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INTERSTATE OZONE TRANSPORT REDUCTION
NOx Budget Trading Program
25 Pa. Code § 145.43 Compliance Supplement Pool
Early Reduction Credit Allocation Under 25 Pa. Code § 145.43, the Department has finalized the Early Reduction Credit allocations. The allocations will be transferred into unit accounts by the NOx Budget Administrator by May 1, 2003.
This allowance allocation is in addition to the initial allocations that were included in the operating permit of the NOx budget unit. The allocations contained in this notice have been adjusted to meet the provisions of 25 Pa. Code § 145.43(b) and (c) and (e), based on comments received and as necessary to reflect any difference between unit requests and the qualifying 2001-02 allowances remaining in unit accounts after reconciliation by the NOx Budget Administrator.
The final Early Reduction Credit allocations for units that made a request under 25 Pa. Code § 145.43(b) and (c) are listed in the columns under ''Para. (b)'' and ''Para. (c),'' respectively.
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.
Bureau of Air Quality: Division of Air Resource Management, 400 Market Street, P. O. Box 8468; Contact: James Stoner, Division of Air Resource Management, (717) 772-3921.
Facility ORIS Para. (b) Para. (c) AES Ironwood 55337 70 Allegheny Energy 1-2 55196 2 Allegheny Energy 8-9 55377 2 Allegheny Energy 12-13 55654 2 Armstrong 3178 451 Bruce Mansfield 6094 296 Brunner Island 3140 1854 Brunot Island 3096 133 Cheswick 8226 134 Colver Power Project 10143 1897 Cromby 3159 447 Ebensburg Power 10603 84 Eddystone 3161 19 Elrama 3098 134 Fairless Hills--Exelon 7701 10 Glatfelter, P. H. Co. 50397 7 Hatfield's Ferry 3179 1102 Homer City 3122 167 241 Hunlock Pwr. Station 3176 52 Keystone 3136 3 Liberty Electric Power 55231 132 Mitchell 3181 419 Montour 3149 249 1335 Mountain 3111 1 New Castle 3138 709 Portland 3113 3 Procter & Gamble Co. 50463 6 Schuylkill 3169 5 Seward 3130 4339 Shawville 3131 5 St. Nicholas Cogeneration 54634 0 Sun Refining & Marketing Co. 880020 13 Sun Refining & Marketing Co. 52106 70 Sunbury 3152 5 Sunoco Inc. 880007 4 Titus 3115 4 Tolna 3116 1 Tosco Refining 880025 43 Warren 3132 7 Westwood Energy Properties 50611 293 Wheelabrator Frackville 50879 28 Williams Gen.--Hazleton 10870 985 Total: 14187 1576
Operating Permit Revisions Issued including Administrative Amendments, Minor Modifications or Transfers of Ownership under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.412, 127.450, 127.462 and 127.464.
Department of Public Health, Air Management Services: 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104; Contact: Edward Braun, Chief, (215) 685-9476.
S96-007: St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, LLC (Erie Avenue at Front Street, Philadelphia, PA 19134-1095) administratively amended on March 18, 2003, to change contact information. The Synthetic Minor operating permit was originally issued on May 14, 1999.
S95-048: Jeanes Hospital (7600 Central Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111) administratively amended on March 19, 2003, to change contact information and to correct the type of fuel for one of its boilers. The boiler was incorrectly listed as being capable of burning natural gas as well as No. 4 Oil in the source identification table. No applicable requirements are affected. The Synthetic Minor operating permit was originally issued on June 19, 2001.
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
Greensburg District Mining Office: Armbrust Building, R. R. 2 Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601-0982, (724) 925-5500.
02860201 and NPDES Permit No. PA0588407. Minerals Technology, Inc. (100 High Tower Blvd., Suite 301, Pittsburgh, PA 15205). Permit revised to add three treatment ponds and one NPDES discharge point on Guys Run at a bituminous surface mining and coal refuse reprocessing operation located in Harmar Township, Allegheny County, affecting 168.3 acres. Receiving streams: Guys Run. Application received February 3, 2003. Revised permit issued March 21, 2003.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472-1900.
56020104 and NPDES Permit No. PA0249246. Future Industries, Inc., P. O. Box 157, Meyersdale, PA 15552, commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface mine and for treated mine drainage in Brothersvalley Township, Somerset County, affecting 128.8 acres. Receiving streams: Buffalo Creek (CWF). There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received July 5, 2002. Permit issued March 17, 2003.
56920114 and NPDES Permit No. PA0212334. Sanner Energies, Inc., 1117 Shaw Mines Road, Meyersdale, PA 15552-7228, permit renewal for continued operation of a bituminous surface and auger mine and for discharge of treated mine drainage in Southampton Township, Somerset County, affecting 278.5 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to North Branch of Jennings Run, Jennings Run and unnamed tributaries to Jennings Run (CWF). There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received January 22, 2003. Permit issued March 17, 2003.
McMurray District Mining Office: 3913 Washington Road, McMurray, PA 15317, (724) 941-7100.
30921301. NPDES Permit PA0213900, RAG River Processing Corp. (P. O. Box 1020, 158 Portal Road, Waynesburg, PA 15370), to renew the permit for the Monongahela Resource Mine in Jefferson Township, Greene County, renewal, Surface Acres Proposed N/A, 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. The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is N/A. Permit issued March 18, 2003.
Noncoal Permits Actions
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454, (570) 621-3118.
7473SM2T and NPDES Permit PA0118460. Hercules Cement Company, LP (501 Center Street, P. O. Box 69, Stockertown, PA 18083), transfer and correction to an existing quarry operation and discharge of treated mine drainage in Upper Nazareth Township, Northampton County affecting 301.3 acres, receiving stream: Bushkill and Schoeneck Creek. Applications received March 31, 2000, and April 23, 2001. Transfer/Correction issued March 13, 2003.
28010302 and NPDES Permit PA0224162. David H. Martin Excavating, Inc. (4961 Cumberland Highway, Chambersburg, PA 17201), commencement, operation and restoration of a quarry operation and discharge of treated mine drainage in Antrim Township, Franklin County affecting 49.0 acres, receiving stream: unnamed tributary to Muddy Run. Application received September 26, 2001. Permit issued March 18, 2003.
40030801. Earth Conservancy (101 South Main Street, Ashley, PA 18706), commencement, operation and restoration of a topsoil stripping operation in the City of Nanticoke, Luzerne County affecting 5.0 acres, receiving stream: Susquehanna River. Application received January 22, 2003. Permit issued March 18, 2003.
58020854. William T. McNeice (R. R. 3 Box 294C, Meshoppen, PA 18530), commencement, operation and restoration of a quarry operation in Liberty Township, Susquehanna County affecting 2.0 acres, receiving stream: Snake Creek. Application received November 27, 2002. Permit issued March 18, 2003.
64020810. Star Pond, LLC (65 Oak Street, Deposit, NY 13754), commencement, operation and restoration of a quarry operation in Scott Township, Wayne County affecting 5.0 acres, receiving stream: tributary to Balls Creek. Application received December 9, 2002. Permit issued March 18, 2003.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472-1900.
6577SM3A, P & W Excavating, Inc., P. O. Box 712, McConnellsburg, PA 17233. Renewal of NPDES Permit No. PA0120588 in Todd Township, Fulton County. Receiving stream unnamed tributary to Big Cove Creek. NPDES renewal application received December 9, 2002. Permit issued March 17, 2003.
Knox District Mining Office: White Memorial Building, P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232-0669, (814) 797-1191.
10010308. Winfield Lime & Stone Co., Inc. (1295 Winfield Road, Cabot, PA 16023). Commencement, operation and restoration of a noncoal underground mine in Winfield and North Buffalo Townships, Butler and Armstrong Counties. Receiving streams: Rough Run, Cornplanter Run and unnamed tributaries to Buffalo Creek. Application received July 19, 2001. Permit issued March 31, 2003.
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. 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.
09034003. Schlouch Inc. (Excelsior Industrial Park, P. O. Box 69, Blandon, PA 19510), construction blasting in Hilltown Township, Bucks County with an expiration date of March 26, 2004. Permit issued March 18, 2003.
28034005. R. A. Hill, Inc. (1364 Lincoln Way East, Chambersburg, PA 17201), construction blasting in Guilford Township, Franklin County with an expiration date of June 4, 2003. Permit issued March 18, 2003.
21034012. M & J Explosives, Inc. (P. O. Box 608, Carlisle, PA 17013), construction blasting in Carlisle, Cumberland County with an expiration date of February 13, 2008. Permit issued March 18, 2003.
01034002. Hall Explosives, Inc. (2981 Elizabethtown Road, Hershey, PA 17033), construction blasting in Oxford and Hamilton Townships, Adams County with an expiration date of April 4, 2004. Permit issued March 18, 2003.
38034003. Hall Explosives, Inc. (2981 Elizabethtown Road, Hershey, PA 17033), construction blasting in North Cornwall Township, Lebanon County with an expiration date of April 4, 2004. Permit issued March 18, 2003.
22034006. ABEL Construction Co., Inc. (3925 Columbia Avenue, Mountville, PA 17554), construction blasting in Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin County with an expiration date of April 4, 2004. Permit issued March 18, 2003.
36034018. Keystone Blasting Service (381 Reifsnyder Road, Lititz, PA 17543), construction blasting in Penn Township, Lancaster County with an expiration date of July 3, 2003. Permit issued March 18, 2003.
38034004. Hall Explosives, Inc. (2981 Elizabethtown Road, Hershey, PA 17033), construction blasting in South Londonderry Township, Lebanon County with an expiration date of April 4, 2005. Permit issued March 18, 2003.
06034004. Schlouch Inc. (Excelsior Industrial Park, P. O. Box 69, Blandon, PA 19510), construction blasting in Ruscombmanor Township, Berks County with an expiration date of April 5, 2004. Permit issued March 20, 2003.
06034005. Schlouch Inc. (Excelsior Industrial Park, P. O. Box 69, Blandon, PA 19510), construction blasting in Lower Heidelberg Township, Berks County with an expiration date of April 4, 2004. Permit issued March 20, 2003.
15034001. Schlouch Inc. (Excelsior Industrial Park, P. O. Box 69, Blandon, PA 19510), construction blasting in East Brandywine Township, Chester County with an expiration date of April 5, 2004. Permit issued March 20, 2003.
15034002. Schlouch Inc. (Excelsior Industrial Park, P. O. Box 69, Blandon, PA 19510), construction blasting in East Vincent Township, Chester County with an expiration date of April 5, 2004. Permit issued March 20, 2003.
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.
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.
E46-911. Horsham Township, 1025 Horsham Road, Horsham, PA 19044, Horsham Township, Montgomery County, ACOE Philadelphia District.
To relocate a 55-foot reach of an intermittent unnamed tributary of Pennypack Creek (TSF, MF) and to construct and maintain a 35-foot long extension to the upstream end of the existing stream enclosure which conveys flow under Meetinghouse Road. The proposed structure will utilize a curved concrete box culvert consisting of an 8`-5" span by 4`-10". This project is associated with the widening of Meetinghouse Road and is located approximately 250 feet northeast of the intersection of Easton Road (SR 0611) and Meetinghouse Road (Ambler, PA USGS) Quadrangle N: 10.4 inches; W: 1.0 inch).
Northeast Region: Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.
E45-429. William Koller, 27 Roanoke Road, Bridgewater, NJ 08807. Middle Smithfield Township, Monroe County, Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District.
To construct and maintain a private road crossing through a de minimis area of wetlands equal to 0.03 acre consisting of clean rock fill having approximate dimensions of 135 feet by 10 feet with three 8-inch diameter cross drain pipes to provide access to a proposed single family dwelling. The project is located in Country Woods Estates Subdivision, Lot 25, Section 2, approximately 1,200 feet east of the intersection of T630 (Coolbaugh Drive) and Stoney Brook Road (Bushkill, PA Quadrangle N: 14.7 inches; W: 16.0 inches).
Southcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
E06-557: Berks Products Corporation, P. O. Box 421, Reading, PA 19603 in Ontelaunee Township, Berks County, ACOE Philadelphia District.
To remediate and maintain the existing shotcrete structure structure/blanket at the confluence of Maiden Creek (WWF) and the Schuylkill River (WWF, MF) and to construct and maintain future sinkhole remediation projects at a point or points within the Schuylkill River and Maiden Creek adjacent to Berks Products Corporation properties (Temple, PA Quadrangle N: 8.8 inches; W: 10.4 inches) in Ontelaunee Township, Berks County.
E21-320: Norfolk Southern Corporation, 99 Spring Street, SW, Atlanta, GA 30303 in South Middleton Township, Cumberland County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To: (1) abandon in place an existing concrete box culvert with a clear opening of approximately 2.66 feet by 9 feet and to construct and maintain a reinforced concrete box culvert, approximately 20 feet west of the existing culvert, having a waterway opening 5.5 feet by 10 feet and an instream length of 36 feet within Little Dogwood Run (HQ-CWF); and (2) to realign the existing channel with the proposed box culvert all at a point on Norfolk Southern Railroad property approximately 800 feet upstream of the confluence of Little Dogwood Run and Old Town Run (Carlisle, PA Quadrangle N: 1.3 inches; W: 1.55 inches) in South Middleton Township, Cumberland County.
E67-729: Department of Transportation, Engineering District 8-0, 2140 Herr Street, Harrisburg, PA 17103 in Chanceford and East Hopewell Townships, York County, ACOE Baltimore.
To remove the existing bridge and then to construct and maintain rock vanes and a new bridge having a single span of 43 feet and a minimum underclearance of 6.37 feet across the North Branch Muddy Creek (CWF) on SR 2075, Section 001, Segment 0040, Offset 2310 located at the Village of Laurel (Stewartstown, PA Quadrangle N: 13.7 inches; W: 1.48 inches) in Chanceford and East Hopewell Townships, York County.
Southwest Region: Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
E02-1353. Allegheny County Department of Public Works, 501 County Office Building, 542 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219-2904. Robinson Township, Allegheny County, ACOE Pittsburgh District.
To remove existing structures, to construct and maintain a Single Span Composite Steel Multi-Girder Bridge over the culverted Campbells Run (WWF), to construct and maintain a box culvert having a span of 4,267 mm (14 feet) and under clearance of 1,829 mm (6 feet) depressed 300 mm (1 foot) for a distance of 32.95 m (108 fot) in Campbells Run, to construct and maintain a box culvert having a span of 4,267 mm (14 feet) and under clearance of 1,829 mm (6 feet) depressed 300 mm (1 foot) for a distance of 187.63 m (615.6 feet) in Campbells Run, to construct and maintain three channel relocations having a total distance of 280.01 m (918.67 feet) in Campbells Run, to construct and maintain a 1,650 mm (5.5 feet) diameter RCP culvert depressed 150 mm (.5 foot) for a distance of 32.94 m (108.1 feet) with a concrete junction box in a tributary to Campbells Run and to place and maintain fill in a de minimis area of palustrine emergent wetland equal to 0.0076 acre for the purpose of constructing the Settlers Cabin/Campbells Run Road Interchange. This permit also authorizes the operation and maintenance of a 2,100 mm (7 feet) diameter CMP culvert, 612.7 m (2,010.2 feet) long in Campbells Run, originally permitted under E02-491 (Oakdale, PA Quadrangle Project starts at N: 10.8 inches; W: 2.7 inches and ends at N. 12.2 inches; W: 4.7 inches).
E02-1383. North Way Christian Community, Inc., 12121 Perry Highway, Wexford, PA 15090. Pine Township, Allegheny County, ACOE Pittsburgh District.
To place and maintain fill in 0.33 acre of wetlands associated with an unnamed tributary to Wexford Run (CWF) for the purpose of constructing the Copperleaf Corporate Centre. The project is located on the west side of Perry Highway (SR 0019), approximately 720 feet southwest from the intersection of Perry Highway and Wallace Road Extension. The applicant proposes to mitigate 0.44 acre of replacement wetlands (Mars, PA Quadrangle N: 2.0 inches; W: 9.1 inches).
E63-78727. Orion Power MidWest, LLC, 2000 Cliff Mine Road, Suite 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15272. Union Township, Washington County and Jefferson Hills Borough, Allegheny County, ACOE Pittsburgh District.
To amend Permit No. 6378727 that authorizes Orion Power MidWest, LLC to perform maintenance dredging along the left bank of the Monongahela River at Mile 25 in Union Township, Washington County to include the operation and maintenance of the existing barge mooring facility in the channel and along the left bank of the Monongahela River, to construct and maintain a 200-foot long by 220-foot wide addition to the existing barge mooring facility (on the downstream end as measured from the normal pool elevation) and to construct and maintain a loading ramp and asphalt driveway along the left bank of said stream for the purpose of expanding the existing barge mooring facility. The project is located at River Mile 25, approximately 6,300 feet upstream fromthe Lock and Dam No. 3 (Glassport, PA Quadrangle N: 0.5 inch; W: 5.7 inches).
E65-810. Dr. Ice, 300 Penn Center Boulevard, Suite 201, Pittsburgh, PA 15235. City of New Kensington, Westmoreland County, ACOE Pittsburgh District.
To place and maintain fill along the right floodway of Little Pucketa Creek (TSF) with average dimensions of 50 feet wide by 500 feet long by 1 foot high associated with the construction of a proposed ice rink and parking facilities located at the intersection of SR 56 and Craig Dell Road (New Kensington East, PA Quadrangle N: 14.1 inches; W: 15.7 inches).
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS Northwest Region: Water Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
EA10-019, Aquascape Wetland and Environmental Services, 147 South Broad Street, Grove City, PA 16127, Camp Lutherlyn Mine Drainage Treatment Project, in Connoquenessing Township, Butler County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Evans City, PA Quadrangle N: 22.2 inches; W: 3.0 inches).
To construct and maintain a passive treatment system to treat abandoned mine discharge impacting Semiconon Run (WWF) in Connoquenessing Township, Butler County. The project will consist of two collection channels, a 0.11 acre holding pond and a 0.25 acre constructed treatment wetland. A 0.10-acre PEM wetland will be impacted for the construction of the project and temporary impacts are anticipated to unnamed tributaries to Semiconon Run. The project anticipates eliminating more that 1 ton of pollution from the stream each year and will help restore approximately 2.4 miles of Semiconon Run.
EA1009-001. Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation, Cambria Office, 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931. Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Project in Cherry Township, Butler County, Pittsburgh ACOE District (West Sunbury Quadrangle--Site 1: N: 13.6 inches; W: 4.4 inches, Site 2: N: 14.2 inches; W: 5.3 inches, Site 3: N: 21.1 inches; W: 3.1 inches). The applicant proposes to backfill two abandoned surface mine highwalls: Site 1, which includes a 1,200-foot long dangerous highwall and Site 2, which includes an 800-foot long dangerous highwall. The project will include the backfilling of: (1) 0.70 acre of PEM wetland; (2) 1.61 acres of PUB open water body at Site 1; (3) 0.02 acre of PEM wetland; and (4) 0.64 acre of PUB open water body at Site 2. Site 2 will also include the construction of 0.65 acre of PUB farm pond. Site 3, located approximately 2 aerial miles from the reclamation activity and within the same watershed (Slippery Rock Creek), will consist of the construction of 2.06 acres of PEM wetland. The replacement wetland will be constructed in an area previously drained, currently in use as pasture and severely impacted by overgrazing. The project proposes to directly affect a total of 0.72 acre of wetland and 2.25 acres of open water. Open water creation of 0.65 acre is proposed. Wetland creation of 2.06 acres is proposed. Of the 2.06 acres, 0.72 acre will be used as 1:1 mitigation for the wetland impacts related to this project. The remaining 1.34 acres of constructed wetlands will be considered advanced compensatory mitigation for future abandoned mine reclamation projects in the area.
EA1709-001. Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation, Cambria Office, 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931. Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Project in Boggs Township, Clearfield County, Baltimore ACOE District (Wallaceton Quadrangle N: 17.5 inches, W: 10.8 inches). The applicant proposes to backfill an abandoned surface mine, which includes a 650-foot long dangerous highwall. The project will include the backfilling of 0.26 acre of PEM wetland. A 0.26 acre PEM replacement wetland will be constructed immediately adjacent to the reclamation. The project will directly impact 0.26 acres of wetland. Wetland creation of 0.26 acres is proposed to compensate for wetland impacts.
SPECIAL NOTICES
Submission Date for Recycling Program Development and Implementation Grants under section 902 of the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act of 1988 (Act 101) The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) announces the availability of applications to municipalities for recycling program grant assistance under section 902 of the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (Act 101) (53 P. S. § 4000.902). Municipalities eligible for recycling grants include counties, cities, boroughs, incorporated towns, townships, home rule municipalities, councils of governments, consortiums or similar entities established by two or more municipalities under 53 Pa.C.S. Chapter 23, Subchapter A.
Applicants must be in compliance with the provisions of Act 101 and the implementing regulations to be eligible to receive grant funding. At a minimum, those communities mandated to recycle under Act 101 must have enacted an ordinance that includes, but is not limited to, the following:
a. A requirement for the separation of at least three materials from municipal solid waste (MSW) by residents of homes and apartments.
b. A requirement for the separation of leaf waste (as defined by Act 101) from MSW by residents of homes and apartments.
c. A requirement for the separation of at least high-grade office paper, corrugated paper, aluminum and leaf waste from MSW by commercial, municipal and institutional establishments.
d. A curbside collection system for recyclable materials operating at least once per month.
e. Provisions to ensure compliance with the ordinance.
f. Provisions for the recycling of collected materials.
In addition, mandated municipalities must conduct a recycling education program which notifies all persons occupying every residential, commercial, municipal and institutional establishment within its borders of the requirements of the ordinance. This must be conducted at least once every 6 months.
Communities not mandated to recycle must provided assurance that their recycling program will be operated in conformance with the Department's Guidelines for Proper Management of Recyclable Materials. Applicants must be in compliance with any previous grant contract provisions. County applicants should be in compliance with planning and other county-related provisions of Act 101. Applicants who are not in compliance with Act 101 annual reporting requirements will not be considered in this grant application round.
Municipalities are eligible for 90% funding of approved recycling program costs. Municipalities considered financially distressed by the Department of Community and Economic Development under the Financial Distressed Communities Act are eligible for 100% of approved costs. No application requesting more than $2 million in grant funding will be accepted.
The following categories of recycling projects will be given funding priority in the order given:
1. Projects bringing communities newly mandated to recycle as determined by the 2000 Federal census into compliance with Act 101.
2. Regional and intergovernmental cooperative projects.
3. Projects implemented by a municipality in which the affected community is mandated to participate.
Projects in which the level of recycling education exceeds the requirements of section 1501(d) of Act 101 for all persons occupying residential, commercial, institutional and municipal premises.
4. Municipalities that offset recycling programs costs with revenue from the sale of materials collected by their recycling programs or recycling performance grants.
Projects eligible for grant funding are those which divert the following recyclable materials from municipal solid waste: clear glass, colored glass, aluminum, steel and bimetallic cans, high-grade office paper, newsprint, corrugated paper, other marketable grades of paper, plastics, source separated food scraps and leaf and yard wastes.
Eligible recycling program development costs include: recycling program design costs; recycling market investigations; development of recycling market commitments; development of recycling program ordinances; developing of recycling public education programs; and the costs of developing contracts for procuring equipment or services necessary for the operation of the recycling program.
Eligible recycling program implementation costs include: purchasing or leasing vehicles used to collect recyclables, transport recyclables to processing facilities or markets and vehicles used in the operation of a materials recovery facility; reusable containers for the collection or storage of recyclable materials; acquiring and/or renovating buildings for the processing or storage of recovered materials; equipment used to process or manufacture recyclable materials into usable products; improvements to land needed to operate a recycling facility or yard waste composting facility authorized under 25 Pa. Code § 103(h); and the costs associated with educating the public on recycling program requirements, including the development and publication of printed and audio-visual educational materials, advertisements, the development of Internet ''Recycling Home Pages'' and school or special event programs. Composting projects and programs will be considered to be recycling projects or programs accordingly.
A municipality must retain sole ownership of equipment or facilities funded by the grant. Funding for equipment or facilities purchased for the recycling program used for recycling and other purposes will be prorated according to its recycling use. Funding forcertain leaf and yard waste collection equipment may be limited according to its seasonal use. Funding for wood chipping equipment will be approved only when the equipment is part of an approved yard waste composting facility operating under the Department's guidelines and where the material is collected curbside from residents. Funding of street sweepers for the purpose of leaf collection will not be considered.
Funding may be restricted in situations where equipment or services requested through a grant application may be available from the public or private sector within the county of the applicant. Public notices may be required before the grant application may be submitted depending upon the nature of the funding request. When the municipality submits the recycling grant application to the Department, it must include proof of compliance with the notification requirements, a description of any responses received to the notice and an explanation of why the municipality has concluded the mechanical processing equipment is not available to the program from the private sector.
Potential applicants must contact the appropriate Department regional planning and recycling coordinator to schedule a preapplication conference to discuss application requirements and program particulars. Applications will be returned to municipalities that fail to schedule preapplication conferences. Grant application forms are available from the Department regional offices and the Department's website, www.dep.state.pa.us (directLINK ''Recycling Grants'').
Grant applications must be received or postmarked by 3 p.m. on June 26, 2003. Applications received by the Department after that date will not be considered during the current round of solicitation. Applications must be on forms provided by the Department, with two copies submitted to the Department Central Office (Rachel Carson State Office Building, Harrisburg) and one copy submitted to the appropriate county recycling coordinator. Grant awards will be predicated on the receipt of recycling fees required by sections 701 and 702 of Act 101 and the availability of moneys in the Recycling Fund.
Inquiries concerning this notice should be directed to Todd Pejack, Recycling Grants Coordinator, Department of Environmental Protection, Rachel Carson State Office Building, Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management, Division of Waste Minimization of Planning, P. O. Box 8472, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8472, tpejack@state.pa.us.
Regional Planning and Recycling Coordinators Southeast Region
Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties
Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management
Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane
Conshohocken, PA 19428-2233
(610) 832-6212
(610) 832-6143 (fax)Calvin Ligons (cligons@state.pa.us)
Ann Ryan (aryan@state.pa.us)
MaryAlice Reisse (mreisse@state.pa.us)Northeast Region
Carbon, Lackawanna, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Northampton, Pike, Schuylkill, Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyoming Counties
Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management
2 Public Square
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790
(570) 826-2516
(570) 826-5448 (fax)Chris Fritz (cfritz@state.pa.us)
Southcentral Region
Adams, Bedford, Berks, Blair, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Mifflin, Perry and York Counties
Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management
909 Elmerton Avenue
Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200
(717) 705-4706
(717) 705-4930 (fax)Mark Vottero (mvottero@state.pa.us)
Northcentral Region
Bradford, Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Columbia, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Potter, Snyder, Sullivan, Tioga and Union Counties
Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management
208 W. 3rd Street, Suite 101
Williamsport, PA 17701
(570) 327-3653
(570) 327-3420 (fax)Pat Brennan (pbrennan@state.pa.us)
Southwest Region
Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Cambria, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Somerset, Washington and Westmoreland Counties
Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management
400 Waterfront Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745
(412) 442-4000
(412) 442-4194 (fax)Sharon Svitek (ssvitek@state.pa.us)
Bob Emmert (remmert@state.pa.us)
Stephen Sales (ssales@state.pa.us)Northwest Region
Butler, Clarion, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Forest, Jefferson, Lawrence, McKean, Mercer, Venango and Warren Counties
Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management
230 Chestnut Street
Meadville, PA 16335-3481
(814) 332-6848
(814) 332-6117 faxGuy McUmber (gmcumber@state.pa.us)
Public Hearing for Section 401
Water Quality Certification
FERC Project 487 PPL Holtwood, LCC The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) will hold a public hearing to accept comment on Section 401 Water Quality Certification Application for Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Project 487 for the discharge of water from hydroelectric generation from PPL Holtwood, LCC, in Hawley Borough, Wayne and Pike Counties.
The public hearing will be conducted on May 15, 2003, at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of Wallenpaupack Area High School on Route 6 near Hawley by the Water Management Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (570) 826-2553. The hearing is in response to an application submitted by PPL Holtwood, LCC. The 401 Water Quality Certification for the FERC relicensing of the discharge of water from hydroelectric process to Lackawaxen River.
The Department requests that individuals wishing to testify at the hearing submit a written notice of intent to Hearing Examiner, Department of Environmental Protection, Water Management Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711. The Department will accept notices up to the day of the hearing. The Department requests that individuals limit their testimony to 10 minutes so that all individuals have the opportunity to testify. The Department can only review comments made with regard to the Section 401 Water Quality Certification for 487 FERC Project. Written copies of oral testimony are requested. Relinquishing time to others will not be allowed. All individuals attending the hearing will have the opportunity to testify if they so desire; however, individuals who preregister to testify will be given priority on the agenda.
Persons with a disability who wish to testify and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation should contact Richard Shudak, (570) 826-2511 or the Pennsylvania AT&T relay service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department can meet their needs.
The 401 Water Quality Certification application is available for review at the Pike County Conservation District Office, Route 402, Blooming Grove, PA, (570) 26-8220.
For further information, contact Mark Carmon, Northeast Regional Office, (570) 826-2511.
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 03-624. Filed for public inspection April 4, 2003, 9:00 a.m.]
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