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Request For Variance
The Bureau of Deep Mine Safety has approved a request for variance for Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company. The following notification contains a summary of both this request and the Department's decision regarding approval. Complete copies of both the variance request and the Department's decision may be obtained from Glen Ziegler by calling (717) 772-4006.
Summary of the request: Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company is requesting a variance from Section 242(c) of the Bituminous Coal Mining Laws of Pennsylvania. Consol's plan calls for the ventilating current along the belt line in a three entry system to be carried in the outby direction. Air in the belt line would be intake air diverted to it before the air reaches the face.
Summary of the decision: The basis for the Bureau's approval can be summarized in the following conclusions:
1. Consol adequately addresses the effects of the proposal on miners' escapability from the working face in a three entry system.
2. Carbon Monoxide (CO) sensor placement (2,000` spacing) ensures early warning of belt and/or track fires, thereby allowing the timely evacuation of the miners from the working face.
3. The dangers of track entry fires are also considered. The dangers are addressed through early warning detection; the de-energization of the track during development; and the use of manual and automatic fire suppression devices on equipment.
4. Improvements in communications (for example, mine telephones being placed at mid-panel) help ensure that in the event of a fire, workers at the face will be notified of the situation in a timely manner.
5. There are significant health and safety benefits associated with allowing belt air to move outby. Respirable coal dust generated at the section feeder and by the shuttle car operators will be carried away from the working section. Rock dusting the conveyor belt can be accomplished on-shift without exposing section workers to rock dust. Methane liberated along the belt line will be carried away from the working section.
ACTIONS TAKEN UNDER SECTION 401: FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT
ENCROACHMENTS The Department of Environmental Protection has taken the following actions on previously received Dam Safety and Encroachment permit applications, requests for Environmental Assessment approval, and requests for Water Quality Certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)).
Any person aggrieved by this 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, 400 Market Street Floor 2, P. O. Box 8457, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8457, (717) 787-3483. TDD users may contact the Board through the Pennsylvania Relay Service, 1 (800) 654-5984. Appeals must be filed with the Environmental Hearing Board within 30 days of receipt of written notice of this action 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 at (717) 787-3483. This paragraph does not, in and of itself, create any right of appeal beyond that permitted by applicable statutes and decisional law.
DEP Central Office, Bureau of Waterways Engineering, P. O. Box 8554, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8554, telephone (717) 783-1384.
E52-083. Encroachment. Sunnylands, Inc., 3000 Sunrise Lake, Milford, PA 18337. To maintain the following water obstructions and encroachments in Sunrise Lake Estates, a 2,500 acre subdivision approximately 1 mile south of Interstate 84, abutting the north side of State Road 739, located in Dingman Township, Pike County (Edgemere, PA Quadrangle N: 13.5 inches; W: 10.9 inches):
A. A 50-foot long 58-inch × 36-inch arch culvert in Poison Brook on Spruce Lake Drive and wetland encroachments associated with the construction of access driveways and homes on lot nos. 26, 78, 79 and 80 of Section 12, Sunrise Lake Estates, totaling approximately 0.37 acre of wetlands.
B. A 20-acre lake known as Sprint Lake or ''Site B'' which was created by the excavation of 20 acres of palustrine wetland.
C. A 20-acre lake known as Spruce Lake or ''Site D'' which was created by the excavation of 20 acres of palustrine wetlands.
D. A 1.5-acre pond known as ''Site A'' which was created by the excavation of 1.5 acres of palustrine wetland.
E. A 1.8-acre pond known as ''Site F'' which was created by excavation of 1.8 acres of palustrine wetlands.
F. A 2.0-acre pond known as ''Site G'' which was created by the excavation of 2.0 acres of palustrine wetlands.
For administrative purposes, the activities identified in permit applications E52-049, E52-056 and E52-083 published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin on December 5, 1992, have been combined into E52-083. This permit is issued in response to an application filed with the Department of Environmental Protection on November 24, 1992, and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Consent Order and Adjudication approved by the Environmental Hearing Board on October 17, 1996.
D52-190. Dam. Sunnylands, Inc., 3000 Sunrise Lake, Mildford, PA 18337. To modify, operate and maintain the existing Sprint Lake Dam in Dingman Township, Pike County.
Permits Issued and Actions on 401 Certification
Northeast Regional Office: Regional Soils and Waterways Section, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, telephone (717) 826-5485.
E66-109. Encroachment. Kane Properties, Inc., P. O. Box 931, Scranton, PA 18501-0931. To place fill in approximately 0.21 acre of wetlands for the purpose of constructing a loading dock area for the proposed warehouse addition to the existing freight facility. The project is located on the east side of S. R. 0006, just north of the intersection of S. R. 0006 and Township Road T397 (Mile Road) (Tunkhannock, PA Quadrangle N: 11.5 inches; W: 12.3 inches) in Tunkhannock Township, Wyoming County. The permittee has met the wetland replacement requirement by participating in the Pennsylvania Wetland Replacement Project.
Northcentral Region: Water Management--Soils and Waterways, F. Alan Sever, Chief, 208 West Third St., Williamsport, PA 17701.
E08-300. Encroachment. Dept. of Transportation, 715 Jordan Ave., Montoursville, PA 17754. To construct and maintain a two span continuous prestressed concrete I-beam bridge with clear span lengths of 140.4 feet and minimum underclearance of 20.9 feet at an 80 degree skew over Sugar Creek approximately 1/2 mile south of the confluence with the north branch of the Susquehanna River on SR 006 (Towanda, PA Quadrangle N: 8.1 inches; W: 12.0 inches) in North Towanda Township, Bradford County.
E14-299. Encroachment. State College Borough Water Authority, c/o Max G. Gill, 1201 West Branch Rd., State College, PA 16801. To construct and maintain a stream enclosure to carry a rough grade road across an unnamed tributary to Buffalo Run that provides access strictly for the operation and maintenance of a municipal water supply line. The proposed stream enclosure shall be constructed with two corrugated metal culvert pipes that have a diameter of 6.0 feet and a length of 235.0 feet. The project is located along southern right-of-way of SR 0322 approximately 1.9 miles south of the intersection of Scotia Range Road and SR 0322 (Julian, PA Quadrangle N: 9.5 inches; W: 12.5 inches) in Patton Township, Centre County.
Northwest Regional Office: Soils and Waterways Section, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, telephone (814) 332-6942.
E10-251. Encroachment. Leona M. Miller, P. O. Box 170, Chicora, PA 16025, to complete, construction and maintain a 10-foot diameter, 30-foot long pipe culvert in Buffalo Creek for a private driveway north of S. R. 68 approximately 1 mile west of Chicora (East Butler, PA Quadrangle N: 12.9 inches; W: 0.7 inch) located in Donegal Township, Butler County. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
WATER ALLOCATIONS
Actions taken on applications filed under the act of June 24, 1939 (P. L. 842, No. 365) (32 P. S. §§ 631--641) relating to the acquisition of rights to divert waters of this Commonwealth.
Southwest Regional Office: Regional Manager, Water Supply and Community Health, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, telephone (412) 442-4000.
Permits issued on February 12, 1997.
WA 3-1001. Water allocation. Mahoning Township Municipal Authority, Armstrong County, PA. The right to purchase up to 75,000 gallons per day of water (0.284 million liters per day of water), as a 30 day average, from the Redbank Valley Municipal Authority, Armstrong County, PA.
Permits issued on February 14, 1997.
WA 2-901. Water allocation. Borough of Coraopolis, Allegheny County, PA. The right to withdraw a maximum of 2.2 million gallons per day of water (8.33 million liters per day of water), as a daily peak, from wells located along the Ohio River in Allegheny County, PA.
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 97-362. Filed for public inspection March 7, 1997, 9:00 a.m.]
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