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ACTIONS ON COAL AND NONCOAL MINING ACTIVITY APPLICATIONS
Actions on applications under the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1396.1--1396.19a); 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 Permits Actions
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472-1900.
Permit No. 11960101 and NPDES No. PA0213276. Cloe Mining Company, Inc. (P. O. Box I, Grampian, PA 16838). Permit renewal for reclamation only of a bituminous surface auger mine in Reade Township, Cambria County, affecting 107.9 acres. Receiving streams: UNTs to/and Muddy Run, classified for the following use: CWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: May 3, 2006. Permit issued: July 7, 2006.
Greensburg District Mining Office: Armbrust Professional Center, 8205 Route 819, Greensburg, PA 15601, (724) 925-5500.
65990101 and NPDES Permit No. PA0202428. Gary Gioia Coal Company (319 Karen Drive, Elizabeth, PA 15037). Permit revised to add 5.0 acres to an existing bituminous surface mine located in South Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County, now affecting 19.0 acres. Receiving stream: UNT to Youghiogheny River. Application received: September 3, 2004. Revision issued: June 30, 2006.
Knox District Mining Office: P. O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, (814) 797-1191.
61020102. Amerikohl Mining, Inc. (202 Sunset Drive, Butler, PA 16001). Revision to an existing bituminous strip operation to change the postmining land use from cropland to industrial/commercial on the property of Dave and Edna Mae Kasmoch in Scrubgrass Township, Venango County. Receiving streams: UNTs to the Allegheny River. Application received: May 19, 2006. Permit issued: July 5, 2006.
43850105 and NPDES Permit No PA0208758. Grove City Materials, LP (R. D. 6, Box 344, New Castle, PA 16101) Renewal of an existing bituminous strip and limestone removal operation in Pine and Mercer Townships, Mercer and Butler Counties affecting 103.0 acres. Receiving streams: Two UNTs to Swamp Run. Application received: April 10, 2006. Permit Issued: July 7, 2006.
Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, (814) 342-8200.
17010104 and NPDES No. PA0243060. Sky Haven Coal, Inc. (5510 State Park Road, Penfield, PA 15849). Transfer of an existing bituminous surface mine from Larson Enterprises, Inc. (P. O. Box 96, Kylertown, PA 16847), located in Morris Township, Clearfield County, affecting 55.9 acres. Receiving stream: UNT to Moshannon Creek classified for the following use: CWF. Application received: March 6, 2006. Permit issued: June 28, 2006.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, (570) 621-3118.
54850104T and NPDES Permit No. PA0614530. Bell Corporation (739 Broad Street, Tuscarora, PA 17982). Transfer of an existing anthracite surface mine operation and NPDES Permit for discharge of treated mine drainage in Schuylkill Township, Schuylkill County affecting 102.5 acres. Receiving stream: UNT to East Branch Schuylkill River. Application received: February 17, 2006. Transfer issued: July 6, 2006.
GOVERNMENT FINANCED CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, (814) 342-8200.
Lee Coal Contracting, Inc., GFCC No. 14-05-01, Snow Shoe Township, Centre County (North Fork Beech Creek--Upper West Branch Watershed): A Government-Financed Construction Contract (GFCC) has been awarded to Lee Coal Contracting that will result in the reclamation of over 6.5 acres of abandoned mine lands and underground mine subsidence in Snow Shoe Township, Centre County. The site will be reclaimed and regraded to approximate original contour. The value of this reclamation is estimated at $46,800. (Contact: John Varner; (814) 342-8200, Moshannon)
Noncoal Permits Actions
Greensburg District Mining Office: Armbrust Professional Center, 8205 Route 819, Greensburg, PA 15601, (724) 925-5500.
26050401 and NPDES Permit No. PA0250643. Laurel Aggregates, Inc. (P. O. Box 1209, Morgantown, WV 26507). Permit issued for commencement, operation, and reclamation of a noncoal surface mining site located in Springhill Township, Fayette County, affecting 107.0 acres. Receiving streams: UNTs to Rubles Run. Application received: November 11, 2005. Permit issued: June 30, 2006
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, (570) 621-3118.
4873SM8C5 and NPDES Permit No. PA0594644. O-N Minerals (PenRoc) Co., LP (P. O. Box 1967, York, PA 17405), renewal of NPDES Permit for discharge of treated mine drainage from a quarry operation in West Manchester Township, York County. Receiving stream: UNT to Codorus Creek. Application received: May 15, 2006. Renewal issued: July 5, 2006.
7574SM5A3C10 and NPDES Permit No. PA0613711. Pennsy Supply, Inc. (P. O. Box 3331, Harrisburg, PA 17105), renewal of NPDES Permit for discharge of treated mine drainage from a quarry operation in Dickinson Township, Cumberland County. Receiving stream: UNT to Yellow Breeches Creek. Application received: May 17, 2006. Renewal issued: July 5, 2006.
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.
Knox District Mining Office: P. O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, (814) 797-1191.
27064003. Appalachian Geophysical Services, LLC (2659 Star Route 60, P. O. Box 426, Killbuck, OH 44637-0426). Blasting activity permit for gas and oil exploration in Green Township, Forest County. This blasting activity permit will expire on September 1, 2006. Application received: July 5, 2006. Application issued: July 5, 2006.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, (570) 621-3118.
15064119. M & J Explosives, Inc. (P. O. Box 608, Carlisle, PA 17013). Construction blasting for Meadow View Development in West Bradford Township, Chester County with an expiration date of June 30, 2007. Permit issued: June 29, 2006.
36064167. J. Roy's, Inc. (Box 125, Bowmansville, PA 17507). Construction blasting for Main Street Center in Mt. Joy Borough, Lancaster County with an expiration date of July 7, 2007. Permit issued: June 29, 2006.
45064003. Dynatec Drilling & Blasting, LLC (100 Deerfield Drive, Moscow, PA 18444). Construction blasting at Dancing Ridge Estates in Middle Smithfield Township, Monroe County with an expiration date of July 11, 2007. Permit issued: July 6, 2006.
36064009. Mazzuca Enterprises, Inc. (14th and Laurel Boulevard, P. O. Box 443, Pottsville, PA 17901). Construction blasting for Paradise Township Sewer Authority Vintage Phase II Extension in Paradise Township, Lancaster County with an expiration date of December 30, 2006. Permit issued: July 6, 2006.
06064119. Schlouch, Inc. (P. O. Box 69, Blandon, PA 19510). Construction blasting for Brookshire Development in Hereford and Upper Milford Townships, Berks and Lehigh Counties with an expiration date of June 1, 2007. Permit issued: July 6, 2006.
15064120. Hall Explosives, Inc. (2981 Elizabethtown Road, Hershey, PA 17033). Construction blasting for Mountain View in Honey Brook and Caernarvon Townships, Chester and Berks Counties with an expiration date of July 30, 2007. Permit issued: July 6, 2006.
21064151. Newville Construction Services, Inc. (408 Mohawk Road, Newville, PA 17241). Construction blasting for a single dwelling at 185 Lawrence Lane in West Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County with an expiration date of June 30, 2007. Permit issued: July 6, 2006.
35064110. Hayduk Enterprises, Inc. (257 Riverside Drive, Factoryville, PA 18419). Construction blasting for Scranton Label in Newton Township, Lackawanna County with an expiration date of December 31, 2006. Permit issued: July 6, 2006.
40064117. Austin Powder Company (25800 Science Park Drive, Cleveland, OH 44122). Construction blasting for Harte Hanks Direct Marketing in Hanover Township, Luzerne County with an expiration date of June 16, 2007. Permit issued: July 6, 2006.
40064118. Hayduk Enterprises, Inc. (257 Riverside Drive, Factoryville, PA 18419). Construction blasting for a single dwelling in Foster Township, Luzerne County with an expiration date of December 31, 2007. Permit issued: July 6, 2006.
40064119. Hayduk Enterprises, Inc. (257 Riverside Drive, Factoryville, PA 18419). Construction blasting for College Crest Colony in Sugarloaf Township, Luzerne County with an expiration date of July 31, 2007. Permit issued: July 6, 2006.
40064120. Hayduk Enterprises, Inc. (257 Riverside Drive, Factoryville, PA 18419). Construction blasting at Crestwood Industrial Park in Wright Township, Luzerne County with an expiration date of December 31, 2006. Permit issued: July 6, 2006.
45064146. Explosive Services, Inc. (7 Pine Street, Bethany, PA 18431). Construction blasting for Lake in the Pines in Middle Smithfield Township, Monroe County with an expiration date of June 25, 2007. Permit issued: July 6, 2006.
45064148. Explosive Services, Inc. (7 Pine Street, Bethany, PA 18431). Construction blasting for a Dairy Queen in Smithfield Township, Monroe County with an expiration date of July 31, 2007. Permit issued: July 6, 2006.
45064149. Explosive Services, Inc. (7 Pine Street, Bethany, PA 18431). Construction blasting for New Ventures Park in Tobyhanna Township, Monroe County with an expiration date of July 31, 2007. Permit issued: July 6, 2006.
45064150. Explosive Services, Inc. (7 Pine Street, Bethany, PA 18431). Construction blasting for Penn Estates in Pocono and Stroud Townships, Monroe County with an expiration date of July 31, 2007. Permit issued: July 6, 2006.
48064113. Schlouch, Inc. (P. O. Box 69, Blandon, PA 19510). Construction blasting for Eagles Landing in Upper Nazareth Township, Northampton County with an expiration date of February 1, 2007. Permit issued: July 6, 2006.
64064109. Explosive Services, Inc. (7 Pine Street, Bethany, PA 18431). Construction blasting for Wallenpaupack Lake Estates in Paupack Township, Wayne County with an expiration date of July 31, 2007. Permit issued: July 6, 2006.
28064159. M & J Explosives, Inc. (P. O. Box 608, Carlisle, PA 17013). Construction blasting for Brimington Farms Development in Washington Township, Franklin County with an expiration date of July 31, 2006. Permit issued: July 7, 2006.
45064147. Explosive Services, Inc. (7 Pine Street, Bethany, PA 18431). Construction blasting for Country Club of Poconos in Smithfield Township, Monroe County with an expiration date of July 31, 2007. Permit issued: July 7, 2006.
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 should 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 of the Board at (717) 787-3483. This paragraph does not, in and of itself, create any right of appeal beyond that permitted by applicable statutes and 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 Regional Office, Watershed Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (570) 826-2511.
E45-487. East Stroudsburg Area School District, P. O. Box 298, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301. East Stroudsburg Borough, Monroe County, Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District.
To remove an abandoned wooden bridge across Sambo Creek (CWF, MF) and to restore and stabilize the stream banks, and to construct and maintain the following water obstructions as part of the East Stroudsburg Area School District South Campus Senior H.S. Addition and Alterations Project: 1) a bridge having a single span of 80 feet and an underclearance of 6.1 feet across Sambo Creek; 2) various utility lines attached to the superstructure of the new bridge between the concrete box beams; and 3) an 11.0-foot R.C.P. extension of an existing 36-inch diameter R.C.P. stream enclosure in a tributary to Brodhead Creek for the purpose of widening an existing road on the south side of the school. The project is located on the west side of the North Courtland Street, approximately 0.5 mile south of S.R. 0447. (East Stroudsburg, PA Quadrangle N: 1.0 inches; W: 8.8 inches). (Subbasin: 1D)
E13-152. Lansford Borough, 26 East Patterson Street, P. O. Box 126, Lansford, PA 18232-0126. Landsford Borough, Carbon County, Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District.
To remove an existing outfall and to construct and maintain two stormwater outfalls to Panther Creek (CWF), the first consisting of a 6-foot by 3-foot concrete box culvert with a Reno mattress apron and outfall channel, and the second consisting of a 36-inch HDPE pipe with an endwall and a Reno mattress apron and outfall channel. The two projects are located approximately 50 feet and 400 feet upstream of Edgemont Drive (Tamaqua, PA Quadrangle N: 15.2 inches; W: 1.4 inches). (Subbasin: 2B)
E45-477. Adrian and Maria Dumitru, 1232 Pine Ridge, Bushkill, PA 18324. Smithfield Township, Monroe County, Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District.
To construct and maintain a bridge having a single span of 110 feet with a minimum underclearance of approximately 9.0 feet across Marshalls Creek (HQ-CWF) for the purpose of providing an access road to two proposed medical buildings. The project is located on the east side of S.R. 0209, approximately 1.5 miles north of Buttermilk Falls Road (East Stroudsburg, PA Quadrangle N: 2.3 inches; W: 0.7 inches). (Subbasin: 1E)
Southwest Region: Watershed Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
E02-584. Hanson Aggregates PMA, Inc., Hanson Aggregates PMA, Inc. 2200 Springfield Pike, Connellsville, PA 15425. To perform commercial sand and gravel dredging in select areas of the Allegheny River (WWF) and the Ohio River (WWF) (starting in East Brady, PA Quadrangle N: 20.9 inches; W: 15.7 inches and ending at East Liverpool North, OH-PA-WV Quadrangle N: 2.2 inches; W: 2.7 inches) and (starting at Latitude: 40° 51` 54"--Longitude: 79° 36` 49" and ending at Latitude: 40° 30` 44" and Longitude: 80° 31` 10"), subject to review of mussel and fish surveys and prescribed setbacks in Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver and Westmoreland Counties. For a site-specific identification of the dredging locations refer to Attachments 1 (Allegheny County), 2 (Beaver County) and 3 (Armstrong County). *
E02-919, Tri-State River Products, Inc., Box 218, Beaver, PA 15009-0218. To perform commercial sand and gravel dredging in select areas of the Allegheny River (WWF) and the Ohio River (WWF), (starting in East Brady, PA Quadrangle N: 20.9 inches; W: 15.7 inches and ending at East Liverpool North, OH-PA-WV Quadrangle N: 2.2 inches; W: 2.7 inches) and (starting at Latitude: 40° 51` 54"--Longitude: 79° 36` 49" and ending at Latitude: 40° 30` 44" and Longitude: 80° 31` 10")subject to review of mussel and fish surveys and prescribed setbacks in Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver and Westmoreland Counties. For a site-specific identification of the dredging locations refer to Attachments 1 (Allegheny County), 2 (Beaver County) and 3 (Armstrong County). *
E02-1326. Glacial Sand and Gravel Company, P. O. Box 1022, Kittanning, PA 16201-1022. To perform commercial sand and gravel dredging in select areas of the Allegheny River (WWF) and the Ohio River (WWF), (starting in East Brady, PA Quadrangle N: 20.9 inches; W: 15.7 inches and ending at East Liverpool North, OH-PA-WV Quadrangle N: 2.2 inches; W: 2.7 inches) and (starting at Latitude: 40° 51` 54"--Longitude: 79° 36` 49" and ending at Latitude: 40° 30` 44" and Longitude: 80° 31` 10") subject to review of mussel and fish surveys and prescribed setbacks in Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver and Westmoreland Counties. For a site specific identification of the dredging locatins refer to Attachments 1 (Allegheny county), 2 (Beaver County) and 3 (Armstrong County).*
* The following tables identified as Attachments 1, 2 and 3 along with Appendixes A, B, C and D apply to all three sand and gravel permits: (E02-584) Hanson Aggregate PMA, Inc., (E02-919) Tri-State River Products, Inc. and (E02-1326) Glacial Sand and Gravel Company.
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