Susquehanna River Basin Commission 2011 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This notice lists the projects approved by rule by the Susquehanna River Basin Commission during the period set forth in ``DATES.''

The purpose of this document is to inform the public of an extension of the comment period for proposed rules of the Susquehanna River Basin Commission (Commission) as published in the Federal Register of July 13, 2011.

The Susquehanna River Basin Commission will hold a public hearing as part of its regular business meeting on September 15, 2011, in Milford, New York. At the public hearing, the Commission will consider: (1) Compliance matters involving three projects; (2) the rescission of one docket approval; (3) action on certain water resources projects; and (4) action on three projects involving a diversion. Details concerning the matters to be addressed at the public hearing and business meeting are contained in the Supplementary Information section of this notice.

This notice lists the projects approved by rule by the Susquehanna River Basin Commission during the period set forth in DATES.

This document contains proposed rules that would amend the project review regulations of the Susquehanna River Basin Commission (Commission) to: Include definitions for new terms that are used in the proposed rulemaking; provide for administrative approval of interbasin transfers of flowback and production fluids between drilling pad sites that are isolated from the waters of the basin; provide for administrative approval of out-of-basin transfers of flowback or produced fluids from a Commission approved hydrocarbon development project to an out-of-basin treatment or disposal facility; insert language authorizing ``renewal'' of expiring approvals, including Approvals by Rule (ABRs); delete specific references to geologic formations that may be the subject of natural gas development using hydrofracture stimulation and replace with a generic category ``unconventional natural gas development;'' broaden the scope of ABRs issued to include hydrocarbon development of any kind utilizing the waters of the basin, not just unconventional natural gas well development; memorialize the current practice of requiring post- hydrofracture reporting; standardize at 15 years the term of ABR approvals for both gas and non-gas projects; and provide further procedures for the approval of water sources utilized at projects subject to the ABR process.

The Susquehanna River Basin Commission will hold a public hearing as part of its regular business meeting on June 23, 2011, in North East, Maryland. At the public hearing, the Commission will consider: (1) A compliance matter involving one project; (2) the rescission of two docket approvals; (3) action on certain water resources projects; (4) action on seven projects involving a diversion; (5) an administrative appeal of Docket Nos. 20110316, 20110317, and 20110318, by the Allegheny Defense Project; (6) amendments to the Regulatory Program Fee Schedule; and (7) amendment of the Comprehensive Plan for Management of the Water Resources of the Susquehanna River Basin. Details concerning the matters to be addressed at the public hearing and business meeting are contained in the Supplementary Information section of this notice.

This notice lists the projects approved or rescinded by rule by the Susquehanna River Basin Commission during the period set forth in DATES.

As part of its regular business meeting held on March 10, 2011, in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, the Commission convened a public hearing, at which took the following actions: (1) Approved, tabled and terminated application review of certain water resources projects; (2) rescinded approval for ten water resources projects; and (3) declined a request for it to reopen Docket No. 20091201 issued to Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC.

As part of its regular business meeting held on December 16, 2010, in Aberdeen, Maryland, the Commission convened a public hearing, at which took the following actions: (1) Approved settlements involving two water resources projects; (2) approved and tabled certain water resources projects; and (3) rescinded approval for one water resources project.