Public Hearing, 43636-43637 [2020-15521]

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• Susquehanna River Basin Commission

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 138 (Friday, July 17, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43636-43637]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-15521]


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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 August 13, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 situation and the 
relevant orders in place in the Commission's member jurisdictions, the 
Commission will hold this meeting telephonically. At this public 
hearing, the Commission will hear testimony on the projects listed in 
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice. Such projects and 
proposals are intended to be scheduled for Commission action at its 
next business meeting, tentatively scheduled for September 18, 2020, 
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 August 24, 2020.

DATES: The public hearing will convene on August 13, 2020, 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 August 24, 2020.

ADDRESSES: This hearing will be held by telephone rather than at a 
physical location. Conference Call #1-888-387-8686, the 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.
    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 the following 
projects.

Projects Scheduled for Action

    1. Project Sponsor and Facility: Bloomfield Borough Water 
Authority, Centre Township, Perry County, Pa. Application for renewal 
of groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.056 mgd (30-day average) from Well 
1 (Docket No. 19901103).
    2. Project Sponsor: Byler Golf Management, Inc. Project Facility: 
Iron Valley Golf Club, Cornwall Borough, Lebanon County, Pa. 
Modification to change consumptive use mitigation method (Docket No. 
19981206).
    3. Project Sponsor and Facility: Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation, Eaton 
Township, Wyoming County, Pa. Application for renewal of groundwater 
withdrawal of up to 0.864 mgd (30-day average) from the Hatchery 
Wellfield (Wells 1, 2, and 3) (Docket No. 20160610).
    4. Project Sponsor and Facility: Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation 
(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. 20160902).
    5. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chesapeake Appalachia, L.L.C. 
(Susquehanna River), Wilmot Township, Bradford County, Pa. Application 
for surface water withdrawal of up to 3.000 mgd (peak day).
    6. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chesapeake Appalachia, L.L.C. 
(Susquehanna River), Windham Township, Wyoming County, Pa. Application 
for surface water withdrawal of up to 3.000 mgd (peak day).
    7. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chesapeake Appalachia, L.L.C. 
(Wyalusing Creek), Wyalusing Township, Bradford County, Pa. Application 
for surface water withdrawal of up to 3.000 mgd (peak day).
    8. Project Sponsor and Facility: Green Leaf Water LLC (Lycoming 
Creek), Lewis Township, Lycoming County, Pa. Application for renewal of 
surface water withdrawal of up to 0.900 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 
20160601).
    9. Project Sponsor and Facility: Lake Meade Municipal Authority, 
Reading Township, Adams County, Pa. Application for groundwater 
withdrawal of up to 0.252 mgd (30-day average) from Well 3.
    10. Project Sponsor and Facility: Meadia Heights Golf Club LLC, 
West Lampeter Township, Lancaster County, Pa. Modification to change 
consumptive use mitigation method (Docket No. 20000204).
    11. Project Sponsor and Facility: Montgomery Water Authority, 
Clinton Township, Lycoming County, Pa. Application for renewal of 
groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.267 mgd (30-day average) from Well 1 
(Docket No. 19881102).
    12. Project Sponsor: Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC. Project 
Facility: Spring Grove Mill (Codorus Creek and Unnamed Tributary to 
Codorus Creek), Spring Grove Borough, Jackson Township, and North 
Codorus Township, York County, Pa. Applications for existing surface 
water withdrawals (peak day) of up to 19.800 mgd (New Filter Plant 
Intake), 6.000 mgd (Old Filter Plant Intake), and 0.750 mgd (Kessler 
Pond Intake); consumptive use of up to 3.650 mgd (peak day); and 
existing groundwater withdrawals (30-day average) of up to 0.039 mgd 
(Well 1) and 0.021 mgd (Well 2). Proposed action to include combining 
all existing and new approvals into a single approval document with a 
single approval term.
    13. Project Sponsor and Facility: Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC 
(Susquehanna River), Sheshequin Township, Bradford County, Pa. 
Application for renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 1.500 mgd 
(peak day) (Docket No. 20160908).
    14. Project Sponsor and Facility: S.T.L. Resources, LLC (West 
Branch Susquehanna River), Grugan Township, Clinton County, Pa. 
Application for surface water withdrawal of up to 3.450 mgd (peak day).
    15. Shippensburg Borough Authority, Southampton Township, 
Cumberland County, Pa. Application for renewal of groundwater 
withdrawal of up to 1.280 mgd (30-day average) from Well 1 (Docket No. 
19900713).
    16. Project Sponsor: Togg Mountain, LLC. Project Facility: 
Toggenburg Mountain Winter Sports Center (West Branch Tioughnioga 
Creek), Town of Fabius, Onondaga County, N.Y. Modification to increase 
consumptive use (peak day) by an additional 0.505 mgd, for a total 
consumptive use of up to 0.990 mgd, and increase surface water 
withdrawal (peak day) by an additional 2.300 mgd, for a total surface 
water withdrawal of up to 4.500 mgd (Docket No. 20180911).

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Commission-Initiated Project Approval Modifications

    1. Project Sponsor and Facility: The Municipal Authority of the 
Borough of Berlin, Allegheny Township, Somerset County, Pa. Conforming 
the grandfathering amount with the forthcoming determination for a 
groundwater withdrawal up to 0.030 mgd (30-day average) from Well 6 
(Docket No. 19980702).
    2. Project Sponsor and Facility: Iron Masters Country Club, 
Bloomfield Township, Bedford County, Pa. Conforming the grandfathering 
amount with the forthcoming determination for groundwater withdrawals 
up to 0.051 mgd (30-day average) from Well 10 and up to 0.061 mgd (30-
day average) from Well 14 (Docket No. 20020813).
    3. Project Sponsor and Facility: Sinking Valley Country Club, 
Tyrone Township, Blair County, Pa. Conforming the grandfathering amount 
with the forthcoming determination for groundwater withdrawals up to 
0.081 mgd (30-day average) from the 14th Fairway Well and up to 0.099 
mgd (30-day average) from the 8th Tee Well (Docket No. 20020811).

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 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 2:15 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 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 August 24, 2020, to be considered.

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

    Dated: July 14, 2020.
Jason E. Oyler,
General Counsel and Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2020-15521 Filed 7-16-20; 8:45 am]
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