[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 12, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22083-22084]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-07602]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN COMMISSION


Public Hearing

AGENCY: Susquehanna River Basin Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The Susquehanna River Basin Commission will hold a public 
hearing on May 4, 2023. 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 are intended to be scheduled for 
Commission action at its next business meeting, tentatively scheduled 
for June 15, 2023, which will be noticed separately. The public should 
note that this public hearing will be the only opportunity to offer 
oral comments to the Commission for the listed projects. The deadline 
for the submission of written comments is May 15, 2023.

DATES: The public hearing will convene on May 4, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. The 
public hearing will end at 9 p.m. or at the conclusion of public 
testimony, whichever is earlier. The deadline for submitting written 
comments is Monday, May 15, 2023.

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 
telephone at Toll-Free Number 1-877-304-9269 and then enter the guest 
passcode 2619070 followed by #.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jason Oyler, General Counsel and 
Secretary to the Commission, telephone: (717) 238-0423 or 
[email protected].
    Information concerning the project applications 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 the following 
projects:

Projects Scheduled for Action

    1. Project Sponsor: Biglerville Borough Authority. Project 
Facility: Biglerville Borough Water Company, Biglerville Borough and 
Butler Township, Adams County, Pa. Application for renewal of 
groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.112 mgd (30-day average) from Well 
7 (Docket No. 19930503).
    2. 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).
    3. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chesapeake Appalachia, L.L.C. 
(Sugar Creek), North Towanda Township, Bradford County, Pa. 
Application for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.999 
mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20180602).
    4. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chesapeake Appalachia, L.L.C. 
(Susquehanna River), Asylum Township, Bradford County, Pa. 
Application for surface water withdrawal of up to 3.000 mgd (peak 
day).
    5. Project Sponsor: Coal Mountain Development and Recreation 
LLC. Project Facility: Eagles Ridge Golf Course, Ferguson Township, 
Clearfield County, Pa.

[[Page 22084]]

Application for renewal of consumptive use of up to 0.099 mgd (30-
day average) (Docket No. 20080613).
    6. Project Sponsor and Facility: Dillsburg Area Authority, 
Carroll Township, York County, Pa. Application for renewal of 
groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.460 mgd (30-day average) from Well 
7 (Docket No. 20070907).
    7. Project Sponsor: Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc. Project Facility: 
Naginey Facility (Naginey Quarry Processing Pond), Armagh Township, 
Mifflin County, Pa. Modification to increase groundwater withdrawal 
(30-day average) by an additional 0.425 mgd, for a total groundwater 
withdrawal of up to 0.725 mgd (Docket No. 20211204).
    8. Project Sponsor: Hazleton City Authority. Project Facility: 
Delano Division, Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill County, Pa. 
Application for groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.275 mgd (30-day 
average) from Park Place Well 1.
    9. Project Sponsor and Facility: Hillandale-Gettysburg, L.P., 
Tyrone Township, Adams County, Pa. Application for groundwater 
withdrawal of up to 0.050 mgd (30-day average) from Well 5.
    10. Project Sponsor and Facility: LDG Innovation, LLC (Tioga 
River), Lawrenceville Borough, Tioga County, Pa. Application for 
renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.750 mgd (peak day) 
(Docket No. 20180603).
    11. Project Sponsor: Milton Hershey School. Project Facility: 
Spring Creek Golf Course, Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pa. 
Application for renewal of consumptive use of up to 0.081 mgd (peak 
day) (Docket No. 20080615).
    12. Project Sponsor and Facility: Mountain Energy Services, Inc. 
(Tunkhannock Creek), Tunkhannock Township, Wyoming County, Pa. 
Application for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 1.498 
mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20180605).
    13. Project Sponsor: New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc. 
Project Facility: Laflin Quarry, Plains Township, Luzerne County, 
Pa. Applications for consumptive use (peak day) of up to 0.040 mgd 
and groundwater withdrawals (30-day averages) of up to 0.110 mgd 
from Well 1, 0.132 mgd from Well 2, 0.484 mgd from Well 3, 0.110 mgd 
from Well 4, 0.209 mgd from Well 5, and 0.209 mgd from Well 6.
    14. Project Sponsor and Facility: Nicholas Meat, LLC, Greene 
Township, Clinton County, Pa. Applications for groundwater 
withdrawals (30-day averages) of up to 0.288 mgd from Well WS-1, 
0.173 mgd from Well WS-3, and 0.144 mgd from Well WS-4.
    15. Project Sponsor and Facility: Northeast Marcellus Aqua 
Midstream I, LLC (Susquehanna River), Tunkhannock Township, Wyoming 
County, Pa. Application for renewal of surface water withdrawal of 
up to 5.000 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20200919).
    16. Project Sponsor and Facility: Pennsylvania General Energy 
Company, L.L.C. (Pine Creek), Watson Township, Lycoming County, Pa. 
Application for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.918 
mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20180608).
    17. Project Sponsor and Facility: Pilgrim's Oak Golf Course 
(Peters Creek and Unnamed Tributary to Peters Creek), Drumore 
Township, Lancaster County, Pa. Applications for renewal of surface 
water withdrawal of up to 0.237 mgd (peak day) and consumptive use 
of up to 0.237 mgd (30-day average) (Docket No. 19980505).
    18. Project Sponsor and Facility: Pro-Environmental, LLC 
(Martins Creek), Lathrop Township, Susquehanna County, Pa. 
Application for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.999 
mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20180609).
    19. Project Sponsor and Facility: Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC 
(Fall Brook), Troy Township, Bradford County, Pa. Application for 
renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.176 mgd (peak day) 
(Docket No. 20180610).
    20. Project Sponsor and Facility: Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC 
(Unnamed Tributary to North Branch Sugar Creek), Columbia Township, 
Bradford County, Pa. Application for renewal of surface water 
withdrawal of up to 0.926 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20180611).
    21. Project Sponsor and Facility: State College Borough Water 
Authority, Benner Township, Centre County, Pa. Applications for 
renewal of groundwater withdrawals (30-day averages) of up to 2.160 
mgd from Well 62, 0.720 mgd from Well 63, 0.850 mgd from Well 64, 
and 0.720 mgd from Well 65 (Docket No. 19920102).
    22. Project Sponsor and Facility: Sugar Hollow Water Services 
LLC (Bowman Creek), Eaton Township, Wyoming County, Pa. Application 
for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.249 mgd (peak 
day) (Docket No. 20180612).
    23. Project Sponsor and Facility: Susquehanna Gas Field 
Services, LLC (Susquehanna River), Meshoppen Township, Wyoming 
County, Pa. Application for renewal of surface water withdrawal of 
up to 1.650 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20180614).
    24. Project Sponsor and Facility: SWN Production Company, LLC 
(Cowanesque River), Deerfield Township, Tioga County, Pa. 
Application for surface water withdrawal of up to 1.500 mgd (peak 
day).
    25. Project Sponsor and Facility: Titanium Metals Corporation 
(TIMET), Caernarvon Township, Berks County, Pa. Application for 
renewal of consumptive use of up to 0.177 mgd (30-day average) 
(Docket No. 20080616).
    26. Project Sponsor and Facility: Town Big Flats, Chemung 
County, N.Y. Applications for renewal with an increase of 
groundwater withdrawals (30-day averages) of up to 0.577 mgd from WD 
2-Well 1 and 0.365 mgd from WD 2-Well 2 (Docket No. 19910304).
    27. Project Sponsor and Facility: Town of Erwin, Steuben County, 
N.Y. Application for groundwater withdrawal of up to 1.440 mgd (30-
day average) from Well 7.

Commission-Initiated Project Approval Modification

    28. Project Sponsor and Facility: Village of Oxford, Town of 
Oxford, Chenango County, N.Y. Conforming the grandfathered amount 
with the forthcoming determination for groundwater withdrawals (30-
day averages) of up to 0.402 mgd from Well 1 and 0.099 mgd from Well 
2 (Docket No. 20040601).

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] before the hearing date. The presiding officer reserves 
the right to limit oral statements in the interest of time and to 
control the course of the hearing otherwise. 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, before 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 Monday, May 15, 2023, to be considered.
    Authority: Pub. L. 91-575, 84 Stat. 1509 et seq., 18 CFR parts 806, 
807, and 808.

    Dated: April 6, 2023.
Jason E. Oyler,
General Counsel and Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2023-07602 Filed 4-11-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7040-01-P