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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 02-750d

[32 Pa.B. 2129]

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ACTIONS ON BLASTING ACTIVITY APPLICATIONS


Actions on applications under the Explosives Acts of 1937 and 1957 (43 P. S. §§ 151--161); and 25 Pa. Code § 211.124 (relating to blasting activity permits). Blasting activity performed as part of a coal or noncoal mining activity will be regulated by the mining permit for that coal or noncoal mining activity.

Blasting Permits Actions

   Hawk Run District Mining Office:  Empire Road, P. O. Box 209, Hawk Run, PA 16840-0209, (814) 342-8200.

   14024006. Satalia Construction, 183 Slab Cabin Lane, State College, PA 16801, for construction blasting located in College Township, Centre County with an expected duration of 5 days. Permit issued April 9, 2002.

   14024007. Sunrise Homes, 2790 West College Avenue, State College, PA 16801, for construction blasting located in College Township, Centre County with an expected duration of 30 days. Permit issued April 9, 2002.

   Persons aggrieved by an action may appeal, under section 4 of the Environmental Hearing Board Act (35 P. S. § 7514) and 2 Pa.C.S. §§ 501--508 and 701--704 (relating to the Administrative Agency Law), to the Environmental Hearing Board, Second Floor, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, P. O. Box 8457, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8457, (717) 787-3483. TDD users may contact the Environmental Hearing Board (Board) through the Pennsylvania Relay Service, (800) 654-5984. Appeals must be filed with the Board within 30 days of publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, unless the appropriate statute provides a different time period. Copies of the appeal form and the Board's rules of practice and procedure may be obtained from the Board. The appeal form and the Board's rules of practice and procedure are also available in Braille or on audiotape from the Secretary to the Board at (717) 787-3483. This paragraph does not, in and of itself, create any right of appeal beyond that permitted by applicable statutes and decision law.

   For individuals who wish to challenge an action, appeals must reach the Board within 30 days. A lawyer is not needed to file an appeal with the Board.

   Important legal rights are at stake, however, so individuals should show this notice to a lawyer at once. Persons who cannot afford a lawyer may qualify for free pro bono representation. Call the Secretary to the Board at (717) 787-3483 for more information.

FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT SECTION 401

   The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has taken the following actions on previously received permit applications, requests for Environmental Assessment approval and requests for Water Quality Certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) (33 U. S.C.A. § 1341(a)).

   Except as otherwise noted, the Department certifies that the construction and operation herein described will comply with the applicable provisions of sections 301--303, 306 and 307 of the FWPCA (33 U. S.C.A. §§ 1311--1313, 1316 and 1317) and that the construction will not violate applicable Federal and State Water Quality Standards.

   Persons aggrieved by an action may appeal, under section 4 of the Environmental Hearing Board Act (35 P. S. § 7514) and 2 Pa.C.S. §§ 501--508 and 701--704 (relating to the Administrative Agency Law), to the Environmental Hearing Board, Second Floor, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, P. O. Box 8457, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8457, (717) 787-3483. TDD users may contact the Environmental Hearing Board (Board) through the Pennsylvania Relay Service, (800) 654-5984. Appeals must be filed with the Board within 30 days of publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, unless the appropriate statute provides a different time period. Copies of the appeal form and the Board's rules of practice and procedure may be obtained from the Board. The appeal form and the Board's rules of practice and procedure are also available in Braille or on audiotape from the Secretary to the Board at (717) 787-3483. This paragraph does not, in and of itself, create any right of appeal beyond that permitted by applicable statutes and decision law.

   For individuals who wish to challenge an action, appeals must reach the Board within 30 days. A lawyer is not needed to file an appeal with the Board.

   Important legal rights are at stake, however, so individuals should show this notice to a lawyer at once. Persons who cannot afford a lawyer may qualify for free pro bono representation. Call the Secretary to the Board at (717) 787-3483 for more information.


Actions on applications for the following activities filed under the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27), section 302 of the Flood Plain Management Act (32 P. S. § 679.302) and The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.702) and Notice of Final Action for Certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U. S.C.A. § 1341(a)). (Note:  Water Obstruction and Encroachment Permits issued for Small Projects do not include 401 Certification, unless specifically stated in the description).

Permits Issued and Actions on 401 Certifications:

WATER OBSTRUCTIONS AND ENCROACHMENTS

   Northeast Region:  Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.

   E35-342. First Industrial Acquisitions, Inc., 200 Philips Road, Exton, PA 19341-1329. Covington and Clifton Townships, Lackawanna County, Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District.

   To place fill in 0.09 acre of wetlands within the Meadow Brook Watershed and to place fill in 0.46 acre of wetlands within the Tamarack Creek Watershed for the purpose of constructing and developing the Covington Industrial Park. The permittee is required to provide 0.55 acre of replacement wetlands by restoring a channelized portion of Tamarack Creek and reestablishing hydrology to a drained wetland. The project is located along the east side of SR 0435, between SR 2013 and SR 0307 (Sterling, PA Quadrangle N:  3.2 inches; W:  17.0 inches).

   Southcentral Region:  Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.

   E22-436. Exxon Mobile Pipeline Company, 8 South Main Street, Malvern, PA 19355 in Lower Swatara and Londonderry Townships, Dauphin County, ACOE Baltimore District

   To construct No. 2A bedding stone over an existing 8-inch diameter high pressure petroleum products pipeline covered with a cabled articulated concrete block mat and backfilled upstream and downstream with R-4 rock riprap in the channel of Swatara Creek (WWF) for the purpose of providing scour protection located at SR 2003 bridge crossing of the Creek (Middletown, PA Quadrangle N:  15.9 inches; W:  13.4 inches) in Lower Swatara and Londonderry Townships, Dauphin County.

   E28-295. John Fred Stenger, 99 Limekiln Drive, Chambersburg, PA 17201 in Chambersburg Borough, Franklin County, ACOE Baltimore District

   To construct and maintain a 6-inch outfall structure to provide a stable discharge point for roof/foundation drainage and regrade the stream embankment to create a mowable/maintainable slope for the property owner along Falling Spring Creek (TSF) (Chambersburg, PA Quadrangle N:  10.5 inches; W:  2.3 inches) in Chambersburg Borough, Franklin County.

   E31-179. Robert Hartnett, SR HC1 BRECC Lane, Spruce Creek, PA 16683 in Franklin Township, Huntingdon County, ACOE Baltimore District

   To maintain 327 feet of timber retaining all with limestone backfill and to construct and maintain fish habitat structures including a log frame deflector, two log frame wings with overhead cover, two sections of log-framed overhead cover sills, removal of a rock dam and random boulder placement along the retaining wall and within the channel of Spruce Creek (HQ-CWF) at a point approximately 1,500 feet downstream of Franklinville (Franklinville, PA Quadrangle N:  2.7 inches; W:  12.7 inches) in Franklin Township, Huntingdon County.

   E36-726. Lancaster Area Sewer Authority, 130 Centerville Road, Lancaster, PA 17603 in West Hempfield Township, Lancaster County, ACOE Baltimore District

   To upgrade and maintain the existing sewage facilities pump station (Farmdale Pumping Station) to a recommended capacity of 690 gpm minimum from 488 gpm current and the addition of an odor control and corrosion inhibiting system within the floodplain of Chickies Creek (WWF) at the intersection of Bridge Valley Road and Miller Drive (Columbia East, PA Quadrangle N:  12.1 inches; W:  14.3 inches) in West Hempfield Township, Lancaster County.

   E67-708. Texas Eastern Pipeline Company, 71-73 Denison Parkway, P. O. Box 99, Corning, PA 14830 in Fairview Township, York County, ACOE Baltimore District

   To construct a pipeline protection project for an exposed TEPPCO A-3 Petroleum Products Pipeline (LPG) which requires the placement of a 12.0-foot long, 8.0-foot wide, 9.0-inch thick gabion revetment mattress, filled with R-4 size rock riprap, over top of the existing pipeline in an unnamed tributary to the Marsh Run (WWF) located about 100 feet south of the eastbound lane of Marsh Run Road (SR 1005) at a point 1.1 miles east southeast of the intersection of Marsh Run Road and the Susquehanna Trail (SR 1003) (Steelton, PA Quadrangle N:  12.9 inches; W:  11.2 inches) in Fairview Township, York County.

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

   E63-500. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Engineering District 12-0, P. O. Box 459, Uniontown, PA 15401. California Borough, Washington County, ACOE Pittsburgh District.

   To remove the existing bridges and to construct and maintain two new bridges across an unnamed tributary to Gorby Run (TSF) and Gorby Run (TSF) and to relocate and maintain 146.0 meters (479.0 feet) of the channel of Gorby Run for the purpose of improving S.R. 2030. The project is located on S.R. 2030, Section G01, Station 1+920 and S.R. 2030, Section G02, Station 1+724.5. This permit also authorizes the construction and maintenance of several outfall structures, two temporary road crossings and a temporary stream diversion pipe (California, PA Quadrangle N:  14.6 inches; W:  6.5 inches).

   E63-501. Richard S. and Johnnie G. Peteritis, 1013 California Drive, Coal Center, PA 15423. California Borough, Washington County, ACOE Pittsburgh District.

   To remove the existing bridge and to construct and maintain a new bridge having a span of 4.11 meters (13.5 feet) with an underclearance of 1.02 meters (3.35 feet) across Gorby Run (TSF) for the purpose of improving S.R. 2030, Sections G01 and G02. The project is located on the north side of S.R. 2030, approximately 60 meters (197 feet) downstream from the intersection of S.R. 2030 and South California Drive (California, PA Quadrangle N:  14.35 inches; W:  6.37 inches).

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

   E42-286, Tuna Valley Trail Association, 20 Russell Boulevard, Bradford, PA 16701. Tuna Valley North Trail Crook Farm Loop, in Foster Township, McKean County, ACOE Pittsburgh District.

   To construct and maintain a 1.4 mile long 10 foot wide recreational trail along the west bank of Tunungwant Creek beginning at Bolivar Drive (Bradford, PA-NY Quadrangle N:  18.5 inches; W:  0 inch) and extending north to Tuna Cross Road (Derrick City, PA-NY Quadrangle N:  22.1 inches; W:  16.8 inches) within the Bradford Flood Control Project and to construct and maintain a 50-foot long steel beam bridge across Latchaw Creek at near its confluence with Tunungwant Creek approximately 1,600 feet south of Tuna Cross Road (Bradford, PA-NY Quadrangle N:  21.4 inches; W:  0.1 inch).

DAM SAFETY

   Central Office:  Bureau of Waterways Engineering, 400 Market Street, Floor 3, P. O. Box 8554, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8554.

   D45-033, Pocahontas Rod and Gun Club (302 East Main Street, Stroudsburg, PA 18360). To modify, operate and maintain Pocahontas Dam across a tributary to Brodhead Creek (HQ-CW), for the purpose of recreation (East Stroudsburg, PA Quadrangle N:  9.1 inches; W:  9.95 inches) in Stroud Township, Monroe County.


SPECIAL NOTICES

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

Categorical Exclusion

   Location:  Adams Township Municipal Authority, P. O. Box 265, Sidman, PA 15926. Adams Township, Cambria County.

   Description:  The Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST), which Administers the Commonwealth's State Revolving Fund, is intended to be the funding source for this project. The Authority proposes to replace existing sewers to prevent sanitary and sewer overflows. The Department's review of the project and the information received has not identified any significant, adverse environmental impact resulting from this proposal. The Department hereby categorically excludes this project from the State Environmental Review Process.

   Location:  North Apollo Borough, Box 501, North Apollo, PA 15673. North Apollo Borough, Armstrong County.

   Description:  PENNVEST, which Administers the Commonwealth's State Revolving Fund, is intended to be the funding source for this project. The Borough proposes to separate existing sewers to eliminate combined sewer overflows. The Department's review of the project and the information received has not identified any significant, adverse environmental impact resulting from this proposal. The Department hereby categorically excludes this project from the State Environmental Review Process.

   Location:  City of Jeannette Municipal Authority, P. O. Box 294, Penn, PA 15675. City of Jeannette, Westmoreland County.

   Description:  PENNVEST, which Administers the Commonwealth's State Revolving Fund, is intended to be the funding source for this project. The Authority proposes to rehabilitate existing sewers and modify a pump station to eliminate sanitary sewer overflows. The Department's review of the project and the information received has not identified any significant, adverse environmental impact resulting from this proposal. The Department hereby categorically excludes this project from the State Environmental Review Process.

   Location:  Kiski Valley Water Pollution Control Authority, 1200 Pine Camp Road, Leechburg, PA 15656. Allegheny Township, Westmoreland County.

   Description:  PENNVEST, which Administers the Commonwealth's State Revolving Fund, is intended to be the funding source for this project. The Authority proposes to rehabilitate the existing sewage treatment plant to minimize combined sewer overflows. The Department's review of the project and the information received has not identified any significant, adverse environmental impact resulting from this proposal. The Department hereby categorically excludes this project from the State Environmental Review Process.

   Location:  New Eagle Borough Municipal Sewer Authority, 157 Main Street, New Eagle, PA 15067. New Eagle Borough, Washington County.

   Description:  PENNVEST, which Administers the Commonwealth's State Revolving Fund, is intended to be the funding source for this project. The Authority proposes to rehabilitate existing sewers to prevent basement flooding and sewer overflows. The Department's review of the project and the information received has not identified any significant, adverse environmental impact resulting from this proposal. The Department hereby categorically excludes this project from the State Environmental Review Process.

   Location:  Ligonier Township Sanitary Authority, 16 Old Lincoln Highway West, Ligonier, PA 15658. Ligonier Township, Westmoreland County.

   Description:  PENNVEST, which Administers the Commonwealth's State Revolving Fund, is intended to be the funding source for this project. The Authority proposes to rehabilitate existing sewers to prevent sewer overflows. The Department's review of the project and the information received has not identified any significant, adverse environmental impact resulting from this proposal. The Department hereby categorically excludes this project from the State Environmental Review Process.

   Location:  Borough of North Belle Vernon, 503 Speer Street, North Belle Vernon, PA 15012. North Belle Vernon Borough, Westmoreland County.

   Description:  PENNVEST, which Administers the Commonwealth's State Revolving Fund, is intended to be the funding source for this project. The Borough proposes to separate existing sewers to eliminate combined sewer overflows. The Department's review of the project and the information received has not identified any significant, adverse environmental impact resulting from this proposal. The Department hereby categorically excludes this project from the State Environmental Review Process.

   Location:  Borough of Windber, 1409 Somerset Avenue, Windber, PA 15963. Windber Borough, Somerset County.

   Description:  PENNVEST, which Administers the Commonwealth's State Revolving Fund, is intended to be the funding source for this project. The Borough proposes to replace existing sewers to prevent basement flooding and sewer overflows. The Department's review of the project and the information received has not identified any significant, adverse environmental impact resulting from this proposal. The Department hereby categorically excludes this project from the State Environmental Review Process.

   Location:  City of Uniontown, 20 N Gallatin Avenue, Uniontown, PA 15401. City of Uniontown, Fayette County.

   Description:  PENNVEST, which Administers the Commonwealth's State Revolving Fund, is intended to be the funding source for this project. The City proposes to separate existing sewers to prevent basement flooding and sewer overflows. The Department's review of the project and the information received has not identified any significant, adverse environmental impact resulting from this proposal. The Department hereby categorically excludes this project from the State Environmental Review Process.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 02-750. Filed for public inspection April 26, 2002, 9:00 a.m.]



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