[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 132 (Tuesday, July 12, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41376-41378]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-14805]


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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 11, 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. The Commission will also hear testimony on two 
proposed policies, SRBC Civil Penalty Matrix and Policy and Guidance 
Statement for the Settlement of Civil Penalties/Enforcement Actions. 
Such projects and proposals are intended to be scheduled for Commission 
action at its next business meeting, tentatively scheduled for 
September 15, 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 
August 22, 2022.

DATES: The public hearing will convene on August 11, 2022, at 6:30 p.m. 
The public hearing will end at 9:00 p.m. or at the conclusion of public 
testimony,

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whichever is earlier. The deadline for the submission of written 
comments is Monday, August 22, 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 Commission is proposing a revised SRBC 
Civil Penalty Matrix. This would replace the current Policy No. 96-01. 
The Commission is also proposing a revised Policy and Guidance 
Statement for the Settlement of Civil Penalties/Enforcement Actions. 
This would replace Policy No. 2000-01. In addition, the public hearing 
will cover the following projects:

Projects Scheduled for Action

    1. Project Sponsor: Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. Project Facility: 
Monroe Manor System, Monroe Township, Snyder County, Pa. Application 
for groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.482 mgd (30-day average) from 
Well 8.
    2. Project Sponsor: Brunner Island, LLC. Project Facility: Brunner 
Island Steam Electric Station (Susquehanna River), East Manchester 
Township, York County, Pa. Applications for renewal of surface water 
withdrawal of up to 835.000 mgd (peak day) and consumptive use of up to 
23.100 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20070908).
    3. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chesapeake Appalachia, L.L.C. 
(Chemung River), Athens Township, Bradford County, Pa. Application for 
renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.999 mgd (peak day) 
(Docket No. 20170902).
    4. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chesapeake Appalachia, L.L.C. 
(Sugar Creek), Burlington Township, Bradford County, Pa. Application 
for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.499 mgd (peak day) 
(Docket No. 20170903).
    5. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chesapeake Appalachia, L.L.C. 
(Towanda Creek), Leroy Township, Bradford County, Pa. Application for 
renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 1.500 mgd (peak day) 
(Docket No. 20170905).
    6. Project Sponsor and Facility: Coterra Energy Inc. (Meshoppen 
Creek), Springville Township, Susquehanna County, Pa. Application for 
renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.750 mgd (peak day) 
(Docket No. 20170901).
    7. Project Sponsor and Facility: Dover Township, York County, Pa. 
Applications for groundwater withdrawals (30-day averages) of up to 
0.360 mgd from Well 8 and up to 0.088 mgd from Well 10 (Docket No. 
19911104).
    8. Project Sponsor and Facility: Edgewood by Sand Springs, LLC, 
Butler Township, Luzerne County, Pa. Modification to extend the 
approval term of the surface water withdrawal and consumptive use 
approval (Docket No. 19980102) by 2 years to allow the project to 
complete planning and permitting to redevelop the property and cease 
golf course operations.
    9. Project Sponsor: Lancaster County Solid Waste Management 
Authority. Project Facility: Frey Farm and Creswell Landfills, Manor 
Township, Lancaster County, Pa. Modification to increase consumptive 
use (peak day) by an additional 0.030 mgd, for a total consumptive use 
of up to 0.095 mgd, addition of approved sources of water for 
consumptive use, and General Permit GP-01 Notice of Intent for 
groundwater remediation (Docket No. 20061208).
    10. Project Sponsor: Maplemoor, Inc. Project Facility: Huntsville 
Golf Club, Lehman Township, Luzerne County, Pa. Application for renewal 
of consumptive use of up to 0.499 mgd (30-day average) (Docket No. 
19920909).
    11. Project Sponsor and Facility: Pennsylvania Grain Processing LLC 
(West Branch Susquehanna River), Clearfield Borough, Clearfield County, 
Pa. Applications for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 2.505 
mgd (peak day) and for consumptive use of up to 2.000 mgd (peak day) 
(Docket No. 20070904).
    12. Project Sponsor: Pine Grove Borough. Project Facility: Pine 
Grove Borough Water System, Tremont Township, Schuylkill County, Pa. 
Applications for groundwater withdrawals (30-day averages) of up to 
0.499 mgd from Well 16 and up to 0.097 mgd from Well 17.
    13. Project Sponsor and Facility: Seneca Resources Company, LLC 
(Elk Run), Sullivan Township, Tioga County, Pa. Application for renewal 
of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.646 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 
20170909).
    14. 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).
    15. Project Sponsor and Facility: South Middleton Township 
Municipal Authority, Monroe Township, Cumberland County, Pa. 
Application for renewal of groundwater withdrawal with increase from 
0.624 mgd to up to 0.936 mgd (30-day average) from Well 3 (Docket No. 
19880404).
    16. Project Sponsor and Facility: Susquehanna Gas Field Services, 
LLC (Meshoppen Creek), Meshoppen Borough, Wyoming County, Pa. 
Application for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.145 mgd 
(peak day) (Docket No. 20170908).
    17. Project Sponsor and Facility: SWN Production Company, LLC 
(Wyalusing Creek), Wyalusing Township, Bradford County, Pa. Application 
for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 2.000 mgd (peak day) 
(Docket No. 20170910).
    18. Project Sponsor and Facility: Town of Conklin, Broome County, 
N.Y. Applications for renewal of groundwater withdrawals (30-day 
averages) of up to 0.350 mgd from Well 5 and up to 0.350 mgd from Well 
6 (Docket Nos. 20070601 and 20031001, respectively).
    19. Project Sponsor: Town of Oneonta. Project Facility: Southside 
Water System, Town of Oneonta, Otsego County, N.Y. Applications for 
groundwater withdrawals (30-day averages) of up to 0.720 mgd from Well 
PW-1 and up to 0.720 mgd from Well PW-2.
    20. Project Sponsor and Facility: Village of Horseheads, Town of 
Horseheads, Chemung County, N.Y. Application for renewal of groundwater 
withdrawal of up to 1.440 mgd (30-day average) from Well 5 (Docket No. 
19870302).

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

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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 August 22, 2021, to be considered.
    Authority: Pub. L. 91-575, 84 Stat. 1509 et seq., 18 CFR parts 806, 
807, and 808.

    Dated: July 7, 2022.
Jason E. Oyler,
General Counsel and Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2022-14805 Filed 7-11-22; 8:45 am]
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