[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 1 (Friday, January 2, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 98-99]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-30743]


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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 January 29, 2015, 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 March 5, 2015, 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 February 9, 2015.

DATES: The public hearing will convene on January 29, 2015, 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 February 9, 2015.

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_Access_to_Records_Policy_20140115.pdf.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The public hearing will cover the following 
projects:

Projects Scheduled for Action

    1. Project Sponsor and Facility: Leonard and Jean Marie Azaravich 
(Meshoppen Creek), Springville Township, Susquehanna County, Pa. 
Application for renewal and modification to increase surface water 
withdrawal by an additional 0.251 mgd (peak day), for a total of up to 
0.500 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20101206).
    2. Project Sponsor and Facility: Carrizo (Marcellus), LLC (Mosquito 
Creek), Karthaus Township, Clearfield County, Pa. Application for 
surface water withdrawal of up to 0.720 mgd (peak day).
    3. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC 
(Susquehanna River), Braintrim Township, Wyoming County, Pa. 
Application for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 3.000 mgd 
(peak day) (Docket No. 20110303).
    4. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chief Oil & Gas LLC (Martins 
Creek), Hop Bottom Borough, Susquehanna County, Pa. Application for 
renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.360 mgd (peak day) 
(Docket No. 20110304).
    5. 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).
    6. 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).
    7. Project Sponsor and Facility: Keystone Clearwater Solutions, LLC 
(West Branch Susquehanna River), Curwensville Borough, Clearfield 
County, Pa. Application for renewal of surface water withdrawal reduced 
from originally approved 2.000 mgd (peak day) to up to 1.500 mgd (peak 
day) (Docket No. 20101204).
    8. Project Sponsor and Facility: Linde Corporation (Lackawanna 
River), Fell Township, Lackawanna County, Pa. Application for renewal 
of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.905 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 
20101207).
    9. Project Sponsor and Facility: Samson Exploration, LLC (Plum 
Grove Cameron 5 Strip Mine Pond), Shippen Township, Cameron County, Pa. 
Application for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.090 mgd 
(peak day) (Docket No. 20110308).
    10. Project Sponsor and Facility: Shadow Ranch Resort, Inc. 
(Tunkhannock Creek), Tunkhannock Township, Wyoming County, Pa. 
Application for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.999 mgd 
(peak day) (Docket No. 20110310).
    11. Project Sponsor and Facility: Shrewsbury Borough, York County, 
Pa. Application for renewal and modification to increase groundwater 
withdrawal by an additional 0.024 mgd (30-day average), for a total of 
up to 0.089 mgd (30-day average) from the Blouse Well (Docket No. 
19820103).
    12. Project Sponsor and Facility: Shrewsbury Borough, York County, 
Pa. Application for renewal of groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.099 
mgd (30-day average) from the Smith Well (Docket No. 19811203).
    13. Project Sponsor and Facility: Southwestern Energy Production 
Company (Martins Creek), Brooklyn and Harford Townships, Susquehanna 
County, Pa. Application for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up 
to 0.997 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20110312).
    14. Project Sponsor and Facility: SWEPI LP (Cowanesque River), 
Westfield Township, Tioga County, Pa. Application for renewal of 
surface water withdrawal of up to 0.375 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 
20101203).
    15. Project Sponsor and Facility: Warwick Township Municipal 
Authority, Warwick Township, Lancaster County, Pa. Application for 
groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.288 mgd (30-day average) from 
Rothsville Well 2.

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

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Commission, 4423 North Front Street, 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 February 9, 2015, to be 
considered.

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

    Dated: December 23, 2014.
Stephanie L. Richardson,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2014-30743 Filed 12-31-14; 8:45 am]
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