[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 189 (Monday, September 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79683-79685]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22344]


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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 October 30, 2024. 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 any testimony on 
the proposed 2025 fee schedule. Such projects and actions are intended 
to be scheduled for Commission action at its next business meeting, 
tentatively scheduled for December 12, 2024, 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 and actions. The deadline for the submission of written 
comments is November 11, 2024.

DATES: The public hearing will convene on October 30, 2024, 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 Tuesday, November 12, 2024.

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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 
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 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6d07021401081f2d1e1f0f0e430a021b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="147e7b6d78716654676676773a737b62">[email protected]</span></a>.
    The proposed 2025 Fee Schedule can be viewed on the Commissions 
website, under public participation: https://www.srbc.gov/regulatory/public-participation/.
    Information concerning the project applications is available at the 
Commission's Water Application and Approval Viewer at https://www.srbc.gov/waav. Additional supporting documents are available to 
inspect and copy in accordance with the Commission's Access to Records 
Policy at www.srbc.gov/regulatory/policies-guidance/docs/access-to-records-policy-2009-02.pdf.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In addition to hearing any testimony on the 
proposed 2025 Fee Schedule, the public hearing will cover the following 
projects:

Projects Scheduled for Action

    1. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chesapeake Appalachia, L.L.C. 
(Susquehanna River), Sheshequin Township, Bradford County, Pa. 
Application for surface water withdrawal of up to 4.000 mgd (peak day).
    2. Project Sponsor and Facility: Coterra Energy Inc. (Tunkhannock 
Creek), Lenox Township, Susquehanna County, Pa. Application for renewal 
and modification of surface water withdrawal of up to 2.880 mgd (peak 
day) (Docket No. 20191201).
    3. Project Sponsor and Facility: Coterra Energy Inc. (Tunkhannock 
Creek), Nicholson Township, Wyoming County, Pa. Application for renewal 
and modification of surface water withdrawal of up to 2.880 mgd (peak 
day) (Docket No. 20230903).
    4. Project Sponsor and Facility: Dover Township, York County, Pa. 
Application for groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.144 mgd (30-day 
average) from Well 11.
    5. Project Sponsor and Facility: East Cocalico Township Authority, 
East Cocalico Township, Lancaster County, Pa. Application for renewal 
of groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.115 mgd (30-day average) from Well 
2A (Docket No. 19990901). Source and service area are located in an 
Environmental Justice area.
    6. Project Sponsor and Facility: Edgewood by Sand Springs, LLC 
(Nescopeck Creek), Butler Township, Luzerne County, Pa. Applications 
for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.317 mgd (peak day) 
and consumptive use of up to 0.249 mgd (30-day average) (Docket No. 
19980102).
    7. Project Sponsor: The H&K Group. Project Facility: Penn/MD 
Materials, Fulton Township, Lancaster County, Pa. Applications for 
consumptive use of up to 0.024 mgd (peak day) and groundwater 
withdrawals (30-day averages) of up to 1.980 mgd from the Pit Sump, 
0.004 mgd from the Primary and Secondary Well, and 0.011 mgd from the 
Tertiary Well.
    8. Project Sponsor: New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc. Project 
Facility: Roaring Spring Quarry (Halter Creek 2), Taylor Township, 
Blair County, Pa. Applications for renewal and modification of 
consumptive use of up to 0.380 mgd (peak day) and surface water 
withdrawal of up to 0.288 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 19940705 and 
Certificate of Registration No. GF-202204215).
    9. Project Sponsor: New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc. Project 
Facility: Shippensburg Quarry, Southampton Township, Cumberland County, 
Pa. Applications for groundwater withdrawals (30-day averages) of up to 
0.065 mgd from the Transit Well and 0.020 mgd from the Quarry Well, and 
consumptive use of up to 0.150 mgd (peak day).
    10. Project Sponsor and Facility: Newport Borough Water Authority, 
Oliver Township, Perry County, Pa. Application for renewal and 
modification of groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.096 mgd (30-day 
average) from Well 1 (Docket No. 20140908).
    11. Project Sponsor: Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission. Project 
Facility: Benner Spring State Fish Hatchery, Benner Township, Centre 
County, Pa. Applications for groundwater withdrawals (30-day averages) 
of up to 0.720 mgd from Well 1 (renewal of Docket No. 19940701) and up 
to 0.311 mgd from Well 3.
    12. Project Sponsor and Facility: Schuylkill County Municipal 
Authority, Butler Township, Schuylkill County, Pa. Application for 
renewal of groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.362 mgd (30-day average) 
from the Gordon Well (Docket No. 20090624). Service area is located in 
an Environmental Justice area.
    13. Project Sponsor and Facility: Strasburg Lancaster County 
Borough Authority, Strasburg Township, Lancaster County, Pa. 
Application for renewal of groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.275 mgd 
(30-day average) from the Fisher Well (Docket No. 19890107). Service 
area is located in an Environmental Justice area.
    14. Project Sponsor and Facility: SWN Production Company, LLC 
(Susquehanna River), Great Bend Township, Susquehanna County, Pa. 
Application for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 2.000 mgd 
(peak day) (Docket No. 20191209).
    15. Project Sponsor and Facility: Tallman Family Farms, L.L.C. 
(Wiconisco Creek), Washington Township, Dauphin County, Pa. Application 
for surface water withdrawal of up to 0.720 mgd (peak day).
    16. Project Sponsor: Valley CC LLC. Project Facility: Valley 
Country Club, Sugarloaf Township, Luzerne County, Pa. Applications for 
renewal of groundwater withdrawals (30-day averages) of up to 0.090 mgd 
from the Shop Well and up to 0.090 mgd from the Pumphouse Well (Docket 
No. 20090632).

Opportunity To Appear and Comment

    Interested parties may appear or 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d4bebbadb8b1a694a7a6b6b7fab3bba2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e08a8f998c8592a093928283ce878f96">[email protected]</span></a> 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.gov, 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.gov/meeting-comment/default.aspx?type=2&cat=7. 
Comments mailed or electronically submitted must be received by the 
Commission on or before Tuesday, November 12, 2024, to be considered.

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    Authority: Public Law 91-575, 84 Stat. 1509 et seq., 18 CFR parts 
806, 807, and 808.

    Dated: September 25, 2024.
Jason E. Oyler,
General Counsel and Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2024-22344 Filed 9-27-24; 8:45 am]
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