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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 Permit Actions
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454, (570) 621-3118.
35840203R4. CSY, Inc. (400 Mill Street, Dunmore, PA 18512), renewal of an existing coal refuse reprocessing operation in the City of Scranton and Taylor Borough, Lackawanna County, affecting 61.5 acres. Receiving streams: None. Application received March 25, 2004. Renewal issued April 19, 2004.
54860204R3 and NPDES Permit No. PA0593486. Premium Fine Coal, Inc. (72 Lafayette Avenue, Tamaqua, PA 18252), renewal of an existing coal refuse reprocessing operation and for discharge of treated mine drainage in Walker Township, Schuylkill County, affecting 57.0 acres. Receiving streams: Little Schuylkill River. Application received March 5, 2004. Renewal issued April 20, 2004.
54030103 and NPDES Permit No. PA0224367. Jett Contracting Company (P. O. Box 243, Brockton, PA 17925), commencement, operation and restoration of an anthracite surface mine operation in Blythe Township, Schuylkill County, affecting 116.0 acres. Receiving streams: Morgan's Run. Application received August 8, 2003. Permit issued April 21, 2004.
California District Mining Office: 25 Technology Drive, California Technology Park, Coal Center, PA 15423, (724) 769-1100.
30810703. NPDES Permit No. PA0092894, Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company (1800 Washington Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15241-1421), to revise the permit for the Bailey Central Mine Complex Coal Refuse Disposal Area No. 1 in Richhill Township, Greene County, to add acreage for the conveyor system. CRDP Support Acres Proposed 8.0. No additional discharges. Permit issued April 22, 2004.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472-1900.
56663069 and NPDES Permit No. PA0120944. Action Mining, Inc. (1117 Shaw Mines Road, Meyersdale, PA 15552-7228), surface mine application permit renewal in Elk Lick and Summit Townships, Somerset County, affecting 3,040 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary of and Casselman River (CWF), unnamed tributary of and Elk Lick Creek (CWF). There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received January 26, 2004. Permit issued April 21, 2004.
Greensburg District Mining Office: Armbrust Building, R. R. 2 Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601-0982, (724) 925-5500.
26980103 and NPDES Permit No. PA0212312. Amerikohl Mining, Inc. (202 Sunset Drive, Butler, PA 16001), permit revised to add mining area at an existing bituminous surface mining site in Wharton and Stewart Townships, Fayette County, affecting 211.0 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to Meadow Run. Application received March 10, 2004. Permit revision issued April 23, 2004.
Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, (814) 342-8200.
17980117 and NPDES Permit No. PA0238104. Junior Coal Contracting, Inc. (R. R. 3, Box 225-A, Philipsburg, PA 16866), renewal of an existing bituminous surface mine permit in Decatur Township, Clearfield County, affecting 75.6 acres. Receiving streams: Laurel Run and Little Laurel Run to Laurel Run, Laurel Run to Moshannon Creek, Moshannon Creek to West Branch Susquehanna River. Application received January 22, 2004. Permit issued April 8, 2004.
17813091 and NPDES Permit No. PA0127230. Sky Haven Coal, Inc. (R. R. 1, Box 180, Penfield, PA 15849), renewal of an existing bituminous surface mine-auger permit in Graham Township, Clearfield County, affecting 196.3 acres. Receiving streams: two unnamed tributaries to and Alder Run to West Branch Susquehanna River. Application received January 16, 2004. Permit issued April 8, 2004.
17753180 and NPDES Permit No. PA0609439. Penn Coal Land, Inc. (P. O. Box 68, Boswell, PA 15531), renewal of an existing bituminous surface mine permit in Boggs Township, Clearfield County, affecting 140 acres. Receiving streams: Laurel Run to Moshannon Creek to West Branch Susquehanna River to Susquehanna River. Application received January 30, 2004. Permit issued April 8, 2004.
17-01-01. A. W. Long Coal Co. (1203 Presqueisle Street, Philipsburg, PA 16866), revision to an existing Government Financed Construction Contract to authorize land application of biosolids. Treated wastewater biosolids will be used as a soil amendment on the Long Reclamation Job to enhance establishment and growth of vegetation on an abandoned surface mine site in Morris Township, Clearfield County. Application received December 26, 2003. Permit issued April 13, 2004.
Noncoal Permit Actions
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454, (570) 621-3118.
58040802. KZ Stone, Inc. (R. R. 1 1 Box 186, Kingsley, PA 18826), commencement, operation and restoration of a quarry operation in Harford Township, Susquehanna County, affecting 5.0 acres. Receiving streams: Butler Creek and Nine Partners Creek. Application received January 6, 2004. Permit issued April 20, 2004.
58040804. Edward Greene, III (R. D. 3 Box 217A-3, Susquehanna, PA 18847), commencement, operation and restoration of a quarry operation in Harmony Township, Susquehanna County, affecting 5.0 acres. Receiving streams: Canawacta Creek. Application received February 5, 2004. Permit issued April 20, 2004.
58040810. Clyde Very (R. R. 3, Box 3574, Nicholson, PA 18446), commencement, operation and restoration of a quarry operation in Lathrop Township, Susquehanna County, affecting 2.0 acres. Receiving streams: None. Application received February 25, 2004. Permit issued April 21, 2004.
64030811. Johnston & Rhodes Bluestone Company (P. O. Box 130, East Branch, NY 13756), commencement, operation and restoration of a quarry operation in Scott Township, Wayne County, affecting 5.0 acres. Receiving streams: None. Application received November 21, 2003. Permit issued April 21, 2004.
44930301C4 and NPDES Permit No. PA0595985. Eastern Industries, Inc. (4401 Camp Meeting Road, Suite 200, Center Valley, PA 18034), renewal of NPDES Permit for discharge of treated mine drainage in Armagh Township, Mifflin County. Receiving streams: Laurel Creek. Application received March 3, 2004. Renewal issued April 22, 2004.
8074SM3C8 and NPDES Permit No. PA0118443. M & M Stone Company (2840 West Clymer Avenue, P. O. Box 189, Telford, PA 18969), renewal of NPDES Permit for discharge of treated mine drainage in Lower Salford Township, Montgomery County. Receiving streams: East Branch Perkiomen Creek. Application received March 8, 2004. Renewal issued April 22, 2004.
Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, (814) 342-8200.
59041001. Terry Jacobson (P. O. Box 32, Sabinsville, PA 16943), authorization to extract noncoal (industrial minerals) in Nelson Township, Tioga County, to supply fill material for the Route 49 Corridor--Waste Water Collection project. Receiving streams: Cowanesque River, tributary to Chemung River. Authorization approved: April 19, 2004.
08030812. Clifford C. Davis, Jr. (14 Newland Drive, Troy, PA 16947), commencement, operation and restoration of a small industrial minerals (sand and gravel) permit in Troy Township, Bradford County, affecting 1 acre. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary, tributary to Fall Brook. Application received December 2, 2003. Permit issued April 8, 2004.
08030806. Ralph Newton (R. R. 2, Box 50A, Wyalusing, PA 18853), commencement, operation and restoration of a small industrial minerals (bluestone) permit in Terry Township, Bradford County, affecting 3 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary, tributary to Susquehanna River. Application received August 26, 2003. Permit issued April 8, 2004.
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.
39044002. Schlouch, Inc. (Excelsior Industrial Park, P. O. Box 69, Blandon, PA 19510), blasting for construction of Allentown Teachers' Credit Union commercial site in South Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, with an expiration date of May 13, 2004. Permit issued April 16, 2004, and expires on May 13, 2005.
36044028. J. Roy's, Inc. (Box 125, Bowmansville, PA 17507), blasting for construction of The Falls at Olde Mill project south of the intersection of Strasburg Pike and Millport Road in East Lampeter Township, Lancaster County, with an expiration date of December 31, 2004. Permit issued April 16, 2004.
28044017. Charles E. Brake Co., Inc. (6450 Lincoln Way West, St. Thomas, PA 17252), blasting for construction of a residential foundation at 14854 Ridge Road, Waynesboro in Antrim Township, Franklin County, with an expiration date of July 31, 2004. Permit issued April 16, 2004.
22044009. Cumberland Valley Drilling and Blasting (6820 Wertzville Road, Enola, PA 17025), construction blasting at George Park in Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin County, with an expiration date of May 13, 2005. Permit issued April 20, 2004.
21044019. M & J Explosives, Inc. (P. O. Box 608, Carlisle, PA 17013), construction blasting at Plainfield Sewer Hookups in West Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County, with an expiration date of April 30, 2005. Permit issued April 20, 2004.
35044005. Hayduk Enterprises (P. O. Box 554, Dalton, PA 18414), construction blasting at the Tom Allardyce Foundation in Moosic Township, Lackawanna County, with an expiration date of July 2, 2004. Permit issued April 20, 2004.
21044020. Cumberland County Landfill (135 Vaughn Road, Shippensburg, PA 17257) and Senex Explosives, Inc. (710 Millers Run Road, Cuddy, PA 15031), construction blasting in North Newton and Hopewell Townships, Cumberland County, with an expiration date of April 30, 2005. Permit issued April 22, 2004.
28044020. Geological Technologies, Inc. (715 Baltimore St., Martinsburg, WV 25401), construction blasting at Nottingham Meadows Development in Antrim Township, Franklin County, with an expiration date of November 30, 2004. Permit issued April 23, 2004.
64044002. Explosive Services, Inc. (7 Pine Street, Bethany, PA 18431), construction blasting at MC Bodick Excavating, Cricket Hill Road in Berlin Township, Wayne County, with an expiration date of April 5, 2005. Permit issued April 23, 2004.
35044006. E. R. Linde Construction Corp. (9 Collin Park, Honesdale, PA 18431), construction blasting at Jefferson Township Sewer Authority in Jefferson Township, Lackawanna County, with an expiration date of May 19, 2005. Permit issued April 23, 2004.
45044021. Hayduk Enterprises (P. O. Box 554, Dalton, PA 18414), construction blasting at Greenwood Acres in Tobyhanna Township, Monroe County, with an expiration date of April 6, 2005. Permit issued April 23, 2004.
39044003. Amroc, Inc. (7531 Chestnut Street, Zionsville, PA 18092), construction blasting at SR 222 in Upper Macungie Township, Lehigh County, with an expiration date of May 20, 2005. Permit issued April 23, 2004.
48044013. Amroc, Inc. (7531 Chestnut Street, Zionsville, PA 18092), construction blasting at Morgan Hill III in Williams Township, Northampton County, with an expiration date of May 20, 2005. Permit issued April 23, 2004.
06044014. Reading Site Contractors (P. O. Box 13877, Reading, PA 19612) and Douglas Explosives, Inc. (P. O. Box 77, Philipsburg, PA 16866), construction blasting at Traprock Industrial Park in Douglas Township, Berks County, with an expiration date of May 14, 2005. Permit issued April 23, 2004.
22044010. Womex, Inc. (P. O. Box 337, Grantham, PA 17027) and John W. Gleim, Jr., Inc. (625 Hamilton Street, Carlisle, PA 17013), construction blasting at Old Iron Estates in Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin County, with an expiration date of August 14, 2004. Permit issued April 23, 2004.
21044022. Hall Explosives, Inc. (2981 Elizabethtown Road, Hershey, PA 17033), construction blasting at Liberty Excavators, Inc., Damon's Grill in Hampden Township, Cumberland County, with an expiration date of October 31, 2004. Permit issued April 23, 2004.
28044018. David H. Martin, Inc. (4961 Cumberland Highway, Chambersburg, PA 17201), construction blasting at Sam Miller Project, Melrose Meadows in Antrim Township, Franklin County, with an expiration date of April 30, 2005. Permit issued April 23, 2004.
40044003. Holbert Explosives, Inc. (237 Mast Hope Plank Road, Lackawaxen, PA 18435), construction blasting at Orchard Hill Estates in Black Creek Township, Luzerne County, with an expiration date of June 30, 2004. Permit issued April 23, 2004.
67044021. Hall Explosives, Inc. (2981 Elizabethtown Road, Hershey, PA 17033), construction blasting at Larry Ward Excavating, 50 Old Orchard Rd., Dillsburg in Warrington Township, York County, with an expiration date of January 31, 2005. Permit issued April 23, 2004.
36044029. Brubacher Excavating, Inc. (P. O. Box 528, 825 Reading Rd., Bowmansville, PA 17507), construction blasting for Village Grande in East Hempfield Township, Lancaster County, with an expiration date of May 19, 2005. Permit issued April 23, 2004.
46044015. Blooming Glen Contractors (P. O. Box 391, Blooming Glen, PA 18911) and Douglas Explosives, Inc. (P. O. Box 77, Philipsburg, PA 16866), blasting for construction site work and trenches at Perkiomen Valley High School in Lower Frederick Township, Montgomery County, with an expiration date of May 19, 2005. Permit issued April 23, 2004.
22044011. Keystone Blasting Service (381 Reifsnyder Road, Lititz, PA 17543), blasting for construction of Bradford Estates Development in West Hanover Township, Dauphin County, with an expiration date of May 19, 2005. Permit issued April 23, 2004.
67044022. Keystone Blasting Service (381 Reifsnyder Road, Lititz, PA 17543), blasting for construction of Orchard Hills Development in Springettsbury Township, York County, with an expiration date of April 30, 2005. Permit issued April 23, 2004.
45044022. Explosive Services, Inc. (7 Pine Street, Bethany, PA 18431), construction blasting at Lot No. 4 Young Road in Hamilton Township, Monroe County, with an expiration date of April 12, 2005. Permit issued April 23, 2004.
21044023. M & J Explosives, Inc. (P. O. Box 608, Carlisle, PA 17013), construction blasting at Claridon Development in Dickinson Township, Cumberland County, with an expiration date of April 30, 2005. Permit issued April 23, 2004.
36044032. Gerlach's Drilling & Blasting, Inc. (172 Bender Mill Road, Lancaster, PA 17603), construction blasting at Springdale Manor in Manor Township, Lancaster County, with an expiration date of May 20, 2005. Permit issued April 23, 2004.
36044030. Gerlach's Drilling & Blasting, Inc. (172 Bender Mill Road, Lancaster, PA 17603), construction blasting at Manor Oaks in Manor Township, Lancaster County, with an expiration date of May 19, 2005. Permit issued April 23, 2004.
36044031. Gerlach's Drilling & Blasting, Inc. (172 Bender Mill Road, Lancaster, PA 17603), construction blasting at Sunset Ridge in Manheim Township, Lancaster County, with an expiration date of May 20, 2005. Permit issued April 23, 2004.
06044015. Schlouch, Inc. (Excelsior Industrial Park, P. O. Box 69, Blandon, PA 19510), construction blasting at Exeter Golf Club Estates Housing Phase 5 in Exeter Township, Berks County, with an expiration date of May 20, 2005. Permit issued April 23, 2004.
28044019. J. Roy's, Inc. (Box 125, Bowmansville, PA 17507), construction blasting at Greencastle Crossing in Antrim Township, Franklin County, with an expiration date of April 30, 2005. Permit issued April 23, 2004.
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.
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 Southeast Region: Water Management Program Manager, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401.
E46-932. Lower Pottsgrove Township, 2199 Buchert Road, Pottstown, PA 19464, Lower Pottsgrove Township, Montgomery County, ACOE Philadelphia District.
To replace the existing bridge and appurtenant structures and: (1) to construct and maintain a single span open bottom box culvert with a 24-foot span and 6.51-foot high waterway opening and 34.5-foot roadway width; (2) place 40 linear feet of R-5 riprap for scour protection along the footers of the proposed bridge; (3) to place temporary cofferdam and pipes to dewater 115 linear feet of the stream bed and to convey flows around the proposed footer work; (4) to place fill on both left and right floodplain and floodway with an average dimension of 13 feet wide by 72.5 feet long by 2.5 feet high associated with widening of the roadway approach to the bridge; and (5) to realign approximately 45 linear feet of Hartenstine Creek (WWF, perennial), a tributary of the Sanatoga Creek. The project proposes to temporarily affect 115 and directly affect a total of 55 linear feet of stream channel. The project site is approximately 1,830 feet north of the intersection of Ridge Pike and SR 0422 ramp in Lower Pottsgrove Township, Montgomery County (Phoenixville, PA Quadrangle N: 22.44 inches; W: 10.10 inches).
The issuance of this permit also constitutes approval of a Water Quality Certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
E09-867. Department of Transportation, 7000 Geerdes Boulevard, King of Prussia, PA 19406, New Britain Township, Bucks County, ACOE Philadelphia District.
To remove an existing single span reinforced concrete arch bridge and to construct and maintain, in its place, a single span prestressed concrete spread box beam bridge across North Branch of Neshaminy Creek (WWF) associated with the roadway improvements for Callowhill Road. The proposed bridge will have a clear span of 65.0 feet and a minimum underclearance of approximately 5.9 feet. This work also includes placement and maintenance of associated riprap protection at the abutments and temporary stream crossings. The site is approximately 800 feet northwest of the intersection of Callowhill Road (SR 4003, Section 83S) and Creek Road (Doylestown, PA USGS Quadrangle N: 11.3 inches; W: 11.5 inches).
E15-715. Louise McIlvaine, 107 South Whitford Road, Exton, PA 19341, West Whiteland Township, Chester County, ACOE Philadelphia District.
To perform the following activities associated with the proposed relocation of an unnamed tributary to West Valley Creek Stream Relocation along Whitford Road:
1. To relocate 526 linear feet of the unnamed tributary to West Valley Creek (CWF, MF) impacting 0.17 acre of wetlands (PFO/PEM).
2. To place fill in 45 linear feet of the channel abandoned by the previous stream relocation work.
3. To restore and modify 170 linear feet of the unnamed tributary to West Valley Creek.
4. To construct and maintain a temporary access road across an unnamed tributary to West Valley Creek.
5. To construct and maintain temporary cofferdams.
The project proposes to impact a total of 526 linear feet of watercourse and 0.17 acre of wetlands. The site is just southeast of the intersection of West Lincoln Highway (SR 0030) and Whitford Road (Downingtown, PA USGS Quadrangle N: 4.4 inches; W: 2.6 inches) in West Whiteland Township, Chester County.
The issuance of this permit also constitutes approval of a Water Quality Certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
Southcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
E50-215: Dr. Robert Matsko, 16 Dickens Drive, Marysville, PA 17053 in Rye Township, Perry County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To construct and maintain a bridge having a 20-foot span and a 5-foot rise to cross an unnamed tributary to Fishing Creek (CWF), locally known as Trout Run, approximately 2.4 miles west of Marysville Borough along SR 850, about 700 feet above the confluence of Trout Run and Fishing Creek (Wertzville, PA Quadrangle N: 13.5 inches; W: 1.0 inch) in Rye Township, Perry County.
E36-764: David Smucker, 927 Bartville Road, Christiana, PA 17509 in Bart Township, Lancaster County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To: (1) maintain fill material placed within the 100-year floodway of Ball Run (TSF, MF) for an access roadway along a barn to facilitate the movement of agricultural equipment; and (2) remove, reinstall and extend a 6-foot diameter corrugated metal pipe on the north side of Bartville Road approximately 800 feet east of Bells Road (Gap, PA Quadrangle N: 3.1 inches; W: 3.7 inches) in Bart Township, Lancaster County.
E36-754: Lititz Run Watershed Alliance, 315 Clay Road, Lititz, PA 17543 in Warwick Township, Lancaster County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To construct and maintain a stream restoration project (approximately 2,200 feet) within Lititz Run (WWF) for the purposes of: stream bank stabilization, improved sediment transport, establishment of riparian buffers and improved aquatic habitat while implementing a natural stream channel design approach consisting of the following construction activities: channel relocation, stream and floodway excavation and filling, installation of rock vanes, cross vanes and J-hooks, riprap, root wad and log spur placement and to place fill in 0.70 acre of PEM and 0.07 acre of PSS wetlands, beginning at a point approximately 200 feet north of SR 772 crossing and continuing approximately 2,200 feet northeast towards the Borough of Lititz (Lititz, PA Quadrangle N: 4.0 inches; W: 3.5 inches) in Warwick Township, Lancaster County. The permittee is required to provide 1.04 acres of PEM and 0.117 acre of PSS replacement wetlands.
E05-303: H. Richard Wolf, Five Dogwood Lane, Mann's Choice, PA 15550 in Harrison and Napier Townships, Bedford County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To construct and maintain a bridge having a span of 100 feet across the channel of the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River (WWF) at a point at Chestnut Street (Bedford, PA Quadrangle N: 1.2 inches; W: 13.7 inches) in Harrison and Napier Townships, Bedford County, ACOE Baltimore District.
Northcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.
E08-408. West Burlington Township, R. R. 2, Box 206, Columbia Cross Roads, PA 16914. Culvert maintenance in West Burlington Township, Bradford County, ACOE Baltimore District (East Troy, PA Quadrangle N: 4.0 inches; W: 8.9 inches).
To maintain an 8-foot by 60-foot long steel pipe culvert with R-8 riprap covering about 450 square feet at the culvert inlet and 700 square feet at the culvert outlet in an unnamed tributary to Sugar Creek (TSF) on TR 548 approximately 90 feet of waterway. This permit was issued under section 105.13(e) ''Small Projects.'' This permit also includes 401 Water Quality Certification.
E14-451. Moshannon Valley Joint Sewer Authority, P. O. Box 581, 829 North Ninth Street, Phillipsburg, PA 16866-0581. Regional water pollution facility in Rush Township, Centre County, ACOE Baltimore District (Phillipsburg, PA Quadrangle N: 5.9 inches; W: 13.7 inches).
To construct and maintain: (1) a reinforced cement concrete aerobic digester about 74 feet wide, 146 feet long and 17 feet deep; and (2) a 50-foot wide by 60-foot long masonry equipment building on the right hand side and in the floodplain of Moshannon Creek (TSF) about 650 feet from the top of the creek bank. The project is at 829 North Ninth Street, Phillipsburg, Rush Township, Centre County. The project will permanently impact approximately 0.046 acre of palustrine forested wetlands and temporarily impact approximately 0.02 acre of palustrine forested wetlands. Approximately 0.5 acre of earth will be disturbed by the project.
E59-454. Rutland Township, R. R. 2, Box 1462, Mansfield, PA 16933. Relocation and extension of T-790 culvert in Painter Run in Rutland Township, Tioga County, ACOE Baltimore District (Jackson Summit, PA Quadrangle N: 0.8 inch; W: 6.0 inches).
To modify, operate and maintain an existing single cell culvert that carries T-790 across Painter Run. Modifications of Rutland Township Road No. 790 crossing Painter Run shall be modified by removal of the existing 8-foot diameter steel culvert pipe, extending that culvert by 25 feet and relocating the extended culvert pipe to provide an approved stream approach at the inlet. Additional modifications to the road crossing Painter Run shall include construction of stone headwalls and the installation of rock outlet protection. All road crossing modifications and future repair work shall be completed during stream low flow. Stream bank disturbances during construction and repair work shall be kept to a minimum with vegetative stabilization being applied within 20 days of final earthmoving. The project is along the northern right-of-way of SR 1004 approximately 1.7 miles north of the T-790 and SR 1004 intersection.
Southwest Region: Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
E02-1450. Allegheny County Department of Public Works, 501 County Office Building, 542 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219. Campbells Run channels in Robinson Township, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh ACOE District (Pittsburgh West, PA Quadrangle N: 7.3 inches; W: 13.4 inches) (Latitude: 40° 24` 55"--Longitude: 80° 5` 55"). To relocate and maintain approximately 260 feet of Campbells Run (WWF) within a new channel approximately 250 feet long, within a 15 foot wide channel and an 8 foot wide low flow channel. This permit also authorizes the construction and maintenance of extensions to two stormwater outfalls and a temporary stream crossing in the same stream. The stream channel relocation is needed to stabilize the stream bank along Campbells Run Road. The project is along the east side of Campbells Run Road approximately 3,000 feet south of where it goes under the Parkway (SR 279).
E02-1453. Borough of Plum, 4575 New Texas Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15239-1197. Mary Street Bridge in the Borough of Plum and the Municipality of Penn Hills, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh ACOE District (Braddock, PA Quadrangle N: 22.3 inches; W: 5.5 inches) (Latitude: 40° 29` 52"--Longitude: 79° 47` 21"). To remove the deck and super structure of the existing bridge, to construct and maintain a new deck and super structure, to refurbish and maintain the existing bridge abutments, to place and maintain rip-rap bank stabilization on the upstream right bank side of the bridge for approximately 20 feet, to operate and maintain the existing bridge having a span of approximately 32 feet and underclearance of approximately 10.5 feet and to construct and maintain a temporary stream crossing over/in and along Plum Creek (WWF). The bridge is on Mary Street, approximately 1,500 feet east of its intersection with Hulton Road.
E63-555. Chad and Michelle Subrick, 455 Lively Road, Eighty-Four, PA 15330-2121. Subrick residential minor road crossing in Somerset Township, Washington County, Pittsburgh ACOE District (Hackett, PA Quadrangle N: 8.9 inches; W: 6.8 inches) (Latitude: 40° 10` 26"--Longitude: 80° 2` 55"). To construct and maintain a 30-foot long 60-inch diameter culvert (depressed 8 inches) for a minor road crossing to provide access to a proposed residence across a tributary to the North Branch of Pigeon Creek (WWF). This permit approved the environmental assessment for the construction of a nonjurisdictional dam in another tributary to the North Branch of Pigeon Creek. The project is on the east side of TR 802 (Sumney Road) approximately 3,000 feet south of its intersection with SR 136.
E65-830. Department of Transportation, Engineering District 12-0, P. O. Box 459, Uniontown, PA 15401. Belson Run pipe culvert replacement in East Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County, Pittsburgh ACOE District (Mt. Pleasant, PA Quadrangle N: 11.8 inches; W: 12.2 inches). To extend and maintain an existing 72-foot long, 36-inch reinforced concrete pipe culvert in kind for a distance of 30 feet on the downstream end and 45 feet on the upstream end in Belson Run (WWF) (Latitude: 40° 11` 24"--Longitude: 79° 35` 14") as part of the relocation of SR 3093 and the construction of 1.9 miles of roadway along an existing railway corridor. This permit also authorizes the extension and maintenance of an existing 60-foot long, 48-inch corrugated metal pipe for a distance of 35.0 feet on the downstream end in an unnamed tributary to Belson Run (WWF) (Latitude: 40° 11` 30"--Longitude: 79° 35` 15"), the placement and maintenance of fill in 0.276 acre of PEM wetland (Latitude: 40° 11` 24"--Longitude: 79° 35` 14"), the temporary placement and maintenance of fill in 0.199 acre of PEM/PFO wetland (Latitude: 40° 11` 24"--Longitude: 79° 35` 14") and the construction and maintenance of a temporary wetland crossing consisting of one 12-inch diameter pipe (Latitude: 40° 11` 22"--Longitude: 79° 35` 12"). To compensate for wetland impacts, the applicant shall create 0.276 acre of replacement wetland onsite (Latitude: 40° 11` 22"--Longitude: 79° 35` 12").
SPECIAL NOTICES
BUREAU OF DEEP MINE SAFETY
REQUEST FOR VARIANCE The Department of Environmental Protection (Department), Bureau of Deep Mine Safety (Bureau), has received a request for variance from AMFIRE Mining Company, LLC. The following notification contains a summary of this request. A complete copy of the variance request may be obtained from Allison Gaida, (724) 439-7469 or from the Bureau website: www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/minres/dms/dms.htm.
The Department is publishing a summary of the request to solicit comments from affected parties on the proposed variance request. Comments may be used by the Bureau to assist in its investigation of the variance request. Comments will be accepted for 30 days following the publication of this notice. Comments should be addressed to Joseph A. Sbaffoni, Director, Bureau of Deep Mine Safety, Fayette County Health Center, 100 New Salem Road, Room 167, Uniontown, PA 15401.
Section 702 of the Bituminous Coal Mine Act (act) provides a mechanism for operators to obtain variances from specific requirements of the act to accommodate the adoption of new machinery, equipment, tools, supplies, methods or processes.
Section 242(c) states that where belt conveyors are installed, main stoppings and regulators shall be so arranged as to reduce the quantity of air traveling in the belt conveyor entry to a minimum for effective ventilation and to provide an intake air split as an escapeway from the face are to the main air current.
Summary of the Request: AMFIRE Mining Company, LLC requests a variance to use point carbon monoxide early warning fire detection system and entries in common with the belt conveyor entry at the Madison Mine.
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 04-814. Filed for public inspection May 7, 2004, 9:00 a.m.]
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