81 FR 68094 - Actions Taken at September 8, 2016, Meeting

SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 191 (October 3, 2016)

As part of its regular business meeting held on September 8, 2016, in Cooperstown, New York, the Commission took the following actions: approved or tabled the applications of certain water resources projects; and took additional actions, as set forth in the Supplementary Information below.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 191 (Monday, October 3, 2016)]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-23737]


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SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN COMMISSION


Actions Taken at September 8, 2016, Meeting

AGENCY: Susquehanna River Basin Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As part of its regular business meeting held on September 8, 
2016, in Cooperstown, New York, the Commission took the following 
actions: approved or tabled the applications of certain water resources 
projects; and took additional actions, as set forth in the 
Supplementary Information below.

DATES: The business meeting was held on September 8, 2016. Please refer 
to the notice published in 81 FR 64812, September 21, 2016, for 
additional information on the proposed rulemaking, including public 
hearing dates and locations. Comments on the proposed consumptive use 
mitigation policy may be submitted to the Commission on or before 
January 6, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to: Jason E. Oyler, Esq., General 
Counsel, Susquehanna River Basin Commission, 4423 N. Front Street, 
Harrisburg, PA 17110-1788, or submitted electronically at http://www.srbc.net/pubinfo/publicparticipation/PublicComments.aspx?type=5&cat=20.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jason E. Oyler, General 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) 
rescission of the Commission's Information Technology Services Fee; (2) 
approval/ratification of a contract and several grants; (3) release of 
proposed rulemaking to clarify application requirements and standards 
for review of projects, amend the rules dealing with the mitigation of 
consumptive uses, add a subpart to provide for registration of 
grandfathered projects, and revise requirements dealing with hearings 
and enforcement actions, and release of a consumptive use mitigation 
policy; (4) a report on delegated settlements with the following 
project sponsors, pursuant to SRBC Resolution 2014-15: Lackawanna 
Energy Center, in the amount of $2,000; and Troy Borough Municipal 
Authority, in the amount of $5,000.; 5) approval to extend the term of 
an emergency certificate with Furman Foods, Inc. to November 30, 2016; 
and 6) continuance of the Show Cause proceeding granted to Montage 
Mountain Resorts, LP, to the December 2016 Commission meeting.

Project Applications Approved

    The Commission approved the following project applications:
    1. Project Sponsor and Facility: Bloomfield Borough Water 
Authority, Centre Township, Perry County, Pa. Groundwater withdrawal of 
up to 0.180 mgd (30-day average) from Well 3.
    2. Project Sponsor and Facility: Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation 
(Susquehanna River), Great Bend Township, Susquehanna County, Pa. 
Renewal of surface water withdrawal of up to 2.000 mgd (peak day) 
(Docket No. 20120904).
    3. Project Sponsor and Facility: Elizabethtown Area Water 
Authority, Elizabethtown Borough, Lancaster County, Pa. Groundwater 
withdrawal of up to 0.201 mgd (30-day average) from Well 1.
    4. Project Sponsor and Facility: Elizabethtown Area Water 
Authority, Mount Joy Township, Lancaster County, Pa. Groundwater 
withdrawal of up to 0.106 mgd (30-day average) from Well 3.
    5. Project Sponsor and Facility: Elizabethtown Area Water 
Authority, Elizabethtown Borough, Lancaster County, Pa. Groundwater 
withdrawal of up to 0.130 mgd (30-day average) from Well 4.
    6. Project Sponsor and Facility: Elizabethtown Area Water 
Authority, Mount Joy Township, Lancaster County, Pa. Groundwater 
withdrawal of up to 0.187 mgd (30-day average) from Well 8.
    7. Project Sponsor and Facility: Elizabethtown Area Water 
Authority, Mount Joy Township, Lancaster County, Pa. Groundwater 
withdrawal of up to 0.216 mgd (30-day average) from Well 9.
    8. Project Sponsor and Facility: Geisinger Health System, Mahoning 
Township, Montour County, Pa. Modification to increase consumptive 
water use by an additional 0.319 mgd (peak day), for a total 
consumptive water use of up to 0.499 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 
19910103).
    9. Project Sponsor: Pennsylvania American Water Company. Project 
Facility: Nittany Water System, Walker Township, Centre County, Pa. 
Groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.262 mgd (30-day average) from Nittany 
Well 1.
    10. Project Sponsor and Facility: Republic Services of 
Pennsylvania, LLC, Windsor and Lower Windsor Townships, York County, 
Pa. Renewal of groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.350 mgd (30-day 
average) from groundwater remediation wells (Docket No. 19860903).
    11. Project Sponsor and Facility: SWN Production Company, LLC, 
Herrick Township, Bradford County, Pa. Groundwater withdrawal of up to 
0.101 mgd (30-day average) from the Fields Supply Well.
    12. Project Sponsor and Facility: Talisman Energy USA Inc. 
(Susquehanna River), Sheshequin Township, Bradford County, Pa. Renewal 
of surface water withdrawal of

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up to 1.500 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20120912).
    13. Project Sponsor and Facility: Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line 
Company, LLC. Project: Atlantic Sunrise (Chiques Creek), West Hempfield 
Township, Lancaster County, Pa. Surface water withdrawal of up to 2.880 
mgd (peak day).
    14. Project Sponsor and Facility: Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line 
Company, LLC. Project: Atlantic Sunrise (Conestoga River-1), Conestoga 
Township, Lancaster County, Pa. Surface water withdrawal of up to 0.360 
mgd (peak day).
    15. Project Sponsor and Facility: Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line 
Company, LLC. Project: Atlantic Sunrise (Conestoga River-1), Conestoga 
Township, Lancaster County, Pa. Consumptive water use of up to 0.100 
mgd (peak day).
    16. Project Sponsor and Facility: Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line 
Company, LLC. Project: Atlantic Sunrise (Conestoga River-2), Conestoga 
Township, Lancaster County, Pa. Surface water withdrawal of up to 0.360 
mgd (peak day).
    17. Project Sponsor and Facility: Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line 
Company, LLC. Project: Atlantic Sunrise (Conestoga River-2), Conestoga 
Township, Lancaster County, Pa. Consumptive water use of up to 0.100 
mgd (peak day).
    18. Project Sponsor and Facility: Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line 
Company, LLC. Project: Atlantic Sunrise (Deep Creek), Hegins Township, 
Schuylkill County, Pa. Surface water withdrawal of up to 2.880 mgd 
(peak day).
    19. Project Sponsor and Facility: Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line 
Company, LLC. Project: Atlantic Sunrise (Fishing Creek), Sugarloaf 
Township, Columbia County, Pa. Surface water withdrawal of up to 2.592 
mgd (peak day).
    20. Project Sponsor and Facility: Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line 
Company, LLC. Project: Atlantic Sunrise (Pequea Creek), Martic 
Township, Lancaster County, Pa. Surface water withdrawal of up to 2.880 
mgd (peak day).
    21. Project Sponsor and Facility: Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line 
Company, LLC. Project: Atlantic Sunrise (Roaring Creek), Franklin 
Township, Columbia County, Pa. Surface water withdrawal of up to 2.880 
mgd (peak day).
    22. Project Sponsor and Facility: Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line 
Company, LLC. Project: Atlantic Sunrise (Susquehanna River), Eaton 
Township, Wyoming County, Pa. Surface water withdrawal of up to 2.592 
mgd (peak day).
    23. Project Sponsor and Facility: Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line 
Company, LLC. Project: Atlantic Sunrise (Susquehanna River), Eaton 
Township, Wyoming County, Pa. Consumptive water use of up to 0.100 mgd 
(peak day).
    24. Project Sponsor and Facility: Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line 
Company, LLC. Project: Atlantic Sunrise (Susquehanna River-1), Montour 
Township and Catawissa Borough, Columbia County, Pa. Surface water 
withdrawal of up to 0.360 mgd (peak day).
    25. Project Sponsor and Facility: Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line 
Company, LLC. Project: Atlantic Sunrise (Susquehanna River-1), Montour 
Township and Catawissa Borough, Columbia County, Pa. Consumptive water 
use of up to 0.100 mgd (peak day).
    26. Project Sponsor and Facility: Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line 
Company, LLC. Project: Atlantic Sunrise (Swatara Creek), East Hanover 
Township, Lebanon County, Pa. Surface water withdrawal of up to 2.880 
mgd (peak day).

Project Applications Tabled

    The Commission tabled action on the following project applications:
    1. Project Sponsor: Exelon Generation Company, LLC. Project 
Facility: Muddy Run Pumped Storage Project, Drumore and Martic 
Townships, Lancaster County, Pa. Application for an existing 
hydroelectric facility.
    2. Project Sponsor and Facility: Gilberton Power Company, West 
Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill County, Pa. Application for renewal of 
consumptive water use of up to 1.510 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 
19851202).
    3. Project Sponsor and Facility: Gilberton Power Company, West 
Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill County, Pa. Application for groundwater 
withdrawal of up to 1.870 mgd (30-day average) from the Gilberton Mine 
Pool.
    4. Project Sponsor and Facility: Manbel Devco I, LP, Manheim 
Township, Lancaster County, Pa. Application for groundwater withdrawal 
of up to 4.320 mgd (30-day average) from the Belmont Quarry.
    5. Project Sponsor and Facility: Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line 
Company, LLC. Project: Atlantic Sunrise (Susquehanna River-2), Montour 
Township, Columbia County, Pa. Application for surface water withdrawal 
of up to 2.880 mgd (peak day).
    6. Project Sponsor and Facility: Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line 
Company, LLC. Project: Atlantic Sunrise (Susquehanna River-2), Montour 
Township, Columbia County, Pa. Application for consumptive water use of 
up to 0.100 mgd (peak day).
    7. Project Sponsor and Facility: Village of Windsor, Broome County, 
N.Y. Application for groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.380 mgd (30-day 
average) from Well 2.
    8. Project Sponsor and Facility: West Manchester Township 
Authority, West Manchester Township, York County, Pa. Application for 
groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.216 mgd (30-day average) from Well 7.

Project Application Withdrawn by Project Sponsor

    The following project sponsor withdrew its project application:
    1. Project Sponsor and Facility: Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line 
Company, LLC. Project: Atlantic Sunrise (Little Fishing Creek), Mount 
Pleasant Township, Columbia County, Pa. Application for surface water 
withdrawal of up to 2.880 mgd (peak day).

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

    Dated: September 27, 2016.
Stephanie L. Richardson,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2016-23737 Filed 9-30-16; 8:45 am]
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