of Corning, Steuben County, N.Y. Application for 
renewal of groundwater withdrawal of up to 1.080 mgd (30-day average) 
from Well 5 (Docket No. 19970503).
    6. Project Sponsor and Facility: East Cocalico Township Authority, 
East Cocalico, West Cocalico, and Brecknock Townships, Lancaster 
County, Pa. Applications for renewal of groundwater withdrawals (30-day 
averages) of up to 0.081 mgd from Well 11, 1.150 mgd from Well F, and 
1.395 mgd from Well M (Docket Nos. 19920702 and 20070606).
    7. Project Sponsor: Golf Acres, Inc. Project Facility: Chapel Hill 
Golf Course (Little Muddy Creek), Spring Township, Berks County, Pa. 
Applications for surface water withdrawal of up to 0.180

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mgd (peak day) and consumptive use of up to 0.162 mgd (peak day).
    8. Project Sponsor and Facility: Hydrage, LLC, East Union and 
Mahanoy Townships, Schuylkill County, Pa. Application for renewal of 
consumptive use of up to 0.200 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20070603).
    9. Project Sponsor and Facility: Lykens Valley Golf Course & Resort 
Inc (unnamed tributary to Wiconisco Creek), Upper Paxton Township, 
Dauphin County, Pa. Applications for renewal of surface water 
withdrawal of up to 0.200 mgd (peak day) and consumptive use of up to 
0.200 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20080614).
    10. Project Sponsor and Facility: Municipal Authority of the 
Township of East Hempfield dba Hempfield Water Authority, East 
Hempfield Township, Lancaster County, Pa. Applications for renewal of 
groundwater withdrawals (30-day averages) of up to 0.353 mgd from Well 
6, 0.145 mgd from Well 7, 1.447 mgd from Well 8, and 1.800 mgd from 
Well 11, and Commission-initiated modification to Docket No. 20120906, 
which approves withdrawals from Wells 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 and Spring S-1 
(Docket Nos. 19870306, 19890503, 19930101, and 20120906).
    11. Project Sponsor: New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc. Project 
Facility: Tyrone Quarry, Warriors Mark Township, Huntingdon County, Pa. 
Application for groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.173 mgd (30-day 
average) from Well MW-36B and modification to increase consumptive use 
(peak day) by an additional 0.238 mgd, for a total consumptive use of 
up to 0.532 mgd (Docket No. 20031205).
    12. Project Sponsor and Facility: Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC 
(Towanda Creek), Franklin Township, Bradford County, Pa. Application 
for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 1.000 mgd (peak day) 
(Docket No. 20170611).
    13. Project Sponsor and Facility: Shrewsbury Borough, Shrewsbury 
Township and Shrewsbury Borough, York County, Pa. Applications for 
renewal of groundwater withdrawals (30-day averages) of up to 0.099 mgd 
from the Meadow Well and 0.180 mgd from the Village Well (Docket Nos. 
19890501 and 19900105).
    14. Project Sponsor: SUEZ Water Pennsylvania Inc. Project Facility: 
Grantham Operation, Upper Allen Township, Cumberland County, Pa. 
Application for renewal of groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.395 mgd 
(30-day average) from Well 2 (Docket No. 19901104).
    15. Project Sponsor and Facility: SWN Production Company, LLC 
(Susquehanna River), Oakland Township, Susquehanna County, Pa. 
Application for surface water withdrawal of up to 3.000 mgd (peak day).
    16. Project Sponsor and Facility: Town of Kirkwood, Broome County, 
N.Y. Application for renewal of groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.841 
mgd (30-day average) from Well 3 (Docket No. 19920304).
    17. Project Sponsor and Facility: Village of Canisteo, Steuben 
County, N.Y. Application for renewal of groundwater withdrawal of up to 
0.499 mgd (30-day average) from Well 2 (Docket No. 19950902).
    18. Project Sponsor: Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC. Project 
Facility: Havre de Grace Quarry (Susquehanna River), Havre de Grace 
District, Harford County, Md. Applications for renewal of surface water 
withdrawal of up to 0.234 mgd (peak day) and consumptive use of up to 
0.823 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 19920105).

Project Scheduled for Action Involving a Diversion

    19. Project Sponsor and Facility: Patrick Hoopes Trucking, Inc., 
Eulalia Township, Potter County, Pa. Application for an into-basin 
diversion from the Ohio River Basin of up to 1.000 mgd (peak day) from 
the Allegheny River.

Commission Initiated Project Approval Modification

    20. Project Sponsor and Facility: Lebanon Valley College, Annville 
and North Annville Townships, Lebanon County, Pa. Conforming the 
grandfathered amount with the forthcoming determination for groundwater 
withdrawals (30-day averages) of up to 0.019 mgd from the Football 
Well, 0.044 mgd from the Baseball Well, and 0.042 mgd from the West 
(Soccer) Well, as well as modify monitoring and reporting requirements 
for the project (Docket No. 20030409).

Opportunity To Appear and Comment

    Interested parties may call into the hearing to offer comments to 
the Commission on any business listed above required to be the subject 
of a public hearing. Given the nature of the meeting, the Commission 
strongly encourages those members of the public wishing to provide oral 
comments to pre-register with the Commission by emailing Jason Oyler at 
[email protected] prior to the hearing date. 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 
via telephone will begin at 6:15 p.m. 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 the 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 May 16, 2021, to be considered.
    Authority: Pub. L. 91-575, 84 stat. 1509 et seq., 18 CFR parts 806, 
807, and 808.

    Dated: April 8, 2022.
Jason E. Oyler,
General Counsel and Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2022-07882 Filed 4-12-22; 8:45 am]
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