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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 06-874b

[36 Pa.B. 2415]

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OPERATING PERMITS


Intent to Issue Title V Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter G.

   Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401, Edward Jurdones Brown, Facilities Permitting Chief, (484) 250-5920.

   15-00045: Sealed Air Corp. (22 Meredith Court, Modena, PA 19358) for renewal of the Title V Operating Permit in Modena Borough, Chester County. The initial permit was issued on June 1, 2001. The facility is primarily used for recycling corrugated scrap paper to rolls of crepe paper. A 46 million Btu/hr boiler provides the steam that is necessary for the process. As a result of potential emissions of NOx, the facility is a major stationary source as defined in Title I, Part D of the Clean Air Act Amendments, and is therefore subject to the Title V permitting requirements adopted in 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter G. The proposed Title V Operating Renewal does not adopt any new regulations and does not reflect any change in air emissions from the facility. The facility is not subject to Compliance Assurance Monitoring under 40 CFR Part 64. The renewal contains all applicable requirements including monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting.

   46-00081: Markel Corp. (435 School Lane, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462) for renewal of the Title V Operating Permit in Plymouth Township, Montgomery County. The initial permit was issued on 10-25-2001. The facility is a primary producer of fluoropolymer tubing and coated wire, plastic tubing, coated fiberglass sleeving and specialty tubing products that emits VOC. The major emissions are VOCs and the facility is subject to the Title V permitting requirements adopted in 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter G. The proposed Title V Operating Renewal does not reflect any change in air emissions from the facility. The facility is subject to Compliance Assurance Monitoring under 40 CFR Part 64.

   23-00039: DELCORA, Delaware County Regional Water Quality Control Authority (100 East Fifth Street, Chester, PA 19016) for the renewal of a Title V facility in Chester Township, Chester County. The facility's sources include two Sewage Sludge Incinerator, Wastewater Treatment Process, four 250,000 gallon sludge holding tanks and misc. VOC sources. The permittee does have the potential to emit more then 24.9 ton/year for VOC and NOx and is therefore characterized as a Title V, Major Facility. This facility is not subjected to CAM, under 40 CFR Subpart 64. The permit will include monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.

   15-00010: ISG Plate, LLC (139 Modena Road, Coatesville, PA 19341) for a renewal of the Title V Operating Permit in Coatesville, Chester County. The initial permit was issued on 9-14-2001. The facility is a primary producer of carbon and steel alloy. As a result of potential emissions of VOCs the facility is a major stationary source as defined in Title I, Part D of the Clean Air Act Amendments, and is therefore subject to the Title V permitting requirements adopted in 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter G. The proposed Title V Operating Renewal does not reflect any change in air emissions from the facility. The facility is subject to Compliance Assurance Monitoring under 40 CFR Part 64. The renewal contains all applicable requirements including monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting.


Intent to Issue Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter F.

   Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19428, Edward Jurdones Brown, Facilities Permitting Chief, (484) 250-5920.

   15-00052: Allan A. Myers, LP d/b/a Independence Construction Materials Asphalt Plant (Route 82 South, Coatesville, PA 19320) for operation of their batch asphalt plant in East Fallowfield Township, Chester County. The permit is for a non-Title V (State-only) facility. The Coatesville Asphalt Plant is a 4-ton batch plant consisting of a hot oil heater, cyclone, baghouse and stack. The permit will include monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.

   46-00112: Palmer International, Inc. (2036 Lucon Road, Skippack, PA 19474) for a non-Title V, State-only, Synthetic Minor Operating Permit in Skippack Township, Montgomery County. Palmer International, Inc. owns and operates a facility that manufactures resins and friction particles for use in brake pads for trucks and airplanes from cashew nutshell liquid. Most processes at this facility exhaust to a thermal oxidizer, which controls emissions of VOCs. The facility has the potential to emit close to 25 tons of VOC, 19.59 tons PM per year, 22.14 tons NOx per year, 44.5 tons CO per year, 39.48 tons SOx per year and 8.83 tons HAPs per year. The conditions from plan approvals PA-46-0112, PA-46-0112A and PA-46-0112B have also been incorporated into this State-only operating permit. Monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements have been added to the permit to address the applicable limitations.

   Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, Ronald Davis, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.

   38-05025: Beck Aluminum Alloy, Ltd. (24 Keystone Drive, Lebanon, PA 17042) for operation of their secondary aluminum production facility in South Lebanon Township, Lebanon County. This facility has a potential to emit 42 tons per year of NOx, 60 tons per year of SOx and 6 tons per year of a PM. Actual emissions are expected to be 15 tons per year of NOx, 21 tons per year of SOx and 2 tons per year of a PM. The operating permit shall contain testing, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements, emission restrictions and work practice standards designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.

   Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, Eric Gustafson, Facilities Permitting Chief, (814) 332-6940.

   16-00094: IA Construction Co.--Paint Township (R. R. 1, Route 66, Shippenville, PA 16254) for issuance of a Natural Minor Operating Permit to operate the Asphalt Paving Mixtures and Blocks Plant in Paint Township, Clarion County.

   25-00967: Spectrum Control Inc.--Fairview Township (8061 Avonia Road, Fairview, PA 16415) for issuance of a Natural Minor Operating Permit to operate the Electronic Connectors Plant in Fairview Township, Erie County.

COAL AND NONCOAL MINING ACTIVITY APPLICATIONS

   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). Mining activity permits issued in response to applications will also address the applicable permitting requirements of the following statutes: the Air Pollution 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).

   The following permit applications to conduct mining activities have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection (Department). A copy of an application is available for inspection at the district mining office indicated before an application. Where a 401 Water Quality Certification is needed for any aspect of a particular proposed mining activity, the submittal of the permit application will serve as the request for certification.

   Written comments, objections or requests for informal conferences on applications may be submitted by any person or any officer or head of any Federal, State or local government agency or authority to the Department at the district mining office indicated before an application within 30 days of this publication, or within 30 days after the last publication of the applicant's newspaper advertisement, as provided by 25 Pa. Code §§ 77.121--77.123 and 86.31--86.34.

   Where any of the mining activities listed will have discharges of wastewater to streams, the Department will incorporate NPDES permits into the mining activity permits issued in response to these applications. NPDES permits will contain, at a minimum, technology-based effluent limitations as identified in this notice for the respective coal and noncoal applications. In addition, more restrictive effluent limitations, restrictions on discharge volume or restrictions on the extent of mining which may occur will be incorporated into a mining activity permit, when necessary, for compliance with water quality standards (in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapters 93 and 95). Persons or agencies who have requested review of NPDES permit requirements for a particular mining activity within the previously mentioned public comment period will be provided with a 30-day period to review and submit comments on the requirements.

   Written comments or objections should contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting comments or objections; the application number; and a statement of sufficient detail to inform the Department on the basis of comment or objection and relevant facts upon which it is based. Requests for an informal conference must contain the name, address and telephone number of requestor; the application number; a brief summary of the issues to be raised by the requestor at the conference; and a statement whether the requestor wishes to have the conference conducted in the locality of the proposed mining activities.

   Coal Applications Received

   Effluent Limits--The following coal mining applications that include an NPDES permit application will be subject to, at a minimum, the following technology-based effluent limitations for discharges of wastewater to streams:

30-DayDailyInstantaneous
ParameterAverageMaximumMaximum
Iron (total)3.0 mg/l6.0 mg/l7.0 mg/l
Manganese (total)2.0 mg/l4.0 mg/l5.0 mg/l
Suspended solids35 mg/l   70 mg/l   90 mg/l   
pH*greater than 6.0; less than 9.0
Alkalinity greater than acidity*

   * The parameter is applicable at all times.

   A settleable solids instantaneous maximum limit of 0.5 ml/l applied to: (1) surface runoff (resulting from a precipitation event of less than or equal to a 10-year 24-hour event) from active mining areas; active areas disturbed by coal refuse disposal activities; and mined areas backfilled and revegetated; and (2) drainage (resulting from a precipitation event of less than or equal to a 1-year 24-hour event) from coal refuse disposal piles.

   California District Office: 25 Technology Drive, Coal Center, PA 15423, (724) 769-1100.

   30841317 and NPDES Permit No. PA0213527, Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company (1525 Pleasant Grove Road, P. O. Box J, Claysville, PA 15323), to revise the permit for the Enlow Fork Mine in Morris, South Franklin, East Finley and West Finley Townships, Washington County to add acreage for the north longwall expansion. Templeton Fork, Tenmile Creek, Buffalo Creek Sawhill Run, Crafts Creek and their UNTs may be affected by this mining. Underground acres proposed 7,050, SCP acres proposed 7,050. No additional discharges. Application received July 1, 2005.

   Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472-1900.

   Permit No. 11960101 and NPDES No. PA0213276. Cloe Mining Company, Inc., P. O. Box I, Grampian, PA 16838, permit renewal for reclamation only of a bituminous surface auger mine in Reade Township, Cambria County, affecting 107.9 acres. Receiving streams: UNTs to/and Muddy Run, classified for the following use: CWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received May 3, 2006.

   11960105 and NPDES No. PA0234141. E. P. Bender Coal Company, Inc., P. O. Box 594, Carrolltown, PA 15722, permit renewal for the continued operation and restoration of a bituminous surface-auger mine in Reade and Beccaria Townships, Cambria and Clearfield Counties, affecting 474.0 acres. Receiving streams: Turner Run and Clear Creek, Clearfield Creek classified for the following uses: CWF and WWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received April 27, 2006.

   32900108 and NPDES No. PA0599034. Thomas J. Smith, Inc., 2340 Smith Road, Shelocta, PA 15774, permit renewal for the continued operation and restoration of a bituminous surface-auger mine in South Mahoning Township, Indiana County, affecting 74.4 acres. Receiving streams: Ross Run, UNT to Little Mahoning Creek classified for the following uses: HQ; HQ. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received May 3, 2006.

   Knox District Mining Office: White Memorial Building, P. O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, (814) 797-1191.

   16920107 and NPDES Permit No. PA0211435. RFI Energy, Inc. (555 Philadelphia Street, Indiana, PA 15701). Revision to an existing bituminous surface strip, tipple refuse disposal and beneficial use of coal ash operation in Perry and Licking Townships, Clarion County affecting 274 acres. Receiving streams: two UNTs to Cherry Run to Licking Creek, and two UNTs to Clarion River, classified for the following use: CWF. The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is West Freedom Borough. Revision to include a postmining land use change from forestland and pasture land or land occasionally cut for hay to unmanaged natural habitat on tracts of land owned by C & K Coal Company. Application received: May 1, 2006.

   Noncoal Applications Received

   Effluent Limits

   The following noncoal mining applications that include an NPDES permit application will be subject to, at a minimum, the following technology-based effluent limitations for discharges of wastewater to streams:

30-dayDailyInstantaneous
ParameterAverageMaximumMaximum
suspended solids35 mg/l70 mg/l90 mg/l
Alkalinity exceeding acidity1
pH1 greater than 6.0; less than 9.0
1 The parameter is applicable at all times.

   A settleable solids instantaneous maximum limit of 0.5 ml/l applied to surface runoff resulting from a precipitation event of less than or equal to a 10-year 24-hour event. If coal will be extracted incidental to the extraction of noncoal minerals, at a minimum, the technology-based effluent limitations identified under coal applications will apply to discharges of wastewater to streams.

   Knox District Mining Office: P. O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, (814) 797-1191.

   10960302. Allegheny Mineral Corporation (P. O. Box 1022, Kittanning, PA 16201). Renewal of NPDES Permit No. PA0227200, Marion Township, Butler County. Receiving streams: UNT to North Branch Slippery Rock Creek and three UNT to Black Creek, classified for the following use: CWF. There are no potable surface water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. NPDES Renewal application received: May 1, 2006.

   10960304 and NPDES Permit No. PA0227218. Quality Aggregates, Inc. (200 Neville Road, Neville Island, PA 15225). Revision to an existing limestone operation in Washington Township, Butler County affecting 186.0 acres. Receiving streams: UNTs to South Branch Slippery Rock Creek, classified for the following use: CWF. There are no potable surface water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Revision to add blasting to the permit. Application received: May 2, 2006.

FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT, SECTION 401

   The following permit applications, requests for Environmental Assessment approval and requests for 401 Water Quality Certification have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection (Department). Section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341) requires the State to certify that the involved projects will not violate the applicable provisions of sections 301--303, 306 and 307 of the FWPCA (33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1311--1313, 1316 and 1317) as well as relevant State requirements. Persons objecting to approval of a request for certification under section 401 of the FWPCA or to the issuance of a Dam Permit, Water Obstruction and Encroachment Permit or the approval of an Environmental Assessment must submit comments, suggestions or objections within 30 days of the date of this notice, as well as questions, to the regional office noted before the application. Comments should contain the name, address and telephone number of the person commenting, identification of the certification request to which the comments or objections are addressed and a concise statement of comments, objections or suggestions including the relevant facts upon which they are based.

   The Department may conduct a fact-finding hearing or an informal conference in response to comments if deemed necessary. Individuals will be notified, in writing, of the time and place of a scheduled hearing or conference concerning the certification request to which the comment, objection or suggestion relates. Maps, drawings and other data pertinent to the certification request are available for inspection between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on each working day at the regional office noted before the application.

   Persons with a disability who wish to attend a hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings should contact the specified program. TDD users should contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.


Applications received under the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27) and section 302 of the Flood Plain Management Act (32 P. S. § 679.302) and requests for certification under section 401(a) of the FWPCA (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)).

WATER OBSTRUCTIONS AND ENCROACHMENTS

   Southeast Region: Water Management Program Manager, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401.

   E15-755. James Rowan, P. O. Box 124, Chester Springs, PA 19425, East Pikeland Township, ACOE Philadelphia District.

   To perform the following activities across the Pickering Creek (HQ-TSF) associated with a proposed driveway access:

   1.  To construct and maintain a single span steel I-beam bridge impacting 0.01 acre of wetlands (PEM). The proposed bridge will have a clear span of 57.0 feet and an underclearance of approximately 12.0 feet.

   2.  To construct and maintain approximately 42 linear feet of a 36-inch CMP culvert.

   3.  To construct and maintain an on-stream detention basin by excavating within the bed and banks of a 50-foot section of the stream channel.

   4.  To place and maintain temporary sand bag cofferdam to facilitate construction activities.

   The site is located approximately 2,000 feet west of the intersection of Pickering Road and Church Road (Malvern, PA USGS Quadrangle N:  19.4 inches; W:  11.9 inches).

   E15-756. Phillips Road Associates, 202 Phillips Road, Exton, PA 19341, Uwchlan Township, Chester County, ACOE Philadelphia District.

   To modify the 100-year floodway and floodplain of the West Branch of the Brandywine Creek (TSF) associated with the expansion and upgrade the existing Coatesville Wastewater Treatment Facility. The facility is located along the West Branch of the Brandywine Creek in South Coatesville Borough, Chester County. (Coatesville, PA Quadrangle N:  17.8 inches: W:  10.2 inches)

   E46-991. Worcester Township, 1721 Valley Forge Road, Worcester Township, Montgomery County, ACOE Philadelphia District.

   To construct and maintain a new pedestrian bridge across Zacharias Creek (TSF). The proposed bridge is 60-foot long by 6-foot wide is part of an overall trail system through open space located with in the 100-year floodplain.

   The site is located about 1,000 feet southeast of intersection of Skippack Pike and Green Hill Road (Lansdale-PA USGS Quadrangle N:  14.5 inches W:  15.7 inches) in Worcester Township, Montgomery County.

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

   E38-149: South Londonderry Township, 20 W. Market Street, P. O. Box 3, Campbelltown, PA 17010-0003 in South Londonderry and South Annville Townships, Lebanon County, ACOE Baltimore.

   To replace the existing 22.0-foot long, 8.0-foot by 4.0-foot box culvert with a 38.0-foot long, 12.0-foot by 5.0-foot box culvert depressed 6 inches into the streambed of Killinger Creek (TSF), located at a site in South Annville and South Londonderry Township, Lebanon County (Palmyra, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 40° 17` 23", Longitude: 76° 33` 41.5", N:  8.60 inches, W:  7.15 inches).

   E44-129: Department of Transportation, Engineering District 2-0, 1924 Daisy Street Extension, Clearfield, PA 16839 in Union Township, Mifflin County, ACOE Baltimore District.

   To construct and maintain a second reinforced concrete box culvert having a span of 23.33 feet and a rise of 7.77 feet in Little Kishacoquillas Creek located on SR 0655, Section A01, Segment 0150, Offset 0297 (Belleville, PA Quadrangle N:  14.1 inches; W:  19.1 inches; Latitude: 40° 36` 17"; Longitude: 77° 43` 38") in Union Township, Mifflin County. The reinforced concrete box culvert will be placed adjacent to the existing reinforced box culvert, permitted by DEP File No. E44-090, for the purpose of improving transportation safety and roadway standards.

   E28-331: Department of Transportation, Engineering District 8-0, 2140 Herr Street, Harrisburg, PA 17103-1699 in Warren Township, Franklin County, ACOE Baltimore District

   To: (1)  remove an existing, single span steel truss bridge having a total span of 70 feet, a width of 13 feet and minimum underclearance of 8 feet; and (2) construct and maintain a two span prestressed concrete box beam bridge having a total clear span of 89.5 feet, a width of 31.3 feet, and a minimum underclearance of 8.5 feet carrying SR 3026, Section 001, Segment 0030 over Little Cove Creek (CWF) at a point approximately 0.35 mile south of the intersection of SR 456 and SR 3026 (Cherry Run, PA Quadrangle N:  19.77 inches; W:  5.15 inches, Latitude 39° 44` 02"; Longitude 78° 02` 12") in Warren Township, Franklin County.

   E67-799: Springettsbury Township, 1501 Mount Zion Road, York, PA 17402 in Springettsbury Township, York County, ACOE Baltimore District

   To construct and maintain 2,184 linear feet of 8-inch sanitary sewer line in and along a UNT to Mill Creek (WWF) and associated wetlands (York, Pa Quadrangle N:  22.3 inches: W:  7.0 inches, Latitude: 39° 59` 52": Longitude: 76° 40` 30") in Springettsbury Township, York County. The project consists of five stream crossings and two wetland crossings having a temporary impact of 0.12 acre of palustrine forested and palustrine emergent wetlands and a permanent impact of 0.001 acre of palustrine forested and palustrine emergent wetlands. The amount of wetland impact is considered a deminimus impact of 0.001 acre and wetland mitigation is not required.

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

   E08-439. Walter Ellinger, R. R. 5, Box 5187A, Towanda, PA 18848. Water Obstruction and Encroachment Joint Permit Application, Lanning Creek Stabilization Project near SR 1033 and Crowley Hill Road, in Sheshequin Township, Bradford County, ACOE Baltimore District (Towanda, PA Quadrangle N:  14.15 inches; W:  5.91 inches).

   To construct and maintain at Site No. 1 a single rock weir, at Site No. 2 construct and maintain eight rock weirs, ten rock barbs and 400 linear feet of rip-rap protection, for grade control or stabilization of Laning Creek: a WWF. The channel relocation and stream restoration project shall be limited to a maximum length of 2,000 feet in Laning Creek. The rock barb structures shall be constructed of a minimum of R-6 rock. The restoration project will impact 200 linear feet of Laning Creek that is located along the eastern and western right-of-way of T-720 Crowley Hill Road. This permit also authorizes the construction, operation, maintenance and removal of temporary access roads, channel diversions, cofferdams and stockpiles in and along Laning Creek. All temporary facilities used for project construction shall be removed from floodplain areas; upon project completion, all areas of disturbance shall be restored and stabilized within 20 days. This permit does not authorize any temporary or permanent impact to the wetlands adjacent to project area.

   E18-406. Dominion Transmission, Inc., 445 West Main Street, Clarksburg, WV 26301. Cove Point DTI Pipelines, in Beech Creek Township, Noyes Township and Leidy Township, Clinton County, ACOE Baltimore District (from Snow Shoe NE, PA Quadrangle N:  7.88 inches; W:  10.13 inches to Renovo West, PA Quadrangle N:  21.36 inches; W:  14.03 inches).

   To construct, operate and maintain a 24-inch gas transmission pipeline with the following encroachments: 1) Temporary wetland impacts totaling 2.23 acres with 0.40 acre of palustrine emergent wetlands (PEM), and 0.15 acre of palustrine forested open water wetlands (PFO) for construction of the pipeline and 1.68 acres of (PEM) for construction of temporary access roads. Impacts to EV wetlands associated with this project total 0.55 acre. The applicant proposes to replace the functions and values of palustrine forested open water wetlands (0.15 acre) that will be permanently converted to palustrine emergent wetlands because of the right of way maintenance requirements; and 2) Temporary stream impacts from the construction of pipeline crossings will total 2,865 linear feet and construction of temporary access roads will impact 13,171 linear feet of a variety of streams classified as CWF, HQ or TSF watersheds. There are a total of 49 individual stream crossings, 40 wetland crossings, 2 ponds and 5 spring/seeps.

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

   E16-129, Department of Transportation, District 10-0, P. O. 429, 2550 Oakland Ave. Indiana, PA. Dale Stom Advanced Wetland Compensation Site, in Clarion Township, Clarion County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Strattanville, PA Quadrangle N:  8.5 inches; W:  7.25 inches).

   The Department proposes to place fill within 0.06 acre of PEM wetland habitat to construct and maintain a berm for the creation of approximately 1.8 acres of PEM/PSS wetland habitat to be used as an advanced wetland compensation site.

   Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Waterways Engineering, Water Management Program Manager, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, P. O. Box 8554, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8554.

   E1714-001, Department of General Services, Bureau of Engineering and Architecture, 18th and Herr Streets, Harrisburg, PA 17125, Borough of Osceola Mills Flood Protection Project, Borough of Osceola Mills, Clearfield County, USACOE Baltimore District.

   This permit is requested for a flood protection project in and along approximately 2,040 linear feet (approximately 1.8 acres) of a UNT (intermittent flow through 1,795 feet of buried culvert and 245 feet of open channel) to Moshannon Creek. See the USGS ''Houtzdale'' Quadrangle, North 18.8 inches, West 2.3 inches. The following activities are associated with the construction of this project:

   *  Remove approximately 1,960 feet of existing undersized and dilapidated culvert (locally known as 'the canal') from a point 40 feet upstream of 2nd Avenue to a point 120 feet downstream of Logan Street.

   *  At the upstream end of the project (between the SR 53 culvert outlet and 2nd Avenue), construct 80 feet of 7-foot-wide by 5-foot-high cast-in-place concrete rectangular channel.

   *  Through the middle of the project (between 2nd Avenue and Logan Street), install 1,795 feet of 6-foot-wide by 4 1/2-foot-high precast concrete box culvert.

   *  At the downstream end of the project (between Logan Street and Moshannon Creek), construct 140 feet of 6-foot-wide by 2-foot-high cast-in-place concrete rectangular channel with stone riprap slope protection extending from the tops of the walls up to the surrounding ground surface, followed by 25 feet of 6-foot-base-width trapezoidal stone riprap channel to Moshannon Creek.

   *  Other work includes connecting existing street drains to the new culvert, adjusting existing sanitary sewer lines that conflict with project construction, restoring road pavements that have been removed or damaged during construction, and grading and seeding all areas that have been disturbed during construction.

   Anticipated construction time is 10 months.

   E3514-001, Department of General Services, Bureau of Engineering and Architecture, 18th and Herr Streets, Harrisburg, PA 17125, Meadow Brook Flood Control Project, City of Scranton, Lackawanna County, USACOE Baltimore District.

   This notice is a request to reissue a permit for a flood protection project in and along approximately 3,524 linear feet (approximately 4.5 acres) of Meadow Brook. Permit No. E35-356, which was previously issued for this work, inadvertently expired December 31, 2005. The project begins 180 feet upstream of Green Ridge Street (USGS ''Scranton'' Quadrangle, North 9.5 inches, West 3.2 inches) and extends to Meadow Brook's confluence with the Lackawanna River (USGS ''Scranton'' Quadrangle, North 9.0 inches, West 4.6 inches).

   In November 2005, under a Federal contract, the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, began construction of an earthen levee flood protection project along the east bank of the Lackawanna River. That work is scheduled to be complete in March 2007. Since the levee system will cross the Meadow Brook outfall, the pipe sections at the outfall of the state's Meadow Brook project must be installed before the Corps can extend their levee across and beyond Meadow Brook. Therefore, it is imperative that the Meadow Brook project begins as soon as possible. Delays in starting construction of the Meadow Brook project will almost certainly result in delays and cost increases in the Corps project.

   The following activities are associated with the Meadow Brook project:

   *  Remove existing culverts and stream enclosures along a 3,524-foot reach of Meadow Brook.

   *  Construct and maintain a 16-foot long concrete transition culvert between the upstream end existing culvert and a new 10-foot wide by 7-foot high concrete box culvert.

   *  Construct and maintain 1,806 linear feet of 10-foot-wide by 7-foot high concrete box culvert.

   *  Construct and maintain 231 linear feet of 10-foot wide by 7-foot high concrete open channel.

   *  Construct and maintain a 14-foot long concrete transition structure between the 10-foot wide by 7-foot high concrete open channel and a new 10.5-foot diameter concrete pipe culvert.

   *  Install and maintain 360 linear feet of 10.5-foot diameter concrete pipe culvert.

   *  Construct and maintain a 22-foot long concrete transition culvert between the 10.5-foot diameter concrete pipe culvert and a new 12-foot wide by 8.5-foot high concrete box culvert.

   *  Construct and maintain 188 linear feet of 12-foot wide by 8.5-foot high concrete box culvert.

   *  Construct and maintain a 22-foot long concrete transition culvert between the 12-foot wide by 8.5-foot high concrete box culvert and a new 12-foot diameter concrete pipe culvert.

   *  Install and maintain 814 linear feet of 12-foot diameter concrete pipe culvert. At pipe outlet, construct and maintain concrete end walls and a 53-foot long grouted R-7 riprap apron.

   *  Construct and maintain approximately 11 stormwater outfall penetrations varying in size from 18-inch diameter to 48-inch diameter at various locations along the flood control project.

   Anticipated construction time is 18 months.

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS

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

   EA28-03. Bear Valley Franklin County PA Joint Water Authority, 218 Schoolhouse Road, P. O. Box 308, St. Thomas, PA 17252-0308 in St. Thomas Township, Franklin County, ACOE Baltimore District.

   To construct and maintain an 18-inch ductile iron outfall pipe, with an endwall and 12.5 feet of riprap apron extending out to 9 feet from the water line, the outfall discharges to Broad Run (HQ-CWF). The project is located off Bear Valley Road at the Water Treatment Plant (St. Thomas, PA Quadrangle N:  10.5 inches; W:  0.5 inch; Latitude: 39° 55` 55"; Longitude: 77° 52` 17") in St. Thomas Township, Franklin County.

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