[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 197 (Thursday, October 13, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62174-62175]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22245]


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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 November 3, 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 public hearing will also hear testimony 
regarding the proposed fee schedule for 2023. Such projects and 
proposals are intended to be scheduled for Commission action at its 
next business meeting, tentatively scheduled for December 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 November 14, 2022.

DATES: The public hearing will convene on November 3, 2022, at 2:30 
p.m. The public hearing will end at 5:00 p.m. or at the conclusion of 
public testimony, whichever is earlier. The deadline for the submission 
of written comments is Monday, November 14, 2022.

ADDRESSES: This public hearing will be conducted in-person and 
virtually. You may attend in person at Susquehanna River Basin 
Commission, 4423 N Front St., Harrisburg, Pennsylvania or join by Web 
Ex: https://srbc.webex.com/srbc/j.php?MTID=m0f25e40186c3d78bf502bf6d9528e7a6.
    Meeting number: 177 763 0980; Password: PubHearing110322. 
Participants may also participate by phone: 1-877-668-4493 Call-in 
toll-free number (US/Canada); Access code: 177 763 0980.

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. The proposed fee schedule can be found on 
the Commission's website: https://www.srbc.net/about/meetings-events/public-hearing.html. 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: Blossburg Municipal Authority, 
Bloss Township, Tioga County, Pa. Applications for groundwater 
withdrawals (30-day averages) of up to 0.144 mgd from Taylor Run Well 1 
and 0.144 mgd from Taylor Run Well 2.
    2. Project Sponsor and Facility: BlueTriton Brands, Inc. (Valley 
View Springs), Hegins Township, Schuylkill 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. 19971101).
    3. Project Sponsor: Constellation Energy Generation, LLC. Project 
Facility: Three Mile Island Generating Station, Londonderry Township, 
Dauphin County, Pa. Applications for renewal of groundwater withdrawals 
(30-day averages) of up to 0.099 mgd from Well A, 0.099 mgd from Well 
B, and 0.099 mgd from Well C (Docket No. 20110610), and Commission-
initiated modification of surface water and consumptive use approvals 
based on changes in operating status of the project and revised demand 
projections.
    4. Project Sponsor: Corning Incorporated. Project Facility: 
Corporate Headquarters, City of Corning, Steuben County, NY. 
Application for renewal of groundwater withdrawal of up to 1.440 mgd 
(30-day average) from Well 6A (Docket No. 19981201).
    5. 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).
    6. Project Sponsor and Facility: Hughesville Borough Authority, 
Wolf Township, Lycoming County, Pa. Applications for renewal of 
groundwater withdrawals (30-day averages) of up to 0.260 mgd from Well 
1, 0.260 mgd from Well 2, and 1.440 mgd from Well 3 (Docket No. 
20070604).
    7. Project Sponsor: Municipal Authority of the Township of East 
Hempfield. Project Facility: 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).
    8. Project Sponsor and Facility: Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC 
(Choconut Creek), Choconut Township, Susquehanna County, Pa. 
Application for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.999 mgd 
(peak day) (Docket No. 20171206).
    9. Project Sponsor: State College Friends Limited Partnership. 
Project Facility: Toftrees Golf Resort (Pond 9), Patton Township, 
Centre County, Pa. Applications for surface water withdrawal of up to 
0.750 mgd (peak day), and renewal with modification to increase 
consumptive use (peak day) by an additional 0.480 mgd, for a total 
consumptive use of up to 0.750 mgd (Docket No. 20021010).
    10. Project Sponsor and Facility: SWN Production Company, LLC 
(Lycoming Creek), Lewis Township, Lycoming County, Pa. Application for 
renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.500 mgd (peak day) 
(Docket No. 20171208).
    11. Project Sponsor and Facility: SWN Production Company, LLC 
(Lycoming Creek), McIntyre Township, Lycoming County, Pa. Application 
for renewal of

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surface water withdrawal of up to 0.500 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 
20171209).
    12. Project Sponsor: The United States Department of Veterans 
Affairs. Project Facility: Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, East 
Hanover and Union Townships, Lebanon County, Pa. Application for 
consumptive use of up to 0.099 mgd (30-day average).
    13. Project Sponsor: Veolia 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).

Project Scheduled for Action Involving a Diversion

    14. Project Sponsor and Facility: BlueTriton Brands, Inc. (Valley 
View Springs), Hegins Township, Schuylkill County, Pa. Application for 
approval of an out-of-basin diversion of up to 0.200 mgd (peak day).

Opportunity To Appear and Comment

    Interested parties may call into the hearing to offer comments to 
the Commission on any business listed above, including the fee 
schedule, 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 2:15 
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 November 14, 2021, to be considered.
    Authority: Pub. L. 91-575, 84 Stat. 1509 et seq., 18 CFR parts 806, 
807, and 808.

    Dated: October 7, 2022.
Jason E. Oyler,
General Counsel and Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2022-22245 Filed 10-12-22; 8:45 am]
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