[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 132 (Wednesday, July 12, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44436-44437]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14676]


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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 10, 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 September 14, 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 August 21, 2023.

DATES: The public hearing will convene on August 10, 2023, 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 submitting written 
comments is Monday, August 21, 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 and Facility: Bent Creek Country Club, Manheim 
Township, Lancaster County, Pa. Applications for renewal of groundwater 
withdrawal of up to 0.464 mgd (30-day average) from Well 1 (600 Foot 
Well) and consumptive use of up to 0.464 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 
19920704).
    2. Project Sponsor and Facility: BKV Operating, LLC (East Branch 
Wyalusing Creek), Jessup Township, Susquehanna County, Pa. Application 
for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.999 mgd (peak day) 
(Docket No. 20180902).
    3. Project Sponsor: Borough of Middletown. Project Facility: 
Middletown Water System, Middletown Borough, Dauphin County, Pa. 
Application for renewal of groundwater withdrawal of up to 1.070 mgd 
(30-day average) from Well 6 (Docket No. 19970702).
    4. Project Sponsor and Facility: Coterra Energy Inc. (Tunkhannock 
Creek), Nicholson Township, Wyoming County, Pa. Application for renewal 
of surface water withdrawal of up to 2.000 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 
20180903).
    5. 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).
    6. Project Sponsor and Facility: Eagle Lake Community Association, 
Covington Township, Lackawanna County, Pa. Applications for groundwater 
withdrawals (30-day averages) of up to 0.233 mgd from Well 1, 0.315 mgd 
from Well 2, and 0.104 mgd from Well 3.
    7. Project Sponsor and Facility: East Berlin Area Joint Authority, 
Hamilton Township, Adams County, Pa. Application for renewal of 
groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.130 mgd (30-day average) from Well 6 
(Docket No. 20080950).
    8. Project Sponsor and Facility: East Cocalico Township Authority, 
East Cocalico Township, Lancaster County, Pa. Application for renewal 
of groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.201 mgd (30-day average) from Well 
14 (Docket No. 19981202).
    9. Project Sponsor and Facility: EQT ARO LLC (Pine Creek), McHenry 
Township, Lycoming County, Pa. Application for renewal of surface water 
withdrawal of up to 0.499 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20180901).
    10. Project Sponsor and Facility: Indian Hills Golf and Tennis 
Club, Shamokin Township, Northumberland County, Pa. Application for 
renewal of consumptive use of up to 0.099 mgd (30-day average) (Docket 
No. 19980504).
    11. Project Sponsor and Facility: Inflection Energy (PA) LLC 
(Loyalsock Creek), Upper Fairfield Township, Lycoming County, Pa. 
Application for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 1.700 mgd 
(peak day) (Docket No. 20221214).
    12. Project Sponsor: Lucky Bear, LLC. Project Facility: Liberty 
Forge Golf Course (Yellow Breeches Creek), Lower and Upper Allen 
Townships, Cumberland County, Pa. Applications for renewal of surface 
water withdrawal of up to 0.432 mgd (peak day) and consumptive use of 
up to 0.375 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 19980906).
    13. Project Sponsor and Facility: Montgomery Water Authority, 
Clinton Township, Lycoming County, Pa. Modification to increase 
groundwater withdrawal (30-day average) from Well 3 by an additional 
0.098 mgd, for a total groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.318 mgd, and 
increase the total system withdrawal limit (30-day average) from 0.492 
mgd to 0.730 mgd from Wells 1, 3, and 4 (Docket No. 20210304).
    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: Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC 
(Susquehanna River), Terry Township, Bradford County, Pa. Application 
for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 1.500 mgd (peak day) 
(Docket No. 20180909).
    16. Project Sponsor and Facility: Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC 
(Wappasening Creek), Windham Township, Bradford County, Pa.

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Application for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.999 mgd 
(peak day) (Docket No. 20180910).
    17. Project Sponsor and Facility: Seneca Resources Company, LLC 
(Crooked Creek), Middlebury Township, Tioga County, Pa. Application for 
surface water withdrawal of up to 3.000 mgd (peak day).
    18. Project Sponsor: South Slope Development Corporation. Project 
Facility: Song Mountain Ski Resort, Town of Preble, Cortland County, 
N.Y. Applications for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 
0.999 mgd (30-day average) from an unnamed tributary to Crooked Lake, 
consumptive use of up to 0.249 mgd (30-day average), and groundwater 
withdrawal of up to 0.960 mgd (30-day average) from Well MW-3 (Docket 
No. 20070901).
    19. Project Sponsor and Facility: S.T.L. Resources, LLC (Pine 
Creek), Pike Township, Potter County, Pa. Application for surface water 
withdrawal of up to 3.000 mgd (peak day).
    20. Project Sponsor: T & C Mobile Home & Construction Services, 
LLC. Project Facility: Glezen Mine, Town of Lisle, Broome County, N.Y. 
Application for consumptive use of up to 0.099 mgd (30-day average).
    21. Project Sponsor and Facility: Village of Hamilton, Town of 
Hamilton, Madison County, N.Y. Applications for renewal of groundwater 
withdrawals (30-day averages) of up to 1.730 mgd from Payne Brook Well 
1 and 1.500 mgd from Payne Brook Well 2 (Docket Nos. 19871101 and 
19970706).
    22. Project Sponsor and Facility: Village of Sidney, Town of 
Sidney, Delaware County, N.Y. Modification to extend the approval term 
of the groundwater withdrawal approval (Docket No. 19860201) to provide 
time for development of a replacement source for existing Well 2-88.

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, August 21, 2023, to be considered.
    Authority: Public Law 91-575, 84 Stat. 1509 et seq., 18 CFR parts 
806, 807, and 808.

    Dated: July 6, 2023.
Jason E. Oyler,
General Counsel and Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2023-14676 Filed 7-11-23; 8:45 am]
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