Public Hearing

Published date13 April 2021
Citation86 FR 19318
Record Number2021-07476
SectionNotices
CourtSusquehanna River Basin Commission
Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 69 (Tuesday, April 13, 2021)
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 13, 2021)]
                [Notices]
                [Pages 19318-19319]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2021-07476]
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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 May 6, 2021. Due to the COVID-19 situation and the relevant
                orders in place in the Commission's member jurisdictions, the
                Commission will hold this hearing 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 testimony on a proposed rulemaking and three proposed
                policies at this hearing. Such projects and proposals are intended to
                be scheduled for Commission action at its next business meeting,
                tentatively scheduled for June 17, 2021, 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 and proposals. The deadline for the submission of
                written comments is May 17, 2021.
                DATES: The public hearing will convene on May 6, 2021, at 6:30 p.m. The
                public hearing will end at 9:00 p.m. or at the conclusion of public
                testimony, whichever is sooner. The deadline for the submission of
                written comments is May 17, 2021.
                ADDRESSES: This hearing will be held by telephone rather than at a
                physical location. Conference Call # 1-888-387-8686, Conference Room
                Code # 9179686050.
                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jason Oyler, General Counsel and
                Secretary to the Commission, telephone: (717) 238-0423; fax: (717) 238-
                2436.
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                Information concerning the applications for these projects 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 a proposed
                rulemaking and three proposed groundwater-related policies, posted at
                www.srbc.net, under ``What's New'', click on the link for the
                ``Proposed Rulemaking.'' The public hearing will also cover the
                following projects:
                Projects Scheduled for Action
                 1. Project Sponsor and Facility: ARD Operating, LLC (West Branch
                Susquehanna River), Piatt Township, Lycoming County, Pa. Modification
                to update flow protection rates to be in accordance with current Low
                Flow Protection Policy No. 2012-01 (Docket No. 20120601).
                 2. Project Sponsor and Facility: Beech Resources, LLC (Lycoming
                Creek), Lycoming Township, Lycoming County, Pa. Application for surface
                water withdrawal of up to 1.500 mgd (peak day).
                 3. Project Sponsor: CAN DO, Inc. Project Facility: Humbolt
                Industrial Park, Hazle Township, Luzerne County, Pa. Applications for
                renewal of groundwater withdrawals (30-day averages) of up to 0.187 mgd
                from Humbolt Well 1, up to 0.187 mgd from Humbolt Well 3, up to 0.230
                mgd from Humbolt Well 7, up to 0.144 mgd from Humbolt Well 8, and up to
                0.230 mgd from Humbolt Well 9 (Docket No. 19960501).
                 4. Project Sponsor and Facility: Geneva Farm Golf Course, Inc.,
                Dublin District, Harford County, Md. Application for renewal of
                consumptive use of up to 0.099 mgd (30-day average) (Docket No.
                19910104).
                 5. Project Sponsor and Facility: Greenfield Township Municipal
                Authority, Greenfield Township, Blair County, Pa. Application for
                groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.499 mgd (30-day average) from Well
                PW-4.
                 6. Project Sponsor and Facility: Pennsylvania State University,
                College Township, Centre County, Pa. Applications for renewal of
                groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.960 mgd (30-day average) from Well
                UN-37 and consumptive use of up to 0.960 mgd (peak day) (Docket No.
                19890106-1).
                 7. Project Sponsor and Facility: PPG Operations LLC (West Branch
                Susquehanna River), Goshen Township, Clearfield County, Pa. Application
                for surface water withdrawal of up to 3.000 mgd (peak day).
                 8. Project Sponsor and Facility: Quarryville Borough Authority,
                Quarryville Borough, Lancaster County, Pa. Application for renewal of
                groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.250 mgd (30-day average) from Well 2
                (Docket No. 19931102).
                 9. Project Sponsor and Facility: SUEZ Water Owego-Nichols Inc.,
                Village of Owego and Town of Owego, Tioga County, N.Y. Applications for
                groundwater withdrawals (30-day averages) of up to 0.880 mgd from Well
                1, up to 1.115 mgd from Well 3, and up to 0.710 mgd from Well 4.
                 10. Project Sponsor: Weaverland Valley Authority. Project Facility:
                Blue Ball Water System, East Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pa.
                Application for groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.144 mgd (30-day
                average) from Well 4 as well as recognizing historic withdrawals from
                wells 1, 2 and 3.
                Project Scheduled for Action Involving a Diversion
                 1. Project Sponsor and Facility: City of Aberdeen, Harford County,
                Md. Modifications to extend the approval term of the consumptive use,
                surface water withdrawal, and out-of-basin diversion approval (Docket
                No. 20021210) to allow additional time for evaluation of the continued
                use of the source for the Aberdeen Proving Ground--Aberdeen Area.
                Commission-Initiated Project Approval Modification
                 1. Project Sponsor and Facility: Municipal Authority of the Borough
                of Mansfield, Richmond Township, Tioga County, Pa. Conforming the
                grandfathered amount with the forthcoming determination for a
                withdrawal from Webster Reservoir up to 0.311 mgd (30-day average)
                (Docket No. 20130609).
                 2. Project Sponsor and Facility: Williamsport Municipal Water
                Authority, Williamsport City, Lycoming County, Pa. Conforming the
                grandfathered amounts with the forthcoming determination for
                withdrawals (30-day averages) from Well 3 up to 0.940 mgd, from Well 4
                up to 0.940 mgd, from Well 5 up to 2.141 mgd, from Well 6 up to 0.687
                mgd, from Well 7 up to 2.254 mgd, from Well 8 up to 0.987 mgd, from
                Well 9 up to 0.800 mgd, from Mosquito Creek up to 6.833 mgd, and from
                Hagermans Run up to 4.926 mgd (Docket No. 20110628).
                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 telephonic 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] prior to the hearing date. The presiding
                officer reserves the right to limit oral statements in the interest of
                time and to otherwise control the course of the hearing. 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, prior to
                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 May 17, 2021, to be considered.
                 Authority: Pub. L. 91-575, 84 Stat. 1509 et seq., 18 CFR parts
                806, 807, and 808.
                 Dated: April 7, 2021.
                Jason E. Oyler,
                General Counsel and Secretary to the Commission.
                [FR Doc. 2021-07476 Filed 4-12-21; 8:45 am]
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