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PLAN APPROVAL AND OPERATING PERMIT APPLICATIONS
NEW SOURCES AND MODIFICATIONS The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has developed an ''integrated'' plan approval, State Operating Permit and Title V Operating Permit program. This integrated approach is designed to make the permitting process more efficient for the Department, the regulated community and the public. This approach allows the owner or operator of a facility to complete and submit all the permitting documents relevant to its application one time, affords an opportunity for public input and provides for sequential issuance of the necessary permits.
The Department has received applications for plan approvals and/or operating permits from the following facilities.
Copies of these applications, subsequently prepared draft permits, review summaries and other support materials are available for review in the Regional Office identified in this notice. Persons interested in reviewing the application files should contact the appropriate Regional Office to schedule an appointment.
Persons wishing to receive a copy of the proposed Plan Approval or Operating Permit must indicate their interest to the Department Regional Office within 30 days of the date of this notice and must file protests or comments on a Proposed Plan Approval or Operating Permit within 30 days of the Department providing a copy of the proposed document to that person or within 30 days of its publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, whichever comes first. Interested persons may also request that a hearing be held concerning the proposed plan approval and operating permit. Comments or protests filed with the Department Regional Offices must include a concise statement of the objections to the issuance of the plan approval or operating permit and relevant facts, which serve as the basis for the objections. If the Department schedules a hearing, a notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at least 30 days prior the date of the hearing.
Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate should contact the Regional Office identified. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
Final plan approvals and operating permits will contain terms and conditions to ensure that the source is constructed and operating in compliance with applicable requirements in 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121--143, the Federal Clean Air Act and regulations adopted under the Act.
PLAN APPROVALS
Plan Approval Applications Received under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B that may have special public interest. These applications are in review and no decision on disposition has been reached.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790; Contact: Mark Wejkszner, Acting New Source Review Chief, (570) 826-2531.
48-310-046: Chrin Brothers, Inc. (635 Industrial Drive, Easton, PA 18042) for construction of a stone crushing operation and associated air cleaning device facility at 860 Island Park Road, Williams Township, Northampton County.
39-399-055: Stanley Vidmar Storage Technologies, Inc. (11 Grammes Road, Allentown, PA 18105) for modification of a clean-up operation in Allentown, Lehigh County.
13-308-104: Horsehead Resource Development Co., Inc. (900 Delaware Avenue, Palmerton, PA 18071) for modification of Kiln No. 1 to be utilized for both calcining and waelzing of zinc bearing materials at their facility in Palmerton Borough, Carbon County.
54-322-003B: Commonwealth Environmental Systems LP (P. O. Box 322, Hegins, PA 17938) for modification of the landfill waste acceptance rate at their facility at 99 Commonwealth Avenue, Foster Township, Schuylkill County.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110; Contact: Ronald Davis, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.
06-5087B: Haines and Kibblehouse, Inc. (P. O. Box 196, Skippack, PA 19474) for modification of the existing bituminous asphalt plant controlled by a fabric collector to fire waste derived liquid fuels in the drier section of the plant in Colebrookdale Township, Berks County.
07-05031A: Union Tank Car Co. (P. O. Box 2003, Altoona, PA 16602-2003) for replacement of an existing fabric collector with two fabric collectors controlling particulate from the railcar sandblast operation in the City of Altoona, Blair County.
28-03042: Advanced Recycling Technology, Inc. (1080 Opportunity Avenue, Chambersburg, PA 17201) for construction of an industrial dryer in Greene Township, Franklin County.
67-03041C: County Line Quarry, Inc. (P. O. Box 99, Wrightsville, PA 17368) for construction of a single deck screen and a lattice frame conveyor in Wrightsville Borough, York County. This facility is subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart OOO--Standards of Performance for Nonmetallic Mineral Processing Plants.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701; Contact: David Aldenderfer, Program Manager, (570) 327-3637.
17-399-022: GKN Sinter Metals, Inc. (P. O. Box 1047, DuBois, PA 15081) for construction of seven powdered metal parts sintering furnaces (F11--F17), as well as modification of ten additional sintering furnaces (F1--F10) to use lubricant blends other then those previously approved by the Department, in the City of DuBois, Clearfield County.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745; Contact: William Charlton, New Source Review Chief, (412) 442-4174.
56-00025D: New Enterprise Stone and Lime (P. O. Box 77, New Enterprise, PA 16664) for construction of Bakersville Hot Mix Asphalt Plant and combustion of WDLF in Jefferson Township, Somerset County.
65-00891C: Firestone Building Products Co. (525 Congressional Boulevard, Carmel, IN 46032) for pentane conversion at Youngwood Plant in Youngwood Borough in Westmoreland County.
56-00011B: New Enterprise Stone and Lime (P. O. Box 77, New Enterprise, PA 16664) for installation of an addition to a primary crushing plant which consists of two pre-1983 crushers and a new vibrating screen. Control of emission will be by the use of a water spray system.
Intent to Issue Plan Approvals and Intent to Issue or Amend Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B. These actions may include the administrative amendments of an associated operating permit.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428; Contact: Edward Brown, Facilities Permitting Chief, (610) 832-6242.
09-0087B: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (351 West Philadelphia Avenue, Morrisville, PA 19067) for modification of an existing source at their Morrisville Plant (previously known as Solkatronic Chemicals), Falls Township, Bucks County. This is a minor facility. The modifications include: an increase in hourly production rate of silicon tetrafluoride (SiF4) to 28 pounds per hour, an increase in annual production rate to 123,000 pounds per year, an increase in hours of operation to 8,760 hours per year, the construction of a secondary air emission containment system and the upgrading of an existing scrubber. As a requirement of the Plan Approval, the production of silicon tetrachloride and trichlorosilane will cease at the Morrisville Plant and the trichlorosilane lines exhausting to the current scrubber will be disconnected before any SiF4 production increase under this Plan Approval is allowed. Emissions will be limited to 1.0 ppmv of SiF4 and 4.0 ppmv of hydrogen fluoride. The Plan Approval will require stack tests to be performed. Appropriate monitoring and recordkeeping requirements will be included.
46-0014B (originally issued as 46-0115): Knoll, Inc. (1235 Water Street, East Greenville, PA 18041) for installation of a cyclone to control particulate matter (PM) emissions from a metal and plastic cutting saw in Upper Hanover Township, Montgomery County. This facility is a Title V facility. This installation will result in PM emissions reduced to less than 0.02 grain per dry standard cubic feet.
09-0015E: Rohm and Haas Co. (Route 413 and State Road, Bristol, PA 19007) for modification of operations to a No. 2 diesel fuel-fired emergency generator rated at 1.7 MW, originally approved for installation under Plan Approval No. 09-0015A. The facility, located in Bristol Township, Bucks County, is a Title V facility for NOx and VOCs. The modification being made to the emergency generator is a reduction in hours of operation to avoid triggering New Source Review. The emergency generator is used as a backup power source for facility operations. The emergency generator is equipped with turbocharger and aftercooler, which will help reduce emissions of NOx. Along with the reduction in annual emissions of NOx, emissions of all other criteria pollutants will also be reduced due to the new limitations in hours of operation. This Plan Approval and the amended Title V Operating Permit will contain recordkeeping and operating restrictions designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
46-00081: Markel Corp. (416 School Lane, Norristown, PA 19404) located in Plymouth Township, Montgomery County. The following changes have been incorporated into this Title V Operating Permit:
1) Incorporation of Source ID: 105 (two horizontal extruders: I and J), including applicable requirements for emission limitations, monitoring, recordkeeping and work practice standards.
2) The total VOC emissions from all ten horizontal extruders through the oxidizer stack has been revised to 2.97 lbs/hr.
3) The total annual VOC emission from the horizontal extruders has been revised to 26.8 tons/year on a 12-month rolling basis.
09-00015: Rohm and Haas Co. (Route 413 and 13, P. O. Box 219, Bristol, PA 19021) for an administrative amendment to the Title V Operating Permit at their facility in Bristol Township, Bucks County. The facility is a diverse chemical manufacturing plant with a variety of continuous and batch type processes. The amended Title V operating permit will contain additional monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting and work practice standards to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
46-00012: Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc. (800 River Road, West Conshohocken, PA 19428) in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County. To resolve the appeal of the Title V Operating Permit issued November 7, 2001, the Title V Permit is proposed to be amended.
The following conditions have been addressed in the revised Title V permit:
1) Section D, Source ID: 001--004--the frequency of the required monitoring and recordkeeping has been changed to monthly.
2) Section D--the term ''good air pollution control practices'' has been removed from conditions pertaining to combustion sources.
3) Section C--the 355 mmscf/year natural gas throughput limit as been moved to this section as a site level requirement.
4) Section C--the 24.9 tons/year NOx emission limit has been moved to this section as a site level requirement.
5) Section D, Source ID: 127, Condition No. 004--the condition was modified to omit any references to the supplier and to allow annual EPA Method 24 testing of the inks used at the printing presses.
6) Section D, Source ID: 127, Conditions No. 005 and 007--monitoring and recordkeeping conditions were added to verify compliance from the use of fountain solution and blanket wash for the presses, using the worst case estimations.
7) Section D, Source ID: 127, Condition No. 011--the condition was revised to include the term ''. . . or other Department approved methods.''
8) Section D, Source ID: 125, Conditions No. 003 and 004--monitoring and recordkeeping conditions were revised to include the estimated amount of platemaking developer used daily, based on the number of plates processed and the previously established (worst case) average coverage rate.
9) Section D, Source ID: 101--source has been removed from Section D and placed in Section G (Miscellaneous) as a de minimis source.
10) Section D, Source ID: C01, Conditions No. 002 and 003--the frequency of the required monitoring and recordkeeping for these conditions were revised to weekly.
11) Section D, Source ID: C01, Condition No. 005--the condition was included to document the maximum capacity of this source as 8,400 cfm (air flow).
12) Section D, Source 126--the condition pertaining to the regulatory requirements of 25 Pa. Code § 129.62 was determined to be not applicable for this facility and has been omitted.
13) Section C, VIII. Compliance Certification--the condition was revised to include the initial date (October 30, 2002) of the annual compliance certification and semiannual monitoring/deviation reports.
14) Section C, Condition No. 007--the condition was revised to document that the Back-up Generator (Source ID: 031) and the Pump House Fire Pump (Source ID: 032) are not restricted to natural gas use.
23-0014C: Kimberly-Clark Corp. (Front and Avenue of the States, Chester, PA 19013) for installation of a Venturi scrubber to control emissions of particulate matter from Paper Machine No. 17 in the City of Chester, Delaware County. The facility is a Title V facility. The scrubber will have an hourly emission limit of 0.66 lb/hr and an annual emission limit of 2.89 tons per year. The emission of particulate matter from the scrubber shall not exceed 0.02 grain per dry standard cubic feet. The company shall keep records of pressure drop and flow rate of recirculation water in the scrubber.
46-0031B: SmithKline Beecham Research Co. (1250 South Collegeville Road, Collegeville, PA 19426) for the installation of a 2 MW diesel fuel-fired emergency generator. The facility, located in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County, is a Title V facility for NOx and SOx. The emergency generator is equipped with turbocharger and aftercooler, which will help reduce emissions of NOx. Emissions of NOx will be less than 13 tons per year. Emissions of SOx and carbon monoxide will be less than 2 tons per year each and emissions of particulate matter and VOCs will each be less than 1 ton per year. This Plan Approval and the amended Title V Operating Permit will contain recordkeeping and operating restrictions designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110; Contact: Yasmin Neidlinger, Facilities Permitting Chief, (717) 705-4702.
67-03115: Garrod Hydraulics, Inc. (3466 Board Road, York, PA 17402) for construction of a hydraulic cylinder manufacture/repair and industrial hard chrome plating facility in East Manchester Township, York County. The chrome plating equipment is subject to 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart N--National Emission Standards for Chromium Emissions from Hard and Decorative Chromium Electroplating and Chromium Anodizing Tanks. The plan approval for the non-Title V facility will include provisions for stack testing, work practices, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting designed to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality requirements.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701; Contact: Muhammad Zaman, Facilities Permitting Chief, (570) 327-3637.
49-303-006: Collier Materials, Inc. (R. R. 2, Box 672, Shamokin, PA 17872) for construction of a 300 tons per hour batch mix asphalt concrete plant at the Bear Gap Quarry in Ralpho Township, Northumberland County. The 96.8 million Btu per hour burner associated with the plant's aggregate dryer will be fired with natural gas, propane, #2 fuel oil, #5 fuel oil and reprocessed fuel oil. The particulate matter emissions from the plant will be controlled by a cyclone collector and a fabric collector operating in series.
The asphalt plant will have the potential to emit up to 12.0 tons of NOx, 40.0 tons of carbon monoxides, 0.98 ton of particulate matter, 3.6 tons of VOCs and 36.2 tons of sulfur oxides per 12 consecutive month period. The plant will also have the potential to emit up to 0.77 ton of hazardous air pollutants per 12 consecutive month period.
The Department has determined that the proposed asphalt plant will comply with all applicable regulatory requirements pertaining to air contamination sources and the emission of air contaminants including the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12. The Department consequently intends to issue plan approval for the construction of the respective asphalt plant.
The following is a summary of the conditions the Department proposes to place in the plan approval to ensure compliance with all applicable air quality regulatory requirements:
1. The plant shall not be used to produce more than 200,000 tons of asphalt per 12 consecutive month period.
2. The particulate matter in the exhaust of the fabric collector shall not exceed 0.02 grain per dry standard cubic foot.
3. The air contaminant emissions shall not exceed the following:
When burning reprocessed fuel oil or #5 fuel oil:
Emissions Pollutant Pounds per ton product Pounds per hour Tons per 12 months NOx 0.12 36.0 12.0 VOCs 0.036 10.8 3.6 CO 0.4 120.0 40.0 When burning #2 fuel oil:
Emissions Pollutant Pounds per ton product Pounds per hour Tons per 12 months NOx 0.12 36.0 12.0 VOCs .0082 2.46 0.82 CO 0.4 120.0 40.0 When burning natural gas or propane:
Emissions Pollutant Pounds per ton product Pounds per hour Tons per 12 months NOx .025 7.5 2.5 VOCs 0.0082 2.46 0.82 CO 0.4 120.0 40.0 4. The total combined hazardous air pollutants emissions from the plant shall not exceed 0.77 ton during any 12 consecutive month period.
5. The applicant shall perform NOx, carbon monoxide and VOCs (expressed as propane) stack testing when firing each of the proposed fuels. Additionally, the applicant shall perform particulate matter and opacity testing while firing one of the proposed fuels. Testing shall be performed while the plant is being operated at its maximum production rate using test methods and procedures acceptable to the Department.
6. The plant shall not burn #2 fuel oil with a sulfur content in excess of 0.3% by weight or reprocessed fuel oil and #5 fuel oil with a sulfur content in excess of 1% by weight.
7. Recycled asphalt pavement shall not be introduced to the plant at a rate in excess of 20 tons per hour.
8. The plant shall not be used to dry stone other than when the plant is simultaneously producing asphalt concrete nor shall it be used to produce asbestos-containing asphalt material nor shall it be used to decontaminate or otherwise treat soil or any other material which has been contaminated with gasoline, fuel oil or any other substance.
9. The reprocessed fuel oil fired in this plant shall not exceed the following limitations:
Contaminant Limitation Arsenic 5 ppm Cadmium 2 ppm Chromium 10 ppm Lead 100 ppm Total halogens 1,000 ppm PCBs Nondetectable (detection limit no higher than 2 parts per million, volume basis) Additionally, the flash point of the reprocessed oil shall not be less than 100°F.
10. The permittee shall not accept any shipment of reprocessed oil for use in the plant for which the arsenic, cadmium, chromium, lead, total halides and PCB contents and/or flash point are unknown or which fail to meet the aforementioned limitations.
11. A sample of each load of reprocessed oil delivered to the plant shall be taken at the time of delivery to the plant using a sampling technique capable of achieving a representative composite sample of the entire load and shall be retained on site for at least 2 years for random selection and analysis by the Department.
12. The permittee shall submit an annual report to the Department listing the delivery date, quantity delivered, source of origin and delivery invoice number of each load of reprocessed oil delivered to the plant during the previous calendar year, as well as identifying the arsenic, cadmium, chromium, lead, total halides, PCB, sulfur contents and the flash point of each load.
13. Dust collected in the cyclone and fabric collector shall be screw conveyed to the plant's pugmill. At no time shall any of this dust be discharged to a truck, front end loader and the like or handled in another fashion which would generate fugitive particulate matter emissions.
55-00001B: Sunbury Generation, LLC (P. O. Box 517, Shamokin Dam, PA 17876) for construction of a trailer-mounted ash storage silo and associated tank truck and railcar loading operations in Shamokin Dam Borough, Snyder County. The facility is a major facility for which a Title V Operating Permit (#55-00001) has been issued.
The particulate matter emissions from the ash silo and associated loading operations will be controlled by a fabric collector. The resultant particulate matter emissions will be a maximum of 0.13 ton in any 12 consecutive month period.
The Department's review of the information contained in the application indicates that the proposed trailer-mounted ash storage silo and associated tank truck and railcar loading operations will meet all applicable air quality regulatory requirements including the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12. Based on this finding, the Department intends to approve the application and issue a plan approval for the construction of the silo and associated loading operations.
The Department intends to place conditions in the plan approval to be issued to assure compliance with all applicable air quality regulatory requirements. The following is a summary of these conditions:
1. The particulate matter concentration in the exhaust of the fabric collector shall not be in excess of 0.01 grain per dry standard cubic foot.
2. Fly ash loading or transfer shall not occur if the fabric collector is inoperable.
3. A sufficient quantity of spare fabric collector bags for the fabric collector shall be kept on hand at all times to immediately replace any worn or damaged bags.
4. Operators shall monitor all ash transfer line connections for fugitive emissions during all ash transfers between the tank trucks, railcars and the silo.
5. The air compressor supplying the air to the fabric collector shall be equipped with an air dryer and oil trap.
6. The only trucks to be loaded with ash shall be tank trucks.
Intent to Issue Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter F.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428; Contact: Edward Brown, Facilities Permitting Chief, (610) 832-6242.
46-00150: Montgomery County SPCA (1059 Sweifford Road, Perkiomenville, PA 18074-9608) on October 3, 2002, for a non-Title V Facility, State-Only, Natural Minor Operating Permit in Upper Frederick Township, Montgomery County. The Montgomery County SPCA operates and maintains an animal crematory, from which the main pollutants emitted are particulate matter and nitrogen oxides. Particulate matter and nitrogen oxides emissions from this facility are each less than 1 ton per year. The permit will include monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110; Contact: Yasmin Neidlinger, Facilities Permitting Chief, (717) 705-4702.
38-05023: Pennsy Supply, Inc. (P. O. Box 3331, Harrisburg, PA 17105) for operation of an asphalt batch plant controlled by a knockout box and a fabric collector at the Prescott Quarry in South Lebanon Township, Lebanon County. Actual emissions for criteria pollutants will be below Title V thresholds. This will be accomplished by limiting the annual production of hot mix asphalt. The operating permit will contain appropriate conditions designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements. This source is subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subparts I--Standards of Performance for Hot Mix Asphalt Facilities and 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Kb--Standards of Performance for Volatile Organic Liquid Storage Vessels (Including Petroleum Liquid Storage Vessels) for Which Construction, Reconstruction, or Modification Commenced After July 23, 1984.
Department of Public Health, Air Management Services: 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104; Contact: Edward Braun, Chief, (215) 685-9476.
S01-003: American Bank Note Co. (132 South 55th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19139) September 30, 2002, for operation of a printing facility for high quality financial documents in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The synthetic minor facility's air emission sources include 4 nonheatset intaglio presses, 11 nonheatset sheetfed lithographic printing presses and 2 chrome plating tanks with a composite mesh-pad system control device.
MINING ACTIVITY APPLICATIONS Applications under the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1396.1--1396.19a); the Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 3301--3326); The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001); the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act (52 P. S. §§ 30.51--30.66); The Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1406.1--1406.21). Mining activity permits issued in response to 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 before 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 certification.
Written comments, 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. 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 previous, 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 previously-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.
Coal Applications Received
Hawk Run District Mining Office: Empire Road, P. O. Box 209, Hawk Run, PA 16840-0209, (814) 342-8200.
17000109 and NPDES Permit No. PA0242985. Kenneth K. Rishel & Sons, Inc., 1229 Turnpike Avenue, Clearfield, PA 16830. Revision to an existing bituminous surface mine permit to change the acreage from 20.0 acres to 29.3 acres and to add auger mining. The permit is located in Lawrence Township, Clearfield County. Receiving streams: Orr's Run and unnamed stream to Orr's Run, classified for CWF. Application received September 24, 2002.
17020113 and NPDES Permit No. PA0243353. Junior Coal Contracting, Inc., R. R. 3, Box 225A, Philipsburg, PA 16866. Commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface mine-auger permit in Decatur Township, Clearfield County affecting 114 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Laurel Run, Laurel Run classified for CWF. Application received September 24, 2002.
17860140 and NPDES Permit No. PA0115673. Waroquier Coal Company, P. O. Box 128, Clearfield, PA 16830. Renewal of an existing bituminous surface mine permit located in Beccarria Township, Clearfield County affecting 323 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to Cofinan Run and unnamed tributary to Muddy Run. Application received July 22, 2002.
41920101 and NPDES Permit No. 0207195. Fisher Mining Company, 40 Choate Circle, Montoursville, PA 17754. Major permit revisions to include a change in permit acreage from 217.4 acres to 218.2 acres, stream relocation of a 210 foot section of Shingle Mill Branch and to conduct stream bank stabilization on Little Pine Creek as mitigation for the disturbance on Shingle Mill Branch. Receiving streams: Shingle Mill to English Run to Little Pine Creek, Buckeye Run to Otter Run to Little Pine Creek to Pine Creek to West Branch Susquehanna River. Application received October 2, 2002.
Greensburg District Mining Office: Armbrust Building, R. R. 2 Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601-0982, (724) 925-5500.
30850103 and NPDES Permit No. 0589756. Patriot Mining Company, Inc. (2708 Cranberry Square, Morgantown, WV 26508-9286). Renewal application for continued operation and reclamation of a bituminous surface mine location in Greene Township, Greene County, affecting 127.4 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to Whitely Creek, classified for WWF. There is no potable water supply intake within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge. Renewal application received October 1, 2002.
03960107 and NPDES Permit No. 0201821. Thomas J. Smith, Inc. (R. R. 1, Box 260D, Shelocta, PA 15774-9641). Renewal application for reclamation only of an existing bituminous surface mine located in Burrell Township, Armstrong County, affecting 167.8 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to Cherry Run to Crooked Creek, classified for CWF. There is no potable water supply intake within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge. Renewal application received October 1, 2002.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472-1900.
56890110 and NPDES Permit No. PA0598551. Hoffman Mining, Inc., P. O. Box 130, 118 Runway Road, Friedens, PA 15541, permit revision to include auger mining and for discharge of treated mine drainage in Shade Township, Somerset County, affecting 67.6 acres. Receiving streams: Whiskey Run to Dark Shade Creek classified for CWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received September 26, 2002.
32970112 and NPDES Permit No. PA0234605. Mears Enterprises, Inc., P. O. Box 157, Clymer, PA 15728, permit revision to add 10.2 acres of support and mining area and for discharge of treated mine drainage, in Green Township, Indiana County, affecting 102.7 acres. Receiving streams: Buck Run, Dixon Run classified for CWF. The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is Pennsylvania American Water Company Two Lick Creek intake. Application received October 2, 2002.
McMurray District Mining Office: 3913 Washington Road, McMurray, PA 15317, (724) 941-7100.
32931601. NPDES Permit PA0215023, Senate Coal Mines, Inc. (One Energy Place, Suite 5100, Latrobe, PA 15650), to renew the permit for the Coral Tipple in Burrell Township, Indiana County, renewal, Surface Acres Proposed NA, Underground Acres Proposed N/A, SCP Acres Proposed N/A, CRDP Support Acres Proposed N/A, CRDP Refuse Disposal Acres Proposed N/A, no additional discharges, classified for N/A. The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is N/A. Application received August 19, 2002.
63831302. NPDES Permit PA0213608, Eighty Four Mining Co. (P. O. Box 284, Eighty Four, PA 15330), to revise the permit for Mine 84 in Amwell Township, Washington County to add mowl ventilation shaft, Surface Acres Proposed 18.6, Underground Acres Proposed N/A, SCP Acres Proposed N/A, CRDP Support Acres Proposed N/A, CRDP Refuse Disposal Acres Proposed N/A, Redd Run, classified for WWF, The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is N/A. Application received September 17, 2002.
PROJECTS UNDER THE ENVIRONMENTAL GOOD SAMARITAN ACT The Environmental Good Samaritan Act (27 Pa.C.S. §§ 8001--8114) provides certain protections and immunities from civil liability for landowners and persons who voluntarily undertake reclamation and abatement projects to address land and water adversely affected by mining or oil or gas extraction or exploration for natural resources and left in an unreclaimed condition or left discharging water pollution. For landowners and persons to qualify for immunity, the projects must be approved by the Department of Environmental Protection (Department).
The following project proposals have been received by the Department. A copy of the proposals is available for inspection at the office indicated before each proposal.
Written comments or objections may be submitted by any person or any office 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.
Written comments or objections should contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting comments or objections; the proposal identification number; and a statement of sufficient detail to inform the Department of the basis of the comment or objection and the relevant facts upon which it is based.
Project Proposals Received
Hawk Run District Mining Office: Empire Road, P. O. Box 209, Hawk Run, PA 16840-0209, (814) 342-8200.
17-01-05. RAMM Coal Company, R. R. 1, Box 16, Rockton, PA 15856. The Hawk Run District Mining Office for the Department awarded a Government Financed Construction Contract to RAMM Coal Company on September 12, 2002, that will result in incidental coal removal necessary to accomplish reclamation of an abandoned mine land site affecting 5.8 acres. The site is located in Brady Township, Clearfield County. Under the terms of the contract no reprocessing of the coal refuse may take place and no coal refuse materials may be returned to the site once removed. The contract requires total reclamation and revegetation of the project area. This project was made possible under a program developed by the Department which allows for expedited removal and reclamation of old coal refuse piles which are generally eyesores as well as major sources of siltation and pollution to the streams of this Commonwealth. Application received October 25, 2001. Permit issued September 12, 2002.
17-01-01. A. W. Long Coal Company, 1203 Presque Isle Street, Philipsburg, PA 16866. The Hawk Run District Mining Office for the Department awarded a Government Financed Construction Contract to A. W. Long Coal Company on October 2, 2002, that will result in incidental coal removal necessary to accomplish reclamation of an abandoned mine land site affecting 14.4 acres. The site is located in Morris Township, Clearfield County. Under the terms of the contract no reprocessing of the coal refuse may take place and no coal refuse materials may be returned to the site once removed. The contract requires total reclamation and renegotiation of the project area. This project was made possible under a program developed by the Department which allows for expedited removal and reclamation of old coal refuse piles which are generally eyesores as well as major sources of siltation and pollution to the streams of this Commonwealth. Application received January 23, 2001. Permit issued October 2, 2002.
Project Proposals Issued
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472-1900.
EGS 07001, Blair County Conservation District, 1407 Blair Street, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648. A water pollution abatement project to construct passive treatment systems (spaghetti hole, Clearwater and coke ovens) for three abandoned acid mine discharges on 13 acres of the Altoona City Authority and Angels Coal Trust (previously Cooney Brothers Coal Company) properties located approximately 2 miles west of the Horseshoe Curve on the north side of SR 4008 in Logan Township, Blair County. The receiving stream is Glen White Run. Project was received November 30, 2001. Project issued October 2, 2002.
FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT, SECTION 401 The following permit applications and requests for Environmental Assessment approval and requests for Water Quality Certification have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection (Department). Section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)), requires the State to certify that the involved projects will not violate the applicable provisions of sections 301--303, 306 and 307 of the FWPCA (33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1311--1313, 1316 and 1317) as well as relevant State requirements. Initial requests for 401 Water Quality 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 Permit or Water Obstruction and Encroachment Permit, or the approval of an Environmental Assessment must submit any comments, suggestions or objections within 30 days of the date of this notice as well as any questions to the office noted before the application. Comments should contain the name, address and telephone number of the person commenting, identification of the certification request to which the comments or objections are addressed and a concise statement of comments, objections or suggestions including the relevant facts upon which they are based.
The Department may conduct a fact-finding hearing or an informal conference in response to comments if deemed necessary. Each individual will be notified, in writing, of the time and place of a scheduled hearing or conference concerning the certification request to which the comment, objection or suggestion relates. Maps, drawings and other data pertinent to the certification request are available for inspection between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on each working day at the office noted before 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, 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 (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)).
WATER OBSTRUCTIONS AND ENCROACHMENTS Southeast Region: Water Management Program Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428.
E23-428. Belmont 17 LLC, 100 Baltimore Pike, P. O. Box 100, Chadds Ford, PA 19317, Bethel Township, Delaware County, ACOE Philadelphia District.
To perform the following water obstruction and encroachment activities associated with the proposed Belmont Subdivision situated in and along 0.21 acre of wetland (PFO/PEM) within the watersheds of unnamed tributaries to the South Branch of Naamans Creek (WWF), unnamed tributaries to Webb Creek (TSF, MF) and unnamed tributaries to Beaver Creek (WWF-MF).
1. To extend an existing stormwater cross drain and place and maintain fill within approximately 0.01 acre of wetland adjacent to a tributary to the South Branch of Naamans Creek associated with the construction of the Belmont Lane road crossing. The crossing will serve as an access off of Ebright Road.
2. To construct an 8-inch PVC sanitary sewer utility line crossing of a wetland adjacent to a tributary of Webb Creek temporarily disturbing 0.04 acre.
3. To construct 134 linear feet of 18-inch RCP cross drain and associated fill in 0.04 acre of wetland adjacent to a tributary of Beaver Creek associated with the construction of Belmont Lane.
4. To place fill within 0.04 acre of wetland adjacent to a tributary of Beaver Creek associated with the construction of Sarasota Lane.
5. To place fill within 0.01 acre of wetland adjacent to a tributary of Beaver Creek associated with the construction of Sarasota Lane.
6. To install an 8-inch PVC sanitary sewer utility line crossing of a wetland adjacent to a tributary of Beaver Creek temporarily disturbing 0.09 acre.
The applicant also seeks an environmental assessment approval for impacts associated with proposed work to construct, modify and maintain three nonjurisdictional dams which shall include the following:
1. To modify the outlet works of an existing nonjurisdictional dam and impact approximately 0.01 acre of wetland adjacent to a tributary of Beaver Creek associated with the construction of a stormwater management facility.
2. To modify the outlet works of an existing nonjurisdictional dam and impact approximately 0.01 acre of wetland adjacent to a tributary of Webb Creek associated with the construction of Half Mile Post North Road, which will serve as a stormwater management facility.
The applicant has proposed to construct replacement wetlands to compensate for impacts associated with the proposed work.
The proposed subdivision is located on a 95.5-acre parcel along the southwest corner of Ebright Road and Naamans Creek Road (Wilmington North, PA Quadrangle N: 16.1 inches; W: 3.3 inches).
Northcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, (570) 327-3636.
E53-379. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation District 2-0, 1924-30 Daisy Street, Clearfield, PA 16830, in Stewardson Township, Potter County, ACOE Baltimore District (Tamarack, PA Quadrangle N: 22 inches; W: 6.5 inches).
The applicant proposed to create a 1-acre wetland mitigation site along SR 144 and Kettle Creek on property owned by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. There will be 0.048 acre of palustrine wetland impacts resulting from this project.
Northwest Region: Water Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
E20-524, The Home Depot USA, Inc., 15 Dan Road, Canton, MA 02021. Home Depot Meadville Retail Center in Vernon Township, Crawford County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Geneva, PA Quadrangle N: 22.6 inches; W: 17.0 inches).
To fill a total of 0.91 acre of wetland for the construction of a Home Depot retail center south of SR 6/19/322 east of Kennedy Hill Road. Project includes creation of 0.91 acre of replacement wetland onsite and installation of a stream bank enhancement/protection structure along the left bank of Van Horne Creek.
E62-386, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, District 1-0, 255 Elm Street, P. O. Box 398, Oil City, PA 16301-1412. SR 3010, Section BOO, Segment 0120, Offset 1390 Across Brokenstraw Creek, in Spring Creek Township, Warren County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Columbus, PA Quadrangle N: 0.1 inch; W: 3.7 inches).
To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a P/S spread concrete box beam bridge having a clear span of 102.5 feet and an underclearance of 12.2 feet on a 90 degree skew across Brokenstraw Creek (CWF) on SR 3010, Section BOO, Segment 0120, Offset 1390 approximately 600 feet SW of the intersection of SR 3010 and SR 426.
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