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AIR QUALITY
OPERATING PERMITS
General Plan Approval and Operating Permit issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and regulations to construct, modify, reactivate or operate air contamination sources and associated air cleaning devices.
Southeast Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-6242.
15-312-033GP: Mobile Pipe Line Co. (8 South Malin Road, Frazer, PA 19355), issued April 22, 1999, for a storage tank in East Whiteland Township, Chester County.
Northeast Regional Office: Air Quality Program, Two Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 17811-0790, (570) 826-2531.
48-310-037GP: Eastern Industries, Inc. (4401 Camp Meeting Road, Suite 2000, Center Valley, PA 18034), for construction and operation of a portable stone crushing plant at the facility on Tatamy Road in Lower Nazareth Township, Northampton County.
Operating Permits Minor Modification issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and regulations to construct, modify, reactivate or operate air contamination sources and associated air cleaning devices.
Northeast Regional Office: Air Quality Program, Two Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 17811-0790, (570) 826-2531.
40-318-038B: Comfort Designs, Inc. (263 Schuyler Avenue, P. O. Box 3000, Kingston, PA 18704), for minor modification of a paint spray operation in Kingston Borough, Luzerne County.
48-0017A: C F Martin & Co., Inc. (510 Sycamore Street, Nazareth, PA 18064), for minor modification of paint spray operations in Upper Nazareth Township, Northampton County.
Operating Permits issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and regulations to construct, modify, reactivate or operate air contamination sources and associated air cleaning devices.
Southeast Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-6242.
OP-09-0076: Cartex Corp. (200 Rock Run Road, Fairless Hills, PA 19030), issued April 9, 1999, for operation of a Facility VOC/NOx RACT in Falls Township, Bucks County.
OP-46-0081: Markel Corp. (416 School Lane, Norristown, PA 19404), issued April 9, 1999, for operation of a Facility VOC/NOx RACT in Plymouth Township, Montgomery County.
OP-09-0010: TEVA Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. (650 Cathill Road, Sellersville, PA 18960), issued April 9, 1999, for operation of a Facility VOCs RACT in West Rockhill Township, Bucks County.
OP-46-0037: Cabot Performance Materials (County Line Road, Boyertown, PA 19512), issued April 13, 1999, for operation of a Facility VOC RACT in Douglass Township, Montgomery County.
OP-15-0030: NVF Co. (Kennett and Mulberry Streets, Kennett Square, PA 19348), issued April 13, 1999, for operation of a Facility VOCs/NOx RACT in Kennett Square Borough, Chester County.
46-318-050: Neptune Chemical Pump Co., Inc. (204 DeKalb Pike, Lansdale, PA 19446), issued April 13, 1999, for operation of two spray paint booths and drum in Montgomery Township, Montgomery County.
OP-15-0027: John Matthey, Inc. (456 Devon Park Drive, Wayne, PA 19087), issued April 15, 1999, (revised) for operation of a Facility VOCs/NOx RACT in Tredyffrin Township, Chester County.
OP-09-0012: Klearfold, Inc. (364 Valley Road, Warrington, PA 18976), issued April 15, 1999, for operation of a Facility VOCs RACT in Warrington Township, Bucks County.
OP-09-0014: Northeast Foods, Inc. (2945 Samuel Drive, Bensalem, PA 19020), issued April 9, 1999, for operation of a Facility VOCs/NOx RACT in Bensalem Township, Bucks County.
OP-46-0010A: Montenay Energy Resources, Inc. (1155 Conshohocken Road, Conshohocken, PA 19428), issued April 20, 1999, for operation of a Facility VOC/NOx RACT in Plymouth Township, Montgomery County.
OP-46-0078: G-Seven Ltd. (2289 North Penn Road, Hatfield, PA 19440), issued April 20, 1999, for operation of a Facility VOC/NOx RACT in Hatfield Township, Montgomery County.
OP-46-0033: Waste Management Disposal Serv. of PA (1425 Sell Road, Pottstown, PA 19464), issued April 20, 1999, for operation of a Facility NOx RACT in West Pottsgrove Township, Montgomery County.
OP-09-0015: Rohm & Haas Co. (Route 413 and Old Route 13, Bristol, PA 19007), issued April 20, 1999, for operation of a Facility VOCs/NOx RACT in Bristol Township, Bucks County.
PLAN APPROVALS
Plan Approvals issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and regulations to construct, modify, reactivate or operate air contamination sources and associated air cleaning devices.
Northeast Regional Office: Air Quality Program, Two Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 17811-0790, (570) 826-2531.
40-318-038B: Comfort Designs, Inc. (263 Schuyler Avenue, P. O. Box 3000, Kingston, PA 18704), issued on April 2, 1999, for construction of a paint spray operation in Kingston Borough, Luzerne County.
48-315-003: Ponderosa Fibers of Pennsylvania Partnership (6 Horwith Lane, Box 190, Northampton, PA 18067), issued April 5, 1999, for modification of a recycle paper pulping operation in Northampton Borough, Northampton County.
54-303-015: Pennsy Supply, Inc. (P. O. Box 3331, Harrisburg, PA 17105), issued April 12, 1999, for construction of a batch asphalt plant in Wayne Township, Schuylkill County.
Southcentral Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4702.
07-03019: New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc. (P. O. Box 77, New Enterprise, PA 16664), issued April 21, 1999, for construction of a sproul crushing plant controlled by water sprays in Greenfield Township, Blair County.
36-03068A: Meridian Products, Inc. (124 Earland Drive, New Holland, PA 17557-1503), issued April 23, 1999, for installation of four spray booths in East Earl Township, Lancaster County.
38-03003A: Bayer Corp. (400 West Stoever Avenue, Myerstown, PA 17067), issued April 21, 1999, for installation of an Accela Cota sprays coater in Myerstown Borough, Lebanon County.
67-329-001A: Waste Management Disposal Services of PA, Inc. (4400 Mount Pisgah Road, York, PA 17402), issued April 16, 1999, for construction of a landfill gas extraction system controlled by three internal combustion engines and enclosed ground flare at Modern Landfill in Lower Windsor and Windsor Townships, York County. This source is subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart WWW--Standards of Performance for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills.
PA 36-05014B: Alumax Mill Products, Inc. (1480 Manheim Pike, Lancaster, PA 17604), issued April 12, 1999, for modification of two aluminum hot rolling mills in Manheim Township, Lancaster County.
Southwest Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4174.
PA-26-177A: Golden Eagle Construction Co., Inc. (P. O. Box 945, Uniontown, PA 15401), issued April 16, 1999, for operation of hot-mix asphalt plant at Coolspring Plant in North Union Township, Fayette County.
Northwest Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6940.
PA-25-095E: Lord Corp., Mechanical Products Division (1635 West 12th Street, Erie, PA 16514), issued April 12, 1999, for modification to the adhesive spray machine in Erie, Erie County.
PA-25-095D: Lord Corp., Mechanical Products Division (1635 West 12th Street, Erie, PA 16514), issued April 12, 1999, for construction of an adhesive spray booth with dry filter in Erie, Erie County.
Plan Approvals extensions issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and regulations to construct, modify, reactivate or operate air contamination sources and associated air cleaning devices.
Southeast Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-6242.
PA-15-0074: R. A. Ferris & Co., Inc. (899 Fern Hill Road, West Chester, PA 19380), issued April 9, 1999, for operation of a crematory incinerator in West Goshen Township, Chester County.
09-399-044: CMS Gilbreth Packaging Systems (3001 State Road, Croydon, PA 19021), issued April 20, 1999, for operation of two hard chromium electroplating in Bristol Township, Bucks County.
PA-09-0075: Dunmore Corp. (2900 Wharton Road, Bristol, PA 19007), issued April 20, 1999, for operation of a gravure surface coater in Bristol Township, Bucks County.
PA-46-0005: Merck & Co., Inc. (770 Sumneytown Pike, West Point, PA 19486), issued April 20, 1999, for operation of a Facility VOCs/NOx RACT in Upper Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County.
46-313-140: SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals (709 Swedeland Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406), issued April 22, 1999, for operation of a hydrochloric acid tank in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County.
23-302-129A: Villanova University (Ithan Avenue and Route 30, Villanova, PA 19085), issued April 22, 1999, for operation of heating hot water boilers in Radnor Township, Delaware County.
Southcentral Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4702.
22-301-060: Pinnacle Health at Polyclinic Hospital (2601 North Third Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110), issued March 7, 1999, to authorize temporary operation for the bio-oxidizer system covered under this Plan Approval until July 4, 1999, in the City of Harrisburg, Dauphin County.
36-317-184B: Pepperidge Farm, Inc. (2195 North Reading Road, Denver, PA 17516), issued April 22, 1999, to authorize temporary operation for the bakery operations covered under this Plan Approval until August 20, 1999, in East Cocalico Township, Lancaster County.
Southwest Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4174.
PA-04-445A: VEKA, Inc. (100 Veka Drive, Fombell, PA 16123), issued April 16, 1999, for installation of coating of PVC lineals in Marion Township, Beaver County.
PA-65-884A: IA Construction Corp. (P. O. Box 290, Homer City, PA 15648), issued April 16, 1999, for construction of bituminous concrete plant at Donegal Plant in Mt. Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County.
PA-03-210A: Amerikohl Mining, Inc. (202 Sunset Drive, Butler, PA 16001), issued April 16, 1999, for construction of portable coal crushing plant at Spera Surface Mine in Cowanshannock Township, Armstrong County.
63-305-020A: Pennsylvania Railcraine (120 Braemont, McKeesport, PA 15135), issued April 16, 1999, for operation of pebble lime loading/unloading at Donora Site in Carroll Township, Washington County.
MINING
APPROVALS TO CONDUCT COAL AND NONCOAL ACTIVITIES Actions on 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). The final action on each application also constitutes action on the request for 401 water quality certification. Mining activity permits issued in response to the applications will also address the applicable permitting requirements of the following statutes: the Air Quality 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).
Ebensburg District Office, 437 South Center Street, P. O. Box 625, Ebensburg, PA 15931-0625.
Coal Permits Issued
11693000. Permit Renewal, K & J Coal Company, Inc. (P. O. Box 189, Westover, PA 16692), commencement, operation and restoration of bituminous, coal refuse disposal and coal preparation plant/processing facility strip mine in Chest Township, Cambria County, affecting 3,075.5 acres, receiving stream unnamed tributaries of Rock Run and to Rock Run, unnamed tributary to Chest Creek and to Chest Creek; and to Rogues Harbor Run (for an access road, only). Application received February 18, 1999; issued April 16, 1999.
Greensburg District Office, R. R. 2, Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601.
63980101. Twilight Industries, Inc. (Division of U. S. Natural Resources, Inc., 212 State Street, Belle Vernon, PA 15012). Permit issued for commencement, operation and reclamation of a bituminous surface mine located in Somerset Township, Washington County, affecting 173 acres. Receiving streams: three unnamed tributaries to Pigeon Creek. Application received: March 13, 1998. Permit issued: April 22, 1999.
Knox District Office, P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232.
33970102. Waroquier Coal Company (P. O. Box 128, Clearfield, PA 16830). Commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous strip operation in Washington Township, Jefferson County affecting 52.0 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributaries to Kyle Run and Kyle Run. Application received: April 28, 1997. Permit Issued: April 13, 1999.
101400-33970102-E-1. Waroquier Coal Company (P. O. Box 128, Clearfield, PA 16830). Application for a stream encroachment to conduct mining activities no closer than 50 feet to Unnamed tributary No. 3 to Kyle Run for the purpose of mineral extraction and support facility construction and maintenance for a distance of approximately 250 feet downstream from the headwaters in Washington Township, Jefferson County. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributaries to Kyle Run and Kyle Run. Application received: April 28, 1997. Permit Issued: April 13, 1999.
McMurray District Office, 3913 Washington Road, McMurray, PA 15317.
65981701. LTV Steel Co., Inc. (200 Public Square, Cleveland, OH 44114-2308), to operate the Banning AMD Plants in Rostraver Township, Westmoreland County, new IW Permit, unnamed tributary to Youghiogheny River. Permit issued April 12, 1999.
Pottsville District Office, 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454.
54830101R3. K & K Coal Company (133 Valley Furnace Avenue, Port Carbon, PA 17965), renewal of an existing anthracite surface mine operation in Blythe Township, Schuylkill County affecting 176.0 acres, receiving stream--unnamed tributary to Schuylkill River. Renewal issued April 22, 1999.
54860107R2. Reading Anthracite Company. (200 Mahantongo Street, Pottsville, PA 17901), renewal of an existing anthracite surface mine operation in Cass Township, Schuylkill County affecting 786.0 acres, receiving stream--none. Renewal issued April 22, 1999.
Knox District Office, P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232.
Noncoal Permits Issued
25980302. Afton Trucking, Inc. (8923 Wattsburg Road, Erie, PA 16509). Commencement, operation and restoration of a noncoal sand and gravel operation in Greene Township, Erie County affecting 100.7 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributary to East Branch LeBoeuf Creek and East Branch LeBoeuf Creek. Application received: September 21, 1998. Permit Issued: April 14, 1999.
302668-25980302-E-2. Afton Trucking, Inc. (8932 Wattsburg Road, Erie, PA 16509). Application for a stream encroachment to construct and maintain a haul road crossing over the unnamed tributary No. 2 to East Branch LeBoeuf Creek and to mine through and reconstruct a small (0.26 acre) wetland within the permit area in Greene Township, Erie County. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributary to East Branch LeBoeuf Creek and East Branch LeBoeuf Creek. Application received: September 21, 1998. Permit Issued: April 14, 1999.
Knox District Office, P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232.
Noncoal Applications Returned
302668-25980302-E-1. Afton Trucking, Inc. (8932 Wattsburg Road, Erie, PA 16509). Application for a stream encroachment to conduct mining activities within 100 feet and build a stream crossing over Unnamed tributary to East Branch LeBoeuf Creek in Greene Township, Erie County. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributary to East Branch LeBoeuf Creek and East Branch LeBoeuf Creek. Application received: September 21, 1998. Permit Returned: April 14, 1999.
ACTIONS TAKEN UNDER SECTION 401: FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT
ENCROACHMENTS The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has taken the following actions on previously received permit applications, requests for Environmental Assessment approval and requests for Water Quality Certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)).
Persons aggrieved by this action may appeal, under section 4 of the Environmental Hearing Board Act (35 P. S. § 7514) and 2 Pa.C.S. §§ 501--508 and 701--704 (relating to the Administrative Agency Law), to the Environmental Hearing Board, Second Floor, Rachel Carson State Office Building, P. O. Box 8457, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8457, (717) 787-3483. TDD users may contact the Board through the Pennsylvania Relay Service, (800) 654-5984. Appeals must be filed with the Environmental Hearing Board within 30 days of receipt of written notice of this action unless the appropriate statute provides a different time period. Copies of the appeal form and the Board's rule of practice and procedure may be obtained from the Board. The appeal form and the Board's rules of practice and procedure are also available in braille or on audiotape from the Secretary to the Board at (717) 787-3483. This paragraph does not, in and of itself, create any right of appeal beyond that permitted by applicable statutes and decisional law.
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 Clean Streams Law (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.)
Southeast Regional Office: Program Manager, Water Management Program, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428.
E46-483A. Encroachment. Toll Brothers, Inc., 3103 Philmont Avenue, Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006. To reissue and amend Water Obstruction and Encroachment permit No. E46-483, for the Blue Bell Country Club Subdivision to include the following activities associated with the proposed Shinecock and Willowbend Villages, also known as Pod Q and P, respectively:
1. To relocate approximately 880 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to the West Branch of Stony Creek (TSF), by installing and maintaining approximately 1,240 linear feet of stormwater utility line.
2. The placement and maintenance of two stormwater outfall structures (a 42-inch RCP and an 18-inch RCP) adjacent to the bridge that carries Golf View Drive over the West Branch Stony Creek.
The site is located approximately 2,000 feet northwest of the intersection of North Wales Road and S. R. 73, (Lansdale, PA Quadrangle N: 10.5 inches; W: 7.25 inches) in Whitpain Township, Montgomery County.
Northeast Regional Office: Soils and Waterways Section, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (570) 826-2511.
E35-305. Encroachment. Sandvik Steel Company, P. O. Box 1220, Scranton, PA 18501-1220. To place fill in a de minimis area of wetlands less than 0.01 acre for the construction of 180 linear feet of 8-foot high chain link fence. The project is associated with the construction of a security fence and is located at the Sandvik Steel Company immediately east of T-446, approximately 0.1 mile south of S. R. 0632 and T-446 (Dalton, PA Quadrangle N: 5.0 inches; W: 4.8 inches) in Scott Township, Lackawanna County.
Northcentral Region: Water Management--Soils and Waterways, F. Alan Sever, Chief, 208 West Third St., Williamsport, PA 17701.
E14-337. Encroachment. Ferguson Township Supervisors, 3147 Research Drive, State College, PA 16801-2798. To maintain 3,174 square feet (0.07 acre) of fill in a palustrine emergent wetland and floodway and to place and maintain 1,860 square feet (0.04 acre) of fill in a palustrine emergent wetland along Beaver Branch of Spruce Creek to widen a roadway for safety improvement. The project is in three separate locations along a 1.5 mile section of Tadpole Road (T-965) beginning approximately 1.09 miles west from the intersection of Gatesburg Road in Ferguson Township, Centre County (Pine Grove Mills, PA Quadrangle N: 20.5 inches; W: 13.53 inches). The applicant will replace 0.2 acre through participation in the Pennsylvania Wetland Replacement Project.
E55-156. Encroachment. TRoss Reality, R. R. 3, P. O. Box 511, Sunbury, PA 17801-0511. The purpose of this project is to place and maintain fill in 0.11 acre of emergent wetlands to construct a two story commercial office building and required parking on a commercially zoned lot. The affected wetland is an isolated 0.25 acre emergent wetland in the flood plain of an unnamed tributary to the Susquehanna River. The tributary is classified as a warm-water fishery. The project is located along the east side of US Route 15, approximately 1.38 miles north of Shamokin Dam (Sunbury, PA Quadrangle, 22.3 inches north and 10.0 inches west) in Monroe Township, Snyder County. The permittee has met the wetland replacement requirement by contributing $1,000 to the Pennsylvania Wetland Replacement Project.
E55-157. Encroachment. Emitt L. Kreamer, P. O. Box 58, Middleburg, PA 17842. To place and maintain fill in 0.4 acre of emergent wetlands to expand an existing business. The project is located along the north side of U. S. Route 522, approximately 1 mile east of Middleburg (Middleburg, PA Quadrangle, N: 7.3 inches; W: 2.25 inches) in Franklin Township, Snyder County. The permittee will meet the wetland replacement requirement by contributing $5,000 to the Pennsylvania Wetland Replacement Project.
E59-381. Encroachment. Covington Township, R. R. 1, Box 87, Covington, PA 16917. To: 1) maintain protective fill in the river channel having a length of 1,040-feet, a maximum bottom width of 180-feet and a maximum height of 8.5-feet next to the left bank of the Tioga River for the purpose of redirecting flood flows away from both riverbanks, 2) to construct, by no later than September 30, 1999, and maintain four channel deflectors for low water erosion protection, 3) to apply, by no later than September 30, 1999, and maintain vegetative stabilization to the entire surface of the protective fill, 4) to periodically remove gravel deposits from the riverbed for a distance of 400 feet upstream of an island, which is located immediately downstream of the fill, and for a distance of 100 feet downstream into the left and right channel around the island for a period of 5 years from the date of permit issuance. The center of this encroachment is located 1,000 feet northwest of the intersection of S. R. 6015 and T-437 (Blossburg, PA Quadrangle N: 19.6 inches; W: 11.3 inches) in Covington Township, Tioga County. This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
Northwest Regional Office: Soils and Waterways Section, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6942.
E10-294. Encroachment. Butler County Commissioners, P. O. Box 1208, Butler, PA 16003-1208. To remove the existing County Bridge No. 46 (Upper Queens Junction) and to construct and maintain a steel beam bridge having a clear, normal span of 40 feet and an underclearance of 6 feet across Muddy Creek on T-458 (Thompsontown Road) immediately north of S. R. 4002 (Mahood Road) (Mount Chestnut, PA Quadrangle N: 17.2 inches; W: 6.2 inches) located in Clay Township, Butler County.
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 99-756. Filed for public inspection May 7, 1999, 9:00 a.m.]
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