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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 96-2191

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Applications, Actions and Special Notices

[26 Pa.B. 6195]

APPLICATIONS

   The following parties have applied for an NPDES permit to discharge controlled wastewaters into the surface waters of this Commonwealth. Unless otherwise indicated on the basis of preliminary review and application of lawful standard and regulations the Department of Environmental Protection proposes to issue a permit to discharge, subject to certain effluent limitations and special conditions. These proposed determinations are tentative.

   Where indicated, the EPA, Region III, Regional Administrator has waived the right to review or object to this proposed permit action under the waiver provision 40 CFR 123.6E.

   Persons wishing to comment on the proposed permit are invited to submit a statement to the office noted above the application within 30 days from the date of this public notice. Comments received within this 30-day period will be considered in the formulation of the final determinations regarding this application. Responses should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Department of the exact basis of a comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based. A public hearing may be held if the responsible office considers the public response significant.

   Following the 30-day comment period, the Water Management Program Manager will make a final determination regarding the proposed permit. Notice of this determination will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at which time this determination may be appealed to the Environmental Hearing Board.

   The application and related documents, proposed effluent limitations and special conditions, comments received and other information are on file and may be inspected and arrangements made for copying at the office indicated above the application.

   Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodations to participate in the proceeding should contact the Secretary to the Board at (717) 787-3483. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at 1 (800) 654-5984.

Applications for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit to discharge to State waters.


   Southeast Regional Office, Regional Manager, Water Management, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, telephone (610) 832-6130.

   PA 0053554.  Industrial waste, Earthgro, Inc., Newark Road, P. O. Box 863, Avondale, PA 19311.

   This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit to discharge stormwater from a soil products bagging facility in New Garden Township, Chester County. This is an existing discharge to the west branch of Red Clay Creek.

   The receiving stream is classified for warm water fish, trout stocking, potable water supply, industrial water supply, livestock water supply, wildlife water supply, irrigation, boating, fishing, water contact sports and esthetics.

   The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001, are as follows:

AverageMaximumInstantaneous
ParameterMonthly (mg/l)Daily (mg/l)Maximum (mg/l)
pHwithin limits of 6.0--9.0 standard units at all times
Total Suspended Solidsmonitor/report
Fecal Coliformsmonitor/report
Zincmonitor/report
Aluminummonitor/report
Coppermonitor/report
Iron (Total)monitor/report
Iron (Dissolved)monitor/report
4`4 DDTmonitor/report
4`4 DDDmonitor/report
4`4` DDEmonitor/report

   The EPA waiver is in effect.


   Southwest Regional Office, Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, telephone (412) 442-4000.

   PA 0205451.  Sewage, Lawrence G. Schwartz, 110 North Lane, Sewickley, PA 15143.

   This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage from Schwartz Mobile Home Park Sewage Treatment Plant in Economy Borough, Beaver County.

   The following effluent limitations are proposed for discharge to the receiving waters, known as Big Sewickley Creek, which are classified as a trout stocked fishery with existing and/or potential uses for aquatic life, water supply and recreation. The first downstream potable water supply intake from this facility is the Midland Borough Water Authority.

   Outfall 001:  existing discharge, design flow of .0063 mgd.

Concentration (mg/l)
AverageAverageMaximumInstantaneous
ParameterMonthly WeeklyDailyMaximum
CBOD52550
Suspended Solids3060
Ammonia Nitrogen
   (5-1 to 10-31)2142
   (11-1 to 4-30)2550
Fecal Coliforms
   (5-1 to 9-30)200/100 ml as a geometric mean
   (10-1 to 4-30)45,000/100 ml as a geometric mean
Total Residual Chlorine
   1st month--36th monthmonitor and report
   37th month--expiration1.43.3
pH6.0--9.0

   The EPA waiver is in effect.


   Northcentral Region, Environmental Program Manager, Water Management, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701, telephone (717) 327-3666.

   PA 0010533.  SIC:  0921, Fish and Boat Commission, 1225 Shiloh Road, State College, PA 16801-8495.

   This proposed action is for renewal of an NPDES permit for an existing discharge of treated industrial waste to Spring Creek in Benner Township, Centre County.

   The receiving stream is classified for the following uses:  cold water fishery and aquatic life, water supply and recreation.

   For the purpose of evaluating effluent requirements for TDS, NO2-NO3, fluoride and phenolics, the proposed downstream potable water supply (PWS) considered during the evaluation is located at Lock Haven approximately 30 miles below the discharge.

   Outfall 001--The proposed effluent limits, based on a design flow of 8.01 mgd, are:

AverageInstantaneous
ParameterMonthly (mg/l)Maximum (mg/l)
CBOD510.020.0
TSS15.030.0
NH3-N
   (5-1 to 10-31)1.53.0
   (11-1 to 4-30)4.59.0
Phosphorus--Total Dissolved
   (3-1 to 10-31)0.30.6
Dissolved Oxygenmonitor
pH6.0--9.0 s.u. at all times

   Outfall 002--The proposed effluent limits, based on a design flow of 1.21 mgd, are:

AverageInstantaneous
ParameterMonthly (mg/l)Maximum (mg/l)
CBOD510.020.0
TSS15.030.0
NH3-N
   (5-1 to 10-31)1.53.0
   (11-1 to 4-30)4.59.0
Phosphorus--Total Dissolved
   (3-1 to 10-31)0.30.6
Dissolved Oxygenmonitor
pH6.0--9.0 s.u. at all times

   Other Conditions:  Whole Effluent Toxicity testing for Outfall 001.

   The EPA waiver is in effect.

  

   PA 0039144.  SIC:  0921, Fish and Boat Commission, Oswayo FCS, R. R. 2, Box 84, Coudersport, PA 16915-9646.

   This proposed action is for renewal of an NPDES permit for an existing discharge of treated industrial waste to Oswayo Creek in Oswayo Township, Potter County.

   The receiving stream is classified for the following uses:  cold water fishery and aquatic life, water supply and recreation.

   For the purpose of evaluating effluent requirements for TDS, NO2-NO3, fluoride and phenolics, the downstream potable water supply (PWS) considered during the evaluation is the PA/NY border located approximately 20 miles below the discharge.

   The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001, based on a design flow of 3.4992 mgd, are:

AverageInstantaneous
ParameterMonthly (mg/l)Maximum (mg/l)
CBOD510.020.0
TSS10.020.0
NH3-Nmonitor
Dissolved Oxygenminimum 6.0 mg/l at all times
pH6.0--9.0 s.u. at all times

   Other Conditions:  Whole Effluent Toxicity testing for Outfall 001.

   The EPA waiver is in effect.

  

   PA 0115363.  SIC:  4952, Buffalo Township Municipal Sewer Authority, R. R. 2, Box 284-A, Lewisburg, PA 17837.

   This proposed action is for issuance of an NPDES permit for an existing discharge of 0.04 mgd of treated sewage with expansion to 0.08 mgd to Buffalo Creek in Buffalo Township, Union County.

   The receiving stream is classified for the following uses: trout stocked fishery and aquatic life, water supply and recreation.

   For the purpose of evaluating effluent requirements for TDS, NO2-NO3, fluoride and phenolics, the existing downstream potable water supply (PWS) considered during the evaluation is Shamokin Dam Municipal Authority located 3.7 river miles downstream.

   Outfall 001:

   The proposed effluent limits, until plant expansion, based on a design flow of 0.04 mgd are:

AverageAverageInstantaneous
ParameterMonthly (mg/l)Weekly (mg/l)Maximum (mg/l)
CBOD5254050
Suspended Solids304560
TRC1.02.3
Fecal Coliforms
   (5-1 to 9-30)200/100 ml as a geometric average
   (10-1 to 4-30)2,000/100 ml as a geometric average
pH6.0--9.0 at all times

   The proposed effluent limits, after plant expansion, based on a design flow of 0.08 mgd, are:

AverageAverageInstantaneous
ParameterMonthly (mg/l)Weekly (mg/l)Maximum (mg/l)
CBOD5254050
Suspended Solids304560
TRC1.02.3
Fecal Coliforms
   (5-1 to 9-30)200/100 ml as a geometric average
   (10-1 to 4-30)2,000/100 ml as a geometric average
pH6.0--9.0 at all times

   Other Conditions: none

   The EPA waiver is in effect.

  

   PA 0209431.  SIC: 4952, William A. Marion, 640 Berkshire Drive, State College, PA 16801.

   This proposed action is for issuance of an NPDES permit for a new discharge of treated sewage to unnamed tributary of Halfmoon Creek in Halfmoon Township, Centre County.

   The receiving stream is classified for the following uses: high quality, cold water fishery and aquatic life, water supply and recreation.

   For the purpose of evaluating effluent requirements for TDS, NO2-NO3, fluoride and phenolics, the downstream potable water supply (PWS) considered during the evaluation is Dauphin Consolidated Water Company located at Dauphin on the Susquehanna River.

   The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001, based on a design flow of 0.0004 mgd, are:

AverageInstantaneous
ParameterMonthly (mg/l)Maximum (mg/l)
CBOD51020
Suspended Solids2040
Fecal Coliforms
   (5-1 to 9-30)200/100 ml as a geometric average
   (10-1 to 4-30)200/100 ml as a geometric average
pH6.0--9.0 at all times
Free Chlorine Residualmonitor and report

   The EPA waiver is in effect.


Industrial waste and sewerage applications under The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001).

   Southeast Regional Office, Regional Water Management Program Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428-2233, telephone (610) 832-6130.

   1596417.  Sewerage. New Garden Township Sewer Authority, R. D. 1, Post Office Box 139, Landenberg, PA 19350. Construction of an influent pump station, a lagoon treatment plant and spray irrigation fields to serve the East End Wastewater Treatment Facilities located in New Garden Township, Chester County.

   0996424.  Sewerage. Milford-Trumbauersville Area Sewer Authority, Post Office Box 126, Spinnerstown, PA 18968. Construction of a pumping station to serve Hillcrest Hunt located in Milford Township, Bucks County.

   Southwest Regional Office, Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, telephone (412) 442-4000.

   A.  5696409.  Sewerage. Shade-Central City Joint Authority, 429 Sunshine Avenue, Central City, PA 15926. Application for the construction and operation of sewers and appurtenances and pump stations to serve the Bunker Hill Sewer Lines and Pump Station (T-792) located in the Township of Shade, Somerset County.


Applications received under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P. S. §§ 721.1--721.17).

   Southcentral Regional Office, Sanitarian Regional Manager, One Ararat Boulevard, Harrisburg, PA 17110, telephone (717) 657-4692.

   A.  2896502.  Public water supply. Whitetail Resorts, L. P., Montgomery Township, Franklin County (Steve Rice, President, Whitetail Resorts, L. P., 13805 Blairs Valley Road, Mercersburg, PA 17325), modification of an existing public water supply to include two new wells and changes to existing treatment including addition of a third manganese greensand filter. Upon completion, the water system is to be reclassified as a community system serving 250 residences (David C. Goodwin, William A. Brindle Associates, Inc., 220 Lincoln Way East, Chambersburg, PA 17201).

   Northwest Regional Office, Sanitarian Regional Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, telephone (814) 332-6899.

   A.  4396508.  Public water supply. Reynolds Mobile Home Park, 110 West 10th Street, Greenville, PA 16125. This proposal involves obtaining a permit for an existing water system in the Reynolds Home Park that is supplied water by the Reynolds Water Company in the Borough of Greenville, Mercer County.

   Permit No. 2596506.  Public water supply. Erie City Water Authority, 340 West Bayfront Parkway (Chestnut Street Plant), Erie, PA 16507. This permit covers the installation and operation of a chemical feed pump system for the injection of ortho-polyphosphate blend (corrosion control treatment) in the City of Erie, Erie County.

   Type of Facility:  Community water supply.

   Consulting Engineer:  KLH Engineers, 5173 Campbells Run Rd., Pittsburgh, PA 15205.

   Permit to Construct Issued:  December 9, 1996.

   Permit No. 2596507.  Public water supply. Erie City Water Authority, 340 West Bayfront Parkway (Sommerheim Plant), Erie, PA 16507. This permit covers the installation and operation of a chemical feed pump system for the injection of ortho-polyphosphate blend (corrosion control treatment) in the City of Erie, Erie County.

   Type of Facility:  Community water supply.

   Consulting Engineer:  KLH Engineers, 5173 Campbells Run Rd., Pittsburgh, PA 15205.

   Permit to Construct Issued:  December 9, 1996.


Acknowledgment of Notices of Intent to Remediate

   Acknowledgment of Notices of Intent to Remediate submitted to the Department of Environmental Protection under the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (35 P. S. §§ 6026.101--6026.908).

   Sections 302 and 303 of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (act) require the Department of Environmental Protection to publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin an acknowledgment noting receipt of any Notices of Intent to Remediate. An acknowledgment of the receipt of a Notice of Intent to Remediate identifies a site where a person proposes to, or has been required to, respond to a release of a regulated substance at a site. Persons intending to use the background or Statewide health standard to remediate a site must file a Notice of Intent to Remediate with the Department. A Notice of Intent to Remediate filed with the Department provides a brief description of the location of the site, a list of known contaminants at the site, the proposed remediation measures for the site, and a description of the intended future use of the site. A person who demonstrates attainment of one or a combination of the cleanup standards identified under the act will be relieved of further liability for the remediation of the site for any contamination identified in reports submitted to and approved by the Department and shall not be subject to citizen suits or other contribution actions brought by responsible persons not participating in the remediation.

   For further information concerning the content of a Notice of Intent to Remediate, please contact the Department of Environmental Protection Regional Office under which the notice appears. If information concerning this acknowledgment is required in an alternative form, contact the community relations coordinator at the appropriate regional office listed. TDD users may telephone the Department through the AT&T Relay Service at 1 (800) 654-5984.

   The Department of Environmental Protection has received the following Notice of Intent to Remediate:

   Southcentral Regional Office, Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, One Ararat Boulevard, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 657-4592.

   Buck Run Property Site, including 19 Buck Run Road, 26 Buck Run Road, and the Buck Run Road Right-of-Way, South Heidelberg Township, Berks County. C. D. Schneck, Inc., 1200 Columbia Avenue, Sinking Spring, PA 17569, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soils contaminated with BTEX and PAHs. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the Statewide health standard. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in Reading Eagle Times on December 15, 1996.


Applications submitted under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003) and regulations to operate solid waste processing or disposal area or site.

   Regional Office, Regional Solid Waste Manager, One Ararat Boulevard, Harrisburg, PA 17110.

   A.  603285.  Martin Greenleaf Farm, Bio Gro Division (180 Admiral Cochrane Drive, Suite 305, Annapolis, MD 21401). Application for modification to add additional acreage to a site in Colerian Township, Lancaster County. Application determined to be complete in the Regional Office December 9, 1996.

   A.  603285.  Borkey Farms, Bio Gro Division (180 Admiral Cochrane Drive, Annapolis, MD 21401). Application for modification to add additional acreage to a site in Upper Bern Township, Berks County. Application determined to be complete in the Regional Office December 9, 1996.


Applications received for Operating Permits issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and regulations to construct, modify or reactivate air contaminant sources.

   Southeast Regional Office, Bureau of Air Quality, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428.

   The Department intends to issue an air quality operating permit for the air contaminant sources and associated air cleaning devices described below for the specified companies.

   Permit:  46-301-268
Source:  Hospital Waste Incinerator
Company:  North Penn Hospital
Location:  Hatfield
County:  Montgomery

   Northeast Regional Office, Bureau of Air Quality, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.

   The Department intends to issue an Air Quality Operating Permit for the air contamination sources and associated air cleaning devices described below for the specified companies.

   Permit:  64-310-004E
Source:  Stone Crushing Plant w/Waterspray
Company:  Milestone Materials Incorporated
Location:  Lake Township
County:  Wayne


Notice of Intent to Issue

Title V Operating Permit
Permit No. TV-22-05007

Dauphin County

   The Department of Environmental Protection intends to issue a Title V Operating Permit to The Harrisburg Authority for the Harrisburg Materials, Energy, Recycling and Recovery facility located in Harrisburg, Dauphin County. The Title V Operating Permit is required under 25 Pa. Code, Chapter 127, Subchapter G for major stationary sources.

   An appointment to review the application and other pertinent documents at the Southcentral Regional office may be scheduled by contacting Mary DiSanto at (717) 541-7937 between 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays.

   Those wishing to comment on the proposed action may contact Kanubhai Patel, Chief, Title V Facilities Section, One Ararat Boulevard, Harrisburg, PA 17110.

   Comments may be submitted during the 30-day period immediately following the publications of this notice. Each comment must include the name, address and telephone number of the persons submitting the comments along with the reference number of the permit (TV-22-05007).

   The Department reserves the right to hold a public hearing on the proposed action based upon the information received during the comment period. The Department will give notice of any scheduled public hearing at least 30 days in advance of the hearing as per 25 Pa. Code § 127.521.

Reasonably Available Control Technology
Plan Approval No. 36-2013
and
Title V Operating Permit 36-05013
Permit No. TV-36-05013

Lancaster County

   The Department of Environmental Protection has made a preliminary determination to approve a Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) Plan for the purpose of revising the State Implementation Plan (SIP) and also intends to issue a Title V Operating Permit to Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority for Lancaster County Resource Recovery Facility located in Conoy Township, Lancaster County. The Title V Operating Permit is required under 25 Pa. Code, Chapter 127, Subchapter G for major stationary sources.

   The proposed SIP revision does not adopt any new regulations. It incorporates the provisions and requirements contained in RACT Plan Approval No. 36-2013 for the existing facility to comply with current regulations. The preliminary NOx RACT determination for the three combustion sources is Selective Non-Catalytic Reduction and Activated Carbon Adsorber.

   The preliminary RACT determination, when finally approved, will be incorporated into a Plan Approval/Operating Permit for the facility and will be submitted to the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a revision to Pennsylvania's SIP.

   An appointment to review the pertinent documents at the Southcentral Regional Office may be scheduled by contacting Mary DiSanto at (717) 540-5018 between 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays.

   One public hearing will be held for the purpose of receiving comments on the proposal. The hearing will be held on February 25, 1997 at Bainbridge Fire Hall, Second and Market Streets, Bainbridge, PA 17562 from 3 p.m. until all scheduled comments on the proposal are received.

   Those wishing to comment on RACT Plan Approval No. 36-2013 or Title V Permit No. 36-05013 are requested to contact Monsoor Rashid at (717) 657-6328 at least 1 week in advance of the hearing to schedule their testimony. Commentators are requested to provide two written copies of their remarks at the time of the hearing. Oral testimony will be limited to a maximum of 10 minutes per individual. Organizations are requested to designate an individual to present testimony on behalf of the organization. Written comments may be submitted to Kanubhai Patel, Chief, Title V Facilities Section, One Ararat Boulevard, Harrisburg, PA 17110.

   Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing scheduled for February 25, 1997 at Bainbridge Fire Hall and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings, should contact Susan Frank directly at (717) 541-7969 through the AT&T Relay Service at 1 (800) 654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.


Plan Approval applications received under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and regulations to construct, modify or reactivate air contamination sources and associated air cleaning devices.

   Regional Office: Northeast Regional Office, Bureau of Air Quality, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.

   An application for Plan Approval has been received by this office for the construction, modification or reactivation of the air contamination sources and associated air cleaning devices described below for the specified companies.

   Permit:  40-302-127G
Source:  12.6MMBTU N American Boil 1A-1618
Received:  November 27, 1996
Company:  Intermetro Industries Corporation
Location:  City of Wilkes-Barre
County:  Luzerne

MINING ACTIVITY APPLICATIONS

   Applications under the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1396.1--1396.19a); the Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 3301--3326); The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001); the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act (52 P. S. §§ 30.51--30.66); The Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1406.1--1406.21). Mining activity permits issued in response to such applications will also address the applicable permitting requirements of the following statutes; the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015); the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27); and the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003).

   The following permit applications to conduct mining activities have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection. A copy of the application is available for inspection at the District mining office indicated above each application. Where a 401 water quality certification is needed for any aspect of a particular proposed mining activity, the submittal of the permit application will serve as the request for such certification.

   Written comments or objections, or requests for informal conferences on applications, may be submitted by any person or any officer or head of any Federal, State or local government agency or authority to the Department at the same address within 30 days of this publication, or within 30 days after the last publication of the applicant's newspaper advertisement, as provided by 25 Pa. Code §§ 77.121--23 and 86.31--34 (relating to public notices of filing of permit applications, opportunity for comment, and informal conferences).

   Where any of the mining activities listed below will have discharges of wastewater to streams, the Department will incorporate NPDES permits into the mining activity permits issued in response to these applications. Such NPDES permits will contain, at a minimum, technology-based effluent limitations (as described in the Department's regulations--25 Pa. Code §§ 77.522, 87.102, 88.92, 88.187, 88.242, 89.52, and 90.102) for iron, manganese, suspended solids, settleable solids, alkalinity and pH. In addition to the above, more restrictive effluent limitations, restrictions on discharge volume or restrictions on the extent of mining which may occur will be incorporated into a mining activity permit when necessary for compliance with water quality standards (in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chs. 93 and 95). Persons or agencies which have requested review of the NPDES permit requirements for a particular mining activity within the above-mentioned public comment period will be provided with a 30-day period to review and submit comments on those requirements.

   Written comments or objections should contain the name, address and telephone number of persons submitting comments or objections; application number; and a statement of sufficient detail to inform the Department on the basis of comment or objection and relevant facts upon which it is based. Requests for an informal conference must contain the name, address and telephone number of requestor; application number; a brief summary of the issues to be raised by the requestor at the conference; and a statement whether the requestor desires to have the conference conducted in the locality of the proposed mining activities.

   District Mining Operations, R. D. 2, Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601.

Coal Applications Received

   03930103.  General Mining, Inc. (R. D. 2, Box 194, Avonmore, PA 15618). Application received for transfer of permit from Thomas J. Smith, Inc., for an existing surface mining operation located in Plumcreek Township, Armstrong County, and Washington Township, Indiana County, affecting 73 acres. Receiving streams Dutch Run, an unnamed tributary to Dutch Run to Plum Creek to Crooked Creek to Allegheny River. Application received November 20, 1996.

   03940113.  Thomas J. Smith, Inc. (R. D. 1, Box 260D, Shelocta, PA 15774). Application received for transfer of permit from ALT, Inc., for an existing surface mining operation located in Washington Township, Armstrong County, affecting 68.7 acres. Receiving streams unnamed tributary ''A'' to Huling Run, Huling Run to Allegheny River. Application received November 21, 1996.

   30960102.  Taylortown Mining, Inc. (P. O. Box 298, Point Marion, PA 15474). Permit application received for commencement, operation and reclamation of a bituminous surface mine located in Dunkard Township, Greene County, affecting 63.0 acres. Receiving streams unnamed tributary to Dunkard Creek, Dunkard Creek to the Monongahela River. Application received November 26, 1996.

   02960902.  ACV Power Corporation (P. O. Box 402, Emlenton, PA 16373). Application received for commencement, operation and reclamation of an incidental coal extraction operation located in West Deer Township, Allegheny County, affecting 14.0 acres. Receiving streams two unnamed tributaries to Bull Creek. Application received November 14, 1996.

   04960101.  Kerry Coal Company (P. O. Box 19, Portersville, PA 16051). Application received for commencement, operation and reclamation of a bituminous surface mine located in South Beaver Township, Beaver County, affecting 224.0 acres. Receiving streams unnamed tributaries to Brush Run to North Fork Little Beaver Creek to Little Beaver Creek to the Ohio River. A social and economic justification is included. Application received November 26, 1996.

   03930106.  Dutch Run Coal, Inc. (A02-366, Shelocta, PA 15774). Revision received for a change in land use from forestland to pastureland/land occasionally cut for hay on an existing bituminous surface mine located in Burrell Township, Armstrong County. Revision received: December 5, 1996.

   03910108R.  Stitt Coal Co., Inc. (R. R. 1, Box 197A, Ford City, PA 16226). Renewal application received for continued operation and reclamation of a bituminous surface mine located in Kittanning Township, Armstrong County. Receiving streams Garretts Run watershed. Renewal application received: December 11, 1996.

   The following permit applications and requests for Environmental Assessment approval and requests for water quality certification have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection.

   In addition to permit applications, the Bureau of Dams, Waterways and Wetlands (BDWW) and the Regional Office Soils and Waterways Sections have assumed primary responsibility for processing requests for certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)), for projects requiring both a Dam Safety and Encroachments Permit, and a U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) permit. Section 401(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act requires the State to certify that the involved projects will not violate the applicable provisions of 33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1301--1303, 1306, 1307, as well as relevant State requirements. Initial requests for 401 certification will be published concurrently with the BDWW permit application. Persons objecting to approval of a request for certification under section 401 or to the issuance of a Dam Safety or Encroachment Permit, or the approval of Environmental Assessments must submit any comments, suggestions or objections within 30 days of the date of this notice as well as any questions to the Bureau or Field Office indicated as the responsible office.

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