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AIR QUALITY
General Plan Approval and Operating Permit Usage Authorized under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127 to construct, modify, reactivate or operate air contamination sources and associated air cleaning devices.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428; Contact: Edward Brown, Facilities Permitting Chief, (610) 832-6242.
09-302-083GP: Fres-co SYS USA, Inc. (3005 State Road, Telford, PA 18969) on October 23, 2002, for a boiler in West Rockhill Township, Bucks County.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790; Contact: Michael Safko, Facilities Permitting Chief, (570) 826-2531.
48-321-006GP: Kings Cleaners and Shirt Launderers Inc. (225 Ferry Street, Easton, PA 18042) for construction and operation of a petroleum dry cleaning operation in Easton, Northampton County.
Plan Approvals Issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and regulations in 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B relating to construction, modification and reactivation of air contamination sources and associated air cleaning devices.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790; Contact: Mark Wejkszner, Acting New Source Review Chief, (570) 826-2531.
40-399-050: Genova (502 Forest Road, Humboldt Industrial Park, Hazleton, PA 18202) on October 28, 2002, for modification of a PVC trimming/cutting operation and associated air cleaning device in Hazle Township, Luzerne County.
Plan Approval Revisions Issued including Extensions, Minor Modifications and Transfers of Ownership under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.13, 127.13a and 127.32.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428; Contact: Thomas McGinley, New Source Review Chief, (610) 832-6242.
46-0015A: Occidental Chemical Corp. (375 Armand Hammer Boulevard, Pottstown, PA 19464) on October 25, 2002, for operation of Process Line No. 6 in Lower Pottsgrove Township, Montgomery County.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790; Contact: Mark Wejkszner, Acting New Source Review Chief, (570) 826-2531.
54-310-022A: Schuylkill Contracting Co. Inc. (913 Valley Road, R. R. 2, Box 2312, Pottsville, PA 17901) on October 16, 2002, for the construction of a stone crushing plant and associated air cleaning device in 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.
22-03037: Consolidated Scrap Resources, Inc. (P. O. Box 1761, Harrisburg, PA 17105) on October 27, 2002, for installation of a metal scrap shredder controlled by a cyclone in the City of Harrisburg, Dauphin County. This plan approval was extended.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701; Contact: David Aldenderfer, Program Manager, (570) 327-3637.
49-313-032J: Merck and Co., Inc. (P. O. Box 600, Danville, PA 17821) on October 18, 2002, to authorize the use of air cleaning devices (two fume incinerators) to control the air contaminant emissions from an additional minor source, a bulk methanol tank, in Riverside Borough, Northumberland County.
18-00006B: Dominion Transmission Corp. (625 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222) on October 21, 2002, for operation of four natural gas-fired reciprocating internal combustion compressor engines (Engines 4, 6, 9 and 10) on a temporary basis until February 18, 2003, as well as for installation of air cleaning devices (screw-in prechamber systems) on two additional natural gas-fired reciprocating internal combustion compressor engines (Engines 5 and 11) until February 18, 2003, at the Leidy Compressor Station in Leidy Township, Clinton County. The plan approval was extended.
41-0008A: Koppers Industries, Inc. (P. O. Box 189, Montgomery, PA 17752) on October 25, 2002, for operation of a wood-fired boiler fuel feeding system and associated air cleaning device (a fabric collector) on a temporary basis until February 22, 2003, in Clinton Township, Lycoming County. The plan approval was extended.
Title V Operating Permits Issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter G.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428; Contact: Edward Brown, Facilities Permitting Chief, (610) 832-6242.
46-00031: SmithKline Beecham d/b/a GlaxoSmithKline (1250 South Collegeville Road, Collegeville, PA 19426) for an administrative amendment to Title V Operating Permit 46-00031 in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County. The previously issued permit has been amended to address the following concerns expressed in an appeal: (1) schedule of submission for the ''reporting of deviations'' and the Compliance Certification; (2) boilers--monitoring and recordkeeping frequency and the reporting frequency from quarterly to semiannually to comply with the revised 40 CFR 60.48c; and (3) revise monitoring and recordkeeping technique for the coolant/holding reservoir tank. The changes do not result in an increase of emissions.
46-00035: SmithKline Beecham d/b/a GlaxoSmithKline (709 Swedeland Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406) for an administrative amendment to Title V Operating Permit 46-00035 in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County. The previously issued permit is being amended to incorporate following concerns in an appeal: (1) name change; (2) removal of Sources Nos. 035, 036, 040 and 041, Boilers Nos. 7, 8, 12 and 13, Source C01, various type condensers and Source 105, Pilot Laboratory; (3) establish a schedule of submission for the ''reporting of deviations'' and the Compliance certifications; (4) monitoring and recordkeeping frequency of the boilers and emergency generators; and (5) incorporate the amendments of Operating Permits 46-313-114 and 46-399-093. The permit was also modified for: (1) RFD No. 46-A01-1919--the modification of an acid gas scrubber for the Source 200; and (2) RFD No. 46-A01-1917--the modification of the general exhaust system in building 29. The changes do not result in an increase of emissions.
09-00076: Cartex Corp. (200 Rock Run Road, Fairless Hills, PA 19030) for an administrative amendment to Title V Operating Permit 09-00076 in Falls Township, Bucks County. The previously issued permit is being amended to incorporate the following conditions from Plan Approval 09-399-040A for Source 101, Urethane Foam Manufacturing: (1) emissions of particulate matter shall be controlled by an existing filtration system that has at least an 80% removal efficiency; (2) particulate matter shall be limited to 0.6 lb/hr and 2 tons in a 12 month rolling period; and (3) the company shall submit a report every calendar year for the next 5 years detailing the progress of the lower VOC content mold release agent research program. The changes do not result in an increase of emissions.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701; Contact: Muhammad Zaman, Facilities Permitting Chief, (570) 327-3637.
49-00006: Viking Energy of Northumberland (R. D. 2, P. O. Box 482D, Cannery Road, Northumberland, PA 17857) on October 24, 2002, for operation of their steam/electric cogeneration facility in Point Township, Northumberland County. This Title V Operating Permit contains all applicable regulatory requirements including monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting conditions. This is a renewal of the operating permit.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745; Contact: Mark Wayner, Facilities Permitting Chief, (412) 442-4174.
03-00023: Allegheny Energy Supply Co., LLC--Armstrong Station (4350 Northern Pike, Monroeville, PA 15907) for operation of two coal-fired boilers in Washington Township, Armstrong County. This is a renewal of the Title IV (Acid Rain) operating permit.
03-00027: Reliant Energy Northeast Management Co.--Keystone Station (1001 Broad Street, Johnstown, PA 15907) for operation of two coal fired boilers in Plumcreek Township, Armstrong County. This is a renewal of the Title IV (Acid Rain) operating permit.
04-00235: Pennsylvania Power--Bruce Mansfield Station (76 South Main Street, Akron, OH 44308) for operation of three coal-fired boilers in Shippingport Borough, Beaver County. This is a renewal of the Title IV (Acid Rain) operating permit.
30-00099: Allegheny Energy Supply Co.--Hatfield's Ferry Station (4350 Northern Pike, Monroeville, PA 15907) for operation of three coal-fired boilers in Monongahela Township, Greene County. This is a renewal of the Title IV (Acid Rain) operating permit.
32-00040: Reliant Energy Mid-Atlantic Power Holdings--Seward Station (1001 Broad Street, Johnstown, PA 15907) for operation of three coal-fired boilers in East Wheatfield Township, Indiana County. This is a renewal of the Title IV (Acid Rain) operating permit.
32-00055: EME Homer City Generation, LP--Homer City Station (1750 Power Plant Road, Homer City, PA 15748) for operation of three coal-fired boilers in Center Township, Indiana County. This is a renewal of the Title IV (Acid Rain) operating permit.
32-00059: Reliant Energy Northeast Management Co.--Conemaugh Station (1001 Broad Street, Johnstown, PA 15907) for operation of two coal-fired boilers in West Wheatfield Township, Indiana County. This is a renewal of the Title IV (Acid Rain) operating permit.
63-00014: Orion Power MidWest, LP--Elrama Station (2000 Cliff Mine Road, Suite 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15275) for operation of four coal-fired boilers in Union Township, Washington County. This is a renewal of the Title IV (Acid Rain) operating permit.
63-00016: Allegheny Energy Supply Co.--Mitchell Station (4350 Northern Pike, Monroeville, PA 15907), for operation of four coal-fired boilers in Union Township, Washington County. This is a renewal of the Title IV (Acid Rain) operating permit.
Operating Permits for Non-Title V Facilities Issued 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.
15-00108: Refractory Minerals Co., Inc. (150 South Jennersville Road, West Grove, PA 19390) on October 24, 2002, for operation of a State Only Operating Permit in Penn Township, Chester County.
46-00067: MM SKB Energy LLC (709 Swedeland Road, Building 32, Swedeland, PA 19406) on October 24, 2002, for operation of a Synthetic Minor Operating Permit in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County.
23-00068: Cremation Specialists (43 East Baltimore Avenue, Media, PA 19063) on October 25, 2002, for operation of a Natural Minor Operating Permit in Media Borough, Delaware County.
15-00048: Worthington Armstrong Venture (45 Morehall Road, Malvern, PA 19355) on October 25, 2002, for operation of a Synthetic Minor Operating Permit in East Whiteland Township, Chester County.
23-00047: Degussa Corp. (1200 West Front Street, Chester, PA 19013) on October 28, 2002, for operation of a Synthetic Minor Operating Permit in the City of Chester, Delaware County.
46-00186: Tri-Valley Crematory (667 Harleysville Pike, Franconia, PA 18924) on October 28, 2002, for operation of a Synthetic Minor Operating Permit in Franconia Township, Montgomery County.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701; Contact: Muhammad Zaman, Facilities Permitting Chief, (570) 327-0512.
59-00018: Hanson Aggregates PA Inc. (P. O. Box 231 Easton, PA 18044) on October 25, 2002, for operation of their Blossburg stone crushing and processing facility in Liberty Township, Tioga County. This State-only operating permit contains all applicable regulatory requirements including monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting conditions.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110; Contact: Yasmin Neidlinger, Facilities Permitting Chief, (717) 705-4702.
21-03054: Hollinger Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc. (501 North Baltimore Avenue, Mt. Holly Springs, PA 17065) on October 22, 2002, for operation of a human crematory in the Mount Holly Springs Borough, Cumberland County.
38-05004: Kountry Kraft Kitchens, Inc. (P. O. Box 570, Newmanstown, PA 17073) on October 21, 2002, for operation of a wood kitchen cabinet manufacturing facility in Millcreek Township, Lebanon County.
44-05012: Donsco, Inc. (P. O. Box 2001, Wrightsville, PA 17368) on October 23, 2002, for operation of a gray/ductile iron foundry in Union Township, Mifflin County.
67-05093: Codorus Stone and Supply Co., Inc. (135 Mundis Race Road, York, PA 17402) on October 21, 2002, for operation of its asphalt plant in Manchester Township, York County.
21-05035: Hempt Brothers, Inc. (205 Creek Road, Camp Hill, PA 17011) on October 7, 2002, for operation of its Locust Point Asphalt Plant in Silver Spring Township, Cumberland County.
21-05036: Hempt Brothers, Inc. (205 Creek Road, Camp Hill, PA 17011) on October 7, 2002, for operation of its Camp Hill Asphalt Plant in Lower Allen Township, Cumberland County.
22-05033: Hempt Brothers, Inc. (205 Creek Road, Camp Hill, PA 17011) on October 7, 2002, for operation of its Steelton Asphalt Plant in Steelton Borough, Dauphin County.
36-05123: Wyeth Laboratories, Inc. (P. O. Box 30, Marietta, PA 17547) on October 7, 2002, for operation of a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in East Donegal Township, Lancaster County.
67-03048: L & W Demolition Co., Inc. (2224 Paxton Street, Harrisburg, PA 17111) on October 4, 2002, for operation of a demolition waste recycling facility in Franklin Township, York County.
67-03079: Hercon Laboratories Corp. (P. O. Box 467, Emigsville, PA 17318-0467) on October 7, 2002, for operation of a pharmaceutical and related cosmetic product facility in Manchester Township, York County.
ACTIONS ON COAL AND NONCOAL MINING ACTIVITY APPLICATIONS
Actions on applications under the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1396.1--1396.19a); the Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 3301--3326); and The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001); the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act (52 P. S. §§ 30.51--30.66); and 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 and the NPDES permit application. Mining activity permits issued in response to the 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 Actions
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454, (570) 621-3118.
54900101C11. Blackwood, Inc. (P. O. Box 639, Wind Gap, PA 18091), correction to an existing anthracite mine operation, in Tremont, Branch and Reilly Townships, Schuylkill County, affecting 1,847.6 acres. Receiving streams: Panther Creek and Swatara Creek. Application received August 20, 2002. Permit issued October 22, 2002.
49971301R. FKZ Coal, Inc. (P. O. Box 62, Locust Gap, PA 17840-0062), renewal of an underground mine operation in Mt. Carmel Township, Northumberland County affecting 3.5 acres, receiving stream--none. Application received May 15, 2002. Renewal issued October 24, 2002.
Greensburg District Mining Office: Armbrust Building, R. R. 2 Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601-0982, (724) 925-5500.
65880106 and NPDES Permit No. PA0591220. Millwood Development, Inc. (200 West Second Street, Derry, PA 15627). Transfer of permit formerly issued to M. B. Energy, Inc., for continued operation and reclamation of a bituminous surface mining site located in Loyalhanna and Salem Townships, Westmoreland County, affecting 487.7 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Getty Run to Loyalhanna Creek to Kiski River. Application received April 29, 2002. Transfer permit issued October 20, 2002.
26010101 and NPDES Permit No. PA0202894. Amerikohl Mining, Inc. (202 Sunset Drive, Butler, PA 16001). Permit issuance for commencement, operation and reclamation of a bituminous surface mine located in Saltlick and Bullskin Townships, Fayette County, affecting 92.5 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Newmyer Run to Poplar Run to Indian Creek; unnamed tributaries to Little Champion Creek to Champion Creek; and unnamed tributaries to Mounts Creek and to Youghiogheny River. Application received January 19, 2001. Permit issuance: October 24, 2002.
03970106 and NPDES Permit No. PA0202029. GLR Mining, Inc. (P. O. Box 105, Clymer, PA 15728). Permit renewal for reclamation only to an existing bituminous surface mine located in Valley Township, Armstrong County, affecting 30 acres. Receiving stream: unnamed tributary to Cowanshannock Creek. Renewal application received September 11, 2002. Renewal permit issued October 25, 2002.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472-1900.
11950103 and NPDES Permit No. PA023152. RJC Kohl, Inc., P. O. Box 299, Nicktown, PA 15762, permit revision to change land use from forestland to pastureland or land occasionally cut for hay in Susquehanna Township, Cambria County, affecting 76.6 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Fox Run classified for CWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received August 13, 2002. Permit issued October 22, 2002.
Knox District Mining Office: White Memorial Building, P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232-0669, (814) 797-1191.
61020101 and NPDES No. PA0242063. Ben Hal Mining Company (389 Irishtown Road, Grove City, PA 16127). Commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface strip in Irwin Township, Venango County affecting 25.5 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to Scrubgrass Creek. Application received January 24, 2002. Permit issued October 21, 2002.
16020901 and NPDES No. PA0242055. Lester C. Henry (1555 Route 208, Emlenton, PA 16373). Commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface strip in Ashland Township, Clarion County affecting 10.5 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to Pine Run. Application received January 18, 2002. Permit issued October 21, 2002.
33970113 and NPDES No. PA0227633. Falls Creek Energy Co., Inc. (R. R. 6, Box 231, Kittanning, PA 16201). Renewal of an existing bituminous strip operation in Young Township, Jefferson County affecting 43.0 acres. This renewal is issued for reclamation only. Receiving stream: Elk Run. Application received September 6, 2002. Permit issued October 23, 2002.
Noncoal Permits Actions
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454, (570) 621-3118.
8274SM6A2C5 and NPDES Permit PA0595349. Binkley & Ober, Inc. (P. O. Box 7, East Petersburg, PA 17520), renewal of NPDES Permit in East Hempfield Township, Lancaster County, receiving stream: unnamed tributary to Little Conewago Creek. Application received September 16, 2002. Renewal issued October 25, 2002.
Greensburg District Mining Office: Armbrust Building, R. R. 2 Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601-0982, (724) 925-5500.
03980401 and NPDES Permit No. 0202690. Allegheny Mineral Corp. (P. O. Box 1022, Kittanning, PA 16201). Permit for commencement, operation and reclamation of a noncoal surface mine located in Manor Township, Armstrong County, affecting 100.3 acres. Receiving streams: Garretts Run and unnamed tributary F to Rupp Run. Application received February 11, 2000. Permitted issued October 25, 2002.
Knox District Mining Office: White Memorial Building, P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232-0669, (814) 797-1191.
20022802. Robert C. See (15122 N. Goodwill Road, Titusville, PA 16354). Commencement, operation and restoration of a small noncoal topsoil, sand and gravel operation in Oil Creek Township, Crawford County affecting 5.0 acres. Receiving streams: None. Application received May 1, 2002. Permit issued October 23, 2002.
25010302. Rodger E. Niemeyer, Sr. (8939 Jones Road, Wattsburg, PA 16442). Commencement, operation and restoration of a sand, gravel and clay operation in Concord Township, Erie County affecting 121.0 acres. Receiving streams: None. Application received June 7, 2001. Permit issued October 23, 2002.
ACTIONS ON BLASTING ACTIVITY APPLICATIONS
Actions on applications under the Explosives Acts of 1937 and 1957 (43 P. S. §§ 151--161); and 25 Pa. Code § 211.124 (relating to blasting activity permits). Blasting activity performed as part of a coal or noncoal mining activity will be regulated by the mining permit for that coal or noncoal mining activity.
Blasting Permits Actions
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454, (570) 621-3118.
48024028. Schlouch Inc. (Excelsior Industrial Park, P. O. Box 69, Blandon, PA 19510), construction blasting in Lower Nazareth Township, Northampton County with an expiration date of October 26, 2003. Permit issued October 23, 2002.
48024029. Schlouch Inc. (Excelsior Industrial Park, P. O. Box 69, Blandon, PA 19510), construction blasting in Hanover Township, Northampton County with an expiration date of October 26, 2003. Permit issued October 23, 2002.
21024051. John W. Gleim, Jr., Inc. (625 Hamilton Street, Carlisle, PA 17013), construction blasting in Grantham Township, Cumberland County with an expiration date of January 31, 2003. Permit issued October 23, 2002.
45024074. Explosive Services, Inc. (7 Pine Street, Bethany, PA 18431), construction blasting in Jackson Township, Monroe County with an expiration date of September 15, 2003. Permit issued October 23, 2002.
64024010. Holbert Explosives, Inc. (237 Masthope Plank Road, Suite A, Lackawaxen, PA 18435), construction blasting in Honesdale Borough, Wayne County with an expiration date of November 15, 2002. Permit issued October 23, 2002.
22024014. Hall Explosives, Inc. (2981 Elizabethtown Road, Hershey, PA 17033), construction blasting in Swatara Township, Dauphin County with an expiration date of October 31, 2003. Permit issued October 23, 2002.
360240116. ABEL Construction Company, Inc. (3925 Columbia Avenue, Mountville, PA 17554), construction blasting in Manheim Township, Lancaster County with an expiration date of October 31, 2003. Permit issued October 25, 2002.
40024023. J.V.B., Inc. (East South Street, Freeland, PA 18224) and BlueStone, Inc. (170 Cherry Blossom Drive, Churchville, PA 18966-1091), construction blasting in Freeland Borough, Luzerne County with an expiration date of December 31, 2002. Permit issued October 25, 2002.
45024075. Explosive Services, Inc. (7 Pine Street, Bethany, PA 18431), construction blasting in Stroud Township, Monroe County with an expiration date of September 23, 2003. Permit issued October 25, 2002.
28024029. Charles E. Brake Company, Inc. (6450 Lincoln Way West, St. Thomas, PA 17252), construction blasting in Guilford Township, Franklin County with an expiration date of August 31, 2003. Permit issued October 25, 2002.
09024032. American Rock Mechanics (7531 Chestnut Street, Zionsville, PA 18092), construction blasting in Richland Township, Bucks County with an expiration date of November 3, 2003. Permit issued October 25, 2002.
46024060. Labrador Construction (P. O. Box 1379, Marshalls Creek, PA 18335), construction blasting in Douglas Township, Montgomery County with an expiration date of December 31, 2003. Permit issued October 25, 2002.
40024022. Scott Kresge Enterprises (P. O. Box 2762, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18703) and Hayduk Enterprises (P. O. Box 554, Dalton, PA 18414), construction blasting in Nuangola Township, Luzerne County with an expiration date of December 31, 2002. Permit issued October 25, 2002.
Hawk Run District Mining Office: Empire Road, P. O. Box 209, Hawk Run, PA 16840-0209, (814) 342-8200.
14024024. Fine Line Homes, Inc., 1426 Benner Pike, State College, PA 16801, for construction blasting, located in Ferguson Township, Centre County, with an expected duration of 65 days. Permit issued October 23, 2002.
Persons aggrieved by an 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, 400 Market Street, P. O. Box 8457, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8457, (717) 787-3483. TDD users may contact the Environmental Hearing Board (Board) through the Pennsylvania Relay Service, (800) 654-5984. Appeals must be filed with the Board within 30 days of publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, unless the appropriate statute provides a different time period. Copies of the 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 to the Board at (717) 787-3483. This paragraph does not, in andof itself, create any right of appeal beyond that permitted by applicable statutes and decision law.
For individuals who wish to challenge an action, appeals must reach the Board within 30 days. A lawyer is not needed to file an appeal with the Board.
Important legal rights are at stake, however, so individuals should show this notice to a lawyer at once. Persons who cannot afford a lawyer may qualify for free pro bono representation. Call the Secretary to the Board at (717) 787-3483 for more information.
FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT SECTION 401 The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has taken the following actions on previously received permit applications, requests for Environmental Assessment approval and requests for Water Quality Certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)).
Except as otherwise noted, the Department 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.
Persons aggrieved by an 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, 400 Market Street, P. O. Box 8457, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8457, (717) 787-3483. TDD users may contact the Environmental Hearing Board (Board) through the Pennsylvania Relay Service, (800) 654-5984. Appeals must be filed with the Board within 30 days of publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, unless the appropriate statute provides a different time period. Copies of the 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 to the Board at (717) 787-3483. This paragraph does not, in and of itself, create any right of appeal beyond that permitted by applicable statutes and decision law.
For individuals who wish to challenge an action, appeals must reach the Board within 30 days. A lawyer is not needed to file an appeal with the Board.
Important legal rights are at stake, however, so individuals should show this notice to a lawyer at once. Persons who cannot afford a lawyer may qualify for free pro bono representation. Call the Secretary to the Board at (717) 787-3483 for more information.
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 P. S. §§ 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.
E51-202. S. T. Services, Inc., 17304 Preston Road, Dallas, TX 75252, City and County of Philadelphia, ACOE Philadelphia District.
To operate and maintain the existing petroleum products and associated waterfront facilities situated along the Schuylkill River (WWF-MF) and its floodway. This facility was formerly the Gypsum Development Corporation and various other entities thereafter, originally authorized by Building Permit No. 432 issued on August 9, 1972, by the Philadelphia Department of Licenses and Inspections.
Facilities include: a cellular bulkhead; various piping racks; mooring bollards; concrete loading platforms; riprap embankment protection; various piping systems; a berthing area; and other associated facilities. Emergency repairs were previously authorized by Department Emergency Permit No. EP5102305 issued on March 22, 2002.
The site is located at the terminus of 67th Street along the west bank of the Schuylkill River (Philadelphia USGS Quadrangle N: 6.4 inches, W: 12.8 inches).
E09-833. JDA Development Co. LLC, 29 South Main Street, West Hartford, CT 06107, Middletown and Bristol Townships, Bucks County, ACOE Philadelphia District.
To place and maintain fill and appurtenant structures in 0.82 acre of wetland (PFO) within the Mill Creek (WWF) watershed associated with the construction of a Giant Food Store consisting of 64,000-square feet if commercial space. The permittee proposes to compensate wetland losses by constructing both onsite and offsite replacement wetland areas, totaling 1.64 acres. This permit is being issued concurrently with E09-834 located immediately downstream in Bristol Township. The site is located along the northern side of New Falls Road (SR 2049) between Durham Road (SR 2006) and New Rodgers Road (SR 0413) (Langhorne, PA USGS Quadrangle N: 1.6 inches).
E15-694. Chester County Parks and Recreation Department, 601 Westtown Road, Suite 160, West Chester, PA 19380-0990, West Caln Township, Chester County, ACOE Philadelphia District.
To install and maintain 200 linear feet of streambank stabilization consisting of bio-logs and plantings along Birch Run (HQ-TSF-MF) at Hibernia County Park (Wagontown, PA Quadrangle N: 4.7 inches; W: 13.0 inches).
E09-834. Bristol Township, 2501 Bath Road, Bristol, PA 19007, Middletown Township, Bucks County, ACOE Philadelphia District.
To modify 688 linear feet of unnamed intermittent tributary of Mill Creek (WWF) and to modify and maintain an existing stream enclosure by placing approximately 1,115 linear feet of PEP stream enclosure consisting of segments with 36-inch, 42-inch and 48-inch diameters. The proposed enclosure will be adjacent to and approximately follow along the course of the existing 980-foot long stream enclosure. The work is proposed for the purpose of improving the conveyance of stormwater flows. This permit is being issued concurrently with E09-833 located immediately upstream in Middletown Township. The stream channel and enclosure modifications are located along a reach of the tributary starting along the southern side of New Falls Road (SR 2049), approximately 400 feet east of Durham Road (SR 2006) continuing downstream approximately 2,000 feet under New Rodgers Road (SR 0413) to an enwall located immediately east of the junction of Prunewood Drive and Plumbridge Road (Langhorne, PA USGS Quadrangle N: 0.9 inch; W: 0.7 inch).
E46-807. Rouse Chamberlain Homes, 500 Exton Commons, Exton, PA 19341, Upper Pottsgrove Township, Chester County, ACOE Philadelphia District.
To perform the following activities associated with the construction and maintenance of the proposed Chestnut Grove Subdivision, located 1,000 feet southwest of the intersection of SR 0100 and Pine Road (Boyertown, PA Quadrangle N: 6.5 inches; W: 3.3 inches).
Work consists of:
1. To reroute 300 feet of an unnamed intermittent tributary to Manataway Creek (CWF) through a stormwater conduit.
2. To excavate 130 feet of an unnamed intermittent tributary to Manataway Creek (CWF) and impacting .03 acre of wetland for the construction of Stormwater Management Basin.
3. To enclose 290 linear feet, install 20 linear feet of riprap scour protection and fill 100 feet of channel of an unnamed intermittent tributary to Manataway Creek (CWF) and impacting .04 acre of associated wetland for the construction of the Heather Place and Skylark Drive and utility line crossing.
4. To eliminate 580 linear feet of drainage channel along the east side of the proposed Hummingbird Lane.
This permit also includes an Environmental Assessment approval for the construction of two on-stream nonjurisdictional dams impacting 140 linear feet of unnamed intermittent tributaries to Manataway Creek (CWF). The permittee has met the wetland replacement requirement by participating in the Commonwealth wetland replacement project for the 0.07 acre if wetland impact.
E23-420. Redwood Holding, LLC, 1930 E. Marlton Pike, Suite R-3, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003, Collingdale Borough, Delaware County, ACOE Philadelphia District.
To relocate and maintain 540 feet of the Hermesprota Creek (WWF) for the purpose of the construction of a shopping center consisting of four buildings, parking areas, storm sewer system and underground stormwater detention basins. The relocation will consist of 245 linear feet of earthen trapezoidal channel with 3:1 side slopes and continue into 195 linear feet of concrete rectangular channel with concrete walls on either side ranging from 7 feet to 12 feet in height. The channel will then be conveyed through a 59-foot long, 20-foot by 8-foot concrete arch culvert, which will ultimately tie into the existing 8-foot by 6-foot MacDade Boulevard arch culvert crossing with a junction box. The proposed channel relocation is located 200 feet northeast of the intersection of Oak Lane and MacDade Boulevard (Lansdowne, PA Quadrangle; N: 6.0 inches; and W: 5.0 inches).
E23-425. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, 7000 Geerdes Boulevard, King of Prussia, PA 19406-1525, Upper Chichester Township, Delaware County, ACOE Philadelphia District.
To remove an existing single span reinforced concrete frame bridge and to construct and maintain, in its place, a single cell precast reinforced concrete box culvert across Spring Run (WWF) associated with the roadway improvements for Bethel Road. The proposed culvert will have a clear span of 20.0 feet and an underclearance of 4.5 feet. This work also includes placement and maintenance of associated riprap protection at the inlet and outlet of the culvert and a temporary stream crossing. The site is located approximately 200 feet west of the intersection of Bethel Road (SR 3017, Sec. 31M) and Larkin Road (Marcus Hook, PA-NJ USGS Quadrangle N: 16.6 inches; W: 12.0 inches).
E15-695. Chester County Parks and Recreation Department, 601 Westtown Road, Suite 160, West Chester, PA 19380-0990, Warwick Township, Chester County, ACOE Philadelphia District.
To construct and maintain a 12-foot by 20-foot wood deck and an attached 5-foot by 144-foot boardwalk over existing riprap partially within the floodway of French Creek (HQ-TSF) at Warwick County Park (Pottstown, PA Quadrangle N: 8.25 inches; W: 13.35 inches).
Northeast Region: Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.
E39-381. Jaindl Land Company, 3150 Coffeetown Road, Orefield, PA 18069. Lower Macungie Township, Lehigh County, Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District.
To construct and maintain the following water obstructions and encroachments associated with the development of a proposed 700-lot residential subdivision known as The Hills at Lock Ridge:
(1) A road crossing of a tributary to Swabia Creek (Tributary A) consisting of 120 linear feet of a 8.0-foot by 4.5-foot concrete box culvert stream enclosure, with its invert depressed 6 inches, for the construction of Scenic View Drive.
(2) A road crossing of a tributary to Swabia Creek (Tributary B), consisting of a 6.0-foot by 3.5-foot concrete box culvert, with its invert depressed 6 inches, for the construction of Stack Road.
(3) A road crossing of a tributary to Swabia Creek (Tributary B), consisting of a 6.0-foot by 3.5-foot concrete box culvert, with its invert depressed 6 inches, for the construction of Scenic View Drive.
(4) Utility line crossings (including sanitary sewers, storm sewers, water lines and utility banks) of the channels and/or floodways of Swabia Creek and tributaries to Swabia Creek (Tributaries A and B).
(5) Stormwater outfalls in the floodway of Swabia Creek and along proposed box culverts in Tributaries A and B.
(6) Placement of fill in the floodway of Tributary A.
(7) Relocation of approximately 1,720 linear feet of a tributary to Swabia Creek (Tributary B) for widening of Orchard Road.
(8) Recreational facilities (including soccer and playground equipment and 6-foot wide bituminous path) in the floodway of Swabia Creek.
The project is located on a 272-acre tract of land on the south side of the Norfolk Southern Railroad, adjacent to T-480, T-482, T-484 and Lock Ridge Park and Furnace Museum (Allentown West, PA Quadrangle N: 2.0 inches; W: 11.0 inches).
Southcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
E06-573. National Properties Incorporated, The Commons at Great Valley, 31 General Warren Blvd., Malvern, PA 19335 in Exeter Township, Berks County, ACOE Philadelphia District.
To construct and maintain a series of retaining walls within 0.1 acre of wetlands tributary to Antietam Creek (CWF) at a point within the Eastwick at Exeter Apartment Community (Birdsboro, PA Quadrangle N: 8.5 inches; W: 14.25 inches) in Exeter Township, Berks County. The permittee is required to provide 0.2 acre of replacement wetlands as part of this project.
E22-437. West Hanover Township Water and Sewer Authority, 7901 Jonestown Road, Harrisburg, PA 17112 in West Hanover Township, Dauphin County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To construct and maintain a 450 gallon per minute sanitary sewage pump station in the floodway of an unnamed tributary to Beaver Creek (WWF) (aka Little Beaver Creek) along with constructing sanitary sewer force mains associated with the pump station in the floodway/floodplain of Beaver Creek and its unnamed tributary which will include seven stream crossings and three wetland crossings by sanitary sewer lines located along the east side of Piketown Road about 0.8 mile south of its intersection with SR 0039 (Harrisburg East, PA Quadrangle N: 16.45: inches; W: 1.2 inches) in West Hanover Township, Dauphin County. There is 0.0006 acre of permanent wetland impact which is considered de minimis and wetland mitigation is not required.
Northcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.
E14-429. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, 1924-30 Daisy Street, Clearfield, PA 16830. Fillmore Road Fill Slope, in Benner Township, Center County, ACOE Baltimore District (State College, PA Quadrangle N: 0.0 inch; W: 13.4 inches).
To place and maintain 145 cubic yards of fill in the right floodplain of Buffalo Run for: (1) 175 linear feet of earthen benching in the right floodplain of Buffalo Run; and (2) 450 linear feet of R-3 rock gabion basket bank protection on the right bank of Buffalo Run, to accommodate widening on either side of the SR 0550 and SR 3008 intersection. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E18-347. THE KAR LOT, 131 Hogan Boulevard, Mill Hall, PA 17751-1904. Building Addition, in Bald Eagle Township, Clinton County, ACOE Baltimore District (Mill Hall, PA Quadrangle N: 21.5 inches; W: 14.0 inches).
To construct and maintain a 26-foot by 36-foot addition that includes eight concrete masonry module flood vents, an 8-foot by 9-foot overhead door and a 36-inch wide exit door, to an existing building for storage in the right floodway of Bald Eagle. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.''
E41-510. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Engineering District 3-0, P. O. Box 218, Montoursville, PA 17754-0218. SR 2032 Segment 0080 unnamed tributary bridge replacement, in Mill Creek Township, Lycoming County, ACOE Susquehanna River Basin District (Huntersville, PA Quadrangle N: 11.7 inches; W: 7.8 inches).
To remove an existing structure and construct and maintain a reinforced concrete box culvert having a span of 17.0 feet, with a minimum underclearance of 5.0 feet on a skew of 70° in an unnamed tributary to Mill Creek located along SR 2032 Segment 0080 Offset 1641 and to construct, maintain and remove a temporary channel as well as construct a sand bag, concrete barrier all of which are located in Mill Creek Township, Lycoming County. The constructed box culvert will impact 0.002 acre of wetlands while impacting 85-feet of waterway.
E41-513. Borough of South Williamsport, 329-331 West Southern Ave., South Williamsport, PA 17702. Small Projects Water Obstruction and Encroachment Joint Permit Application, in South Williamsport Borough, Lycoming County, ACOE Susquehanna River Basin District (Montoursville South, PA Quadrangle N: 20.75 inches; W: 15.85 inches).
To construct and maintain a 13-foot by 25-foot block masonry building, which is located in the floodplain of the West Branch of Susquehanna River, all of which is located 1/2 mile east of the intersection of SR 0015 North and East Second Street along Charles Street, in South Williamsport Borough, Lycoming County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.''
E59-432. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, 715 Jordan Ave., Montoursville, PA 17754. SR 6015, Section 20A, in Tioga Township, Tioga County, ACOE Baltimore District (Jackson Summit, PA Quadrangle N: 8.3 inches; W: .8 inch).
To construct, operate and maintain a four lane limited access divided highway between the Township Route T-667 and State Route 287. The following encroachments are authorized under this permit:
Jurisdictional Impacts
Waters and Wetlands
Latitude Direct Impacts Water Station Offset Longitude Lineal ft. or sq. ft. Description of work Wetland F12-32 SB1474+20 to 1478+55
CL to 270` L
41°54`50.5"
77°07`23.3"
16,792.38 sq. ft. Cut slope for additional lanes Bentley Creek SB1483+00 to 1483+70 200` R 41°55`03.40"
77°07`14.95"
64.3010 L.ft. Stream bank stabilization Bentley Creek SB1484+10 to 1484+80
210` R
41°55`01.17"
77°07`17.79"
69.3120 L.ft. Stream bank stabilization Bentley Creek SB1487+90 to 1488+70
180` L
41°54`55.95"
77°07`15.73"
74.5313 L.ft. Stream bank stabilization Bentley Creek SB1491+15 to 1491+50
85` L
41°54`55.11"
77°07`16.58"
33.5667 L.ft. Stream bank stabilization Ephemeral Stream to Bentley Creek culvert SB1494+90
70` L
41°55`06.70"
77°07`13.69"
388.88 sq. ft. Outlet pipe rock apron erosion control Wetland F12-43 SB1497+05 to 1497+25
180` to 220` R
41°55`07.48"
77°07`08.26"
531.432 sq. ft. Cut slope, slope stabilization Wetland F12-44 SB1497+40 to 1497+85
185` to 240` R
41°55`07.94"
77°07`07.93"
1454.904 sq. ft. Cut slope, slope stabilization Wetland F12-45 SB1498+05 to 1500+60
150` to 300` R
41°55`09.21"
77°07`06.94"
16766.244 sq. ft. Cut slope, slope stabilization Wetland F12-46 SB1506+50 to 1506+90
205` to 220` R
41°55`16.51"
77°07`3.89"
317.988 sq. ft. Cut slope, slope stabilization Wetland DMG035 SB1539+40 to 1540+45
25` to 145` L
41°55`49.00"
77°06`57.30"
2043.640 sq. ft. Upgrade to bridge structure Wetland DMG036 SB1540+20 to 1540 +70
60` to 90` L
41°55`49.52"
77°06`55.92"
553.212 sq. ft. Upgrade to bridge structure Wetland PJD050 SB ramp E 26+40 to 26+70 28 35` to 42` L and 28+20 to 28+50 45` to 50` L 41°55`542.68"
77°06`43.97"
5305.608 sq. ft. Addition of SB onramp from SR 0287 Wetland PJD053 SB ramp E 28+50
50` L
41°55`54.30"
77°06`40.20"
696.96 sq. ft. Addition of SB onramp from SR 0287
The total impacts to Commonwealth waters are 242 linear feet of stream bank stabilization, a 27 inch corrugated metal pipe replacement with a 27 inch reinforced concrete pipe and a length of 100 linear feet and a 37 foot extension onto the existing 72 inch culvert pipe with 20 linear feet of R-8 rock protection. These structures are located on two unnamed tributaries to Bentley Creek. This permit also authorizes impacts to nine wetlands, .76 acre palustrine and .04 acre palustrine forested totaling .8 acre.
Southwest Region: Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
E02-012 A. Victor A. and Susan Sutey, 1 River Road, Vic's Boat Park, McKees Rocks, PA 15136-2859. McKees Rocks Borough, Allegheny County, ACOE Pittsburgh District.
To reissue and amend Permit E02-012 to operate and maintain the existing boat docking facility and two mobile homes along with their associated fill, to place and maintain additional fill for a total distance of 226 feet and to construct and maintain a 6 foot high by 131 foot long precast concrete wall along the left bank of the Ohio River back channel near River Mile 2.7 (Pittsburgh West, PA Quadrangle N: 16.7 inches; W: 7.3 inches).
E32-445. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Engineering District 10-0, P. O. Box 429, Indiana, PA 15701. Rayne Township, Indiana County, ACOE Pittsburgh District.
To remove the existing structures and to construct and maintain the following structures and activities as part of a horizontal alignment improvements and widening of 1.67 miles of SR 0119, Section 495. The project is located approximately 5 miles north of Indiana in Rayne Township, Indiana County.
Relocate and maintain 119.0 meters of an unnamed tributary to Crooked Creek (CWF). Station 3+320 to 3+440 (Clymer, PA Quadrangle N: 15.2 inches; W: 14.0 inches).
Construct and maintain a 2,100-mm by 1,500-mm precast concrete box culvert in an unnamed tributary to Crooked Creek (CWF). The invert of the culvert will have baffles and will be depressed 300 mm. Station 3+450.92 (Clymer, PA Quadrangle N: 15.3 inches; W: 14.0 inches).
Construct and maintain a 2,100-mm by 1,450-mm pipe arch driveway culvert in an unnamed tributary to Crooked Creek (CWF). Station 3+349.15 (Clymer, PA Quadrangle N: 15.1 inches; W: 14.0 inches).
Construct and maintain a 900-mm diameter pipe culvert and outfall in an unnamed tributary to Crooked Creek (CWF). Station 2 + 647.98 (Clymer, PA Quadrangle N: 144 inches; W: 14.0 inches). This pipe qualifies for Department waiver 105.12(a)(2).
Construct and maintain a 450-mm diameter stormwater outfall in an unnamed tributary to Crooked Creek (CWF). Station 3 + 609.40 (Clymer, PA Quadrangle N: 15.5 inches; W: 14.0 inches).
Construct and maintain a 525-mm diameter stormwater outfall in an unnamed tributary to Crooked Creek (CWF). Station 3 + 529.93 (Clymer, PA Quadrangle N: 15.4 inches; W: 14.0 inches).
Construct and maintain a 450-mm diameter stormwater outfall in an unnamed tributary to Crooked Creek (CWF). Station 3 + 391.00 (Clymer, PA Quadrangle N: 15.2 inches; W: 14.0 inches).
Construct and maintain a 450-mm diameter stormwater outfall in an unnamed tributary to Crooked Creek (CWF). Station 3 + 312.76 (Clymer, PA Quadrangle N: 15.1 inches; W: 14.0 inches).
Construct and maintain a 675-mm diameter stormwater outfall in an unnamed tributary to Crooked Creek (CWF). Station 3 + 175.35 (Clymer, PA Quadrangle N: 14.7 inches; W: 14.0 inches).
Construct and maintain a 525-mm diameter stormwater outfall in an unnamed tributary to Crooked Creek (CWF). Station 2 + 997.61 (Clymer, PA Quadrangle N: 14.5 inches; W: 14.1 inches.)
Construct and maintain a 750-mm diameter stormwater outfall in McKee Run (CWF). Station 1 + 486.66 (Clymer, PA Quadrangle N: 12.4 inches; W: 14.0 inches).
Northwest Region: Water Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
E10-357, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, District 10-0, 2550 Oakland Avenue, Indiana, PA 15701. SR 0008, Section 283 (Main Street) across Connoquenessing Creek, in City of Butler, Butler County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Butler, PA Quadrangle N: 18.8 inches; W: 3.0 inches).
To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain eight span steel girder bridges having total structure lengths of 1,120 feet and 1,190 feet providing a normal span of approximately 78 feet on a 25 degree skew across Connoquenessing Creek on SR 0008, Section 283 (Main Street) between South Butler and Butler.
E20-521, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, District 1-0, 255 Elm Street, P. O. Box 398, Oil City, PA 16301. SR 0099, Segment 0040, Offset 0000 across Little Conneauttee Creek, in Cambridge Township, Crawford County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Cambridge Springs, PA Quadrangle N: 12.8 inches; W: 8.7 inches).
To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a prestressed concrete spread box beam bridge having a clear, normal span of 96 feet and an underclearance of 16 feet across Little Conneauttee Creek on SR 0099, Segment 0040, Offset 0000 approximately 1 mile north of Cambridge Springs.
E24-224, Johnsonburg Municipal Authority, 520A Market Street, Johnsonburg, PA 15845. Silver Creek Water Filtration Plant, in Ridgway Township, Elk County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Wilcox, PA Quadrangle N: 3.1 inches; W: 13.1 inches).
To construct and maintain a 25-foot diameter backwash holding tank, an 18-foot long by 14-foot wide pump station and associated fill within the 100-year flood plain and within the assumed 50-foot floodway of Silver Creek north of SR 4003 east of the existing Silver Creek Water Filtration Plant.
E25-654, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, District 1-0, 255 Elm Street, P. O. Box 398, Oil City, PA 16301. West 38th Street (SR 4016) and Glenwood Park Avenue (SR 505) Realignment, in City of Erie, Erie County, ACOE Pittsburgh District.
To conduct the following activities in Mill Creek associated with the realignment of West 38th Street (SR 4016) and Glenwood Park Avenue (SR 505) north of the Erie Zoo in the City of Erie, Erie County:
1. To remove the existing Glennwood Park Avenue structure and to install and maintain a 157-foot long concrete box culvert enclosure providing two 14-foot wide by 9-foot high waterway openings.
2. To construct and maintain a 192-foot long concrete box enclosure providing two 18-foot wide by 7-foot high waterway openings located approximately 260 feet downstream of the existing West 38th Street bridge.
3. To realign approximately 350 feet of the channel of Mill Creek extending upstream from Glenwood Park Avenue.
4. To construct and maintain a 60-inch diameter stormwater outfall pipe along the right bank of the relocated channel of Mill Creek between West 38th Street and Glenwood Park Avenue.
DAM SAFETY Central Office: Bureau of Waterways Engineering, 400 Market Street, Floor 3, P. O. Box 8554, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8554.
D41-118. Game Commission, 2001 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-9797. To modify, operate and maintain SGL #252 Road A Dam across a tributary to Black Run (WWF), directly impacting 0.16 acre of wetlands (PEM) and providing 0.16 acre of wetland mitigation, for the purpose of establishing diverse conditions for wildlife and wetlands (Montoursville South, PA Quadrangle N: 5.2 inches; W: 10.1 inches) in Brady Township Lycoming County.
D41-119. Game Commission, 2001 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-9797. To modify, operate and maintain SGL #252 Road B across a tributary to Black Run (WWF), for the purpose of establishing diverse conditions for wildlife and wetlands (Montoursville South, PA Quadrangle N: 5.6 inches; W: 10.0 inches) in Brady Township, Lycoming County.
SPECIAL NOTICES
BUREAU OF DEEP MINE SAFETY
Request for Variance The Department of Environmental Protection (Department), Bureau of Deep Mine Safety (Bureau), has received a request for variance from DLR Mining, Inc. The following notification contains a summary of this request. A complete copy of the variance request may be obtained from Allison Gaida by calling (724) 439-7469 or from the Bureau website at http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/minres/dms/dms.htm.
The Department is publishing a summary of the request to solicit comments from affected parties on the proposed variance request. Comments may be used by the Bureau to assist in its investigation of the variance request. Comments will be accepted for 30 days following the publication of this notice. Comments should be addressed to Paul L. Hummel, Acting Director, Bureau of Deep Mine Safety, Fayette County Health Center, 100 New Salem Road, Room 167, Uniontown, PA 15401.
Section 702 of the Bituminous Coal Mine Act (act) provides a mechanism for operators to obtain variances from specific requirements of the act to accommodate the adoption of new machinery, equipment, tools, supplies, methods or processes.
Section 224(b) of the act and the Governor's Administrative Order dated August 30, 2002, provides drilling procedures for any working place in a mine that approaches within 50 feet of abandoned workings certified by an engineer or within 200 feet of any abandoned workings which cannot be inspected or within 200 feet of any other abandoned workings that have been identified by ''hard or credible evidence'' or within 500 feet of abandoned mine workings that have not been located by ''hard or credible'' evidence. Exploratory boreholes shall be drilled at least 20 feet in advance of the face of the working place. Boreholes shall be drilled sufficiently close to each other to insure that the advancing face will not accidentally hole through into the workings. Boreholes shall also be drilled not more than 8 feet apart in the rib of the working place to a distance of at least 20 feet at an angle of 45 degrees. Rib holes shall be drilled in one or both ribs of the working place as may be necessary for adequate protection of persons working in the place.
Summary of the Request: DLR Mining, Inc., Ridge Mine requested a variance from section 224(b) of the act to drill in advance of mining when the operator approaches to within 200 feet of an abandoned mine or within 500 feet of an abandoned mine.
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 02-2005. Filed for public inspection November 8, 2002, 9:00 a.m.]
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