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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 96-1436e

[26 Pa.B. 4247]

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Actions on applications filed under the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27) and section 302 of the Flood Plain Management Act (32 P. S. § 679.302) and sections 5 and 402 of the act of June 22, 1937 (P. L. 1987, No. 394) (35 P. S. §§ 691.5 and 691.402) and notice of final action for certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)) (Note: Permits issued for Small Projects do not include 401 Certification, unless specifically stated in the description.

   Southcentral Regional Office: Water Management Program, Soils and Waterways Section, One Ararat Boulevard, Room 126, Harrisburg, PA 17110, telephone (717) 657-4590.

   E05-233.  Encroachment. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 701 S. Walton Blvd., Bentonville, AR 72716-8702. To place fill material in 1.2 acres of wetlands in order to construct a food distribution center and associated improvements located just east of Cessna Village (Bedford, PA Quadrangle N: 17.1 inches; W: 2.6 inches) in Bedford Township, Bedford County. The applicant is required to provide 1.2 acres of replacement wetlands.

   E07-255.  Encroachment. Blair County Commissioners, P. O. Box 539, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648. To remove an existing structure and to construct and maintain a single span reinforced concrete box beam bridge having a clear span of 50 feet and an underclearance of 5.42 feet across Clover Creek located on Township Road T-377 about 370 feet west of its intersection with S. R. 2011 (Williamsburg, PA Quadrangle N: 4.3 inches; W: 13.0 inches) in Huston Township, Blair County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.

   E07-259.  Encroachment. Allegheny Township Sewer & Water Authority, 3131 Old 6th Ave. Road, North, Duncansville, PA 16635. To construct and maintain a sewage pumping station in the floodplain of Beaverdam Branch of the Juniata River to replace an existing station located about 75 feet east of the Penn Central Railroad tracks and about 350 feet south of the railroad's crossing of Gillians Run (Hollidaysburg, PA Quadrangle N: 10.7 inches; W: 6.6 inches) in Allegheny Township, Blair County.

   E29-070.  Encroachment. Stephanie R. and Donald H. Clevenger, R. R. 1, Box 584, McConnellsburg, PA 17233. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain three 5-foot diameter RC pipes in Big Cove Creek to provide continued access to the Clevenger's home located just north of McConnellsburg Borough (McConnellsburg, PA Quadrangle N: 11.98 inches; W: 17.13 inches) in Todd Township, Fulton County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.

Permits Issued and Actions on 401 Certification

   Northwest Regional Office: Soils and Waterways Section, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, telephone (814) 332-6942.

   E10-232.  Encroachment. Butler County Commissioners, P. O. Box 1208, Butler, PA 16003-1208. To replace the superstructure and to operate and maintain Hilliards No. 1 Bridge (County No. 37) having a clear normal span of 27.5 feet and a maximum underclearance of 7.5 feet across south branch Slippery Rock Creek on Edenboro Road (T-631) approximately 2 miles northwest of the intersection with S. R. 138 (Hilliards, PA Quadrangle N: 6.1 inches; W: 15.8 inches) located in Washington Township, Butler County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.

   E37-108.  Encroachment. Jameson Health Care Foundation, 1211 Wilmington Avenue, New Castle, PA 16105-2595. To fill a 0.05-acre wetland for the construction of the Jameson Laurel Community Health Center facility along the north side of S. R. 108 approximately 1 mile west of Harlansburg (Harlansburg, PA Quadrangle N: 3.8 inches; W: 10.8 inches) located in Scott Township, Lawrence County.

   E61-203.  Encroachment. Richard Schiffer, P. O. Box 389, Franklin, PA 16323. To construct and maintain a 100-foot-long section of 4-foot-diameter plastic pipe stream enclosure in a tributary to French Creek (Monkey Run) connecting existing upstream and downstream 4-foot-wide by 4-foot-high concrete box stream enclosures along S. R. 417 approximately 1,200 feet north of S. R. 322 in the Village of Rocky Grove (Franklin, PA Quadrangle N: 6.0 inches; W: 10.75 inches) located in Sugarcreek Borough, Venango County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.

   Northeast Regional Office: Regional Soils and Waterways Section, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, telephone (717) 826-5485.

   E40-437.  Encroachment. Department of Transportation, Engineering District 4-0, P. O. Box 111, Scranton, PA 18501. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a 13.0-foot by 7.0-foot precast reinforced concrete box culvert, with its invert depressed 1.0 foot below streambed elevation, in a tributary to Black Creek. The project is located on S. R. 3038, Section 3S1, Segment 0010, Offset 0000, approximately 0.1 mile north of S. R. 3018 (Nuremberg, PA Quadrangle N: 19.3 inches; W: 8.0 inches) in Black Creek Township, Luzerne County.

   E40-438.  Encroachment. Weis Markets, Inc., 1000 South Second Street, P. O. Box 471, Sunbury, PA 17801. To place fill in 0.81 acre of wetlands within the Black Creek drainage basin and to construct and maintain a sanitary sewer utility line crossing of wetlands for the purpose of constructing a Weis/Lowe's retail center. The project is located on Lots 1 and 2 of the Candid Estates Parcel, on the south side of Susquehanna Boulevard (S. R. 0093) (Conyngham, PA Quadrangle N: 16.7 inches; W: 1.0 inch) in West Hazleton Borough and Hazle Township, Luzerne County. The permittee is required to provide 0.95 acre of replacement wetlands.

   E45-292.  Encroachment. Pocono Mountain School District, P. O. Box 200, Swiftwater, PA 18370-0200. To construct and maintain approximately 120 linear feet of 15-inch S.L.C.P.P. stormwater pipe and 8-inch D.I.P. sewage treatment plant discharge line through 0.13 acre of wetlands and a concrete outfall structure along Clear Run. The project is associated with construction of the proposed Pocono Mountain Elementary and Middle Schools located west of the intersection of S. R. 0611 and Township Road T634 (Tobyhanna, PA Quadrangle N: 5.2 inches; W: 1.3 inches) in Coolbaugh Township, Monroe County.

   E45-294.  Encroachment. DCNR--State Forest Bureau of Facilities Design and Construction, P. O. Box 8451, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8451. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a single-span vehicular bridge across Poplar Run, having a normal span of 25.0 feet and an average underclearance of approximately 3.5 feet. The project is located in Delaware State Forest, along Laurel Run Road (also known as State Forest Road No. 5), approximately 0.5 mile upstream from the confluence of Poplar Run and Brodhead Creek (East Stroudsburg, PA Quadrangle N: 21.8 inches; W: 12.9 inches) in Price Township, Monroe County.

   E52-141.  Encroachment. Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Bushkill, PA 18324. To remove the existing structures and to construct and maintain two bridges across Dingmans Creek, within the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area: (1) a single-span prestressed concrete bridge, having a span of approximately 22.0 meters and an underclearance of 2.0 meters, located at milepost 13.3 on U. S. Route 209, approximately 200 meters south of the intersection of Route 209 and S. R. 0739 (Culvers Gap, NJ-PA Quadrangle N: 17.5 inches; W: 16.6 inches); (2) a single-span prestressed concrete bridge, having a normal span of approximately 13.5 meters and an underclearance of 3.0 meters, located on the Dingmans Falls Access Road, approximately 1.1 kilometers northwest of the intersection of Route 209 and S. R. 0739 (Lake Maskenozha, PA-NJ Quadrangle N: 18.5 inches; W: 1.1 inches) in Delaware Township, Pike County.

   E54-220.  Encroachment. John S. Mills, Jr. and Catherine M. Bradley, 249 Meadow Drive, Auburn, PA 17922. To construct and maintain a steel I-beam bridge, having timber decking, across Plum Creek to gain access to private property for general property maintenance purposes. The proposed bridge has a span of approximately 30 feet and an underclearance of approximately 7 feet, and is located approximately 0.5 mile west of the intersection of S. R. 2011 and T-676 (Friedensburg, PA Quadrangle N: 19.1 inches; W: 1.5 inches) in South Manheim Township, Schuylkill County.

   E58-206.  Encroachment. Bridgewater Township Supervisors, P. O. Box 297, Montrose, PA 18801. To modify and maintain an existing single-span reinforced concrete T-beam bridge across east branch Wyalusing Creek, with work consisting of widening the structure by approximately 12 feet on the downstream side. The bridge has a span of 22.0 feet and an underclearance of 6.5 feet, and is located on T-726, approximately 0.6 mile north of the intersection of S. R. 0706 and T-726 (Montrose West, PA Quadrangle N: 15.1 inches; W: 4.6 inches), in Bridgewater Township, Susquehanna County.

   E58-210.  Encroachment. Department of Transportation, Engineering District 4-0, P. O. Box 111, Scranton, PA 18501. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain an 18.0-foot by 8.5-foot precast reinforced concrete box culvert, with its invert depressed 1.0 foot below streambed elevation, in Benninger Creek. The project is located on S. R. 3003, Section 5S1, Segment 0010, Offset 402, approximately 0.1 mile north of the intersection of S. R. 3003 and S. R. 3002 (Auburn Center, PA Quadrangle N: 5.9 inches; W: 14.0 inches) in Auburn Township, Susquehanna County.

   E64-166.  Encroachment. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 701 South Walton Boulevard, Bentonville, AR 72716-8703. To remove an existing outfall structure and to (1) place fill and/or excavate in 2.01 acres of wetlands, (2) construct and maintain approximately 680 linear feet of channel change in a tributary to Holbert Creek and (3) to construct and maintain three stormwater outfall structures (42-inch, 24-inch and 18-inch) along a tributary to Holbert Creek, for the purpose of constructing a commercial retail store. The project is located along Old Willow Avenue (T-405), east of the intersection T-405 and S. R. 0006 (White Mills, PA Quadrangle N: 10.4 inches; W: 14.4 inches), in Texas Township, Wayne County. The permittee is required to provide 2.53 acres of replacement wetlands.

   E40-424.  Permit denial. Encroachment. David C. and Dora E. Abod, R. D. 1, Box 125, Harveys Lake, PA 18618. To modify and maintain an existing dock in Harveys Lake, with work including the removal of three existing pilings and the attached walkways from the eastern side of the dock, extension of the dock to a total length of approximately 130 feet from the shoreline, and the construction of boat slips on the western side of the dock extension. The dock is located at Pole #155, Lakeside Drive (Harveys Lake, PA Quadrangle N: 22.3 inches; W: 6.6 inches) in Harveys Lake Borough, Luzerne County.

   Southwest Regional Office: Soils and Waterways Section, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.

Permits Issued

   E26-219.  Encroachment. Janet Steele, P. O. Box 218, Fayette City, PA 15438-0218. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a bridge having a clear span of 25 feet and underclearance of 5.3 feet across Lamb Lick Run to provide access to a private home. The project is located just south of SR 4040, approximately 1,000 feet upstream from confluence of Lamb Lick Run with Monongahela River (Fayette City, PA Quadrangle N: 17.9 inches; W: 12.2 inches) in Fayette City Borough, Fayette County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.

   E56-262.  Encroachment. Department of Transportation, 1620 N. Juniata Street, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648. To place and maintain fill in 1.35 acres of wetlands, to construct 3.0 acres of replacement wetlands, to remove existing structures and to construct and maintain new structures as listed per Attachment (A) as part of the construction of new S. R. 6219, Section B08. The project begins south of Hunsrick Summit, just south of the Borough of Meyersdale and ends north of Blacks Curve, just north of the Borough of Meyersdale, for an overall project length of 5.1 miles (Meyersdale, PA Quadrangle N: 11.0 inches; W: 5.0 inches) in Summit Township, Somerset County.

Attachment A

   1.  Culvert C2:  a 350-foot long, 72-inch RCP enclosure in a tributary to Casselman River on proposed S. R. 6219, Section B08, Station 93+82.

   2.  Culverts C5A and C5B:  two 30-inch × 19-inch oval concrete pipe culverts located on T-824 at station 18+42 and 21+77.88 in a tributary to Casselman River and a 200-foot long overflow channel from the upstream side of culvert C5B to a drainage swale located between culvert C5B and culvert C5A along the right side of T-824 as part of improving T-824.

   3.  Culvert C3:  a 72-inch RCP culvert in a tributary to Casselman River on proposed S. R. 6219, Section B08, Station 198+57 and a temporary stream crossing consisting of three 15-inch RC pipes in said stream for the purpose of constructing proposed culvert.

   4.  Structure 5:  a 0.5-foot depressed with baffles, 506-foot long, 13-foot × 6.5-foot concrete box enclosure with a beveled edge improved inlet in Miller Run on proposed S. R. 6219, Section B08 near station 120+36.

   5.  Structures 12S and 12N:  two three span bridges (southbound and northbound) across Casselman River. Each bridge has a total normal clear span of 325.64 feet. The underclearances are 33.84 feet and 33.59 feet respectively. Both bridges are located on S. R. 6219, Section B08, Station 261+59. This includes the construction of a temporary causeway type stream crossing consisting of ten 60-inch RC pipes in Casselman River approximately 100 feet downstream from the southbound bridge for the purpose of constructing said proposed bridges.

   6.  Structures 14S and 15N:  two single span bridges across Blue Lick Creek. The southbound bridge has a normal span of 134.44 feet and a minimum underclearance of 25.17 feet. The northbound bridge has a normal span of 134.45 feet and a minimum underclearance of 24.88 feet. Both bridges are located on proposed S. R. 6219, Section B08, Station 293+39. This includes the construction and maintenance of a bridge having a normal span of 60 feet and an underclearance of 9.4 feet across Blue Lick Creek approximately 200 feet upstream from the confluence of Blue Lick Creek and Casselman River for the purpose of constructing said proposed structures and providing access to a private property after construction.

   7.  Structures 11S and 11N:  two four span bridges (southbound and northbound) across Elklick Creek. Each bridge has a total normal clear span of 362.27 feet. The underclearances are 50.08 feet and 49.79 feet respectively. Both bridges are located on S. R. 6219, Section B08, Station 232+91.50. This includes the construction of temporary causeway type stream crossing consisting of three 36-inch RC pipes located approximately 140 feet downstream from the northbound bridge.

   8.  Structure 20:  a 0.5-foot depressed with baffles, 116-foot long, 15-foot × 5-foot RC box culvert with a beveled edge improved inlet in Miller Run on S. R. 219, Section B08, station 394+93.37. This includes the construction of a temporary road crossing consisting of two 48-inch thermoplastic pipe culverts.

   9.  Structures 8S and 8N:  two four span bridges across Casselman River. The southbound bridge has a total normal clear span of 427 feet and a minimum underclearance of 37.51 feet. The northbound bridge has a total normal clear span of 482 feet and a minimum underclearance of 38.44 feet. Both bridges are located on S. R. 6219, Section B08, Station 157+27. This includes the construction of a temporary causeway type stream crossing consisting of eight 42-inch RC pipes in Casselman River for the purpose of constructing said proposed bridges and the relocation of 290 L. F. of Miller Run for the purpose of changing the location of the confluence of Miller Run with Casselman River in order to protect the proposed structures. Work at this site also includes boulder placement for stream improvements to Elklick Creek to mitigate stream loss to Miller Run.

   E63-410.  Encroachment. City of Washington, 55 West Maiden St., Washington, PA 15301. To remove the existing structure (Hanna Street/Lower Prospect Street Bridge) and to construct and maintain a box culvert having a span of 12.0 feet with an underclearance of 5.5 feet (1.0 foot depressed) in Catfish Creek for the purpose of improving Hanna Street. The project is located on Hanna Street, approximately 150 feet south from the intersection of Houston Street and Hanna Street (Washington East, PA Quadrangle N: 7.45 inches; W: 15.8 inches) in the City of Washington, Washington County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.

   E65-631.  Encroachment. Robert G. and Judith Schlemmer, Jr., 74 Tanner Street, Export, PA 15632. To construct and maintain a bridge having a clear span of 20 feet and underclearance of 4 feet across an unnamed tributary to Whitehorn Creek located approximately 250 feet east of TR-852 (Davis Road) for the purpose of constructing an access road to the permittee's property (Saltsburg, PA Quadrangle N: 6.3 inches; W: 13.80 inches) in Salem Township, Westmoreland County.


SPECIAL NOTICES

Recycling Grant Awards Under the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act

   The Department of Environmental Protection hereby announces the following grants to municipalities for recycling programs under the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (35 P. S. §§ 4000.101--4000.1904).

   Grant funds are used to develop and implement recycling programs. Municipalities and counties are eligible for up to 90% funding of approved recycling program costs. Municipalities considered financially distressed under the Municipalities Financial Recovery Act (53 P. S. §§ 11701.101--11701.501), are eligible to receive funding for an additional 10% of approved costs. All grant awards are predicated on the receipt of recycling fees required by sections 701 and 702 of Act 101, and the availability of monies in the Recycling Fund.

   Inquiries regarding the grant offerings should be directed to Carl Hursh, Chief of Recycling and Markets, Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management, Division of Waste Minimization and Planning, Rachel Carson State Office Building, P. O. Box 8472, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8472.


Act 101
§ 902 Recycling Development and Implementation Grants

Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management

ApplicantProject TypeGrant Award
SOUTHEAST REGION
  1East Pikeland Township
Chester County
Leaf Composting$54,000
  2London Grove Township
Chester County
Brush Chipper$17,905
  3West Grove Borough
Chester County
Brush Chipper$16,825
  4East Landsdowne Borough
Delaware County
Leaf Composting$16,245
  5Abington Township
Montgomery County
Leaf Composting$162,000
  6Lower Gwynedd Township
Montgomery County
Leaf Composting$161,100
  7Montgomery CountyHome Composting$21,000
  8New Garden Township
Montgomery County
Brush Chipper$14,400
TOTALS           8   $463,475
NORTHEAST REGION
  9Harvey's Lake Borough
Lake Township, Luzerne County
Curbside Recycling$55,000
10Kingston Borough
Luzerne County
Leaf Composting$23,400
11Lehigh Township
Northampton County
Leaf Collection Equipment$22,950
12Coaldale Borough
Schuylkill County
Curbside Recycling$13,597
13Wayne CountyHome Composting       $5,265
TOTALS           5$120,212
SOUTHCENTRAL REGION
14Carroll Valley Borough
Adams County
Leaf Collection Equipment$95,040
15West Reading Borough
Berks County
Leaf Composting$60,750
16Holidaysburg Borough
Blair County
Home Composting$27,000
17Camp Hill Borough
Cumberland County
Leaf Composting$142,594
18Hampden Township
Cumberland County
Leaf Composting$46,500
19Shippensburg Borough
Cumberland County
Recycling Center$38,295
20South Middleton Township
Cumberland County
Leaf Composting$187,676
21Wormleysburg Borough
Cumberland County
Brush Chipper$15,750
22Londonderry Township
Dauphin County
Leaf Composting$57,548
23Bart Township
Lancaster County
Brush Chipper$25,888
24Manheim Township
Lancaster County
Leaf Composting$319,500
25Manor Township
Lancaster County
Leaf Collection Equipment$28,882
26Pequea Township
Lancaster County
Brush Chipper$34,062
27Salisbury Township
Lancaster County
Brush Chipper$76,500
28Terre Hill Borough
Lancaster County
Leaf Collection Equipment$2,121
29West Lampeter Township
Lancaster County
Leaf Collection Equipment$13,500
30Liverpool Borough
Perry County
Brush Chipper$1,052
31York CountyLeaf Composting and Drop-off Recycling   $386,388
TOTALS         18$1,559,046
NORTHCENTRAL REGION
32Bellefonte Borough
Centre County
Leaf Collection Equipment$17,529
33Centre CountyCurbside Recycling$100,456
34Spring Township
Centre County
Leaf Composting$21,250
35Sandy Township
Clearfield County
Leaf Collection Equipment$25,771
36Lycoming CountyLeaf Composting   $241,020
TOTALS           5$406,026
SOUTHWEST REGION
37Avalon Borough
Bellvue Borough
Allegheny County
Leaf Collection Equipment$47,246
38Carnegie Borough
Allegheny County
Brush Chipper$18,000
39Leetsdale Borough
Allegheny County
Brush Chipper$18,900
40Oakdale Borough
Allegheny County
Leaf Collection Equipment$18,724
41Pitcairn Borough
Allegheny County
Brush Chipper$4,950
42South Fayette Township
Allegheny County
Leaf Collection Equipment$96,621
43Aliquippa City
Beaver County
Leaf Collection Equipment$95,416
44Baden Borough
Beaver County
Leaf Collection Equipment$79,875
45Beaver CountyLeaf Composting$417,990
46Freedom Borough
Beaver County
Leaf Collection Equipment$30,792
47Midland Borough
Beaver County
Leaf Collection Equipment$26,392
48Stoneycreek Township
Cambria County
Leaf Composting$75,150
49West Wheatfield Township
Indiana County
Brush Chipper$14,400
50Somerset CountyOffice/Drop-off Recycling Program       $5,113
TOTALS         14$949,569
NORTHWEST REGION
51Lawrence Park Township
Erie County
Leaf Collection and Composting Equipment     $59,811
TOTALS           1$59,811
GRAND TOTALS         51$3,558,139


Submission Date for Recycling Program Development and Implementation Grants Under the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (Act 101)

   The Department of Environmental Protection hereby announces a request for applications from municipalities for recycling program grant assistance under section 902 of the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (35 P. S. §§ 4000.101--4000.1904).

   Municipalities eligible for the grants include counties, cities, boroughs, incorporated towns, townships and home rule municipalities. Authorities are not eligible to apply for the grants, but may be sponsored by a county or municipality.

   This soliciation is not for projects to be considered under the public/private partnership grant program.

   The following categories of recycling projects will be given funding priority in the order they are listed. Intergovernmental cooperative recycling projects within any category will receive higher priority.

   1.  Projects implemented by a municipality, mandated by Act 101 to have a curbside recycling program, that establish or maintain compliance with the recycling requirements of the Act including:

   a)  semi-annual public information and education programs required under Act 101 Section 1501(d) concerning recycling program features and requirements for the residential, commercial, institutional and municipal sectors; and,

   b)  programs for the collection of recyclables and leaf waste from residential, and/or commercial, institutional and municipal establishments.

   2.  Implementation of a curbside or drop-off recycling program by a nonmandated municipality.

   3.  Replacement equipment for the collection or processing of recyclables or leaf and yard wastes.

   4.  Leaf or yard waste collection and composting projects.

   5.  Expansion of existing public sector recycling collection centers or materials processing facilities.

   6.  General recycling education projects.

   7.  New public sector recycling collection centers or materials processing facilities.

   Municipalities and counties are eligible for 90% funding of approved recycling program costs. Municipalities considered financially distressed under the Municipalities Financial Recovery Act (53 P. S. §§ 11701.101--11701.501), are eligible to receive funding for an additional 10% of approved costs.

   Eligible recycling program development costs include: recycling program design costs; recycling market investigations; development of recycling market commitments; development of recycling program ordinances; development of recycling public education programs; and the costs of developing contracts or procuring equipment and services necessary for the operation of the recycling program.

   Eligible recycling program implementation costs include: vehicles used to collect or transport recyclable materials to processing or storage facilities, or in the operation of a materials recovery facility, or in the transport of recyclable materials to market; reusable containers for household recyclable materials storage and collection; the cost of acquisition and/or renovation of buildings for the processing or storage of recyclable materials; equipment used for the processing of recyclable materials; and land improvements for a recycling facility. Yard waste composting programs as defined by the Pennsylvania Municipal Waste Management Regulations, Chapter 75, will be considered as recycling programs.

   Before a municipality can submit an application to the Department for the funding of mechanical processing equipment, it must first publish a notice in a newspaper of general circulation describing in detail the kinds of processing equipment that it proposes to purchase and the intended use of the equipment. The municipality must allow 30 days for responses from interested individuals. When the municipality submits the recycling grant application to the Department, it must include proof of compliance with the notification requirements, a description of any responses received to the notice, and an explanation of why the municipality has concluded the mechanical processing equipment is not available to the program from the private sector.

   Applications must be received or postmarked by 3 p.m. November 21, 1996. Applications received by the Department after that date will not be considered during the current round of solicitation. Applications must be on forms provided by the Department, with two copies submitted to the appropriate DEP Regional Office. All grant awards will be predicated on the receipt of recycling fees required by sections 701 and 702 of Act 101, and the availability of monies in the Recycling Fund.

   Those municipalities wishing to file an application are invited to contact the appropriate DEP Regional Planning and Recycling Coordinator listed as follows to obtain a grant application. Pre-application conferences are recommended. Applicants should also contact the County Recycling Coordinator serving their county for consultation and assistance in completing the application form. Inquiries concerning this notice should be directed to Carl Hursh, Chief, Recycling and Markets, Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management, Division of Waste Minimization and Planning, P. O. Box 8472, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8472.


Regional Planning and Recycling Coordinators

Southeast RegionCalvin Ligons
Ann Ryan
(610) 832-6212
DEP, Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management
Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane
Conshohocken, PA 19428
Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties
Northeast RegionChris Fritz
Joan Banyas
(717) 826-2516
DEP, Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management
2 Public Square
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790
Carbon, Lackawanna, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Northampton, Pike, Schuylkill, Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyoming Counties
Southcentral RegionBelinda May
(717) 657-4588
DEP, Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management
1 Ararat Boulevard
Harrisburg, PA 17110
Adams, Bedford, Berks, Blair, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Mifflin, Perry and York Counties
Northcentral RegionRon Sommers
(717) 327-3653
DEP, Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management
208 W. 3rd Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701
Bradford, Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Columbia, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Potter, Snyder, Sullivan, Tioga and Union Counties
Southwest RegionSharon Svitek
Stephen Sales
Bob Emmert
(412) 442-4000
DEP, Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management
400 Waterfront Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745
Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Cambria, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Somerset, Washington and Westmoreland Counties
Northwest RegionGuy McUmber
(814) 332-6848
DEP, Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management
230 Chestnut Street
Meadville, PA 16335-3481
Butler, Clarion, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Forest, Jefferson, Lawrence, McKean, Mercer, Venango and Warren Counties
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 96-1436. Filed for public inspection August 30, 1996, 9:00 a.m.]



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