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ACTIONS ON COAL AND NONCOAL MINING ACTIVITY APPLICATIONS
Actions on applications under the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1396.1--1396.31); 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 applications will also address the application 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).
Coal Permits Issued
Hawk Run District Mining Office: Empire Road, P. O. Box 209, Hawk Run, PA 16840-0209.
17960113. Sky Haven Coal, Inc. (R. D. 1, Box 180, Penfield, PA 15849), renewal of an existing bituminous surface mine permit in Covington and Karthaus Townships, Clearfield County affecting 321.5 acres. Receiving stream--Curley's Run, Curley's Run to West Branch Susquehanna River. Application received: March 26, 2001. Permit issued: May 23, 2001.
McMurray District Mining Office: 3913 Washington Road, McMurray, PA 15317.
30743711. RAG Cumberland Resources L.P. (P. O. Box 1020, Waynesburg, PA 15370), to renew the permit for the Cumberland Coal Refuse Disposal in Whiteley Township, Greene County to renew permit, no additional discharges. Permit issued May 22, 2001.
03901302. TJS Mining Inc., (R. D. #1, Box 260D, Shelocta, PA 15774), to renew the permit for the TJS No. 1 Deep Mine in South Bend Township, Armstrong County, to renew the existing deep mine permit, no additional discharges. Permit issued May 23, 2001.
Noncoal Permits Issued
Hawk Run District Mining Office: Empire Road, P. O. Box 209, Hawk Run, PA 16840-0209.
08000806. Brian M. Edsall (R. R. 2, Box 94-A, Towanda, PA 18848), commencement, operation and restoration of a Small Industrial Minerals (Bluestone) permit in Asylum Township, Bradford County affecting 5 acres. Receiving stream--Susquehanna River, Towanda Creek, tributary to East Branch Susquehanna River. Application received: August 25, 2000. Permit issued: May 16, 2001.
08010806. Gary Heath & Stephen T. Schmeckenbecher (R. R. 1, Box 31, Towanda, PA 18848), commencement, operation and restoration of a Small Industrial Minerals (Topsoil) permit in Towanda Township, Bradford County affecting 2 acres. Receiving stream--Susquehanna River. Application received: March 19, 2001. Permit issued: May 25, 2001.
08000805. Wilmer Chilson (R. D. 2, Box 140 CH2, Towanda, PA 18848), commencement, operation and restoration of a Small Industrial Minerals (Bluestone) permit located in Asylum Township, Bradford County affecting 1 acre. Receiving stream--unnamed tributary to Durrell Creek to Susquehanna River. Application received: July 5, 2000. Permit issued: May 23, 2001.
08010802. John Preston (R. R. 1, Box 20, Wyalusing, PA 18853), commencement, operation and restoration of a Small Industrial Minerals (Bluestone) permit located in Wyalusing Township, Bradford County affecting 2 acres. Receiving stream--unnamed tributary, tributary to Billings Creek. Application received: February 1, 2001. Permit issued: May 23, 2001.
FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT SECTION 401 The Department of Environmental Protection 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 (FWPCA) (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)).
Except as otherwise noted, the Department of Environmental Protection certifies that the construction and operation herein described will comply with the applicable provisions of Sections 301--303, 306 and 307 of the FWPCA (33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1311--1313, 1316 and 1317) and that the construction will not violate applicable Federal and State Water Quality Standards.
Any person 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 appeal form and the Board's rules 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 of 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 for the following activities filed under the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27), Section 302 of the Flood Plain Management Act (32 P. S. § 679.302) and The Clean Streams Law (35 §§ 691.1--691.702) 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: Water Obstruction and Encroachment Permits issued for Small Projects do not include 401 Certification, unless specifically stated in the description).
Permits Issued and Actions on 401 Certifications:
WATER OBSTRUCTIONS AND ENCROACHMENTS Southeast Region: Water Management Program Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428.
The Philadelphia Cricket Club, 415 West Willow Grove Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19118, Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County, ACOE Philadelphia District.
E46-876. To perform the following water obstructions and encroachment activities which will impact a total of 898 linear feet of Lorraine Run (TSF), unnamed tributaries and 0.14 acre of adjacent wetland (PFO) associated with the construction of the Philadelphia Cricket Club Golf Course:
1. To install and maintain 13 stormwater outfalls.
2. To install and maintain eight golf cart bridges.
3. To construct and maintain a golf course pond along the bank and within the floodway of Lorraine Run associated with hole No. 13.
4. To place fill within approximately 570 linear feet of an unnamed tributary to Lorraine Run associated with the construction of a new settling pond in accordance with mining permit No. 8074SM2T2 and to construct and maintain 260 linear feet of new channel originating at the mining discharge point.
The site is bounded by Joshua Road and Fort Washington State Park to the north, West Valley Green Road to the south and Stenton Avenue to the west (Germantown, PA Quadrangle N: 20.05 inches; W: 15.0 inches). The permittee agrees to provide 0.29 acre of replacement wetlands.
Northeast Region: Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.
E54-283. Jan W. Crocker, 1115 Elm Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018-2909. South Manheim Township, Schuylkill County, Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District.
Construct and maintain a 12-foot by 14-foot boat slip by modifying an existing railroad tie bulkhead and excavating landward along the shoreline of Lake Wynonah. The project is located in Pinto Cove of the Lake Wynonah Resort Development along the northern shore of the lake (Friedensburg, PA Quadrangle N: 6.9 inches; W: 6.8 inches) in South Manheim Township, Schuylkill County.
Southcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
E36-714. Thomas Aaron, Drumore Township, 1675 Furniss Road, Drumore, PA 17518 in Drumore Township, Lancaster County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To remove the existing bridge and to construct and maintain a concrete box culvert having a span of 17 feet by 6 feet underclearance at the channel of Peters Creek (HQ-WWF) on Goshan Mill Road (T-375) located about 1.14 miles south of Hensel Village (Wakefield, PA Quadrangle N: 10.0 inches; W: 10.3 inches).
E07-344. James Fiore, Fiore Pontiac GMC, P. O. Box 1033, Altoona, PA 16603 in Allegheny Township, Blair County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To place fill in 0.5 acre of wetlands adjacent to Brush Run (WWF) at a point along Route 36 approximately 1 mile north of Hollidaysburg for the purpose of expanding an existing parking lot (Hollidaysburg, PA Quadrangle N: 14.2 inches; W: 2.8 inches).
E06-551. George Moyer, 231 Frystown Road, Myerstown, PA 17067 in Bethel Township, Berks County, ACOE Philadelphia District.
To construct and maintain a nonjurisdictional water impoundment as a result of developing a farm pond by excavating and filling 0.51 acre of wetlands and about 270 linear feet of stream channel of an unnamed tributary to Little Swatara Creek (CWF) for the purpose of providing fire protection and water supply for crop irrigation located on the north side of Frystown Road (SR 4002) about 0.89 mile east of its intersection with SR 0645 (Bethel PA Quadrangle N: 14.33 inches; W: 9.66 inches).
Northcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.
E12-121. Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, R. R. 1, Box 212, Emporium, PA 15834. East Cowley Run Bridge Replacement, in Portage Township, Cameron County, ACOE Baltimore River Basin District (Emporium, PA Quadrangle N: 17.5 inches; W: 8.0 inches).
To remove an existing structure and construct, operate and maintain a single span bridge across East Cowley Run to provide public access within Sizerville State Park. The bridge shall be constructed with a minimum span of 20-feet, width of 16.8-feet and underclearance of 6-feet. Construction of bridge footings and in-stream bank stabilization shall be conducted in dry work conditions through the use of dams and pumping or fluming stream flow around work areas. The project is located along the eastern right-of-way of SR 0155 approximately 2,800-feet south east of Sizerville State Park day use road and SR 0155 intersection. This permit was issued under Section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E53-349. David G. Saulter, Box 247, Baker Creek Road, Coudersport, PA 16915. Private Bridge, in Hebron Township, Potter County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Oswayo, PA Quadrangle N: 2.25 inches; W: 5.5 inches).
To remove the existing wooden bridge structure and construct, operate and maintain a new single span, single residence bridge structure over the South Branch of Oswayo Creek. The structure will be constructed on concrete abutments and wing walls and anchored with reinforced footers. This permit also authorizes raising the grades of the approaches and incorporating three 16-inch diameter relief culverts to continue drainage to the wetlands on either side of the crossing. This project is located 1.2 miles south of Coneville on SR 44 (Oswayo, PA Quadrangle, N: 2.25 inches, W: 5.5 inches) Hebron Township, Potter County. This permit was issued under Section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E53-355. Gary A. Buchsen, 918 East Second Street, Coudersport, PA 16915. Buchsen Footbridge Across Mill Creek, in Coudersport Borough, Potter County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Sweden Valley, PA Quadrangle N: 3 inches; W: 14 inches).
To construct, operate and maintain a single span steel I-beam footbridge across Mill Creek to provided access to hiking trails. The footbridge shall be constructed with a minimum single span of 33-feet, width of 4-feet and underclearance of 5-feet. Construction will also include the installing 20-feet of R-4 riprap that shall be installed in dry work conditions by the use of dams and pumping or fluming stream flow around the work area. The project is located along the southern right-of-way of SR 0006 approximately 2,000-feet east of SR 0872 and SR 0006 intersection. This permit was issued under Section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E55-178. Jeffery and April Goss, R. R. 2, Box 258G, Selinsgrove, PA 17870. Goss Property, in Shamokin Dam Borough, Snyder County, ACOE Baltimore District (Sunbury, PA Quadrangle N: 22 inches; W: 9.6 inches).
To construct, operate and maintain an 18 foot diameter aboveground swimming pool, 60 lineal feet of dike embankment, one wooden foot bridge measuring 3 feet by 45 feet, one wooden vehicular bridge measuring 7 feet by 15 feet, 10 ton of miscellaneous fill and 200 lineal feet of riprap stream bank protection on an unnamed tributary to the West Branch of the Susquehanna River. This project is located .75 mile north on SR 15 from the intersection with SR 11 in Shamokin Dam Borough, Snyder County. This permit was issued under Section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS Northwest Region: Water Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
EA37-001NW. Erskin Resources, Inc., P. O. Box 78, Hillsville, PA Hillsville-New Castle Limestone Quarry Road Reclamation Project in Mahoning Township, Lawrence County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Campbell, OH-PA Quadrangle N: 8.0 inches; W: 1.3 inches).
To fill 0.98 acre of wetlands and to construct 1.10 acres of onsite wetlands associated with the grading and reclamation at an abandoned limestone mine site.
STORAGE TANKS
SITE-SPECIFIC INSTALLATION PERMITS
The following Storage Tank Site-Specific Installation Permits, under the authority of the Storage Tank Spill Prevention Act (35 P. S. §§ 6021.304, 6021.504, 6021.1101 and 6021.1102) and under 25 Pa. Code Chapter 245, Subchapter C, have been issued by the Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management, Director, P. O. Box 8763, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8763.
SSIP Applicant Name & Permit No. Address County Municipality Tank Type Tank Capacity 01-02-017 Michelle F. Duncan
Orion Power MidWest L.P.
2000 Cliff Mine Road
Suite 200
Pittsburgh, PA 15275-1008
Allegheny Borough of Springdale 4 ASTs storing
Aqueous Ammonia
42,700 gallons each
SPECIAL NOTICES
RADIATION PROTECTION
Amendment to exemption issued under the Radiation Protection Act (35 P. S. §§ 7110.101--7110.704) and 25 Pa. Code § 215.31 (relating to exemptions).
Southeast Region: Radiation Protection Program, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, Dr. Ivna Shanbaky, Radiation Protection Manager, (610) 832-6032.
Issued May 14, 2001, to Fox Chase Cancer Center, 7701 Burholme Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19111; Registration Number 10-03410: an amendment to exemption from regulation relating to leakage of radiation outside the patient area.
Notice of Certification to Perform Radon-Related Activities in Pennsylvania In the month of May 2001 the Department of Environmental Protection of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, under the authority contained in the Radon Certification Act (63 P. S. §§ 2001--2014) and regulations promulgated thereunder at 25 Pa. Code Chapter 240, has certified the persons listed to perform radon-related activities in Pennsylvania. The period of certification is 2 years. (For a complete list of persons currently certified to perform radon-related activities in Pennsylvania and for information as to the specific testing devices that persons certified for testing or laboratory are certified to use, contact the Bureau of Radiation Protection, Radon Division, P. O. Box 8469, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8469, (800) 23RADON.
Name Address Type of Certification Arick Amspacker 3262 Reeve Drive
Bethlehem, PA 18020Testing Brian Bacchus 251 Fox Meadow Drive
Wexford, PA 15090Testing Jay Bauder 3 Yoder Lane
Newmanstown, PA 17073Mitigation Benchmark Pro. Home Insp. 219 West Grove Street
Clarks Summit, PA 18411Testing Melanie Bollinger 418 Fleming Road
Sarver, PA 16055Testing H. Edward Carr, Jr.
EIC, Inc.780 Eden Road
Lancaster, PA 17601Mitigation Lois Distenfeld 4326 Crestview Road
Harrisburg, PA 17112Testing
LaboratoryLDH Waterproofing & RN Control 218 D West Main Street
Leola, PA 17540Mitigation Robert Meyer, Jr. 2843 North Front Street
Harrisburg, PA 17110Mitigation Brian Reuss
HouseMaster
Home Inspections
20300 Route 19, Suite 138
Cranberry Township, PA 16066Testing Mark Salasky
Landauer, Inc.2 Science Road
Glenwood, IL 60425Laboratory Michael Schneider 8466 Conventry Drive
Allison Park, PA 15101Testing Todd Giddings & Associates, Inc. 3049 Enterprise Drive
State College, PA 16801Testing ValueGuard USA, Inc. 123 Coulter Avenue, Suite 206
Ardmore, PA 19003Testing
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 01-1051. Filed for public inspection June 15, 2001, 9:00 a.m.]
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