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[Continued from previous Web Page] Southwest Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4174.
OP-32-00133: Helvetia Coal Co. (P. O. Box 219, Shelocta, PA 15774), for operation of coal handling at Lucerne No. 6 Mine, Truck Dump No. 1 at Center Township, Indiana County.
OP-32-00209: Bentley Development Co., Inc. (P. O. Box 338, Blairsville, PA 15717), for operation of coal handling at Pennview Coal Yard in West Wheatfield Township, Indiana County.
OP-56-00266: Somerset Synfuel #1 LLC (106 East Market Street, Suite 615, Warren, OH 44481), for operation of coal agglomeration at Shade Township Facility in Shade Township, Somerset County.
TV-56-00262: Mostoller Landfill, Inc. (420 Bedford Street, Suite 300, Lexington, MA 02173), for operation of landfill in Somerset Township, Somerset County.
Notice of Intent to Issue Title V Operating Permits
Under 25 Pa. Code § 127.521, notice is given that the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) intends to issue a Title V Operating Permit to the following facilities. These facilities are major facilities subject to the operating permit requirements under Title V of the Federal Clean Air Act and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapters F and G (relating to operating permit requirements; and Title V operating permits).
Appointments to review copies of the Title V application, proposed permit and other relevant information must be made by contacting Records Management at the regional office telephone number noted. For additional information, contact the regional office noted.
Interested persons may submit written comments, suggestions or objections concerning the proposed Title V permit to the regional office within 30 days of publication of this notice. Written comments submitted to the Department during the 30-day public comment period shall include the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, along with the reference number of the proposed permit. The commentator should also include a concise statement of objections to the permit issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based.
The Department reserves the right to hold a public hearing on the proposed action based upon the information received during the public comment period and will provide notice of any scheduled public hearing at least 30 days in advance of the hearing. The hearing notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a newspaper of general circulation where the facility is located.
Southwest Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, Attn: Mark Wayner, (412) 442-4161.
TVOP-04-00059: Koppel Steel Corp., Koppel Plant (P. O. Box 750, Beaver Falls, PA 15010), in Beaver Falls, Beaver County. The facility is a steel melting operation and subsequent production of hot rolled bars in both carbon and alloy grades. The melt shop features an electric arc furnace, a ladle refining station and a continuous caster. Other sources at this major facility include a rotary hearth furnace and other natural gas sources that support the steel making operations. The facility has the potential to emit greater than 100 tons of the following pollutants: oxides of nitrogen (NOx), carbon monoxide, oxides of sulfur and volatile organic compounds respectively.
PLAN APPROVALS
Applications received and intent to issue Plan Approvals under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015).
Southcentral Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4702.
06-03005C: Morton International (P. O. Box 15209, Reading, PA 19912-5209), for construction of various sources for the manufacturing of plastic powder coatings controlled by five fabric collectors in Reading City, Berks County.
07-310-020F: New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc. (P. O. Box 77, New Enterprise, PA 16664), for modification of the existing limestone crushing plant no. 1 controlled by water sprays and three fabric filters located in the Roaring Spring Plant, Taylor Township, Blair County. This source is subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart OOO--Standards of performance for Nonmetallic Mineral Processing Plants.
21-317-005B: Purina Mills, Inc. (P. O. Box 66812, St. Louis, MO 63166-6812), for modification to the truck unloading system controlled by a cyclone and fabric collector at the Camp Hill Facility in Hampden Township, Cumberland County.
28-05004A: Grove U. S. L.L.C. (1565 Buchanan Trail East, Shady Grove, PA 17256), for installation of a continuous surface coating line controlled by a dry filter system at the Shady Grove plant in Antrim Township, Franklin County,
Northcentral Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701, (570) 327-3637.
14-309-044: Gensimore Trucking, Inc. (P. O. Box 5210, Bellefonte, PA 16823), for construction of a bulk cement blending facility and associated air cleaning devices (two fabric collectors) in Spring Township, Centre County.
Southwest Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4174.
PA-65-788J: Sony Electronics, Inc. (1001 Technology Drive, Mt. Pleasant, PA 15666), for installation of exhaust oven at Pittsburgh Mfg. Center in Mt. Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County.
PA-65-788I: Sony Electronics, Inc. (1001 Technology Drive, Mt. Pleasant, PA 15666), for installation of frit seal oven at Pittsburgh Mfg. Center in Mt. Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County.
PA-26-020A: Commercial Stone Co., Inc. (2200 Springfield Pike, Connellsville, PA 15425), for installation of crusher and grizzly feeder at Rich Hill Quarry in Bullskin Township, Fayette County.
PA-63-016A: West Penn Power Co. (800 Cabin Hill Drive, Greensburg, 15601), for installation of lime unloading at Mitchell Station in Union Township, Washington County.
Northwest Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6940.
PA-42-0176C: Allegheny Medium Density Fiberboard Limited Partnership (Hutchins Road, R. R. 1 Box 268, Kane, PA 16375), for minor modification of plan approval PA-42-0176B to reevaluate the emissions from the sander dust system in Sergeant Township, McKean County.
Keystone Cement Company
Operating Permit No. 48-309-109 and
Multipathway Risk Assessment and Draft Intent to Issue Permit Modification of the Hazardous Waste Storage Permit
Public Hearing Notice The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) will hold a public hearing for the Department to take testimony concerning the air quality permit for Keystone Cement Company's (Keystone) Nos. 1 and 2 cement kilns and associated risk assessment study. This modified permit application reflects Keystone's withdrawal of its request to increase the use of hazardous waste fuel and, thereby, restricts hazardous waste fuel usage to the total daily feed rate currently permitted at the facility. Additionally, the types of hazardous waste that Keystone will be permitted to accept and fire remain unchanged and are specified in the Department's Hazardous Waste Storage Permit PAD002389559 issued December 27, 1991. This permit application does allow hourly hazardous waste feed rate flexibility between the two cement kilns such that the hourly feed rate does not exceed those established in the risk assessment, and the daily combined total hazardous waste feed does not exceed the existing permitted level. In conjunction with the operating permit, Keystone conducted a risk assessment that was submitted in June 1998 on which the Department seeks comment.
In a separate action, the Department also intends to issue permit modification of the hazardous waste storage permit, PAD002389559. The Department is modifying this permit to account for significant site design, construction and operational changes which have occurred following the December 8, 1997, incident at the Keystone Cement facility. The modification identifies the types of hazardous waste that Keystone Cement Company will be allowed to accept and fire. A public meeting was held on April 8, 1998, to discuss the Department's scope of the investigation and the findings on the incident. As a result of the investigation, the public meeting and Keystone's proposal for modifying the facility design and operation, the Department entered into a Consent Order and Agreement with Keystone Cement Company. The Consent Order and Agreement allowed Keystone Cement Company to resume hazardous waste fuels storage operations. In addition, the modified permit contains new or modified requirements applicable to this facility which has resulted from revisions to the hazardous waste regulations (found in the May 1, 1999, Pennsylvania Bulletin, Volume 29, Number 18).
A public hearing will be held for the purpose of receiving comments on the proposed air quality operating permit, the risk assessment and intent to modify the hazardous waste storage permit. The hearing will be held on November 16, 1999, at 7 p.m. at the Northampton High School, Laubach Avenue, Northampton, PA. The public is invited to comment on the draft operating permit, risk assessment and modifications to the hazardous waste storage permit. The major provisions of the operating permit follow. Persons interested in commenting are invited to appear at the public hearing.
The pertinent documents are available for review at the Department's district office, 4530 Bath Pike, Bethlehem, PA 18017, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Appointments for scheduling a review can be made by calling (610) 861-2070.
The general procedures for the hearing are as follows:
To develop an agenda for the hearing, the Department requests that individuals wishing to testify at the hearing submit a written notice of their intent. The notice should be sent to Thomas A. DiLazaro, Hearing Examiner, Department of Environmental Protection, Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790. The Department will accept notices up to the day of the public hearing.
This written notice should include the person's name, address, telephone number and a brief description as to the nature of the testimony. Individuals who submit a notice of intent to testify will be given priority on the agenda. If time permits, the Department will allow individuals who have not submitted a notice of intent to testify to present their comments.
Each individual will have up to 10 minutes to present testimony. The Department requests that individuals present written copies of their testimony in addition to their oral presentations.
To insure that all speakers have a fair and equal opportunity to present their testimony, relinquishing of time will be prohibited. Further details relating to the procedures to be followed at the hearing will be outlined at the beginning of the hearing.
Persons with disabilities who wish to attend the hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings, should contact Richard Shudak of the Department at (570) 826-2060 or the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.
Persons unable to attend the hearing can submit written testimony to the Department through December 16, 1999.
To assure compliance with the applicable standards, the Department will place the following revised and/or additional conditions on the Operating Permit. These conditions will modify the existing conditions of the previously issued Operating Permit Nos. 48-309-040C and 48-309-041C which will be consolidated under the new Operating Permit No. 48-309-109.
A. Condition No. 4, relating to the hazardous waste fuel feed rate, shall be modified to read as follows:
The Permittee shall at no time exceed a total hazardous waste fuel feed rate of 14.2 gallons per minute in the No. 1 kiln or 43.5 gallons per minute in the No. 2 kiln, or the levels established for the two kilns in the most recent EPA BIF compliance certification test, whichever is lower. These feed rates apply on an hourly rolling average basis. Furthermore, the total hazardous waste fuel feed through both kilns shall at no time exceed 57,600 gallons on any calendar day (midnight to midnight).
B. Condition No. 5, relating to the monitoring and recording of the waste fuel feed rates, shall be modified to read as follows:
The feed rate of each waste fuel shall be separately and continuously monitored and recorded. The Permittee shall prepare a daily master record to indicate compliance with the hazardous waste fuel feed rates established in Condition 4 of this Operating Permit.
C. Condition No. 8, relating to emission limits of the Nos. 1 and 2 cement kilns, shall be modified to read as follows:
The operation of the No. 1 cement kiln shall not result in the emission of hydrogen chloride at a rate exceeding 8.55 pounds per hour and the operation of the No. 2 cement kiln shall not result in the emission of hydrogen chloride at a rate exceeding 30.55 pounds per hour.
D. Condition No. 11, relating to a system of interlocks which will automatically stop and prevent any flow of waste fuel to each kiln, shall be modified to read as follows:
i. Maximum combustion chamber temperature greater than 1565° F (hourly rolling average) for the No. 1 cement kiln and 1723.3° F (hourly rolling average) for the No. 2 cement kiln, or as established by the most recent compliance certification test under 40 CFR 266 Subpart H and monitored by the U. S. EPA approved combustion chamber temperature monitor.
E. Condition No. 11, relating to the testing of the interlock system, shall be modified to read as follows:
The automatic waste fuel cut-off valve shall be tested weekly. Electronic simulation testing for each automatic waste fuel cut-off parameter shall be conducted one time per month.
F. Condition No. 33 (now Condition No. 30), relating to prior permits and plan approvals, shall be modified to read as follows:
This Operating Permit supersedes and consolidates all Plan Approvals, Temporary Operating Permits and Operating Permits bearing the Nos. 48-309-040, 48-309-040B, 48-309-040C, 48-309-041, 48-309-041B and 48-309-041C.
For additional information regarding the above, contact Thomas A. DiLazaro at (570) 825-2435 or write to the Department at the Wilkes-Barre address given previously.
Notice of Intent to Issue
Plan Approval OP-18-0005A International Paper Co. (P. O. Box 268, Lock Haven, PA 17745) has submitted an application to the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) for approval to install flue gas recirculation systems on two bituminous coal and tire-derived fuel-fired spreader stoker-equipped boilers (identified as Boiler 1 and Boiler 2) at the Lock Haven Mill in Castanea Township, Clinton County. The information provided by International Paper Co. indicates that the installation of the flue gas recirculation systems are expected to reduce the boilers' nitrogen oxides emissions by as much as 40% from current levels (which are approximately .60 pound per million BTU of heat input) and that they are not expected to result in any increase in the emission of any other air contaminant. The Department consequently intends to approve the application and issue a plan approval to install the flue gas recirculation systems on Boiler 1 and Boiler 2.
To ensure compliance with all applicable standards, the Department proposes to place the following conditions in the respective plan approval:
1. The flue gas recirculation systems are to be installed in accordance with the plans submitted with the application (as approved herein).
2. This plan approval is issued for the installation of flue gas recirculation systems, as described in the application and supplemental materials submitted for plan approval, on two bituminous coal and tire-derived fuel-fired spreader stoker-equipped Riley stoker Model VO-SP boilers (Boiler 1 and Boiler 2).
3. This plan approval does not authorize any increase in the emission of any air contaminant from either of the two respective boilers.
4. All conditions contained in Operating Permits OP-18-0005, 18-302-015B and 18-302-017A remain unchanged and in effect unless specifically modified or superseded by a condition contained herein or unless otherwise modified or amended by the Department.
5. International Paper shall comply with all applicable NOx allowance requirements specified in 25 Pa. Code §§ 123.101--123.120.
6. This plan approval authorizes temporary operation of the sources covered by this plan approval provided the following conditions are met.
a) The Department must receive written notice from the owner/operator of the completion of installation and the operator's intent to commence operation at least 5 working days prior to the completion of installation. The notice shall state when installation will be completed and when the operator expects to commence operation.
b) Operation is authorized only to facilitate the startup and shakedown of sources and air cleaning devices, to permit operations pending the issuance of an operating permit, or to permit the evaluation of the sources for compliance with all applicable requirements and regulations.
c) This condition authorizes temporary operation of the sources for a period of 180 days from the date of commencement of operation, provided the Department receives notice from the owner/operator under subpart (a) above.
d) The owner/operator may request an extension in compliance with all applicable regulations and plan approval requirements has not been established. The extension request shall be submitted in writing at least 15 days prior to the end of this period of temporary operation and shall provide a description of the compliance status of the source, a detailed schedule for establishing compliance, and the reasons compliance has not been established.
e) The notice submitted by the owner/operator under subpart (a) prior to the expiration of this plan approval shall modify the plan approval expiration date. The new plan approval expiration date shall be 180 days from the date of commencement of operation.
7. Any notification required as a result of any condition contained herein should be directed to: Richard L. Maxwell, Jr., Chief, Engineering Services, Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701-6448, (570) 327-3745.
The incorporation of the above-referenced conditions into the plan approval is intended to do one or more of the following:
1. Identify the source and location.
2. Establish appropriate operating requirements.
3. Ensure the use of appropriate monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements.
A copy of the application and the Department's review are available for public inspection during normal business hours at the following address. All inspections must be scheduled in advance.
Persons wishing to protest the issuance of this plan approval or provide the Department with additional information which he or she believes should be considered prior to the issuance of the plan approval may submit the information in writing to the Department at the following address. Protests or comments must be received by the Department no later than 30 days after the publication of this notice. Each written protest or comment shall include the following: name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed plan approval (OP-18-0005A) and concise statements regarding the relevancy of the comments or any protests to the issuance of the plan approval.
A public hearing may be held, if the Department in its discretion, decides that such a hearing is warranted based on the information received. Persons submitting protests or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in Clinton County, by publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, by letter or by telephone, where the Department determines the notification by telephone is adequate. Requests for a hearing must be received by the Department no later than 30 days after publication of this notice.
Written protests, comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to David W. Aldenderfer, Environmental Program Manager, Air Quality Program, Department of Environmental Protection, Northcentral Region, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701-6448, (570) 327-3745.
For additional information regarding the Department's review of the plan approval application, contact Richard L. Maxwell, Jr., Chief, Engineering Services, Air Quality Program, Department of Environmental Protection, Northcentral Region, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701-6448, (570) 327-3745.
REASONABLY AVAILABLE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY
(RACT)
Proposed Revision to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) and Public Hearing
Approval of Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) Plans for Keystone Cement Company, East Allen Township, Northampton County, PA The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has made a preliminary determination to approve RACT plans and amendments to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the Keystone Cement Company.
The proposed SIP revisions do not adopt new regulations. They incorporate the provisions and requirements contained in the RACT approvals for this facility to comply with current regulations.
The preliminary RACT determinations, if finally approved, will be incorporated into Operating Permits for the facilities and will be submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a revision to Pennsylvania's State Implementation Plan.
The main sources in the Keystone facility are the Nos. 1 and 2 cement kilns. The following is a summary of preliminary RACT determinations for this facility:
NOx RACT Limit 30-day Rolling Average Control Device No. 1 Cement Kiln
(Coal-fired)200.0 lbs/hr Not applicable No. 2 Cement Kiln
(Coal-fired)600.0 lbs/hr Not applicable A public hearing will be held for the purpose of receiving comments on the proposed Operating Permit and the proposed SIP revisions. The hearing will be held on November 16, 1999, at 7 p.m. at the Northampton High School, Laubach Avenue, Northampton, PA. The public is invited to comment on the proposal. Persons interested in commenting are invited to appear at the public hearing.
Persons wishing to present testimony at the hearing should contact Thomas A. DiLazaro, Hearing Examiner at (570) 826-2511 at least 1 week in advance of the hearing to reserve a time to present testimony. Oral testimony will be limited to a maximum of 10 minutes and two written copies of the oral testimony. Each organization is requested to designate one witness to present testimony on its behalf.
Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodations, should do so by contacting Richard Shudak, (570) 826-2060, or the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.
Those unable to attend the hearing, but wishing to comment, should provide written comments to Thomas A. DiLazaro, Air Quality Program Manager, PA DEP, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790. Comments should be submitted within 30 days of this publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
The pertinent documents are available for review from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the DEP office, 4530 Bath Pike, Bethlehem, PA 18017. Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling (610) 861-2070.
MINING
APPLICATIONS TO CONDUCT COAL AND NONCOAL ACTIVITIES 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 the 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 (Department). 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 the 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--77.123 and 86.31--86.34 (relating to public notices of filing of permit applications, opportunity for comment and informal conferences).
Where any of the mining activities listed will have discharges of wastewater to streams, the Department will incorporate NPDES permits into the mining activity permits issued in response to these applications. The 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 Chapters 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.
Knox District Office, P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232.
Coal Applications Received
24990102. Tamburlin Brothers Coal Company, Inc. (P. O. Box 1419, Clearfield, PA 16830). Commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface strip and auger operation in Fox Township, Elk County, affecting 136 acres. Receiving streams: Limestone Run and Little Toby Creek and Unnamed Tributary to Limestone Run. Application received September 29, 1999.
Hawk Run District Office, P. O. Box 209, Off Empire Road, Hawk Run, PA 16840.
17990118. Swisher Contracting, Inc. (P. O. Box 1223, Clearfield, PA 16830), commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface mine/auger permit in Lawrence Township, Clearfield County affecting 152 acres. Receiving streams: Three unnamed tributaries to Moose Creek, Moose Creek and Orr's Run. Application received September 23, 1999.
17960110. Forcey Coal, Inc. (P. O. Box 225, Madera, PA 16661), revision to an existing bituminous surface mine permit to include the placement of coal ash for beneficial use. The permit is located in Bigler Township, Clearfield County and affects 70.5 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Banian Run and unnamed tributary to Clearfield Creek. Application received September 16, 1999.
17753050. River Hill Coal Co., Inc. (P. O. Box 141, Kylertown, PA 16847), revision to an existing bituminous surface mine permit to include remining of areas with preexisting pollutional discharges and for a change in permit acreage from 642.8 to 687.6 acres. The permit is located in Karthaus Township, Clearfield County. Receiving streams: Saltlick Run and unnamed tributaries to Saltlick Run. Application received September 22, 1999.
17910109. Sky Haven Coal, Inc. (R. D. 1, Box 180, Penfield, PA 15849), revision to an existing bituminous surface mine-auger permit in Bell Township, Clearfield County for a change in permit acreage from 67.2 to 83.6 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Whisky Run. Application received September 22, 1999.
Greensburg District Office, R. R. 2, Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601.
03940113R. Thomas J. Smith, Inc. (R. D. 1, Box 260D, Shelocta, PA 15774). Renewal application received for continued reclamation of a bituminous surface auger mine located in Washington Township, Armstrong County, affecting 68.7 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Huling Run. Renewal application received: September 28, 1999.
Ebensburg District Office, 437 South Center Street, P. O. Box 625, Ebensburg, PA 15931-0625.
56990104. New SMP, Dunamis Resources, Inc. (One Energy Place, Suite 4000, Latrobe, PA 15650), commencement, operation and restoration of bituminous-auger strip mine in Jenner Township, Somerset County, affecting 140 acres, receiving stream unnamed tributaries to Gum Run to Gum Run to Roaring Run to Quemahoning River to Stony Creek to the Conemaugh River. Application received September 20, 1999.
56930114. Permit Renewal, Fieg Brothers (3070 Stoystown Road, Stoystown, PA 15563-8164), for continued operation and restoration of bituminous strip mine in Brothersvalley Township, Somerset County, affecting 28.8 acres, receiving stream unnamed tribs to Buffalo Creek and Buffalo Creek. Application received September 24, 1999.
56940106. Permit Renewal, Fieg Brothers (3070 Stoystown Road, Stoystown, PA 15563-8164), for continued operation and restoration of bituminous strip mine in Brothersvalley Township, Somerset County, affecting 77.4 acres, receiving stream unnamed tributaries to/and Buffalo Creek. Application received September 24, 1999.
56813104. Permit renewal for reclamation only, Finzel Coal (12152 National Pike, Grantsville, MD 21536), for continued restoration of a bituminous strip mine in Brothersvalley Township, Somerset County, affecting 344.7 acres, receiving stream to unnamed tributaries to Tubs Run and to Tubs Run. Application received September 27, 1999.
56840111. Permit renewal for reclamation only, Godin & Goden Coal, Inc. (138 Godin Drive, Boswell, PA 15531), for continued restoration of a bituminous strip mine in Jenner Township, Somerset County, affecting 108.4 acres, receiving stream unnamed tributaries of Quemahoning Creek. Application received September 30, 1999.
Hawk Run District Office, P. O. Box 209, Off Empire Road, Hawk Run, PA 16840.
Large Noncoal (Industrial Mineral) Applications Received
08860301. Terry Wayne Selleck (R. D. 1, Box 241, New Albany, PA 18833), transfer of an existing large industrial mineral (sand and gravel) permit from Clifford Cross, Jr. This permit is located in Albany Township, Bradford County and affects 6.1 acres. Receiving streams: Towanda Creek. Application received September 20, 1999.
APPLICATIONS RECEIVED UNDER SECTION 401: FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT
ENCROACHMENTS The following Dam Safety and Encroachment permit applications, requests for Environmental Assessment approval and requests for water quality certification have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection (Department). Section 401(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)) requires the State to certify that the involved projects will not violate the applicable provisions of 33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1311--1313, 1316 and 1317, as well as relevant State requirements. Initial requests for 401 certification will be published concurrently with the 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 comments, suggestions or objections within 30 days of the date of this notice as well as any questions to the office noted above the application.
Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings, should contact the specified program. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
Applications received 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 requests for certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
Southeast Regional Office: Program Manager, Water Management Program, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428.
E15-628. Encroachment. PA DOT, 200 Radnor-Chester Road, St. Davids, PA 19087. To remove an existing three span reinforced concrete T-beam bridge across Pickering Creek (HQ-TSF) and to construct and maintain, in its place, a twin span reinforced concrete box beam bridge. Each span of the new bridge will measure approximately 53.5 feet and the average vertical clearance will be about 6.75 feet. The new abutments and pier will be skewed 72 degrees to match the approximate direction of stream flow. Roadway improvements will include widening the curb-to-curb distance to 30 feet and reducing the vertical alignment in certain areas to improve sight distance. The site is located along State Road (S. R. 0029) approximately 1,000 feet northeast of its intersection with Pickering Dam Road (Malvern USGS Quadrangle N: 18.3 inches; W: 5.1 inches) in Charlestown Township, Chester County.
E46-851. Encroachment. Abington Township, 1176 Old York Road, Abington, PA 19001. To relocate and maintain approximately 500 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to Sandy Run (TSF). This work is associated with the construction of an on-stream jurisdictional dam (Application No. D46-332). This site is located within the Ardsley Burial Park approximately 400 feet southeast of the intersection of Maple Ave. and Lincoln Ave. and is associated with the Susquehanna Woods Stormwater Management Control Project (Germantown USGS Quadrangle N: 22.2 inches, W: 3.6 inches) in Abington Township, Montgomery County.
Northeast Regional Office: Soils and Waterways Section, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (570) 826-5485.
E45-367. Encroachment. Gerald and Mary Gheraldi, 4 Jamestowne Road, Manalatan, NJ 07726. To remove four grave land sediment deposits from an approximately 150-foot channel section of a tributary to Appenzell Creek (HQ-CWF), to improve recreational use and flood flow conveyance of the stream. The project is located approximately 0.25 mile west of the intersection of S. R. 3026 and S. R. 3021 (Saylorsburg, PA Quadrangle N: 19.5 inches; W: 15.1 inches), Jackson Township, Monroe County (Philadelphia District, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers). This application reopens the file for E45-367, originally submitted on December 17, 1998.
EA58-001NE. Encroachment. Hop Bottom Borough, Hop Bottom, PA. To restore a 1,700 linear foot section of Martins Creek. The purpose of the project is to restore and stabilize the stream to its original dimensions. The project will employ Rosgen techniques and is located at a point immediately upstream of the Main Street Bridge extending upstream approximately 1,700 feet. (Hop Bottom, PA Quadrangle N: 14.7 inches; W: 2.5 inches), in Hop Bottom Borough, Susquehanna County (Baltimore District, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers).
Southcentral Regional Office: Section Chief, Water Management Program, Soils and Waterways Section, 909 Elmerton Avenue, 2nd Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4707.
E07-317. Encroachment. David Coppersmith, 970 Puzzletown Road, Duncansville, PA 16635. To construct and maintain a single span bridge having a span of about 59.2 feet and an underclearance of 6.5 feet across Poplar Run for the purpose of providing access to private property located along the north side of SR 3003 about 0.75 mile northeast of its intersection with SR 3010 at Puzzletown (Hollidaysburg, PA Quadrangle N: 1.5 inches; W: 14.25 inches) in Freedom Township, Blair County.
E07-318. Encroachment. Blair County Commission, 423 Allegheny Street, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648. To remove the existing County Bridge No. 12 and to construct and maintain a single span prestressed concrete adjacent box beam bridge having a clear span of 25.0 feet and an average underclearance of 3.25 feet across Pine Run located on Township Road T-311 about 0.5 mile west of its intersection with SR 0220 (Roaring Springs, PA Quadrangle N: 7.0 inches; W: 12.0 inches) in Greenfield Township, Blair County.
E07-319. Encroachment. Blair County Commission, 423 Allegheny Street, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648. To remove the existing County Bridge No. 68 and to construct and maintain a prestressed adjacent concrete box beam bridge having a clear span of 38.52 feet and a minimum underclearance of 5.95 feet across Old Town Run located on Township Road T-378 about 3.0 miles southeast of its intersection with SR 2007 (Frankstown, PA Quadrangle N: 3.0 inches; W: 12.0 inches) in Frankstown Township, Blair County.
E21-297. Encroachment. UGI Utilities, Inc., 1500 Paxton St., Harrisburg, PA 17105. To construct and maintain an 8-inch diameter gas line to be attached to the existing PA 34 Bridges and culverts across Yellow Breeches Creek and its unnamed tributary (HQ-CWF) and Letort Spring Run (EV) to supply adequate gas to customers (Carlisle, PA Quadrangle N: 2.0 inches; W: 9.88 inches and N: 7.9 inches; W: 9.68 inches) in South Middleton Township, Cumberland County.
Northcentral Region: Water Management, Soils and Waterways Section, F. Alan Sever, Chief, 208 West Third St., Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701.
E14-358. Encroachment. Sea Oaks Company, 2007 Windgate Drive, Durham, NC 27705. To extend an existing culvert crossing, two 58-inch by 36-inch arch pipes, by 5 feet in an unnamed tributary to Big Hollow located on Toftrees Avenue just east of Waddle Road (Julian, PA Quadrangle N: 13.0 inches; W: 3.6 inches) in Patton Township, Centre County. Estimated stream disturbance is 10 feet; stream classification is CWF.
E53-334. Encroachment. Keith Horn, Inc., 133 Biddle Street, Kane, PA 16735. To construct and maintain a low flow crossing using two 58-inch by 36-inch steel pipe arches in Prouty Run located off Long Toe Road approximately 2.3 miles south of Route 44 (Ayers Hill, PA Quadrangle N: 9.1 inches; W: 5.6 inches) in Summit Township, Potter County. Estimated stream disturbance is 30 feet; stream classification is HQ-CWF.
Southwest Regional Office: Soils and Waterways Section, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
E02-233. Encroachment. Glennwillard Boat Club, Inc., P. O. Box 305, Crescent Township, PA 15046. To amend Permit E02-233 to operate and maintain an existing boat dock. To maintain fill in three locations that was placed to restore the shoreline after the 1996 flood along the left bank of the Ohio River (WWF) located at Mile Point 14.0 (Ambridge, PA Quadrangle N: 10.2 inches; W: 12.7 inches) in Crescent Township, Allegheny County.
E04-238-A3. Encroachment. Olde Stonewall Golf Club LT, 1495 Mercer Road, Ellwood City, PA 16117. To amend permit E04-238 to operate and maintain a 6-foot diameter stream enclosure in a tributary to the Connoquenessing Creek (WWF), (depressed 1 foot) for a distance of 180 feet for the purpose of providing stabilization for a slope failure on the right bank side of the stream. The project is located within the Olde Stonewall Golf Course at the 14th tee (Beaver, PA Quadrangle N: 15.1 inches, W: 4.1 inches) in North Sewickley Township, Beaver County.
E02-1289. Encroachment. Duquesne Light Company, 411 Seventh Avenue, P. O. Box 1930, Pittsburgh, PA 15230-1930. To construct and maintain an aerial distribution line across the Ohio River (WWF) located at the northwest end of Brunot Island near River Mile 2.95 (Pittsburgh West, PA Quadrangle N: 17.4 inches; W: 6.6 inches) in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County.
E65-739. Encroachment. Deryk R. Grain, 5195 Mamont Road, Murrysville, PA 15668. To operate and maintain a 6 inch depressed 60-inch corrugated metal pipe culvert in Haymakers Run (HQ-CWF) authorized for construction under Emergency Permit No. EP 6599203. The project is located off of Mamont Road, approximately 1 mile from its intersection with Sardis Road (Murrysville, PA Quadrangle N: 15.8 inches; W: 3.35 inches) in the Municipality of Murrysville, Westmoreland County.
E65-740. Encroachment. Albert J. Abels, 5185 Mamont Road, Murrysville, PA 15668. To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a 32-foot long, 5-foot diameter aluminized steel pipe in Haymakers Run (HQ-CWF) located on a driveway off Mamont Road at a point approximately 1 mile east of the intersection of Mamont Road and Sardis Road (Murrysville, PA Quadrangle N: 16.00 inches; W: 3.5 inches) in Murrysville Borough, Westmoreland County. The work was authorized under Emergency Permit No. EP 6599204 issued on September 7, 1999.
E65-700 A1. Encroachment. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Engineering District 12-0, P. O. Box 459, Uniontown, PA 15401. To amend Permit No. E65-700 to construct and maintain a 154 foot long, 58 inch x 91 inch elliptical concrete pipe culvert in an unnamed tributary to Beaver Run (HQ-CWF) for the purpose of constructing an access road. This project includes placement and maintenance of fill in 0.042 acre of palustrine emergent wetlands. The project is located off S. R. 0066 just north of the S. R. 0022/S. R. 0066 interchange (Slickville, PA Quadrangle N: 4.4 inches; W: 10.1 inches) in Salem Township, Westmoreland County. The replacement of 0.042 acre of palustrine emergent wetlands is included at the replacement site authorized by Permit No. E65-700.
Northwest Regional Office: Soils and Waterways Section, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6942.
E62-352. Encroachment. Kinzua/Warren County Joint Authority, P. O. Box 412, Clarendon, PA 16313. To place and maintain the following utility crossings and encroachments as part of the Kinzua/Warren County Joint Authority sewage collection and treatment system;
1. An 8-inch-diameter PVC treated effluent outfall, concrete headwall and rock rip rap above the low water elevation on the Allegheny River (WWF, 1-A Scenic River) (Clarendon, PA Quadrangle, North: 13.5 inches; West 14.8 inches) in Mead Township, Warren County.
2. An open cut placement of an 8-inch-diameter PVC treated effluent pipe (S. C. 1) across and under Mill Race (backwater channel of Allegheny River (WWF, 1-A Scenic River) (Clarendon, PA Quadrangle, North: 13.3 inches; West 14.9 inches) in Mead Township, Warren County.
3. An open cut placement of an 8-inch-diameter PVC sanitary sewer (S. C. 2) across and under Browns Run (CWF) (Clarendon, PA Quadrangle, North: 13.3 inches; West: 15.0 inches) in Mead Township, Warren County.
4. An open cut placement of an 8-inch-diameter PVC sanitary sewer (S. C. 3) across and under a tributary to Browns Run (CWF) (Clarendon, PA Quadrangle, North: 13.2 inches; West: 15.0 inches) in Mead Township, Warren County.
5. An open cut placement of an 8-inch-diameter PVC sanitary sewer (S. C. 4) across and under Browns Run (CWF) (Clarendon, PA Quadrangle, North: 13.1 inches; West: 15.0 inches) in Mead Township, Warren County.
6. An open cut placement of an 8-inch-diameter PVC sanitary sewer (S. C. 5) across and under Browns Run (CWF) (Clarendon, PA Quadrangle, North: 13.1 inches; West: 14.7 inches) in Mead Township, Warren County.
7. An open cut placement of an 8-inch-diameter PVC sanitary sewer (S. C. 6) across and under Morrison Run (HQ-CWF, nominated EV) (Clarendon, PA Quadrangle, North: 13.0 inches; West: 14.8 inches) in Mead Township, Warren County.
8. An open cut placement of an 8-inch-diameter PVC sanitary sewer (S. C. 7) across and under a tributary to Dutchman Run (CWF) (Clarendon, PA Quadrangle, North: 12.3 inches; West: 14.2 inches) in Mead Township, Warren County.
9. An open cut placement of an 8-inch-diameter PVC sanitary sewer (S. C. 8) across and under a tributary to Dutchman Run (CWF) (Clarendon, PA Quadrangle, North: 11.3 inches; West: 13.9 inches) in Mead Township, Warren County.
10. An open cut placement of an 8-inch-diameter PVC sanitary sewer (S. C. 9) across and under a tributary to Dutchman Run (CWF) (Clarendon, PA Quadrangle, North: 11.1 inches; West: 13.6 inches) in Mead Township, Warren County.
11. An open cut placement of an 8-inch-diameter PVC sanitary sewer (S. C. 10) across and under Dutchman Run (CWF) (Clarendon, PA Quadrangle, North: 10.9 inches; West: 13.2 inches) in Mead Township, Warren County.
12. An open cut placement of an 8-inch-diameter PVC sanitary sewer (S. C. 11) across and under a tributary to Dutchman Run (CWF) (Clarendon, PA Quadrangle, North: 10.4 inches; West: 12.7 inches) in Mead Township, Warren County.
13. An open cut placement of an 8-inch-diameter PVC sanitary sewer (S. C. 12) across and under Dutchman Run (CWF) (Clarendon, PA Quadrangle, North: 10.0 inches; West: 12.7 inches) in Mead Township, Warren County.
14. An open cut placement of an 8-inch-diameter PVC sanitary sewer (S. C. 13) across and under Dutchman Run (CWF) (Clarendon, PA Quadrangle, North: 9.4 inches; West: 13.1 inches) in Mead Township, Warren County.
15. An open cut placement of an 8-inch-diameter PVC sanitary sewer (S. C. 14) across and under a tributary to Dutchman Run (CWF) (Clarendon, PA Quadrangle, North: 9.3 inches; West: 13.3 inches) in Mead Township, Warren County.
16. An open cut placement of an 8-inch-diameter PVC sanitary sewer (S. C. 15) across and under a tributary to Dutchman Run (CWF) (Clarendon, PA Quadrangle, North: 9.2 inches; West: 13.3 inches) in Mead Township, Warren County.
17. An open cut placement of an 8-inch-diameter PVC sanitary sewer (S. C. 16) across and under a tributary to Dutchman Run (CWF) (Clarendon, PA Quadrangle, North: 9.1 inches; West: 13.3 inches) in Mead Township, Warren County.
18. An open cut placement of an 8-inch-diameter PVC sanitary sewer (S. C. 17) across and under a tributary to Dutchman Run (CWF) (Clarendon, PA Quadrangle, North: 9.0 inches; West: 13.3 inches) in Mead Township, Warren County.
19. An open cut placement of an 8-inch-diameter PVC sanitary sewer (S. C. 18) across and under a tributary to Dutchman Run (CWF) (Clarendon, PA Quadrangle, North: 9.0 inches; West: 13.3 inches) in Mead Township, Warren County.
20. An open cut placement of an 8-inch-diameter PVC sanitary sewer (S. C. 19) across and under a tributary to Dutchman Run (CWF) (Clarendon, PA Quadrangle, North: 9.1 inches; West: 13.1 inches) in Mead Township, Warren County.
21. An open cut placement of an 8-inch-diameter PVC sanitary sewer (S. C. 20) across and under a tributary to Dutchman Run (CWF) (Clarendon, PA Quadrangle, North: 9.0 inches; West: 13.4 inches) in Mead Township, Warren County.
22. An open cut placement of an 8-inch-diameter PVC sanitary sewer (S. C. 21) across and under a tributary to Dutchman Run (CWF) (Clarendon, PA Quadrangle, North: 8.5 inches; West: 12.9 inches) in Mead Township, Warren County.
23. An open cut placement of an 8-inch-diameter PVC sanitary sewer (S. C. 22) across and under a tributary to Dutchman Run (CWF) (Clarendon, PA Quadrangle, North: 8.4 inches; West: 12.8 inches) in Mead Township, Warren County.
24. An open cut placement of an 8-inch-diameter PVC sanitary sewer (S. C. 23) across and under a tributary to West Branch Tionesta Creek (HQ-CWF) (Clarendon, PA Quadrangle, North: 5.4 inches; West: 13.4 inches) in Clarendon Borough, Warren County.
25. An open cut placement of an 8-inch-diameter PVC sanitary sewer (S. C. 24) across and under a tributary to West Branch Tionesta Creek (HQ-CWF) (Clarendon, PA Quadrangle, North: 5.1 inches; West: 13.1 inches) in Clarendon Borough, Warren County.
26. An open cut placement of a 2-inch-diameter PVC sanitary sewer (S. C. 25) across and under a tributary to West Branch Tionesta Creek (HQ-CWF) (Clarendon, PA Quadrangle, North: 5.1 inches; West: 13.1 inches) in Clarendon Borough, Warren County.
27. An open cut placement of a 10-inch-diameter PVC sanitary sewer (S. C. 26) across and under a tributary to West Branch Tionesta Creek (HQ-CWF) (Clarendon, PA Quadrangle, North: 5.0 inches; West: 13.0 inches) in Clarendon Borough, Warren County.
28. An open cut placement of a 4-inch-diameter PVC sanitary sewer (S. C. 27) across and under Pacard Run (CWF) (Clarendon, PA Quadrangle, North: 3.6 inches; West: 11.3 inches) in Mead Township, Warren County.
29. An open cut placement of an 8-inch-diameter PVC sanitary sewer (S. C. 28) across and under Six Mile Creek (HQ-CWF) (Sheffield, PA Quadrangle, North: 22.2 inches; West: 9.4 inches) in Mead Township, Warren County.
30. An open cut placement of an 8-inch-diameter PVC sanitary sewer across and under approximately 600 linear feet of Wetland No. 1 (Clarendon, PA Quadrangle, North: 12.9 inches; West: 15.0 inches) in Mead Township, Warren County.
31. An open cut placement of an 8-inch-diameter PVC sanitary sewer across and under approximately 230 linear feet of Wetland No. 2 (Clarendon, PA Quadrangle, North: 12.7 inches; West: 13.4 inches) in Mead Township, Warren County.
32. An open cut placement of an 8-inch-diameter PVC sanitary sewer across and under approximately 200 linear feet of Wetland No. 4 (Clarendon, PA Quadrangle, North: 11.1 inches; West: 13.5 inches) in Mead Township, Warren County.
33. An open cut placement of an 8-inch-diameter PVC sanitary sewer across and under approximately 300 linear feet of Wetland No. 4 (Clarendon, PA Quadrangle, North: 9.0 inches; West: 13.3 inches) in Mead Township, Warren County.
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