[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 198 (Tuesday, October 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61683-61685]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-24280]


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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

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on November 6, 2014, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. 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 December 5, 2014, 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. The deadline for the submission of 
written comments is November 17, 2014.

DATES: The public hearing will convene on November 6, 2014, at 2:30 
p.m. The public hearing will end at 5:00 p.m. or at the conclusion of 
public testimony, whichever is sooner. The deadline for the submission 
of written comments is November 17, 2014.

ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be conducted at the Pennsylvania 
State Capitol, Room 8E-B, East Wing, Commonwealth Avenue, Harrisburg, 
Pa.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jason Oyler, Regulatory Counsel, 
telephone: (717) 238-0423, ext. 1312; fax: (717) 238-2436.
    Information concerning the applications for these projects is 
available at the SRBC Water Resource Portal at www.srbc.net/wrp. 
Materials and supporting documents are available to inspect and copy in 
accordance with the Commission's Access to Records Policy at 
www.srbc.net/pubinfo/docs/2009-02%20Access%20to%20Records%20Policy%209-10-09.PDF.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The public hearing will cover the following 
projects:
    Projects Scheduled for Action:
    1. Project Sponsor and Facility: Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC (Pine 
Creek), Watson Township, Lycoming County, Pa. Application for renewal 
of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.720 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 
20101201).
    2. Project Sponsor and Facility: EQT Production Company (West 
Branch Susquehanna River), Greenwood Township, Clearfield County, Pa. 
Application for surface water withdrawal of up to 0.900 mgd (peak day).
    3. Project Sponsor and Facility: Geary Enterprises (Buttermilk 
Creek), Falls Township, Wyoming County, Pa. Application for renewal of 
surface water withdrawal of up to 0.099 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 
20100907).
    4. Project Sponsor and Facility: Heidelberg Township Municipal 
Authority, Heidelberg Township, Lebanon County, Pa. Application for 
renewal of groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.115 mgd (30-day average) 
from existing public water supply Well 5 (Docket No. 19820602).
    5. Project Sponsor and Facility: IBM Corporation, Village of Owego, 
Tioga County, N.Y. Application for groundwater withdrawal of up to 
0.002 mgd (30-day average) from Well 415.
    6. Project Sponsor and Facility: Jay Township Water Authority, Jay 
Township, Elk County, Pa. Application for groundwater withdrawal of up 
to 0.265 mgd (30-day average) from Byrnedale Well #1.
    7. Project Sponsor and Facility: Keister Miller Investments, LLC 
(West Branch Susquehanna River), Mahaffey Borough, Clearfield County, 
Pa. Application for surface water withdrawal of up to 2.000 mgd (peak 
day).
    8. Project Sponsor and Facility: LHP Management, LLC (Muncy Creek), 
Muncy Creek Township, Lycoming County, Pa. Application for renewal of 
surface water withdrawal of up to 0.999 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 
20120607).
    9. Project Sponsor and Facility: New Morgan Borough Utilities 
Authority, New Morgan Borough, Berks County, Pa. Application for 
groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.275 mgd (30-day average) from Well 
PW-1.
    10. Project Sponsor and Facility: New Morgan Borough Utilities 
Authority, New Morgan Borough, Berks County, Pa. Application for 
groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.275 mgd (30-day average) from Well 
PW-3.
    11. Project Sponsor and Facility: New Oxford Municipal Authority, 
Oxford Township, Adams County, Pa. Application for groundwater 
withdrawal of up to 0.144 mgd (30-day average) from Oxen Country 
Meadows Well 1.
    12. Project Sponsor: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental 
Protection--South-central Regional Office, City of Harrisburg, Dauphin 
County, Pa. Facility Location: Leacock Township, Lancaster County, Pa. 
Application for groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.590 mgd (30-day 
average) from Stoltzfus Well.
    13. Project Sponsor: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental 
Protection--South-central Regional Office, City of Harrisburg, Dauphin 
County, Pa. Facility Location: Leacock Township, Lancaster County, Pa. 
Application for groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.432 mgd (30-day 
average) from Township Well.
    14. Project Sponsor and Facility: Somerset Regional Water 
Resources, LLC (Salt Lick Creek), New Milford Township, Susquehanna 
County, Pa. Application for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up 
to 0.720 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20100905).
    15. Project Sponsor and Facility: Southwestern Energy Production 
Company (Susquehanna River), Eaton Township, Wyoming County, Pa. 
Application for surface water withdrawal of up to 2.000 mgd (peak day).
    16. Project Sponsor and Facility: SWEPI LP (Cowanesque River), 
Nelson Township, Tioga County, Pa. Application for renewal of surface 
water withdrawal of up to 0.533 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20100604).
    17. Project Sponsor and Facility: Talisman Energy USA Inc. (Seeley 
Creek), Wells Township, Bradford County, Pa. Application for renewal of 
surface water withdrawal of up to 0.750 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 
20100914).
    18. Project Sponsor and Facility: Talisman Energy USA Inc. 
(Wyalusing Creek), Stevens Township, Bradford County, Pa. Application 
for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 2.000 mgd (peak day) 
(Docket No. 20100915).
    19. Project Sponsor and Facility: Tenaska Resources, LLC 
(Cowanesque River), Westfield Township, Tioga County, Pa. Application 
for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.750 mgd (peak day) 
(Docket No. 20100910).
    20. Project Sponsor and Facility: Upper Halfmoon Water Company, 
Halfmoon Township, Centre County, Pa. Application for groundwater 
withdrawal of up to 0.396 mgd (30-day average) from Well 6.
    Project Scheduled for Action Involving a Diversion:
    1. Project Sponsor: Seneca Resources Corporation. Project Facility: 
Impoundment 1, receiving groundwater from Seneca Resources Corporation 
Wells 5H and 6H and Clermont Wells 1, 3, and 4, Norwich Township, 
McKean County, Pa. Application for into-basin diversion from the Ohio 
River Basin of up to 1.473 mgd (peak day).
    Opportunity to Appear and Comment:
    Interested parties may appear at the hearing to offer comments to 
the Commission on any project listed above. The presiding officer 
reserves the right to limit oral statements in the interest of time and 
to otherwise control the course of the hearing. Ground rules will be 
posted on the Commission's Web site, www.srbc.net, prior to the hearing 
for review. The presiding officer reserves the right to modify or 
supplement such rules at the hearing. Written comments on any project 
listed above may also be mailed to Mr. Jason Oyler, Regulatory Counsel, 
Susquehanna River Basin Commission, 4423 North Front Street,

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Harrisburg, Pa. 17110-1788, or submitted electronically through http://www.srbc.net/pubinfo/publicparticipation.htm. Comments mailed or 
electronically submitted must be received by the Commission on or 
before November 17, 2014, to be considered.

    Authority:  Pub. L. 91-575, 84 Stat. 1509 et seq., 18 CFR Parts 
806, 807, and 808.

    Dated: October 3, 2014.
Stephanie L. Richardson,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2014-24280 Filed 10-10-14; 8:45 am]
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