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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.

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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).

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   Permits, Environmental Assessments and 401 Water Quality Certifications Issued

WATER OBSTRUCTIONS AND ENCROACHMENTS

   Southcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4707.

   E07-404: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 2001 Southeast Tenth Street, Bentonville, AR 71216, Freedom Township, Blair County.

   To construct a shopping center called Wal-Mart and related improvements located on the north side of the US 220 and I-99 intersection (Roaring Spring, PA Quadrangle N:  21.78 inches, W:  8.0 inches; Latitude: 40° 22` 12", Longitude: 78° 25` 57"), in Freedom Township, Blair County. The applicant will provide 0.07 acre of wetland replacement onsite.

   E22-504: Washington Township Board of Supervisors, 185 Manors Road, Elizabethville, PA 17023, Washington Township, Dauphin County.

   To construct and maintain in-stream and bank stabilization devices on a 1,029.0-foot section of an UNT of Wiconisco Creek (CWF), including the installation of Pyromat geotextile reinforced turf on the bank slopes and some limited riprap bank toe protection from a point east of the intersection of Oakdale Station Road and Johns Street, west to Maple Avenue (Loyalton) (Elizabethville, PA Quadrangle, from an upstream starting point to the east, N:  12.46 inches, W:  1.62 inches; Latitude: 40° 34` 07", Longitude: 76° 45` 42", to a downstream ending point at the western end, N:  12.46 inches, W:  1.97 inches; Latitude: 40° 34` 07", Longitude: 76° 45` 51"), the removal of a 52.0-foot long by 2.3-foot wide by 4.5-foot high concrete retaining wall and installation, and maintenance of gabion baskets (51.0-foot long by 3.25-foot wide by 4.5-foot high) Elizabethville, PA Quadrangle N:  12.46 inches, W:  1.62 inches; Latitude: 40° 34` 07", Longitude: 76° 45` 42"), the removal of an existing 34.0-foot long, 18.0-inch corrugated metal outfall pipe and installation and maintenance of a 30.0-foot long, 18.0-inch corrugated metal outfall pipe (Elizabethville, PA Quadrangle N:  12.41 inches, W:  1.93 inches; Latitude: 40° 34` 6", Longitude: 76° 45` 50"), the removal of an existing 26.0-foot long, 48.0-inch reinforced concrete outfall pipe and installation and maintenance of a 25.0-foot long, 48-inch reinforced concrete outfall pipe (Elizabethville, PA Quadrangle N:  12.41 inches, W:  1.93 inches; Latitude: 40° 34` 6", Longitude: 76° 45` 50"), and the removal of a 47.0-foot long, 15.0-inch cast iron outfall pipe and installation and maintenance of a 47.0-foot long, 15.0-inch corrugated metal outfall pipe (Elizabethville, PA Quadrangle N:  12.41 inches, W:  1.62 inches; Latitude: 40° 34` 6", Longitude: 76° 45` 42"), in Washington Township, Dauphin County.

   Southcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4707.

   E36-817: Quail Creek LP, 1794 Oregon Pike, Lancaster, PA 17601, Rapho Township, Lancaster County, ACOE Baltimore District.

   To develop a 29-lot subdivision west of Pinch Road (Manheim, PA Quadrangle: 40° 13` 26" N, 76° 27` 08" W; 17.96 inches North, 10.78 inches West) in Rapho Township, Lancaster County involving: (1) removing an existing 36-inch SLCPP and installing and maintaining a 40-foot long 60-inch SLCPP in an UNT to Chickies Creek (WWF); (2) removing two existing 18-inch RCPs and installing and maintaining a 43-foot long 36-inch SLCPP in an UNT to Chickies Creek (WWF); (3) permanently filling two wetland areas: (a) 0.14 acre of PEM to construct a larger wetland; and (b) 0.05 acre of PEM to construct Woodland Drive, (3) temporarily affecting two wetland areas for utility line crossings: (a) 0.01 acre of PEM for a sanitary sewer crossing and (b) 0.03 of PEM for the discharge pipe from the proposed sewage treatment facility; (4) constructing and maintaining a stormwater outfall to an existing lake on an UNT to Chickies Creek (WWF); (5) constructing and maintaining a dry hydrant in an existing lake on an UNT to Chickies Creek (WWF) resulting in 0.02 acre of temporary open-water impacts; (6) constructing and maintaining a waste water treatment plant effluent outfall to an UNT to Chickies Creek (WWF); and (7) constructing 0.50 acre of PEM wetlands as compensation for wetland impacts. The project proposes to directly affect 83 feet of stream and 0.19 acre of wetlands, and temporarily affect 0.04 acre of wetlands and 0.02 acre of open water. Wetland creation of 0.50 acre is proposed to compensate for wetland impacts.

   E67-803: Springfield Township, 9211 Susquehanna Trail South, Seven Valleys, PA 17360, Springfield Township, York County, ACOE Baltimore District.

   To construct a 10-foot wide pedestrian trail beginning in Loganville Borough Park and ending near Richard Nixon County Park, consisting of the following six stream crossings of UNTs to East Branch Codorus Creek (CWF) and two wetland crossings. The project is located in Loganville and Jacobus Boroughs, in Springfield Township, York County. The permittee proposes to construct and maintain:

   a)  A 25-foot long, 14-foot wide by 10-inch diameter span bridge having an underclearance of 4.8-feet (York, PA, Quadrangle: Latitude: 39° 52` 45. 86" Longitude: 76° 43` 37.21", N:  0.25 inches, W:  13.9 inches);

   b)  A 45-foot long, 14-foot wide by 12-inch diameter span bridge having an underclearance of 7-feet (Glen Rock, PA, Quadrangle: Latitude: 39° 52` 19.15" Longitude: 76° 43` 18.82", N:  24 inches, W:  13.7 inches);

   c)  Replacement of an existing corrugated metal arch pipe with a 54-foot long, 49-inch by 33-inch corrugated metal arch pipe (Glen Rock, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 39° 52` 16.35", Longitude: 76° 43` 16.73"; N:  22 inches, W:  13.45 inches);

   d)  A 40-foot long, 14-foot wide by 12-inch diameter span bridge having an underclearance of 5.2-feet (Glen Rock, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 39° 52` 10.82", Longitude: 76° 43` 3.49"; N:  21.7 inches, W:  12.95 inches);

   e)  A 33-foot long, 60-inch diameter corrugated metal pipe (Glen Rock, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 39° 52` 10.45", Longitude: 76° 43` 59.4"; N:  21.65 inches, W:  12.8 inches);

   f)  A 65-foot long, 14-foot wide by 12-inch diameter span bridge having an underclearance of 5.0-feet (Glen Rock, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 39° 51` 36.13", Longitude: 76° 42` 32.76"; N:  19.95 inches, W:  11.75 inches);

   The permittee proposes to permanently fill:

   g)  0.01 acre of PFO wetland for a permanent road crossing approximately 300 feet south of the intersection of T-521 and the proposed trail (Glen Rock, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 39° 52` 23.53", Longitude: 76° 43` 24.87"; N:  22.35 inches, W:  13.75 inches);

   h)  0.01 acre of PFO wetland for a permanent road crossing along Water Street approximately 450 feet southeast of the intersection of Water Street and the propose SR 0214 (Glen Rock, PA Quadrangle; Latitude: 39° 51` 38.20", Longitude: 76° 42` 34.64"; N:  20.0 inches, W:  11.85 inches).

   The amount of wetland impact is considered a de minimis impact of 0.02 acre and wetland replacement is not required.

   E06-614: Conrad Weiser Homestead, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 28 Weiser Road, Womelsdorf, PA 19587-9718, Heldelburg Township and Womelsdorf Borough, Berks County, ACOE Baltimore District.

   To install and maintain a 6-inch and a 4-inch cast iron pipe water line across two UNTs to the Tulpehocken Creek (TSF) for the purpose of delivering municipal water to the Historic Conrad Weiser Homestead. The project will impact approximately 12 feet of stream channel and is located off of SR 422 East, on Weiser Lane (Womelsdorf, PA Quadrangle; N:  4.9 inches, W:  4.5 inches; Latitude: 40° 21` 31.70", Longitude: 76° 10` 16.72") in Heldelburg Township and Womelsdorf Borough, Berks County.

   E07-392: Blair Township, 575 Cedarcrest Drive, Duncansville, PA 16635, Blair Township, Blair County, ACOE Baltimore District.

   To construct and maintain live stakes and cuttings, riprap and removing gravel deposits along the channel and streambanks of Beaverdam Branch of Frankstown Branch Juniata Rivera in order to restore the streambank erosion and channel capacity located at a point about 1,000 feet upstream of Allegheny Street and continuing upstream along Plank Road bridge for a total length of about 5,000 feet (Hollidaysburg, PA Quadrangle N:  9.9 inches; W:  3.5 inches; Latitude: 40° 25` 46"; Longitude: 78° 24` 01" and N:  10.52 inches; W:  5.7 inches; Latitude: 40° 25` 59"; Longitude: 78° 24` 57") in Blair Township, Blair County.

   Northcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, 570-327-3636.

   E12-163. Department of Transportation, P. O. Box 342 Clearfield, PA 16830. SR 0120 Bridge Replacement, in Gibson Township, Cameron County, ACOE Baltimore District (Driftwood, PA Quadrangle N:  19.50 inches; W:  0.69 inch).

   To remove the existing single-span bridge, and to construct and maintain a 15-ft. precast concrete box culvert at an 85° skew to the roadway. The site is located where Route 0120 crosses Johnson Run, 18 miles south of Emporium, in Gibson Township, Cameron County. Johnson Run is designated as a HQ-CWF. This project does not propose to impact any jurisdictional wetlands. This permit was issued under Section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.

   E14-497. John B. Gibble, 6737 Tollgate Road, Zionsville, PA 18092. Water Obstruction and Encroachment Joint Permit, in Boggs Township, Centre County, ACOE Susquehanna River Basin District (Snow Shoe, PA Quadrangle N:  41° 1` 23.3"; W:  77° 46` 42").

   To construct and maintain a 20 foot long culvert having a diameter of 5 feet in Haunted Gap Run, along Richner Hollow Road, 0.25 mile north of the intersection with SR 1002. This project proposes to permanently impact 12 linear feet of Haunted Gap Run, which is designated a CWF stream and does not propose to impact any jurisdictional wetlands. This permit was issued under Section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.

   E14-498. Great Lakes Energy Partners, P. O. Box 235, Yatesboro, PA 16263. Natural gas pipeline stream crossing, in Boggs Township, Centre County, ACOE Baltimore District (Snow Shoe, PA Quadrangle N:  0.8 inch; W:  0.2 inch).

   To construct and maintain a natural gas line underneath the North Branch of Wallace Run in Boggs Township, Centre County. The crossing is approximately 10 ft. long and is located from Rt. 144, turn on to Governors Rd., precede 100 ft., turn left onto pipeline right of way and continue to creek. This project is located on State Gamelands Number 103 and proposes no permanent impact to the North Branch of Wallace Run, which is designated as a High Quality, Exceptional Value CWF stream, and does not propose to impact any jurisdictional wetlands. This permit was issued under Section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.

   E17-424. Department of Transportation, Engineering District 2-0, 1924 Daisy Street Extension, Clearfield, PA 16830. Water Obstruction and Encroachment Joint Permit Application in Morris Township, Clearfield County, ACOE Susquehanna River Basin District (Philipsburg, PA Quadrangle N:  10.1 inches; W:  10.4 inches).

   To remove five existing 36-inch diameter culverts and construct and maintain a concrete box culvert with a span of 21.0 feet and an underclearance of 4.0 feet on a skew of 90° over Hawk Run (CWF). The project also proposes to impact 0.05 acre of jurisdictional wetlands and relocate 200 linear feet of Hawk Run. The project is located along SR 1009, Segment 30, Offset 1577, in Morris Township, Clearfield County.

   E19-251. Harold Hafer, 1939 Old Reading Road, Lot 19, Catawissa, PA 17820. Roaring Creek Forest Property Owners Association, in Roaring Creek Township, Columbia County, ACOE Baltimore District (Ashland, PA Quadrangle N:  22.5 inches; W:  8.9 inches).

   To remove the existing culvert crossing and construct, operate and maintain a new culvert crossing consisting of an 8 foot 2 inch by 5 foot 9 inch by 50 foot structural plate arch culvert, with a 60 inch by 50 foot aluminized corrugated metal culvert pipe added for high flow relief. The culvert pipes shall be depressed 6 inches into the streambed to allow for aquatic passage. This permit also authorizes the installation of stone headwalls on the inlet and outlet of the crossing. This project is located South on SR 42 to Numidia, take left onto Ringtown Mountain Road for 3.2 miles, turn left onto Reading Road for one half mile to Roaring Creek Forest Road. This permit was issued under Section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.

   Southwest Region: Watershed Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.

   E65-904. Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County, P. O. Box 730, 6064 Route 30, Greensburg, PA 15601. To construct a water transmission main in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County, Pittsburgh ACOE District. (Greensburg, PA Quadrangle N:  4.75 inches; W:  7.9 inches and Latitude: 40° 16` 34"--Longitude: 79° 33` 22"). To construct and maintain: 1) a 48-inch diameter ductile iron water transmission main across and under the channel bed of Jack's Run (WWF), across two UNTs of Jack's Run and under the invert of an existing 36-inch pipe culvert in a UNT to Jack's Run; 2) Place approximately 1,800 linear feet of rock riprap along the bank of an UNT to Jack's Run and along T-507; 3) Place approximately 15 linear feet of gabion basket at the discharge point of the transmission line for flushing in Jacks Run. The project is located along Western Avenue and Garden Street.

   Northwest Region: Watershed Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.

   E20-549, Atlantic Development Corporation of PA, 5048 Peach Street, Erie, PA 16509. Pizza Hut Park Avenue Plaza Meadville, in Vernon Township, Crawford County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Meadville, PA Quadrangle N:  20.0 inches; W:  5.0 inches).

   The applicant proposes construct and maintain an approximately 3,200 square foot Pizza Hut restaurant with 520 cubic yards of fill and first floor elevation of 1,075.75 feet in the FEMA detailed floodway of French Creek in the Park Avenue Plaza approximately 1 mile east of the intersection of SR 322 and U.S. Interstate 79. Project includes mitigation of floodway fill by removal of 520 cubic yards of earth from a grassed area within the FEMA floodway at the north end of the Park Avenue Plaza property. French Creek is a perennial stream classified as a WWF. The project proposes to directly impact approximately 520 cubic yards of floodway.

   E24-245, Sheetz, Inc., 817 Brookfield Drive, Seven Fields, PA 16046. Sheetz St. Marys, in the City of Saint Marys, Elk County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Saint Marys, PA Quadrangle N:  9.6 inches; W:  8.7 inches).

   The applicant proposes to remove existing buildings over Elk Creek and in the Elk Creek FEMA floodway within the St. Marys Historic District for a length of approximately 120 feet associated with the construction of a Sheetz convenience store and gas station located adjacent to and east of the intersection of South Michael Street and Depot Street. Project includes grading and construction and maintenance of a fence within the floodway, maintenance of existing retaining walls and construction and maintenance of retaining walls, riprap streambank protection and stormwater outfalls. Elk Creek is a perennial stream classified as a CWF. The project proposes to directly impact approximately 120 feet of stream and the FEMA adjacent floodway.

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SPECIAL NOTICES

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Certification to Perform Radon-Related Activities in this Commonwealth

   In the month of December 2006 the Department of Environmental Protection, under the Radon Certification Act (63 P. S. §§ 2001--2014) and regulations promulgated thereunder at 25 Pa. Code Chapter 240, has certified the following persons to perform radon-related activities in this Commonwealth. The period of certification is 2 years. For a complete list of persons currently certified to perform radon-related activities in this Commonwealth and for information as to the specific testing devices that persons certified for testing or laboratory are certified to use, contact the Bureau of Radiation Protection, Radon Division, P. O. Box 8469, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8469, (800) 23RADON.

Name	Address	Type of Certification
Debra Albert	6169 Upper York Road New Hope, PA 18938	Testing
Michael Albert	6169 Upper York Road New Hope, PA 18938	Testing
Sam Azar	529 Bethlehem Road Catasauqua, PA 18032	Mitigation
Timothy Bach	701 Wylie Avenue Jeannette, PA 15644	Testing
Rodney Calimer	P. O. Box 2179 Pocono Pines, PA 18350	Testing
Keith Dague	811 Wellington Drive Seven Fields, PA 16046	Testing
Scott Feeser HomeServe, Inc.	34 Schofield Drive East Berlin, PA 17316	Mitigation
Raymond Fonos	1216 Edgewood Drive West Homestead, PA 15120	Testing
John Fordyce	58 Oriole Drive Indiana, PA 15701	Testing
Douglas Foulke	1548 Elephant Road Perkasie, PA 18944	Testing
Patrick Gibson	1311 Holly Road Warrington, PA 18976	Testing
David Glick	2061 Kenbrook Road Lebanon, PA 17046	Testing
Lindsey Golubosky	5193 Forest Avenue Bedford, PA 15522	Testing
Margie Gordon	125 Nevins Way Coatesville, PA 19320	Testing and Laboratory
Terry Howell Radalink, Inc.	5599 Peachtree Road Atlanta, GA 30341	Laboratory
Herbert Ingram	53 Jackson Drive Lancaster, PA 17603	Testing
Clete Isenberg	5126 Chevy Chase Drive Finleyville, PA 15332	Testing
JCN Radon Services	R. R. 2, Box 46A Sunbury, PA 17801	Mitigation
Steven Johnson Homechek, Inc.	1529 Rodney Road York, PA 17403	Testing
Randy Knesnik	413 Long Meadow Road Milford, PA 18337	Mitigation
Ronald Kuntz	P. O. Box 174 Alexandria, PA 16611	Testing
Bruce Lampe	9615 Berea Street Philadelphia, PA 19114	Testing
Allen Magaha	410 Key Circle Hagerstown, MD 21740	Testing
Karl May, Jr.	117 Whitetail Circle Wellsboro, PA 16901	Testing
John McQuiggan	P. O. Box 404 Abington, PA 19001	Testing
Travis Oberrender	300 Arbutus Park Road Bloomsburg, PA 17815	Mitigation
Thomas Poole Testing Services, Inc.	1844 Swatara Street Harrisburg, PA 17104	Testing and Mitigation
Stephanie Przebieglec	1 Old Mill Road Tannersville, PA 18372	Testing
RHIS, Inc.	100 Old Kennett Road Wilmington, DE 19807	Mitigation
David Rawlings	8001 Roosevelt Boulevard #400 Philadelphia, PA 19152	Testing
David Repecki	P. O. Box 901 Albrightsville, PA 18210	Testing
Martin Ritrosky	P. O. Box 211 204 Main Street Worthington, PA 16262	Testing
Joel Schachter	2901 Hemlock Farms Lords Valley, PA 18428	Testing
Edward Schluth	242 Newtown Road Warminster, PA 18974	Mitigation
Carol Schoucair	649 Slateford Road Mt. Bethel, PA 18343	Testing
Kevin Shaner	1112 Pin Oak Drive Perkiomenville, PA 18074	Testing and Mitigation
Walter Shank	P. O. Box 1036 Carlisle, PA 17013	Testing
John Staz, III	1738 North Third Street Harrisburg, PA 17102	Mitigation
Matthew Steger	2133 Andrew Avenue Elizabethtown, PA 17022	Testing

Public Hearing For NPDES Permit No. PAI023906032

   The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) will hold a public hearing to accept comments on individual National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit Application No. PAI023906032 for the discharge of stormwater from construction activities at the proposed Lutron Electronics Company, Inc. Campus Additions, 7200 Suter Road, Coopersburg, PA 18036-1299, Upper Saucon Township, Lehigh County, PA.

   The public hearing will be held on Thursday, February 15, 2007, at 6 p.m. in the Upper Saucon Municipal Building, 5500 Camp Meeting Road, Center Valley, PA. The hearing is in response to an application submitted by Lutron Electronics Company, Inc. The NPDES permit application proposes the discharge of stormwater from construction activities to an unnamed tributary to Saucon Creek, and to Tumble Brook.

   The Department requests that individuals wishing to present testimony at the hearing contact the Department of Environmental Protection, Watershed Management Program, Permitting and Technical Services Section, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (570) 825-2511 by February 13, 2007, to reserve a time to present testimony. Individuals that do not reserve a time to testify will be able to testify only as time allows. The Department requests that individuals limit their testimony to 10 minutes and provide two written copies of their statement at the hearing. The Department can only accept comments at the hearing on NPDES Permit Application No.PAI023906032.

   Persons with a disability who wish to testify and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation should contact Christine Domashinski of the Department at (570) 826-2511 or the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department can accommodate their needs.

   The NPDES permit application is available for review at the Department's Central Office, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101. It is recommended that individuals contact the Division of Waterways, Wetlands and Stormwater Management at (717) 787-6827 to schedule an appointment to review the application. The permit application is also available for review at the Lehigh County Conservation District offices at (610) 391-9583.

   For further information, contact Mark Carmon of the Department's Northeast Regional Office at (570) 826-2511.

Request for Comment and Notice of Public Meeting for the Proposed Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for the Watershed of Wells Creek in Somerset County

   Southwest Regional Office, Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.

   The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) will accept comments on the proposed TMDL developed for the watershed of Wells Creek in Somerset County. The TMDL was established in accordance with the requirements of section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act. Pennsylvania's 1996 303(d) list indicates which stream segments in the watershed are impaired. The listings of these segments were due to impairments caused by nutrients, namely phosphorus.

   There currently is no State or Federal instream numerical water quality criterion for phosphorus. Therefore, the Department utilized a reference watershed approach to implement the applicable narrative criteria. The proposed TMDL sets allowable loadings of phosphorus in the watershed of Wells Creek. Phosphorus loadings were allocated among all land use categories present in the watershed. Data used in establishing this TMDL were generated using a water quality analysis model designed by the Pennsylvania State University.

   The data and all supporting documentation used to develop the proposed TMDL are available from the Department. The proposed TMDL and information on the TMDL program can be viewed on the Department's website at www.dep.state.pa.us (PA Keyword: TMDL). To request a copy of this TMDL, contact Joe Boylan at joboylan@state.pa.us or by mail at 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.

   The Department will consider all comments in developing the final TMDL, which will be submitted to Environmental Protection Agency for approval. Written comments will be accepted at the previously listed address and must be received by February 25, 2007. A public meeting to discuss the technical merits of the TMDL will be held on February 7, 2006, at 6:30 p.m. at the Somerset REC Building,; 223 Industrial Park Road; Somerset, PA 15501.

Request for Comments and Notice of Public Meeting for the Proposed Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) Developed for the Mill Run and Beaverdam Branch Watersheds in Cambria and Blair Counties

   The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (Department) and the Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC) are holding a public meeting on February 6, 2007, at 7 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Express, 3306 Pleasant Valley Blvd., Altoona, PA. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss and accept comments on the proposed TMDLs developed for the Mill Run and Beaverdam Branch watersheds in Cambria and Blair Counties. In accordance with the requirements of section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act, stream segments in Mill Run and Beaverdam Branch have been identified as impaired due to unknown sources as a result of combined sewer overflows and urban runoff/storm sewers. Mill Run watershed is also listed for siltation from small residential runoff.

   The proposed TMDLs set allowable loadings for iron, manganese and aluminum in Mill Run and Beaverdam Branch for the streams to meet water quality standards. Allowable loadings for sediment were set for Mill Run as well. The TMDLs set allowable loading rates for metals and sediment at specified points in the watersheds. All of the allocations made in these TMDLs are load allocations made to nonpoint sources of pollution. The TMDLs were established using field data collected in 2006, as well as data collected from prior water quality surveys performed by other agencies.

   The data and all supporting documentation used to develop the proposed TMDLs are available from the Department. The proposed TMDL and information on the TMDL program can be viewed on the Department's website (www.dep.state.pa.us/watermanagement_apps/tmdl/). To request a copy of any of the TMDLs, contact Bill Brown, Department of Environmental Protection, Water Quality Assessment and Standards, 400 Market Street, P. O. Box 8467, Harrisburg, PA 17105, (717) 783-2951.

   Written comments will be accepted at the previously listed address and must be postmarked no later than 45 days from the date of this bulletin notice. The Department will consider all comments in developing the final TMDL, which will be submitted to Environmental Protection Agency for approval.

Request for Comment and Notice of Public Meeting for the Proposed Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) Developed for Wiconisco Creek Watershed in Dauphin and Schuylkill Counties

   The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) and the Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC) are holding a public meeting on February 7, 2007, at 7 p.m. at the Lykens Township Building in Lykens, PA. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss and accept comments on the proposed TMDLs developed for Wiconisco Creek watershed in Dauphin and Schuylkill Counties. In accordance with the requirements of section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act, stream segments in the Wiconisco Creek watershed have been identified as impaired due to abandoned mine drainage and agriculture.

   For the stream to meet water quality standards, the proposed TMDLs set allowable loadings for iron, manganese, aluminum and acidity in Wiconisco Creek. In addition, allowable loads for sediment and nutrients were set for Little Wiconisco Creek and several UNTs. All of the allocations made in these TMDLs are load allocations made to nonpoint sources of pollution. The TMDLs were established using field data collected in 2005 and 2006 as well as data collected from prior water quality surveys performed by other agencies and citizen groups.

   The data and all supporting documentation used to develop the proposed TMDLs are available from the Department. The proposed TMDL and information on the TMDL program can be viewed on the Department's website (www.dep.state.pa.us/watermanagement_apps/tmdl/). To request a copy of any of the TMDLs, contact Bill Brown, Department of Environmental Protection, Water Quality Assessment and Standards, 400 Market Street, P. O. Box 8467, Harrisburg, PA 17105, (717) 783-2951.

   Written comments will be accepted at the previously listed address and must be postmarked no later than 45 days from the date of this bulletin notice. The Department will consider all comments in developing the final TMDL, which will be submitted to Environmental Protection Agency for approval.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 07-47. Filed for public inspection January 12, 2007, 9:00 a.m.]

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