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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.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110; Contact: Yasmin Neidlinger, Facilities Permitting Chief, (717) 705-4702.
GP1-28-03006: Cumberland Valley Cooperative Association (908 Mount Rock Road, Shippensburg, PA 17257) on September 17, 2003, authorized to operate a small gas and no. 2 oil fired combustion unit under GP1 in Southampton Township, Franklin County.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481; Contact: Eric Gustafson, Facilities Permitting Chief, (814) 332-6940.
62-172: Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc.--Brokenstraw Gravel (Route 6, Pittsfield, PA 16340) on September 11, 2003, to operate their mineral processing plant in Pittsfield Township, Warren County.
10-284: Seneca Landfill (421 Hartman Road, Evans City, PA 16033) on September 15, 2003, to operate a rock crusher in Jackson Township, Butler County.
Plan Approvals Issued under the Air Pollution Control Act 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.
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.
09-0110C: Riverside Construction Materials, Inc. (7900 North Radcliff Street, Bristol, PA 19007) on September 22, 2003, to operate a pneumatic ship unloader in Bristol Township, Bucks County.
Plan Approval Revisions Issued including Extensions, Minor Modifications and Transfers of Ownership under the Air Pollution Control Act 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.
23-0068: Cremation Specialists (43 East Baltimore Avenue, Media, PA 19063) on September 17, 2003, to operate a cremator in Media Borough, Delaware County.
46-0003A: Stroehmann Bakeries, Inc. (1810 East Ridge Pike, Norristown, PA 19404) on September 23, 2003, to operate a catalytic oxidizer in Plymouth Township, Montgomery County.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745; Contact: William Charlton, New Source Review Chief, (412) 442-4174.
63-307-027: American Iron Oxide Production Co. (Foster Plaza, No. 7, 661 Andersen Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15220) on September 12, 2003, to install an iron oxide production plant in Allenport Borough, Washington County. This plan approval was extended.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481; Contact: Devendra Verma, New Source Review Chief, (814) 332-6940.
16-035A: Commodore Corp. (Route 66 North, Shippenville, PA 16254) on July 31, 2003, to operate a manufactured housing facility in Clarion, Clarion County.
Operating Permits for non-Title V Facilities Issued under the Air Pollution Control Act and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter F.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110; Contact: Yasmin Neidlinger, Facilities Permitting Chief, (717) 705-4702.
01-03012: Inland Container Corp. (P. O. Box 808, Biglerville, PA 17307) on September 16, 2003, to operate a corrugated box manufacturing facility in the Borough of Biglerville, Adams County.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481; Contact: Eric Gustafson, Facilities Permitting Chief, (814) 332-6940.
25-00994: Advanced Mold Technologies, Inc. (2004 West 16th Street, Erie, PA 16505) on September 16, 2003, for a Natural Minor Operating Permit to operate chromium electroplating and other electroplating operations in Erie City, Erie County.
Operating Permit Revisions Issued including Administrative Amendments, Minor Modifications or Transfers of Ownership under the Air Pollution Control Act and 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.412, 127.450, 127.462 and 127.464.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110; Contact: Yasmin Neidlinger, Facilities Permitting Chief, (717) 705-4702.
36-05101: Highway Materials, Inc. (1750 Walton Road, Blue Bell, PA 19422) on September 16, 2003, to operate their Lititz Plant in Warwick Township, Lancaster County. The State-only Operating Permit was administratively amended to incorporate Plan Approval 36-05101A into the operating permit. This is Revision No. 1 of the operating permit.
67-05080: York Building Products Co., Inc. (P. O. Box 1708, York, PA 17405) on September 17, 2003, to operate their Thomasville Quarry in Jackson Township, York County. The State-only Operating Permit was administratively amended to correct conditions in the operating permit. This is Revision No. 1 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.
56-00181: Southern Alleghenies Landfill, Inc. (843 Miller Picking Road, Davidsville, PA 15928) to revise the operating permit for their landfill in Conemaugh Township, Somerset County. The Department has revised the Title V Operating Permit to incorporate the following changes:
1. On Page 35: The equation was missing from Condition No. 011. This was added manually as the system language is in error.
2. On Page 80: The language was edited to state that there is no alternate operating scenario for the leachate evaporator system.
3. On Page 86: The quantities and description of equipment were changed and soil screening was added to the list of insignificant activities.
4. The new responsible official for the facility is Darrell G. Klink. The new permit contact person is Brian Stewart.
56-00181: Southern Alleghenies Landfill Inc. (843 Miller Picking Road, Davidsville, PA 15928) to modify the operating permit for their landfill in Conemaugh Township, Somerset County. The Department has approved Southern Alleghenies' request to modify their Title V Operating Permit to include an alternate operating scenario for their Soil Processing Plant to permit operation of crushing equipment on an as needed basis. Applicable requirements have been added to the permit and include the provisions of 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart OOO, Standards for Performance for Non-metallic Mineral Processing Plants and work practice standards for the water spray control device.
Department of Public Health, Air Management Services: 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104; Contact: Edward Braun, Chief, (215) 685-9476.
V95-078: Kraft-Nabisco Biscuit Division--Philadelphia Bakery (12000 East Roosevelt Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19116) on September 22, 2003, administratively amended to change contact information. The Title V operating permit was originally issued on March 3, 2000.
Operating Permits Denied, Terminated, Suspended or Revoked under the Air Pollution Control Act and 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.431 and 127.461.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428; Contact: Edward Brown, Facilities Permitting Chief, (610) 832-6242.
23-00003: ConocoPhillips, Co. (4101 Post Road, Trainer, PA 19061) on September 16, 2003, revoked Facility Title V Operating Permit in Trainer Borough, Delaware 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); 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 Permit Actions
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454, (570) 621-3118.
54830105R4. Joe Kuperavage Coal Company (916 Park Avenue, Port Carbon, PA 17965), renewal of an anthracite surface mine operation in Schuylkill Township, Schuylkill County affecting 412.66 acres, receiving stream: none. Application received May 5, 2003. Renewal issued September 15, 2003.
California District Mining Office: 25 Technology Drive, California Technology Park, Coal Center, PA 15423, (724) 769-1100.
30743711. NPDES Permit No. PA0033511, RAG Cumberland Resources, LP (158 Portal Road, P. O. Box 1020, Waynesburg, PA 15370), to revise the permit for the Cumberland Coal Refuse Disposal Facility No. 1 in Whiteley Township, Greene County, to increase the height of the slurry pond embankment and final reclamation plan, no additional discharges. Permit issued September 16, 2003.
30841316. NPDES Permit No. PA0213535, Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company (P. O. Box 355, 172 Route 519, Eighty Four, PA 15330), to revise the permit for the Bailey Mine in Richhill Township, Greene County, to extend the 20A Longwall Panel, no additional discharges. Permit issued September 16, 2003.
65840701. NPDES Permit No. PA0214809, Crows Nest Synfuels, LP (113 Elm Street, Suite 300, Cohasset, MA 02025), to revise the permit for the Crows Nest Wash Plant in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County, for post mining land use, no additional discharges. Permit issued September 17, 2003.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472-1900.
32020104 and NPDES Permit No. PA0249033. Thomas J. Smith, Inc., R. D. 1, Box 260D, Shelocta, PA 15774, commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface mine and for discharge of treated mine drainage in South Mahoning Township, Indiana County, affecting 78.5 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to Little Mahoning Creek (HQ-CWF). There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received May 22, 2002. Permit issued September 16, 2003.
56803020 and NPDES Permit No. PA0121177. Action Mining, Inc., 1117 Shaw Mines Road, Meyersdale, PA 15552, permit renewal for continued operation of a bituminous surface and coal refuse disposal mine in Summit Township, Somerset County, affecting 79.5 acres. Receiving streams: Blue Lick Creek, an unnamed tributary to Blue Lick Creek and an unnamed tributary to the Casselman River (CWF). There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received July 18, 2003. Permit issued September 16, 2003.
Greensburg District Mining Office: Armbrust Building, R. R. 2 Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601-0982, (724) 925-5500.
02020201 and NPDES Permit No. PA0250121. Robindale Energy Services, Inc. (1001 Broad Street, Suite 130, Johnstown, PA 15906). Transfer of permit formerly issued to Coal Valley Sales Corp. for continued operation and reclamation of a bituminous coal surface mine/refuse reprocessing facility in Plum Borough, Allegheny County, affecting 157.8 acres. Receiving streams: Little Plum Creek. Application received March 24, 2003. Transfer permit issued September 16, 2003.
Noncoal Permit Actions
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454, (570) 621-3118.
58030820. Garrett Hannigan (18-B Cosmello Road, New Milford, PA 18834), commencement, operation and restoration of a small bluestone quarry operation in Lenox Township, Susquehanna County affecting 5.0 acres. Receiving stream: Martins Creek. Application received June 26, 2003. Permit issued September 15, 2003.
8073SM2A1C5 and NPDES Permit No. PA0595519. Glasgow, Inc. (P. O. Box 1089, Glenside, PA 19038), renewal of NPDES Permit for discharge of treated mine drainage in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County, receiving stream: unnamed tributary to Schuylkill River. Application received July 31, 2003. Renewal issued September 15, 2003.
7974SM2A2C6 and NPDES Permit No. PA0611999. Better Materials Corporation, P. O. Box 196, Penns Park, PA 18943), renewal of NPDES Permit for discharge of treated mine drainage in Nockamixon Township, Bucks County, receiving stream: Rapp Creek. Application received July 23, 2003. Renewal issued September 17, 2003.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472-1900.
56030801. Durst Stone, 323 Broadway Street, Meyersdale, PA 15552, commencement, operation and restoration of a small noncoal flagstone/fieldstone mine in Greenville Township, Somerset County, affecting 2.5 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to Miller Run (CWF). There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received June 17, 2003. Permit issued September 16, 2003.
ACTIONS ON BLASTING ACTIVITY APPLICATIONS
Actions on applications under the Explosives Acts of 1937 and 1957 (73 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.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454, (570) 621-3118.
09034025. Brubacher Excavating, Inc. (P. O. Box 528, 825 Reading Road, Bowmansville, PA 17507), construction blasting at Regency Manor in Richland Township, Bucks County with an expiration date of October 12, 2004. Permit issued September 15, 2003.
67034061. Hall Explosives, Inc. (2981 Elizabethtown Road, Hershey, PA 17033), construction blasting at Daisey Data in Newberry Township, York County with an expiration date of April 4, 2004. Permit issued September 15, 2003.
52034024. RT Thompson Construction (R. R. 9 Box 9257, Moscow, PA 18444) and Hayduk Enterprises (P. O. Box 554, Dalton, PA 18414), construction blasting at Tamiment in Lehman Township, Pike County with an expiration date of February 28, 2004. Permit issued September 15, 2003.
45034040. Explosive Services, Inc. (7 Pine Street, Bethany, PA 18431), construction blasting at Wyndham Hills Development in Paradise Township, Monroe County with an expiration date of September 2, 2004. Permit issues: September 15, 2003.
39034013. Schlouch Inc. (Excelsior Industrial Park, P. O. Box 69, Blandon, PA 19510), construction blasting at Windsor Woods Housing in Lower Macungie Township, Lehigh County with an expiration date of October 26, 2005. Permit issued September 15, 2003.
35034017. Latona Trucking (620 South Main Street, Pittston, PA 18640) and Hayduk Enterprises (P. O. Box 554, Dalton, PA 18414), construction blasting at the Vito property in North Abington Township, Lackawanna County with an expiration date of March 3, 2004. Permit issued September 15, 2003.
40034028. Explosive Services, Inc. (7 Pine Street, Bethany, PA 18431), construction blasting at Humboldt Industrial Park in Hazle and East Union Townships, Luzerne and Schuylkill Counties with an expiration date of August 18, 2004. Permit issued September 16, 2003.
40034029. Explosive Services, Inc. (7 Pine Street, Bethany, PA 18431), construction blasting at the Greek Orthodox Monastery in White Haven Borough, Luzerne County with an expiration date of August 22, 2004. Permit issued September 16, 2003.
40034030. Explosive Services, Inc. (7 Pine Street, Bethany, PA 18431), construction blasting at Yannuzzi, Inc. in Hazle Township, Luzerne County with an expiration date of September 1, 2004. Permit issued September 16, 2003.
44034002. Hall Explosives, Inc. (2981 Elizabethtown Road, Hershey, PA 17033), construction blasting at Back Mountain Road in Armagh Township, Mifflin County with an expiration date of September 30, 2004. Permit issued September 16, 2003.
Hawk Run District Mining Office: Empire Road, P. O. Box 209, Hawk Run, PA 16840-0209, (814) 342-8200.
14034017. Triangle Construction, 1076 E. Bishop Street, Bellefonte, PA 16823, for construction blasting, in Benner Township, Centre County, with an expected duration of 120 days. Permit issued September 16, 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).
Except as otherwise noted, the Department has granted 401 Water Quality Certification certifying that the construction and operation 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 §§ 691.1--691.702) and Notice of Final Action for Certification under section 401 of the FWPCA (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341).
Permits, Environmental Assessments and 401 Water Quality Certifications Issued
WATER OBSTRUCTIONS AND ENCROACHMENTS Northeast Region: Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.
E39-405A. City of Allentown, Bureau of Parks, 2700 Parkway Boulevard, Allentown, PA 18104-5399, Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District.
To construct and maintain a stream restoration project in a 4,135-foot reach of Little Cedar Creek (HQ-CWF). The project is known as the Allentown Municipal Golf Course Little Cedar Creek Rehabilitation Project.
Phase III of the multiphase project includes: (1) restoration of 640 linear feet of Little Cedar Creek with work consisting of reshaping portions of the channel and stabilizing the banks with a combination of soil reinforcement matting, a cellular soil confinement system, rock armor and vegetation; (2) removing the existing structure known as Bridge No. 11 and constructing and maintaining a golf cart bridge having a span of 30 feet and underclearance of 5.7 feet; (3) removing the existing structure known as Bridge No. 12 and constructing and maintaining a golf cart bridge having a span of 30 feet and underclearance of 4.8 feet; and (4) constructing and maintaining a concrete encased electrical utility line crossing buried 3 feet below streambed elevation.
Phase III begins approximately 1,150 feet upstream of Little Cedar Creek's intersection with SR 1002 (Tilghman Street) (Allentown West, PA Quadrangle N: 17.6 inches; W: 5.3 inches) and extends downstream to SR 1002 (Allentown West, PA Quadrangle N: 17.3 inches; W: 5.0 inches) in the City of Allentown, Lehigh County (Subbasin: 2C).
Northcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.
E12-142. Leonard Bosworth, 784 Sizervile Road, Emporium, PA 15834. Shed installation in Shippen, Cameron County, ACOE Baltimore District (Emporium, PA Quadrangle N: 3.3 inches; W: 12.25 inches).
The applicant proposes to install a 12-foot by 24-foot by 9-foot shed on a bed of shale. The proposed project is in the floodway Sinnemahoning Portage Creek (CWF). This permit does not authorize any additional work in the floodway. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.''
E18-362. Department of Transportation, Engineering District 2-0, 1924-30 Daisy Street, P. O. Box 342, Clearfield, PA 16830. Bridge replacement in Lamar Township, Clinton County, ACOE Baltimore District (Mill Hall, PA Quadrangle N: 15.5 inches; W: 10.0 inches).
To remove the existing open grated steel deck bridge and to construct and maintain a 15-foot wide by 6-foot precast concrete box culvert depressed 1 foot below streambed with a clear span along the center line of approximately 28 feet, a clear span normal to the channel of 15 feet and a minimum underclearance of 5 feet on a skew of 32 degrees left with concrete wingwalls and approximately 35 linear feet by 6 feet wide of R-6 rip-rap placed in the inlet and outlet ends of the culvert for scour protection and to construct a temporary coffer dam with 42-inch diameter by approximately 80-foot long stream diversion pipe over an unnamed tributary to Long Run (HQ-CWF). The project is on SR 0477 approximately one mile east of the intersection of SR 477 with SR 0220. The project will not impact wetlands while impacting approximately 200 feet of waterway. Approximately 0.2 acre of earth will be disturbed by the project.
Southwest Region: Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
E02-1416. Mills Corporation--Pittsburgh Mills LP, 1300 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 400, Arlington, VA 22209. Route 28 Interchange in Frazer and Springdale Townships, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh ACOE District (Latitude: 40° 34` 8"--Longitude: 79° 45` 51") (New Kensington West, PA Quadrangle N: 12.5 inches; W: 6.6 inches). To remove existing structures, to operate and maintain an existing 6-foot by 6-foot concrete box culvert for a distance of 251 feet to reconstruct and maintain approximately 94 feet of existing 6-foot by 6-foot concrete box culvert, to construct and maintain 6-foot by 6-foot concrete box culvert extension for 208 feet to the upstream end of the existing 6-foot by 6-foot concrete box culvert, to construct and maintain a 6-foot by 6-foot concrete box culvert for a distance of 624 feet, to construct and maintain a 7.5-foot by 7.5-foot concrete box culvert for a distance of 840 feet, to construct and maintain an energy dissipater for a distance of approximately 86 feet, to construct and maintain various outfall structures in and to Tawney Run (WWF), to relocate and maintain approximately 370 feet of a tributary to Tawney Run in a new 720-foot long channel (WWF), to construct and maintain a 60-inch diameter CMP culvert extension for approximately 40 feet to an existing 60-inch diameter culvert in a tributary to Tawney Run (WWF) and to place and maintain fill in 1.09 acres of wetlands (PSS/PEM). This permit is for a proposed interchange to provide access to the proposed Pittsburgh Mills Development and Tawney Run Road on Rt. 28, 1.5 miles north of the Springdale/Cheswick Interchange, Exit 12. The permittee is required to provide 2.89 acres of replacement wetlands in Emmerling Park, along the right bank side of Deer Creek in Indiana Township, 1.09 acres for the proposed interchange and 1.78 acres for the proposed mall and to provide for stream mitigation they will construct and maintain 11,000 feet of stream habitat improvements within the delayed harvest area of Deer Creek in West Deer Township. Both of these have been permittee under E02-843A-1. This project will also impact approximately 435 feet of tributaries to Tawney Run, which qualifies for authorization under the Department's waiver 105.12(a)(2).
E26-310. Fayette County Commissioners, Court House, 61 East Main Street, Uniontown, PA 15401. County Bridge No. 40 in South Union Township, Fayette County, Pittsburgh ACOE District (Latitude: 39° 53` 31"--Longitude: 79° 43` 14") (Uniontown, PA Quadrangle N: 3.1 inches; W: 13.4 inches). To remove County Bridge No. 40 and to construct and maintain a bridge having a normal clear span of 30 feet and an under clearance of 6.9 feet across Redstone Creek (WWF). The bridge is on T-477 (Grant Street) at its intersection with Cinder Road.
Northwest Region: Water Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
E20-519, City of Titusville, 107 North Franklin Street, Titusville, PA 16345. Phase II Upgrades Project in City of Titusville, Crawford County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Titusville South, PA Quadrangle N: 22.4 inches; W: 4.3 inches).
The applicant proposes to construct and maintain the following structures associated with the upgrade of the City of Titusville wastewater treatment system in the City of Titusville, Crawford County to increase system efficiency and to reduce combined sewer overflows:
1. To construct and maintain new headworks facilities at the location of the wastewater treatment plant and within the 100-year floodplain of Oil Creek (Titusville South, PA Quadrangle N: 22.4 inches; W: 4.3 inches).
2. To construct and maintain the upgrade of the Bank and Roberts Pump Station within the 100-year floodplain of Oil Creek (Titusville South, PA Quadrangle N: 22.4 inches; W: 6.6 inches).
3. To construct and maintain the upgrade of the Bank and Allen Pump Station within the 100-year floodplain of Oil Creek (Titusville South, PA Quadrangle N: 22.5 inches; W: 5.1 inches).
4. To construct and maintain Stormwater Outfall 020 to Trout Run having a 1.25-foot diameter HDPE plastic pipe (Titusville South, PA Quadrangle N: 22.0 inches; W: 6.7 inches).
5. To remove the existing sewer line and to construct and maintain a 0.67-foot diameter PVC plastic pipe sewer line across Trout Run (Titusville South, PA Quadrangle N: 22.1 inches; W: 6.8 inches).
6. To construct and maintain a 2,400-foot long parallel interceptor sewer from South Brown Street to the wastewater treatment plant and within the 100-year floodplain of Oil Creek (Titusville South, PA Quadrangle N: 22.6 inches; W: 4.6 inches). Project includes the crossing of an unnamed tributary to Oil Creek.
Oil Creek (CWF) and Trout Run (CWF) are perennial streams.
E33-216, Department of Transportation, District 10-0, Route 286 South, P. O. Box 429, Indiana, PA 15701. Beechton Intersection Project in Snyder, Jefferson County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Falls Creek, PA Quadrangle N: 22.7 inches; W: 12.2 inches).
The applicant proposes to realign approximately 2,000 feet of SR 0028, Section 570 near the intersection of SR 0028 and SR 1011 (Falls Creek, PA Quadrangle N: 22.7 inches; W: 12.2 inches) in Snyder Township, Jefferson County to improve the alignment and site distances involving: (1) permanently filling 0.08 acre of PEM wetland and 0.02 acre of PSS wetland; (2) temporarily affecting 0.02 acre of PEM wetland; and (3) constructing and maintaining a stormwater outfall structure at the top of the right bank of Mill Creek (CWF), a perennial stream. The project proposes to directly affect 0.1 acre of wetlands. Payment to the Wetland Replacement Project fund shall compensate for wetland impacts.
SPECIAL NOTICES
Public Hearing The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has scheduled a public hearing to receive testimony and comments on the application for IESI Blue Ridge Landfill to increase the average and maximum daily tonnage to be received at the facility. The hearing will be held on Wednesday, November 5, 2003, at 7 p.m. at the Scotland Community Center, 3832 Main Street, Scotland, Franklin County.
Persons intending to testify at the hearing should register, by Wednesday, October 22, 2003, by calling Cynthia Wolfe, (717) 705-4703. If no persons register to present oral comments by October 22, 2003, the hearing will not be held. Persons interested in finding out if anyone has registered, and if the hearing will be held, should contact Cynthia Wolfe.
Testimony should be to the point. Individuals will have up to 10 minutes for a presentation. To ensure that all speakers have a fair and equal opportunity to present their testimony, relinquishing of time will be prohibited. Further details relating to the procedures to be followed at the hearing will be outlined at the beginning of the proceedings.
An appointment may be scheduled to review the permit application at the Southcentral Regional Office in Harrisburg by contacting the file room at (717) 705-4732 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing who require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodations to participate in the proceedings should contact the Department for assistance. TDD users may use the AT&T Relay Services at (800) 654-5984.
BUREAU OF DEEP MINE SAFETY
Approval of Request for Variance The Department of Environmental Protection (Department), Bureau of Deep Mine Safety (Bureau) has approved Dana Mining Company of PA, Inc.'s request for a variance from the requirements of section 224(b) of the Pennsylvania Bituminous Coal Mine Act (act) at the Titus Mine. This notification contains a summary of this request and the basis for the Department's approval. A complete copy of the variance request may be obtained from Allison Gaida, (724) 439-7469 or from the Bureau website (http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/minres/ dms/dms.htm).
Summary of the Request: Dana Mining Company of PA, Inc. requested a variance from section 224(b) of the act to utilize horizontal longhole drilling to meet the requirements of act at the Titus Mine. The proposal accords protections to persons and property substantially equal to or greater than the requirements of section 224(b) of the act.
The basis for the Bureau's approval is summarized as follows:
1. The long horizontal borehole method proposed instead of the requirements in section 224 of the act is a proven technology that has been used successfully at other underground mines in this Commonwealth.
2. The long horizontal borehole method proposed is much less labor intensive and provides much less exposure to lifting and strain-type injuries by not having to handle and use hand-held drills and steels. By mining normal depth cuts, the work force will be subjected to fewer equipment place changes rather than mining the entries 8 feet at a time.
3. The long horizontal borehole proposed in lieu of the requirements set forth in section 224(b) of the act will provide a greater barrier than required by section 224(b) of the act. Titus Mine's proposed long horizontal borehole method provides a larger barrier for the protection of the miners and mine from contacting abandoned mines over the requirements of section 224(b) of the act.
4. The accuracy of longhole drilling technology currently in use by contractors such as Target Drilling and REI Drilling is one degree from surveyed position. This corresponds to a variance of up to 17 feet per 1,000 feet drilled. The maximum vertical declination is 0.1 degree from surveyed position. Previous drilling has also proved the vertical declination. The accuracy of the longhole drill proposed at Titus Mine is 1/2 degree from surveyed position. This equals a variance of 4.4 feet at 500 feet borehole depth.
This approval is limited to the alternate method to drill test holes as required in section 224(b) of the act. Continued authorization for operation under the approval is contingent upon compliance with the measures described in Titus Mine's plan and the following stipulations.
1. Change the projected azimuth of the proposed drillhole no. 3 to tighten the distance between drillhole nos. 3 and 4.
2. The actual surveyed locations must be plotted on the Titus Mine map and submitted to the Bureau for its review and approval that sufficient barriers will be left. Mining shall not occur within 200 feet of the boreholes without the Bureau's approval that the proposed mining will leave sufficient barriers.
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 03-1940. Filed for public inspection October 3, 2003, 9:00 a.m.]
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