80_FR_15915 80 FR 15858 - Actions Taken at March 5, 2015, Meeting

80 FR 15858 - Actions Taken at March 5, 2015, Meeting

SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 57 (March 25, 2015)

Page Range15858-15858
FR Document2015-06804

As part of its regular business meeting held on March 5, 2015, in Hershey, Pennsylvania, the Commission took the following actions: (1) approved or tabled the applications of certain water resources projects; (2) accepted a settlement in lieu of penalty from Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation; and (3) took additional actions, as set forth in the Supplementary Information below.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 57 (Wednesday, March 25, 2015) 
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SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN COMMISSION


Actions Taken at March 5, 2015, Meeting

AGENCY: Susquehanna River Basin Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As part of its regular business meeting held on March 5, 2015, 
in Hershey, Pennsylvania, the Commission took the following actions: 
(1) approved or tabled the applications of certain water resources 
projects; (2) accepted a settlement in lieu of penalty from Cabot Oil & 
Gas Corporation; and (3) took additional actions, as set forth in the 
Supplementary Information below.

DATES: March 5, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Susquehanna River Basin Commission, 4423 N. Front Street, 
Harrisburg, PA 17110-1788.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jason E. Oyler, Regulatory Counsel, 
telephone: (717) 238-0423, ext. 1312; fax: (717) 238-2436; email: 
[email protected]. Regular mail inquiries may be sent to the above 
address. See also Commission Web site at www.srbc.net.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In addition to the actions taken on projects 
identified in the summary above and the listings below, the following 
items were also presented or acted upon at the business meeting: (1) 
Adoption of a final, revised FY2016 budget; (2) approval/ratification 
of one grant, one grant amendment, and one contract; (3) adoption of a 
resolution encouraging the use of dry cooling technology as appropriate 
for power generation and other facilities for the conservation of the 
waters of the Susquehanna River Basin; (4) a report on a delegated 
settlement with Talisman Energy USA, pursuant to SRBC Resolution 2014-
15, in the amount of $8,000; and (5) postponement to the June 2015 
Commission meeting of a Show Cause proceeding with Four Seasons Golf 
Course over its failure to abide by the terms of the settlement 
agreement accepted at the September 2014 Commission meeting.

Compliance Matter

    The Commission approved a settlement in lieu of civil penalty for 
the following project:
    1. Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (StellitanoA P1 Well Pad), Gibson 
Township, Susquehanna County, Pa.--$50,000.

Project Applications Approved

    The Commission approved the following project applications:
    1. Project Sponsor and Facility: ADLIB Resources, Inc. (Meshoppen 
Creek), Springville Township, Susquehanna County, Pa. 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. 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. 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. 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. 
Surface water withdrawal of up to 0.900 mgd (peak day).
    6. Project Sponsor and Facility: Keystone Clearwater Solutions, LLC 
(West Branch Susquehanna River), Curwensville Borough, Clearfield 
County, Pa. 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).
    7. Project Sponsor and Facility: Linde Corporation (Lackawanna 
River), Fell Township, Lackawanna County, Pa. Renewal of surface water 
withdrawal of up to 0.905 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20101207).
    8. Project Sponsor and Facility: Samson Exploration, LLC (Plum 
Grove Cameron 5 Strip Mine Pond), Shippen Township, Cameron County, Pa. 
Renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.090 mgd (peak day) 
(Docket No. 20110308).
    9. Project Sponsor and Facility: Shadow Ranch Resort, Inc. 
(Tunkhannock Creek), Tunkhannock Township, Wyoming County, Pa. Renewal 
of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.999 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 
20110310).
    10. Project Sponsor and Facility: Southwestern Energy Production 
Company (Martins Creek), Brooklyn Township, Susquehanna County, Pa. 
Renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 0.997 mgd (peak day) 
(Docket No. 20110312).
    11. Project Sponsor and Facility: SWEPI LP (Cowanesque River), 
Westfield Township, Tioga County, Pa. Renewal of surface water 
withdrawal of up to 0.375 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20101203).
    12. Project Sponsor and Facility: Warwick Township Municipal 
Authority, Warwick Township, Lancaster County, Pa. Groundwater 
withdrawal of up to 0.288 mgd (30-day average) from Rothsville Well 2.

Project Applications Tabled

    The Commission tabled action on the following project applications:
    1. 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).
    2. 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).
    3. 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).

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

    Dated: March 18, 2015.
Stephanie L. Richardson,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2015-06804 Filed 3-24-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 7040-01-P

15858 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 57 / Wednesday, March 25, 2015 / Notices Dated: March 20, 2015. 1. Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation 10. Project Sponsor and Facility: Brent J. Fields, (StellitanoA P1 Well Pad), Gibson Southwestern Energy Production Secretary. Township, Susquehanna County, Pa.— Company (Martins Creek), Brooklyn [FR Doc. 2015–06900 Filed 3–23–15; 11:15 am] $50,000. Township, Susquehanna County, Pa. Renewal of surface water withdrawal of BILLING CODE 8011–01–P Project Applications Approved up to 0.997 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. The Commission approved the 20110312). following project applications: 11. Project Sponsor and Facility: SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 1. Project Sponsor and Facility: COMMISSION SWEPI LP (Cowanesque River), ADLIB Resources, Inc. (Meshoppen Westfield Township, Tioga County, Pa. Actions Taken at March 5, 2015, Creek), Springville Township, Renewal of surface water withdrawal of Meeting Susquehanna County, Pa. Renewal and up to 0.375 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. modification to increase surface water 20101203). AGENCY: Susquehanna River Basin withdrawal by an additional 0.251 mgd 12. Project Sponsor and Facility: Commission. (peak day), for a total of up to 0.500 mgd Warwick Township Municipal ACTION: Notice. (peak day) (Docket No. 20101206). Authority, Warwick Township, 2. Project Sponsor and Facility: Lancaster County, Pa. Groundwater SUMMARY: As part of its regular business Carrizo (Marcellus), LLC (Mosquito withdrawal of up to 0.288 mgd (30-day meeting held on March 5, 2015, in Creek), Karthaus Township, Clearfield average) from Rothsville Well 2. Hershey, Pennsylvania, the Commission County, Pa. Surface water withdrawal of took the following actions: (1) approved up to 0.720 mgd (peak day). Project Applications Tabled or tabled the applications of certain 3. Project Sponsor and Facility: The Commission tabled action on the water resources projects; (2) accepted a Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC following project applications: settlement in lieu of penalty from Cabot (Susquehanna River), Braintrim 1. Project Sponsor and Facility: Oil & Gas Corporation; and (3) took Township, Wyoming County, Pa. Keister Miller Investments, LLC (West additional actions, as set forth in the Renewal of surface water withdrawal of Branch Susquehanna River), Mahaffey Supplementary Information below. up to 3.000 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. Borough, Clearfield County, Pa. DATES: March 5, 2015. 20110303). Application for surface water ADDRESSES: Susquehanna River Basin 4. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chief withdrawal of up to 2.000 mgd (peak Commission, 4423 N. Front Street, Oil & Gas LLC (Martins Creek), Hop day). Harrisburg, PA 17110–1788. Bottom Borough, Susquehanna County, 2. Project Sponsor and Facility: Pa. Renewal of surface water Shrewsbury Borough, York County, Pa. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: withdrawal of up to 0.360 mgd (peak Application for renewal and Jason E. Oyler, Regulatory Counsel, day) (Docket No. 20110304). telephone: (717) 238–0423, ext. 1312; modification to increase groundwater 5. Project Sponsor and Facility: EQT withdrawal by an additional 0.024 mgd fax: (717) 238–2436; email: joyler@ Production Company (West Branch srbc.net. Regular mail inquiries may be (30-day average), for a total of up to Susquehanna River), Greenwood 0.089 mgd (30-day average) from the sent to the above address. See also Township, Clearfield County, Pa. Commission Web site at www.srbc.net. Blouse Well (Docket No. 19820103). Surface water withdrawal of up to 0.900 3. Project Sponsor and Facility: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In mgd (peak day). Shrewsbury Borough, York County, Pa. addition to the actions taken on projects 6. Project Sponsor and Facility: Application for renewal of groundwater identified in the summary above and the Keystone Clearwater Solutions, LLC withdrawal of up to 0.099 mgd (30-day listings below, the following items were (West Branch Susquehanna River), average) from the Smith Well (Docket also presented or acted upon at the Curwensville Borough, Clearfield No. 19811203). business meeting: (1) Adoption of a County, Pa. Renewal of surface water final, revised FY2016 budget; (2) withdrawal reduced from originally Authority: Pub.L. 91–575, 84 Stat. 1509 et approval/ratification of one grant, one seq., 18 CFR parts 806, 807, and 808. approved 2.000 mgd (peak day) to up to grant amendment, and one contract; (3) 1.500 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. Dated: March 18, 2015. adoption of a resolution encouraging the 20101204). Stephanie L. Richardson, use of dry cooling technology as 7. Project Sponsor and Facility: Linde Secretary to the Commission. appropriate for power generation and Corporation (Lackawanna River), Fell [FR Doc. 2015–06804 Filed 3–24–15; 8:45 am] other facilities for the conservation of Township, Lackawanna County, Pa. BILLING CODE 7040–01–P the waters of the Susquehanna River Renewal of surface water withdrawal of Basin; (4) a report on a delegated up to 0.905 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. settlement with Talisman Energy USA, 20101207). DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION pursuant to SRBC Resolution 2014–15, 8. Project Sponsor and Facility: in the amount of $8,000; and (5) Samson Exploration, LLC (Plum Grove Surface Transportation Board postponement to the June 2015 Cameron 5 Strip Mine Pond), Shippen Commission meeting of a Show Cause Township, Cameron County, Pa. [Docket No. EP 290 (Sub-No. 5) (2015–2)] proceeding with Four Seasons Golf Renewal of surface water withdrawal of Quarterly Rail Cost Adjustment Factor Course over its failure to abide by the up to 0.090 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. terms of the settlement agreement 20110308). AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board, rljohnson on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES accepted at the September 2014 9. Project Sponsor and Facility: DOT. Commission meeting. Shadow Ranch Resort, Inc. ACTION: Approval of rail cost adjustment (Tunkhannock Creek), Tunkhannock factor. Compliance Matter Township, Wyoming County, Pa. The Commission approved a Renewal of surface water withdrawal of SUMMARY: The Board approves the settlement in lieu of civil penalty for the up to 0.999 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. second quarter 2015 Rail Cost following project: 20110310). Adjustment Factor (RCAF) and cost VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:26 Mar 24, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00117 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\25MRN1.SGM 25MRN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesMarch 5, 2015.
ContactJason E. Oyler, Regulatory Counsel, telephone: (717) 238-0423, ext. 1312; fax: (717) 238-2436; email: [email protected] Regular mail inquiries may be sent to the above
FR Citation80 FR 15858 
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