Notice of Commission Meeting and Public Hearing, 37887-37890 [2012-15398]

Download as PDF erowe on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 122 / Monday, June 25, 2012 / Notices be updated in accordance with this Sikes Act provision and will be prepared in coordination with the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Director of Arizona Game and Fish Department. In accordance with the MLWA and in support of the INRMP update, the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Marine Corps are also preparing a Public Report to summarize current military use of the BMGR, changes in military use of the lands since the 2007 INRMP was implemented, and efforts related to the management of natural and cultural resources and environmental remediation of the lands during the previous five years. Two public meetings are scheduled to familiarize the public with progress made in the management of natural resources since completion of the 2007 INRMP, to seek review and input on the Public Report to guide development of the INRMP update, and to share information about projects planned to support natural resource management during the next five years. The meeting scheduled for 17 July 2012 in Yuma, Arizona will focus on BMGR West and a second meeting focused on BMGR East is scheduled for 18 July 2012 in Gila Bend, Arizona. Public meetings will be announced in the following Arizona newspapers: Yuma Sun, West Valley View (Glendale), the Gila Bend Sun, Arizona Daily Star (Tucson), and the Ajo Copper News. Federal, state, and local agencies; Native American tribes; and interested individuals are encouraged to take these opportunities to participate in the INRMP update process. DATES AND ADDRESSES: Public meetings are scheduled for 17 and 18 July, 2012 for BMGR West and BMGR East, respectively. Both meetings will be an open house format with presentation boards and project team members available to answer questions. 17 July 2012, 6:00–8:00 p.m., Yuma County Main Library, Conference Room, 2951 S. 21st Drive, Yuma, Arizona, 18 July 2012, 6:00–8:00 p.m., Gila Bend Resource Center, Training Room, 303 E. Pima St., Gila Bend, Arizona. Submitting Comments: You may submit comments related to the updating of the BMGR INRMP to: Beth Defend, URS Corporation, 7720 N. 16th Street, Suite 100, Phoenix, AZ 85020, bmgr@urs.com. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: BMGR East, Daniel Garcia, Luke Air Force Base, (623) 856–4265 or daniel.garcia@luke.af.mil BMGR West, Ron Pearce, Marine Corps Air Station VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:55 Jun 22, 2012 Jkt 226001 Yuma, (928) 269–3401 or ronald.pearce@usmc.mil. The Public Report can be accessed from the following Web sites: https:// www.luke.af.mil/library/factsheets/ factsheet.asp?id=5028 https:// www.yuma.usmc.mil/range/. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BMGR was established in 1941 and continues to be used by the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Marine Corps, and other Department of Defense components, primarily to train military aircrews to fly air combat missions. Encompassing more than 1.7 million acres of land in southwest Arizona, the BMGR is also nationally significant as a critical component in the largest remaining tract of relatively unfragmented and undisturbed Sonoran Desert in the United States. In October 1999, Congress reconfirmed the nation’s continuing need for the BMGR by passing the MLWA. This Act extended authorization for the BMGR as a military reservation for 25 years until 2024 and provided that the Secretaries of the Air Force, Navy, and Interior were to jointly prepare an INRMP for the range. As prescribed by the MLWA, the INRMP must include provisions for the proper management and protection of the natural and cultural resources of the BMGR, and for sustainable use by the public of such resources to the extent consistent with the military purposes of the range. The MLWA assigned natural and cultural resource management authority for the BMGR to the Secretaries of the Air Force and the Navy for the east and west range lands, respectively. Thereafter, an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was prepared—in coordination with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (led by the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge), Arizona Game and Fish Department, and Bureau of Land Management (BLM)—to evaluate alternative methods to manage the natural resources and, where applicable, public use of the BMGR. The management decisions made based on the EIS and Record of Decision were used to develop the INRMP that was finalized in March 2007. The MLWA also provided that the INRMP be prepared and implemented in accordance with the Sikes Act. The Sikes Act sets forth the Nation’s resource management policies and guidance for U.S. military installations and requires the preparation of INRMPs for all installations with significant natural resources. The Sikes Act provides that the Secretary of Defense PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 37887 shall carry out a program to provide for the conservation and rehabilitation of natural resources that is consistent with the use of military installations to ensure the preparedness of the Armed Forces. The INRMP programs are to provide for (a) the conservation and rehabilitation of natural resources on military installations; (b) the sustainable multipurpose use of the resources, which shall include hunting, fishing, trapping and non-consumptive uses; and (c) public access to facilitate use, subject to safety requirements and military security. The MLWA also mandates preparation of the aforementioned Public Report concurrent with each INRMP review cycle. The Public Report includes a summary of current military use of the lands, any changes in military use of the lands since the previous report, and efforts related to the management of natural and cultural resources and environmental remediation of the lands during the previous five years. Interested members of the public are invited to review and comment on the report. Public meetings are planned to facilitate that review and provide a forum for public input. The Public Report is available for review on the following Web sites: https:// www.luke.af.mil/library/factsheets/ factsheet.asp?id=5028 and https:// www.yuma.usmc.mil/range/. Henry Williams Jr., Acting Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. 2012–15349 Filed 6–22–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001–10–P DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION Notice of Commission Meeting and Public Hearing Notice is hereby given that the Delaware River Basin Commission will hold an informal conference followed by a public hearing on Wednesday, July 11, 2012. The hearing will be part of the Commission’s regularly scheduled business meeting. The conference session and business meeting both are open to the public and will be held at the Commission’s office building located at 25 State Police Drive, West Trenton, New Jersey. The morning conference session will begin at 11 a.m. and will include a presentation by representatives from the Schuylkill River Heritage Area on activities of the Schuylkill River Restoration Fund; and a resolution recognizing the valuable service of E:\FR\FM\25JNN1.SGM 25JNN1 erowe on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 37888 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 122 / Monday, June 25, 2012 / Notices former Pennsylvania Alternate Commissioner John T. Hines. Items for Public Hearing. The subjects of the public hearing to be held during the 1:30 p.m. business meeting on July 11, 2012 include draft dockets for the projects described below. Draft dockets also will be posted on the Commission’s Web site at www.drbc.net. ten days prior to the meeting date. Additional public records relating to the dockets may be examined at the Commission’s offices. Please contact William Muszynski at 609–883–9500, extension 221, with any docket-related questions. 1. Phoenixville Borough, D–1967–080 CP–3. An application to renew the approval of an existing discharge from the 4.0 million gallons per day (mgd) Borough of Phoenixville wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to the Schuylkill River at River Mile 92.47—35.0 (Delaware River— Schuylkill River) via Outfall No. 001. The WWTP is located within the Commission’s Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected Area (GWPA) in the Borough of Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania. 2. Mount Holly Municipal Utilities Authority, D–1970–133 CP–4. An application to renew the approval of an existing discharge from the 6.0 mgd Mount Holly MUA WWTP. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent, via Outfall No. 1, to the North Branch Rancocas Creek, located in Water Quality Zone 2, at River Mile 111.06—8.64—4.1 (Delaware River— Rancocas Creek—North Branch Rancocas Creek) in Mount Holly Township, Burlington County, New Jersey. 3. Pen Argyl Municipal Authority, D–1975–028 CP–3. An application to renew the approval of an existing discharge from the 0.95 mgd (hydraulic design flow) Pen Argyl Municipal Authority WWTP. No modifications to the Pen Argyl Municipal Authority WWTP are proposed. The facility is located within the drainage area of the section of the non-tidal Delaware River known as the Lower Delaware, which is classified as Special Protection Waters. The WWTP will continue to discharge to an unnamed tributary of Waltz Creek, a tributary of Martins Creek, at River Mile 190.6—4.4—3.2—0.7 (Delaware River—Martins Creek—Waltz Creek— UNT to Waltz Creek) in the Borough of Pen Argyl, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. 4. Hatfield Township Municipal Authority, D–1985–036 CP–2. An application to renew the approval of an existing discharge from the 8.37 mgd VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:55 Jun 22, 2012 Jkt 226001 Hatfield Township Municipal Authority WWTP. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to the West Branch Neshaminy Creek at River Mile 115.63—40.01—4.0 (Delaware River— Neshaminy Creek—West Branch Neshaminy Creek) via Outfall No. 001, within the Southeastern Pennsylvania GWPA, in Hatfield Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. 5. Pennsylvania American Water Company, D–1992–064 CP–3. An application to renew the approval of an existing discharge from the 7.0 mgd Coatesville WWTP. The project WWTP will continue to discharge treated sewage effluent to the West Brach Brandywine Creek, a tributary of the Brandywine Creek, which is a tributary of the Christina River, at River Mile 70.7—1.5—20.0—15.5 (Delaware River—Christina River—Brandywine Creek—West Branch Brandywine Creek) in the Borough of South Coatesville, Chester County, Pennsylvania. 6. Veolia Energy, D–1995–010 CP–2. An application to renew the approval of the Tri-Gen Energy Generating Facility (TGEGF) and its subsidiary water allocation of up to 217 million gallons per month (mgm), supplied by Exelon’s Schuylkill Generating Station (SGS) Intake No. 1. The water is used for cooling associated with power generation. The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous allocation. The TGEGF is located on the former PECO—Schuylkill site adjacent to the Exelon SGS and Veolia’s GFCF in the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 7. Paradise Stream Resort, D–2006– 020–2. An application to renew the approval of an existing discharge from the 0.05 mgd Paradise Stream Resort WWTP. The discharge is in the drainage area of the section of the non-tidal Delaware River known as the Middle Delaware, which is classified as Special Protection Waters. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to Yankee Run, a tributary of Paradise Creek, which is a tributary of the Brodhead Creek at River Mile 213— 13.7—6.0—1.0 (Delaware River— Brodhead Creek—Paradise Creek— Yankee Run) in Paradise Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. 8. Royersford Borough, D–2006–045 CP–2. An application to renew the approval of an existing discharge from the 1.0 mgd Royersford Borough WWTP. No modifications to the Royersford Borough WWTP are proposed. The WWTP will continue to discharge to the Schuylkill River via existing Outfall No. 001 at River Mile 92.47—41.03 (Delaware River—Schuylkill River), in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 9. Laurel Pipeline Company, LP, D– 2007–040–2. An application to renew the approval of an existing discharge from the 70,000 gallons per day (gpd) Booth Station industrial wastewater treatment plant (IWTP). The IWTP treats groundwater from three (3) remediation wells through the use of an air stripper treatment system. The IWTP will continue to discharge to the Green Creek at River Mile 82.9—8.5—2.4—2.4 (Delaware River—Chester Creek—West Branch Chester Creek—Green Creek) in Bethel Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. 10. Ferro Corporation, D–1968–143–2. An application to approve a modification of the existing 2.0 mgd Ferro IWTP. The proposed modification consists of the construction and installation of an outfall pipe extension with multi-port diffuser at the end of the existing IWTP outfall. No other modifications to the IWTP facilities are proposed. The IWTP will continue to discharge to Water Quality Zone 4 of the Delaware River at River Mile 79.0 in Logan Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey. 11. Sunoco, Inc., D–1969–115–3. An application to renew approval of the existing 10 mgd Girard Point Refinery (GPR) IWTP (Outfall No. 015) and two non-contact cooling water (NCCW) outfalls (Outfalls Nos. 004 and 011). The PADEP and DRBC have based effluent limits for each discharge at the GPR on flows of 6.22 mgd, 1.3 mgd, and 1.2 mgd, respectively. The project will continue to discharge to Water Quality Zone 4 of the Delaware River at or near River Mile 92.47—2.27 (Delaware River—Schuylkill River), in the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 12. Lambertville Municipal Utilities Authority, D–1969–150 CP–2. An application to approve work on the existing 1.5 mgd Lambertville Municipal Utilities Authority WWTP that was performed in the years 2010 and 2011. The LMUA WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to the section of the non-tidal Delaware River known as the Lower Delaware, which is classified as Special Protection Waters, at River Mile 148.4 (Delaware River) in the City of Lambertville, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. 13. Warren County—Pequest River Municipal Utilities Authority, D–1971– 096 CP–5. An application for approval of upgrades to the existing 0.5 mgd Warren County MUA Oxford WWTP. Upgrades to the treatment facilities include replacing the existing conventional activated sludge treatment system with a modified ludzak process incorporating mixed media filtration. The discharge is located within the E:\FR\FM\25JNN1.SGM 25JNN1 erowe on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 122 / Monday, June 25, 2012 / Notices drainage area of the section of the nontidal Delaware River known as the Lower Delaware, which is classified as Special Protection Waters. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to the Pequest River at River Mile 197.8—7.2 (Delaware River— Pequest River), in Oxford Township, Warren County, New Jersey. 14. Deposit Village, D–1974–057 CP– 3. An application to approve an existing discharge from the 0.7 mgd Village of Deposit WWTP. The WWTP was previously approved by the DRBC via Docket No. D–1974–057 CP–2 on December 12, 2006; however, the applicant submitted a docket renewal application after the expiration date of the docket (December 12, 2011). The applicant does not propose any modifications to the existing WWTP. The WWTP will continue to discharge to the West Branch Delaware River at River Mile 330.71—14.5 (Delaware River—West Branch Delaware River), within the drainage area of the section of the non-tidal Delaware River known as the Upper Delaware, which is classified as Special Protection Waters. The facility is located in the Village of Deposit, Broome County, New York. 15. Kent County Levy Court, D–1977– 087 CP–3. An application to approve the existing 16.3 mgd Kent County Levy Court WWTP. The WWTP treats domestic wastewater through the use of a biological nutrient removal (BNR) treatment system. The WWTP was previously approved by the DRBC via Docket No. D–1977–087 CP–2 on July 18, 2007; however, the docket holder submitted a docket renewal application after the expiration date of the docket (November 1, 2011). No modifications to the existing WWTP are proposed. The WWTP will continue to discharge to ‘‘The Gut,’’ a tidal tributary to the Murderkill River, which is a tidal tributary of the Delaware Estuary (Water Quality Zone 6) at River Mile 23.0— 6.4—0.8 (Delaware River—Murderkill River—The Gut), in Milford Township, Kent County, Delaware. 16. ArcelorMittal Plate, LLC, D–1979– 026–2. An application to modify the DRBC approval of the existing ArcelorMittal Conshohocken IWTP, including updating the approval to reflect the current facility operations and annual average flow of 1.2 mgd. No modifications to the IWTP are proposed. The IWTP will continue to discharge to the Schuylkill River at River Mile 92.47—21.5 (Delaware River- Schuylkill River) in Plymouth Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. 17. Grand Central Sanitary Landfill, Inc., D–1988–052–3. An application to approve an existing discharge from the VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:55 Jun 22, 2012 Jkt 226001 0.1 mgd Grand Central Sanitary Landfill IWTP. The IWTP will continue to discharge treated leachate to the Little Bushkill Creek, a tributary of the Bushkill Creek, at River Mile 184.1— 8.5—8.6 (Delaware River—Bushkill Creek—Little Bushkill Creek). The IWTP discharge was most recently approved by the DRBC via Docket No. D–1988– 052 CP–2 on July 30, 2005; however, the docket holder submitted a docket renewal application after the expiration date of the docket (April 30, 2009). The IWTP is located within the drainage area of the section of the non-tidal Delaware River known as the Lower Delaware, which is classified as Special Protection Waters, in Plainfield Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. 18. East Stroudsburg Borough, D– 1992–072 CP–2. An application to renew the approval of a groundwater withdrawal (GWD) and surface water withdrawal (SWWD) allocation to continue to withdraw up to 58.26 mgm of groundwater from existing Wells Nos. PW–1, PW–2, PW–3, and PW–4 and up to 62 mgm of surface water from Sambo Creek. Total water supply system allocation will remain at 77.5 mgm. The docket also approves an allocation of up to 77.5 mgm from the Michael Creek surface water diversion. All water diverted from Michael Creek is directed to the headwater of the Sambo Creek watershed to augment the supply of water available in the Sambo Creek reservoirs operated by the Borough. The allocation is requested in order to meet projected increases in service area demand and to provide water for emergency interconnections and bulk water sales interconnections with neighboring municipalities. The withdrawal wells are located in the Borough of East Stroudsburg in the Brodhead Creek Watershed and are completed in the Buttermilk Falls Formation and Pleistocene Sand and Gravel Aquifer. The project surface water withdrawals are located in the Michael Creek and Sambo Creek watersheds in Smithfield and Middle Smithfield Townships, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. All withdrawals/ diversions are located within the drainage area of the section of the nontidal Delaware River known as the Middle Delaware, which is classified as Special Protection Waters. 19. Delaware Water Gap Borough, D– 1997–032 CP–2. An application to renew the approval of an existing GWD of up to 11.0 mgm to supply the applicant’s public water supply system from existing Wells Nos. 4, 6, and 7 in the Poxono Island and Bloomsburg Formations. The allocation is a decrease PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 37889 from the previous allocation of 15.5 mgm. The wells are located in the Delaware River and Cherry Creek Watersheds within the drainage area of the section of the non-tidal Delaware River known as the Middle Delaware, which is classified as Special Protection Waters, in Delaware Water Gap Borough, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. 20. Chalfont-New Britain Township Joint Sewage Authority, D–1999–063 CP–2. An application to upgrade and expand the existing Chalfont-New Britain Township Joint Sewage Authority (CNBTJSA) WWTP. The project includes expanding the average annual design flow from 4.0 mgd to 4.625 mgd and modifying the influent pumping, grease/grit facility, equalizations basins, and oxidation ditch treatment process. The WWTP will remain at a hydraulic design capacity of 6 mgd and continue to discharge treated domestic effluent to the Neshaminy Creek at River Mile 115.63—37.4 (Delaware River— Neshaminy Creek) in Doylestown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. 21. Audubon Water Company, D– 2004–004 CP–3. An application to renew the approval of a GWD of up to 1.395 mgm to supply the applicant’s public water supply system from new Well No. TP–4 and to retain the existing total system allocation of 51.45 mgm from 18 additional existing wells. The new well is located in the Stockton Formation in the Schuylkill River Watershed, within the Southeastern Pennsylvania GWPA, in Lower Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. 22. Thompson Town, D–1985–075 CP–2. An application to approve an existing discharge from the 0.5 mgd Sackett Lake WWTP. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to Sackett Creek at River Mile 261.1—4.6— 3.37—1.29—3.82—2.17 (Delaware River—Mongaup River—Rio Reservoir— Mongaup River—Mongaup Falls Reservoir—Sackett Creek) via Outfall No. 001. The discharge is in the drainage area of the section of the nontidal Delaware River known as the Upper Delaware, which is classified as Special Protection Waters, in the Town of Thompson, Sullivan County, New York. 23. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, LLC, D–2011–022–1. An application to approve a SWWD to supply a temporary withdrawal of up to 5.946 mgm of water for the applicant’s natural gas transmission pipeline upgrade project from two sources located on the Lackawaxen and Delaware Rivers. The allocation is requested to conduct horizontal directional drilling and E:\FR\FM\25JNN1.SGM 25JNN1 erowe on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 37890 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 122 / Monday, June 25, 2012 / Notices hydrostatic testing associated with the pipeline upgrade. The project also approves the discharge of hydrostatic testing water in three locations to the land surface after completion of hydrostatic testing. The project is located in Berlin, Texas, and Palmyra Townships in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, Westfall and Milford Townships in Pike County, Pennsylvania, and Montague Township in Sussex County, New Jersey. Portions of the project are located within the drainage area of sections of the non-tidal Delaware River known as the Upper and Middle Delaware, which are classified as Special Protection Waters. 24. Reading Alloys, Inc., D–2011– 023–1. An application to approve an existing GWD and SWWD project to supply up to 0.57 mgm of groundwater to the applicant’s manufacturing plant from existing Wells Nos. 3 and 4 and 14.5 mgm of surface water from existing Intake No. 1, for potable water and industrial cooling purposes, respectively. Intake No. 1 withdraws water from an on-site pond. The project is located in the Spring Creek Watershed in Heidelberg and South Heidelberg Townships, Berks County, Pennsylvania. 25. Thompson Town, D–2011–025 CP–1. An application to approve an existing discharge from the 0.038 mgd Melody Lakes WWTP. The WWTP will continue to discharge to Turner Brook at River Mile 253.64—14.52—7.05—2.27 (Delaware River—Neversink River— Bush Kill—Turner Brook) via Outfall No. 001. The WWTP is located within the drainage area of the section of the non-tidal Delaware River known as the Middle Delaware, which is classified as Special Protection Waters, in the Town of Thompson, Sullivan County, New York. 26. Lower Bucks County Joint Municipal Authority, D–2012–001 CP–1. An application to approve the discharge of up to 0.7 mgd of filter backwash from the existing Lower Bucks County Joint Municipal Authority (LBCJMA) Water Filtration Plant (WFP). The WFP will continue to discharge treated effluent to Water Quality Zone 2 of the tidal Delaware River at River Mile 122.3 (Delaware River) via Outfall No. 003, in Tullytown Borough, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. 27. PECO Energy, D–2012–015–1. An application to approve the withdrawal and discharge of up to 0.288 mgd (8.928 mgm) of groundwater and occasional stormwater captured by dewatering operations during the remediation of subsurface soils at the former PECO Energy Norristown Manufactured Gas Plant (MGP) site. Water captured during VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:55 Jun 22, 2012 Jkt 226001 the excavation and removal of MGP impacted soils will be treated with a temporary on-site water treatment system and discharged to either the Norristown Municipal Waste Authority WWTP or the Schuylkill River at River Mile 92.47—23.5 (Delaware River— Schuylkill River). The project is located within the Southeastern Pennsylvania GWPA in Norristown Borough, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Other Agenda Items. In addition to the hearings on draft dockets, during the 1:30 p.m. business meeting the Commissioners will consider a resolution authorizing the Executive Director to renew an agreement with the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University for the analysis of ambient water and wastewater samples from the non-tidal Delaware River. The agenda also includes the standard business meeting items: Adoption of the Minutes of the Commission’s May 10, 2012 business meeting, announcements of upcoming meetings and events, a report on hydrologic conditions, reports by the Executive Director and the Commission’s General Counsel, and a public dialogue session. Opportunities to Comment. Individuals who wish to comment for the record on a hearing item or to address the Commissioners informally during the public dialogue portion of the meeting are asked to sign up in advance by contacting Ms. Paula Schmitt of the Commission staff, at paula.schmitt@drbc.state.nj.us or by phoning Ms. Schmitt at 609–883–9500 ext. 224. Written comment on items scheduled for hearing may be submitted in advance of the meeting date to: Commission Secretary, P.O. Box 7360, 25 State Police Drive, West Trenton, NJ 08628; by fax to Commission Secretary, DRBC at 609–883–9522 or by email to paula.schmitt@drbc.state.nj.us. Written comment on dockets should also be furnished directly to the Project Review Section at the above address or fax number or by email to william. muszynski@drbc.state.nj.us. Individuals in need of an accommodation as provided for in the Americans with Disabilities Act who wish to attend the informational meeting, conference session or hearings should contact the Commission Secretary directly at 609–883–9500 ext. 203 or through the Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) at 711, to discuss how we can accommodate your needs. Agenda Updates. Note that conference items are subject to change and items scheduled for hearing are occasionally postponed to allow more time for the Commission to consider them. Please check the Commission’s PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Web site, www.drbc.net, closer to the meeting date for changes that may be made after the deadline for filing this notice. Dated: June 19, 2012. Pamela M. Bush, Commission Secretary. [FR Doc. 2012–15398 Filed 6–22–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6360–01–P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Submission for OMB Review; Office of Postsecondary Education; Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) Performance Report Department of Education. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: The overall goal of the Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) program is to increase the number of students with degrees in areas of national need by providing fellowships through academic departments of institutions of higher education to assist graduate students of superior ability who demonstrate financial need. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before July 25, 2012. ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity requirements should be electronically mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or mailed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537. Copies of the proposed information collection request may be accessed from https://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending Collections’’ link and by clicking on link number 04846. When you access the information collection, click on ‘‘Download Attachments’’ to view. Written requests for information should be addressed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537. Requests may also be electronically mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to 202–401–0920. Please specify the complete title of the information collection and OMB Control Number when making your request. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877– 8339. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35) requires that Federal agencies provide interested SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\25JNN1.SGM 25JNN1

Agencies

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 122 (Monday, June 25, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37887-37890]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-15398]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION


Notice of Commission Meeting and Public Hearing

    Notice is hereby given that the Delaware River Basin Commission 
will hold an informal conference followed by a public hearing on 
Wednesday, July 11, 2012. The hearing will be part of the Commission's 
regularly scheduled business meeting. The conference session and 
business meeting both are open to the public and will be held at the 
Commission's office building located at 25 State Police Drive, West 
Trenton, New Jersey.
    The morning conference session will begin at 11 a.m. and will 
include a presentation by representatives from the Schuylkill River 
Heritage Area on activities of the Schuylkill River Restoration Fund; 
and a resolution recognizing the valuable service of

[[Page 37888]]

former Pennsylvania Alternate Commissioner John T. Hines.
    Items for Public Hearing. The subjects of the public hearing to be 
held during the 1:30 p.m. business meeting on July 11, 2012 include 
draft dockets for the projects described below. Draft dockets also will 
be posted on the Commission's Web site at www.drbc.net. ten days prior 
to the meeting date. Additional public records relating to the dockets 
may be examined at the Commission's offices. Please contact William 
Muszynski at 609-883-9500, extension 221, with any docket-related 
questions.
    1. Phoenixville Borough, D-1967-080 CP-3. An application to renew 
the approval of an existing discharge from the 4.0 million gallons per 
day (mgd) Borough of Phoenixville wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). 
The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to the Schuylkill 
River at River Mile 92.47--35.0 (Delaware River--Schuylkill River) via 
Outfall No. 001. The WWTP is located within the Commission's 
Southeastern Pennsylvania Ground Water Protected Area (GWPA) in the 
Borough of Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
    2. Mount Holly Municipal Utilities Authority, D-1970-133 CP-4. An 
application to renew the approval of an existing discharge from the 6.0 
mgd Mount Holly MUA WWTP. The WWTP will continue to discharge treated 
effluent, via Outfall No. 1, to the North Branch Rancocas Creek, 
located in Water Quality Zone 2, at River Mile 111.06--8.64--4.1 
(Delaware River--Rancocas Creek--North Branch Rancocas Creek) in Mount 
Holly Township, Burlington County, New Jersey.
    3. Pen Argyl Municipal Authority, D-1975-028 CP-3. An application 
to renew the approval of an existing discharge from the 0.95 mgd 
(hydraulic design flow) Pen Argyl Municipal Authority WWTP. No 
modifications to the Pen Argyl Municipal Authority WWTP are proposed. 
The facility is located within the drainage area of the section of the 
non-tidal Delaware River known as the Lower Delaware, which is 
classified as Special Protection Waters. The WWTP will continue to 
discharge to an unnamed tributary of Waltz Creek, a tributary of 
Martins Creek, at River Mile 190.6--4.4--3.2--0.7 (Delaware River--
Martins Creek--Waltz Creek--UNT to Waltz Creek) in the Borough of Pen 
Argyl, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
    4. Hatfield Township Municipal Authority, D-1985-036 CP-2. An 
application to renew the approval of an existing discharge from the 
8.37 mgd Hatfield Township Municipal Authority WWTP. The WWTP will 
continue to discharge treated effluent to the West Branch Neshaminy 
Creek at River Mile 115.63--40.01--4.0 (Delaware River--Neshaminy 
Creek--West Branch Neshaminy Creek) via Outfall No. 001, within the 
Southeastern Pennsylvania GWPA, in Hatfield Township, Montgomery 
County, Pennsylvania.
    5. Pennsylvania American Water Company, D-1992-064 CP-3. An 
application to renew the approval of an existing discharge from the 7.0 
mgd Coatesville WWTP. The project WWTP will continue to discharge 
treated sewage effluent to the West Brach Brandywine Creek, a tributary 
of the Brandywine Creek, which is a tributary of the Christina River, 
at River Mile 70.7--1.5--20.0--15.5 (Delaware River--Christina River--
Brandywine Creek--West Branch Brandywine Creek) in the Borough of South 
Coatesville, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
    6. Veolia Energy, D-1995-010 CP-2. An application to renew the 
approval of the Tri-Gen Energy Generating Facility (TGEGF) and its 
subsidiary water allocation of up to 217 million gallons per month 
(mgm), supplied by Exelon's Schuylkill Generating Station (SGS) Intake 
No. 1. The water is used for cooling associated with power generation. 
The requested allocation is not an increase from the previous 
allocation. The TGEGF is located on the former PECO--Schuylkill site 
adjacent to the Exelon SGS and Veolia's GFCF in the City of 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    7. Paradise Stream Resort, D-2006-020-2. An application to renew 
the approval of an existing discharge from the 0.05 mgd Paradise Stream 
Resort WWTP. The discharge is in the drainage area of the section of 
the non-tidal Delaware River known as the Middle Delaware, which is 
classified as Special Protection Waters. The WWTP will continue to 
discharge treated effluent to Yankee Run, a tributary of Paradise 
Creek, which is a tributary of the Brodhead Creek at River Mile 213--
13.7--6.0--1.0 (Delaware River--Brodhead Creek--Paradise Creek--Yankee 
Run) in Paradise Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania.
    8. Royersford Borough, D-2006-045 CP-2. An application to renew the 
approval of an existing discharge from the 1.0 mgd Royersford Borough 
WWTP. No modifications to the Royersford Borough WWTP are proposed. The 
WWTP will continue to discharge to the Schuylkill River via existing 
Outfall No. 001 at River Mile 92.47--41.03 (Delaware River--Schuylkill 
River), in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
    9. Laurel Pipeline Company, LP, D-2007-040-2. An application to 
renew the approval of an existing discharge from the 70,000 gallons per 
day (gpd) Booth Station industrial wastewater treatment plant (IWTP). 
The IWTP treats groundwater from three (3) remediation wells through 
the use of an air stripper treatment system. The IWTP will continue to 
discharge to the Green Creek at River Mile 82.9--8.5--2.4--2.4 
(Delaware River--Chester Creek--West Branch Chester Creek--Green Creek) 
in Bethel Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
    10. Ferro Corporation, D-1968-143-2. An application to approve a 
modification of the existing 2.0 mgd Ferro IWTP. The proposed 
modification consists of the construction and installation of an 
outfall pipe extension with multi-port diffuser at the end of the 
existing IWTP outfall. No other modifications to the IWTP facilities 
are proposed. The IWTP will continue to discharge to Water Quality Zone 
4 of the Delaware River at River Mile 79.0 in Logan Township, 
Gloucester County, New Jersey.
    11. Sunoco, Inc., D-1969-115-3. An application to renew approval of 
the existing 10 mgd Girard Point Refinery (GPR) IWTP (Outfall No. 015) 
and two non-contact cooling water (NCCW) outfalls (Outfalls Nos. 004 
and 011). The PADEP and DRBC have based effluent limits for each 
discharge at the GPR on flows of 6.22 mgd, 1.3 mgd, and 1.2 mgd, 
respectively. The project will continue to discharge to Water Quality 
Zone 4 of the Delaware River at or near River Mile 92.47--2.27 
(Delaware River--Schuylkill River), in the City of Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania.
    12. Lambertville Municipal Utilities Authority, D-1969-150 CP-2. An 
application to approve work on the existing 1.5 mgd Lambertville 
Municipal Utilities Authority WWTP that was performed in the years 2010 
and 2011. The LMUA WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to 
the section of the non-tidal Delaware River known as the Lower 
Delaware, which is classified as Special Protection Waters, at River 
Mile 148.4 (Delaware River) in the City of Lambertville, Hunterdon 
County, New Jersey.
    13. Warren County--Pequest River Municipal Utilities Authority, D-
1971-096 CP-5. An application for approval of upgrades to the existing 
0.5 mgd Warren County MUA Oxford WWTP. Upgrades to the treatment 
facilities include replacing the existing conventional activated sludge 
treatment system with a modified ludzak process incorporating mixed 
media filtration. The discharge is located within the

[[Page 37889]]

drainage area of the section of the non-tidal Delaware River known as 
the Lower Delaware, which is classified as Special Protection Waters. 
The WWTP will continue to discharge treated effluent to the Pequest 
River at River Mile 197.8--7.2 (Delaware River--Pequest River), in 
Oxford Township, Warren County, New Jersey.
    14. Deposit Village, D-1974-057 CP-3. An application to approve an 
existing discharge from the 0.7 mgd Village of Deposit WWTP. The WWTP 
was previously approved by the DRBC via Docket No. D-1974-057 CP-2 on 
December 12, 2006; however, the applicant submitted a docket renewal 
application after the expiration date of the docket (December 12, 
2011). The applicant does not propose any modifications to the existing 
WWTP. The WWTP will continue to discharge to the West Branch Delaware 
River at River Mile 330.71--14.5 (Delaware River--West Branch Delaware 
River), within the drainage area of the section of the non-tidal 
Delaware River known as the Upper Delaware, which is classified as 
Special Protection Waters. The facility is located in the Village of 
Deposit, Broome County, New York.
    15. Kent County Levy Court, D-1977-087 CP-3. An application to 
approve the existing 16.3 mgd Kent County Levy Court WWTP. The WWTP 
treats domestic wastewater through the use of a biological nutrient 
removal (BNR) treatment system. The WWTP was previously approved by the 
DRBC via Docket No. D-1977-087 CP-2 on July 18, 2007; however, the 
docket holder submitted a docket renewal application after the 
expiration date of the docket (November 1, 2011). No modifications to 
the existing WWTP are proposed. The WWTP will continue to discharge to 
``The Gut,'' a tidal tributary to the Murderkill River, which is a 
tidal tributary of the Delaware Estuary (Water Quality Zone 6) at River 
Mile 23.0--6.4--0.8 (Delaware River--Murderkill River--The Gut), in 
Milford Township, Kent County, Delaware.
    16. ArcelorMittal Plate, LLC, D-1979-026-2. An application to 
modify the DRBC approval of the existing ArcelorMittal Conshohocken 
IWTP, including updating the approval to reflect the current facility 
operations and annual average flow of 1.2 mgd. No modifications to the 
IWTP are proposed. The IWTP will continue to discharge to the 
Schuylkill River at River Mile 92.47--21.5 (Delaware River- Schuylkill 
River) in Plymouth Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
    17. Grand Central Sanitary Landfill, Inc., D-1988-052-3. An 
application to approve an existing discharge from the 0.1 mgd Grand 
Central Sanitary Landfill IWTP. The IWTP will continue to discharge 
treated leachate to the Little Bushkill Creek, a tributary of the 
Bushkill Creek, at River Mile 184.1--8.5--8.6 (Delaware River--Bushkill 
Creek--Little Bushkill Creek). The IWTP discharge was most recently 
approved by the DRBC via Docket No. D-1988-052 CP-2 on July 30, 2005; 
however, the docket holder submitted a docket renewal application after 
the expiration date of the docket (April 30, 2009). The IWTP is located 
within the drainage area of the section of the non-tidal Delaware River 
known as the Lower Delaware, which is classified as Special Protection 
Waters, in Plainfield Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
    18. East Stroudsburg Borough, D-1992-072 CP-2. An application to 
renew the approval of a groundwater withdrawal (GWD) and surface water 
withdrawal (SWWD) allocation to continue to withdraw up to 58.26 mgm of 
groundwater from existing Wells Nos. PW-1, PW-2, PW-3, and PW-4 and up 
to 62 mgm of surface water from Sambo Creek. Total water supply system 
allocation will remain at 77.5 mgm. The docket also approves an 
allocation of up to 77.5 mgm from the Michael Creek surface water 
diversion. All water diverted from Michael Creek is directed to the 
headwater of the Sambo Creek watershed to augment the supply of water 
available in the Sambo Creek reservoirs operated by the Borough. The 
allocation is requested in order to meet projected increases in service 
area demand and to provide water for emergency interconnections and 
bulk water sales interconnections with neighboring municipalities. The 
withdrawal wells are located in the Borough of East Stroudsburg in the 
Brodhead Creek Watershed and are completed in the Buttermilk Falls 
Formation and Pleistocene Sand and Gravel Aquifer. The project surface 
water withdrawals are located in the Michael Creek and Sambo Creek 
watersheds in Smithfield and Middle Smithfield Townships, Monroe 
County, Pennsylvania. All withdrawals/diversions are located within the 
drainage area of the section of the non-tidal Delaware River known as 
the Middle Delaware, which is classified as Special Protection Waters.
    19. Delaware Water Gap Borough, D-1997-032 CP-2. An application to 
renew the approval of an existing GWD of up to 11.0 mgm to supply the 
applicant's public water supply system from existing Wells Nos. 4, 6, 
and 7 in the Poxono Island and Bloomsburg Formations. The allocation is 
a decrease from the previous allocation of 15.5 mgm. The wells are 
located in the Delaware River and Cherry Creek Watersheds within the 
drainage area of the section of the non-tidal Delaware River known as 
the Middle Delaware, which is classified as Special Protection Waters, 
in Delaware Water Gap Borough, Monroe County, Pennsylvania.
    20. Chalfont-New Britain Township Joint Sewage Authority, D-1999-
063 CP-2. An application to upgrade and expand the existing Chalfont-
New Britain Township Joint Sewage Authority (CNBTJSA) WWTP. The project 
includes expanding the average annual design flow from 4.0 mgd to 4.625 
mgd and modifying the influent pumping, grease/grit facility, 
equalizations basins, and oxidation ditch treatment process. The WWTP 
will remain at a hydraulic design capacity of 6 mgd and continue to 
discharge treated domestic effluent to the Neshaminy Creek at River 
Mile 115.63--37.4 (Delaware River--Neshaminy Creek) in Doylestown 
Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
    21. Audubon Water Company, D-2004-004 CP-3. An application to renew 
the approval of a GWD of up to 1.395 mgm to supply the applicant's 
public water supply system from new Well No. TP-4 and to retain the 
existing total system allocation of 51.45 mgm from 18 additional 
existing wells. The new well is located in the Stockton Formation in 
the Schuylkill River Watershed, within the Southeastern Pennsylvania 
GWPA, in Lower Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
    22. Thompson Town, D-1985-075 CP-2. An application to approve an 
existing discharge from the 0.5 mgd Sackett Lake WWTP. The WWTP will 
continue to discharge treated effluent to Sackett Creek at River Mile 
261.1--4.6--3.37--1.29--3.82--2.17 (Delaware River--Mongaup River--Rio 
Reservoir--Mongaup River--Mongaup Falls Reservoir--Sackett Creek) via 
Outfall No. 001. The discharge is in the drainage area of the section 
of the non-tidal Delaware River known as the Upper Delaware, which is 
classified as Special Protection Waters, in the Town of Thompson, 
Sullivan County, New York.
    23. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, LLC, D-2011-022-1. An 
application to approve a SWWD to supply a temporary withdrawal of up to 
5.946 mgm of water for the applicant's natural gas transmission 
pipeline upgrade project from two sources located on the Lackawaxen and 
Delaware Rivers. The allocation is requested to conduct horizontal 
directional drilling and

[[Page 37890]]

hydrostatic testing associated with the pipeline upgrade. The project 
also approves the discharge of hydrostatic testing water in three 
locations to the land surface after completion of hydrostatic testing. 
The project is located in Berlin, Texas, and Palmyra Townships in Wayne 
County, Pennsylvania, Westfall and Milford Townships in Pike County, 
Pennsylvania, and Montague Township in Sussex County, New Jersey. 
Portions of the project are located within the drainage area of 
sections of the non-tidal Delaware River known as the Upper and Middle 
Delaware, which are classified as Special Protection Waters.
    24. Reading Alloys, Inc., D-2011- 023-1. An application to approve 
an existing GWD and SWWD project to supply up to 0.57 mgm of 
groundwater to the applicant's manufacturing plant from existing Wells 
Nos. 3 and 4 and 14.5 mgm of surface water from existing Intake No. 1, 
for potable water and industrial cooling purposes, respectively. Intake 
No. 1 withdraws water from an on-site pond. The project is located in 
the Spring Creek Watershed in Heidelberg and South Heidelberg 
Townships, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
    25. Thompson Town, D-2011-025 CP-1. An application to approve an 
existing discharge from the 0.038 mgd Melody Lakes WWTP. The WWTP will 
continue to discharge to Turner Brook at River Mile 253.64--14.52--
7.05--2.27 (Delaware River--Neversink River--Bush Kill--Turner Brook) 
via Outfall No. 001. The WWTP is located within the drainage area of 
the section of the non-tidal Delaware River known as the Middle 
Delaware, which is classified as Special Protection Waters, in the Town 
of Thompson, Sullivan County, New York.
    26. Lower Bucks County Joint Municipal Authority, D-2012-001 CP-1. 
An application to approve the discharge of up to 0.7 mgd of filter 
backwash from the existing Lower Bucks County Joint Municipal Authority 
(LBCJMA) Water Filtration Plant (WFP). The WFP will continue to 
discharge treated effluent to Water Quality Zone 2 of the tidal 
Delaware River at River Mile 122.3 (Delaware River) via Outfall No. 
003, in Tullytown Borough, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
    27. PECO Energy, D-2012-015-1. An application to approve the 
withdrawal and discharge of up to 0.288 mgd (8.928 mgm) of groundwater 
and occasional stormwater captured by dewatering operations during the 
remediation of subsurface soils at the former PECO Energy Norristown 
Manufactured Gas Plant (MGP) site. Water captured during the excavation 
and removal of MGP impacted soils will be treated with a temporary on-
site water treatment system and discharged to either the Norristown 
Municipal Waste Authority WWTP or the Schuylkill River at River Mile 
92.47--23.5 (Delaware River--Schuylkill River). The project is located 
within the Southeastern Pennsylvania GWPA in Norristown Borough, 
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
    Other Agenda Items. In addition to the hearings on draft dockets, 
during the 1:30 p.m. business meeting the Commissioners will consider a 
resolution authorizing the Executive Director to renew an agreement 
with the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University for the 
analysis of ambient water and wastewater samples from the non-tidal 
Delaware River. The agenda also includes the standard business meeting 
items: Adoption of the Minutes of the Commission's May 10, 2012 
business meeting, announcements of upcoming meetings and events, a 
report on hydrologic conditions, reports by the Executive Director and 
the Commission's General Counsel, and a public dialogue session.
    Opportunities to Comment. Individuals who wish to comment for the 
record on a hearing item or to address the Commissioners informally 
during the public dialogue portion of the meeting are asked to sign up 
in advance by contacting Ms. Paula Schmitt of the Commission staff, at 
paula.schmitt@drbc.state.nj.us or by phoning Ms. Schmitt at 609-883-
9500 ext. 224. Written comment on items scheduled for hearing may be 
submitted in advance of the meeting date to: Commission Secretary, P.O. 
Box 7360, 25 State Police Drive, West Trenton, NJ 08628; by fax to 
Commission Secretary, DRBC at 609-883-9522 or by email to 
paula.schmitt@drbc.state.nj.us. Written comment on dockets should also 
be furnished directly to the Project Review Section at the above 
address or fax number or by email to 
william.muszynski@drbc.state.nj.us.
    Individuals in need of an accommodation as provided for in the 
Americans with Disabilities Act who wish to attend the informational 
meeting, conference session or hearings should contact the Commission 
Secretary directly at 609-883-9500 ext. 203 or through the 
Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) at 711, to discuss how we can 
accommodate your needs.
    Agenda Updates. Note that conference items are subject to change 
and items scheduled for hearing are occasionally postponed to allow 
more time for the Commission to consider them. Please check the 
Commission's Web site, www.drbc.net, closer to the meeting date for 
changes that may be made after the deadline for filing this notice.

    Dated: June 19, 2012.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-15398 Filed 6-22-12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6360-01-P
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.