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Tuesday - 6:30pm
February 7, 2012
South Franklin Twp.
Public Hearing

South Franklin Municipal Offices
100 Municipal Road
Washington, Pennsylvania 15301

The South Franklin Township Board of Supervisors will, at their regular Supervisors' meeting scheduled for February 7, 2012, at 6:30 p.m., conduct a hearing on an Ordinance of South Franklin Township relative to amending Chapter 1856 of the South Franklin Township Code of Ordinances, Zoning, to Authorize oil and gas wells as permitted with specific conditions in the A-I, A-2 zoned districts and as a conditional use in the R-2 Zoned Districts, and Compressor Stations and Natural Gas processing plants in the A-I and A-2 zoned districts as a conditional use subject to the conditions and requirements indicated and set forth herein by amending Sections 185-12, 185-17 and 185-13 and 185-18. The public is invited to attend said Hearing which will be held at the South Franklin municipal offices at 100 Municipal Road, Washington, Pennsylvania 15301.

Wednesday - 6pm
February 8, 2012
Potter Township
Public Meeting

Potter Township Municipal Building
206 Mowry Road
Monaca, Pennsylvania

The Board of Supervisors for the Township of Potter, Beaver County and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania shall take action upon a proposed Zoning Ordinance Amendment at a Public Meeting to be held on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. at the Potter Township Municipal Building, 206 Mowry Road, Monaca, Pennsylvania of which this notice is a summary: ORDINANCE NO. 2012- ____

AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF POTTER, BEAVER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, A SECOND CLASS TOWNSHIP UNDER THE LAWS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, AMENDING THE POTTER TOWNSHIP ZONING ORDINANCE TO ALLOW OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION, DRILLING, EXTRACTION OPERATIONS AND COMPRESSOR STATIONS AS CONDITIONAL USES IN THE GENERAL INDUSTRIAL (G-I), RURAL RESIDENTIAL (R-1) AND SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL (R-2) DISTRICTS AND ALLOWING NATURAL GAS PROCESSING PLANTS AS CONDITIONAL USES IN THE GENERAL INDUSTRIAL (G-I) DISTRICT AND FURTHER ESTABLISHING PERMIT REQUIREMENTS, PRE-APPLICATION CONFERENCES, DESIGN, INSTALLATION AND OPERATION RESTRICTIONS AND PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF.

This Ordinance Amendment will be considered for adoption pursuant to the Second Class Township Code and the Municipalities Planning Code to provide for oil and gas exploration, drilling and extraction operations, compressor stations and processing plants as conditional uses in the above referenced districts pursuant to a permit application process and further establishing design, installation and operation restrictions as well as penalties for violation of its provisions.

A copy of the full text of the proposed Ordinance is available for public inspection at the Office of the Township Secretary, 206 Mowry Road, Monaca, Pennsylvania and the Beaver County Law Library, Courthouse, Beaver, Pennsylvania during normal business hours.

After adoption, an official copy of the Ordinance shall be filed in the Beaver County Law Library.

Wednesday - 6:30pm
February 15, 2012
Davidson Township
Public Hearing

Muncy Valley Area Volunteer Fire Co.
11997 Route 42
Muncy Valley, PA

Central New York Oil and Gas LLC Compressor Station Davidson Township, Sullivan County The Department of Environmental Protection will conduct a public meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012 in the Muncy Valley Area Volunteer Fire Company, 11997 Route 42, Muncy Valley, to discuss an Air Quality plan approval application submitted by Central New York Oil and Gas LLC for construction of a new compressor station in Davidson Township. Staff from DEP’s Air Quality Program will explain the application review process and applicable regulations, and Central New York officials will review the project. These presentations will be followed by a question- and-answer session with citizens. The public meeting will be followed by a DEP public hearing beginning at 8:00 p.m. during which time citizens will have an opportunity to present oral testimony regarding the proposed Air Quality plan approval application. Anyone who wishes to present oral testimony during the public hearing may register that evening prior to the hearing. Citizens will have a maximum of five minutes each to present testimony. Written testimony of any length also will be accepted. The testimony will be recorded by a court reporter and transcribed into a written document. DEP will respond in writing to all relevant testimony provided during the public hearing. Persons unable to attend the public hearing can submit three copies of a written statement to the department by the close of business on Monday, Feb. 27, 2012. The statement should be sent to: DEP Air Quality Program Manager, 208 West Third St., Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701 Individuals in need of an accommodation as provided for in the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 should contact Daniel Spadoni at 570-327-3659 or through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at 1-800-654-5984 (TDD).

Wednesday - 6:45pm
February 15, 2012
Chippewa Township
Public Hearing

Township Municipal Building
2811 Darlington Road
Beaver Falls, PA 15010

The Chippewa Township Board of Supervisors will conduct a public hearing at 6:45 p.m. on February 15, 2012 in the Township Municipal Building, 2811 Darlington Road, Beaver Falls, PA 15010. The hearing will be for a Conditional Use submitted by Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC to construct a Natural Gas Well Site in an (AR1) Agricultural Residential District. Location of the proposed site is owned by Antoinette Maga, 580 Achortown Road, Tax Parcel No. 57-142-0136.N01-01-1. All interested parties are invited to attend and present testimony.

If you are a person with a disability and wish to attend the scheduled meeting and require an auxiliary aid service or other accommodation, please contact the Township office at 724-843-8177 during regular business hours.

Tuesday - 6:30pm
February 28, 2012
Cass Township
Public Hearing

Cass Township Municipal Building
1209 Valley Road
Pottsville, Pennsylvania

A public hearing will be held on February 28, 2012, at 6:30 p.m., in the Cass Township Municipal Building, 1209 Valley Road, Pottsville, Pennsylvania. The purpose of this public hearing shall be to entertain a proposed Zoning Ordinance for Cass Township and to consider amendments to the existing Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance (hereinafter "SALDO") and to accept public comments thereon. The amendments to the SALDO include the following: 1. Change the format to conform with the Cass Code and incorporate the SALDO into the Cass Code. 2. Update Development Agreements required by the SALDO. 3. Add appendices to include the Development Agreements and Resolutions related to the SALDO. 4. Add indemnification language and requirements for land developers concerning storm water management. 5. Amend the Penalties section of the SALDO to be consistent with the Cass Code. 6. Add provisions to the SALDO concerning oil and natural gas development and the subdivision or land development of lots for oil and natural gas development. These provisions include, but are not limited to, land development application and requirements, definitions and design standards. 7. Add provisions concerning wind and solar energy development. A copy of the proposed Zoning Ordinance is available for inspection by any citizen at the Cass Township Municipal Building located at 1209 Valley Road, Cass Township, Pennsylvania, Monday through Thursday between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.; the Schuylkill County Law Library, Schuylkill County Courthouse, 401 North Second Street, Pottsville, Pennsylvania, on any Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.; and the Pottsville Republican & Evening Herald, 111 Mahantongo Street, Pottsville, Pennsylvania, on any Monday through Friday, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., prevailing time. Persons with disabilities may request auxiliary aids and services by calling the Township offices, as applicable, within 48 hours of the hearing or meeting.

Notices

January 28, 2012 Issue
PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN

January 21, 2012 Issue
PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN

January 14, 2012 Issue
PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN

January 7, 2012 Issue
PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN

December 31, 2011 Issue
PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN

January 20, 2012 Notice

TEXAS EASTERN
NPDES PERMIT APPLICATION
Wharton Township, Fayette County
Discharge of hydrostatic test water

Texas Eastern Transmission, LP, 5400 Westheimer Court, 5D-65, Houston, TX 77056, 713-627-5388, intends to make application to the Department of Environmental Protection, for a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit to discharge hydrostatic test water in a manner which meets Department requirements. This constitutes a new discharge that will be a temporary in nature and will occur within Texas Eastern's existing right-of-way in Wharton Township, Fayette County, within the Youghiogheny Watershed. Two segments of existing natural gas pipeline will be replaced with new pipe and will be filled with water and hydrostatically tested to assess the integrity of the pipeline segments. Once the hydrostatic tests of the pipeline segments are completed, two discharges of the test water are anticipated and the discharges will occur to a well-vegetated upland location using approved erosion control devices.
This application is made under the provisions of the Clean Streams Law, the Act of June 22, 1937, P.L. 1987, as amended. Persons desiring additional information, or who wish to provide comment concerning this permit application should contact the Company as indicated above, or the Department at the following address: Regional Water Quality Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, 412-442-4000, after January 20, 2012.

PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN - Jan. 7, 2012

ACTIONS ON BLASTING
ACTIVITY APPLICATIONS

Actions on applications under the Explosives Acts of 1937 and 1957 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.

Blasting Permits Actions
Greensburg District Mining Office: Armbrust Professional Center, 8205 Route 819, Greensburg, PA 15601, 724-925-5500

63114009. Dawson Geophysical (508 W. Wall Street, Suite 800, Midland TX 79701). Blasting activity permit for seismic exploration activity to the Hopewell 3D, located in Robinson, etc. Townships, Washington County and North Fayette Township, Allegheny County. The duration of blasting is expected to last eight months. Blasting permit issued: December 16, 2011.

26114008. Appalachian Geophysical Services, LLC (2659 State Route 60, P. O. Box 426, Killbuck, OH 44637). Blasting activity permit for seismic exploration activity to the M-MAWC-1 and M-MAWC-2R located in Springfield Township, Fayette County. The duration of blasting is expected to last one year. Blasting permit issued: December 16, 2011.

PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN
December 31, 2011

Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745
Contact: Mark Gorog and Barb Hatch, Environmental Engineer Managers—Telephone: 412-442-4163/5226

GP5-30-00213: CNX Gas Co., LLC (200 Evergreen Drive, Waynesburg, PA 15370) on December 14, 2011, to install and operate two (2) natural gas-fired compressor engines, Caterpillar model G3516B rated at 1,380 brake horsepower, each controlled by an oxidation catalyst at the proposed GH2 Compressor Station in Center Township, Greene County.

Bell Township
Clearfield County, PA

EXCO Resources (PA), LLC
300 Ericsson Drive, Suite 200
Warrendale, PA 15086-5501

UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL PROGRAM

NOTICE OF PROPOSAL TO ISSUE ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER
Docket No. SDWA-03-2012-0061
OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT

U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY--REGION III
Water Protection Division
Office of Drinking Water & Source Water Protection
Ground Water & Enforcement Branch, (3WP22)
1650 Arch Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103

Comments will be accepted until February 3, 2012.

NOTICE: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region III is hereby giving notice that it has entered into a Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) with EXCO Resources (PA), LLC (“EXCO”) for violations of its Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program Permit and the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). Specifically, EXCO violated the terms of its UIC permit by failing to immediately cease injection of brine into the Irvin A-19 Brine Disposal Well (“Irvin Well”) upon discovering that the well had failed mechanical integrity. The CAFO also finds EXCO in violation for failing to provide EPA with proper notice of a mechanical integrity failure and of a well rework. Finally, the CAFO finds that EXCO operated the Irvin Well at a pressure exceeding its permitted maximum injection pressure for a three month period in 2010. The CAFO will require EXCO to properly repair the Irvin Well, demonstrate mechanical integrity of the well, and pay a penalty of one hundred fifty-nine thousand six hundred twenty-four dollars ($159,624). The penalty is based on the gravity of the violations and on avoided expenses associated with the continued injection of brine during the period of failed mechanical integrity. There was no documented contamination to underground sources of drinking water.

NEED AND DESCEIPTION: In Pennsylvania, the UIC program is directly implemented by EPA. Therefore, EPA is responsible for issuing enforcement actions to address violations of the UIC Program.

OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMENT: Section 309(g) of the Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1319(g), requires that interested persons be given notice of the proposed penalty and a reasonable opportunity to comment. Procedures by which the public may submit written comments or participate in the proceedings are described in the Consolidated Rules of Practice Governing the Administrative Assessment of Civil Penalties, Issuance of Compliance or Corrective Action Orders, and the Revocation, Termination or Suspension of Permits,(Consolidated Rules), 40 C.F.R. Part 22. The deadline for submission of written public comments is forty (40) days after issuance of the public notice. Comments should be made to:

Regional Hearing Clerk (3RC00)
U.S. EPA--Region III
1650 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029

Pursuant to 40 C.F.R. § 22.13(b), this proceeding is simultaneously commenced and concluded by the issuance of a consent agreement and final order pursuant to 40 C.F.R. § 22.18(b)(2). This public notice constitutes notification to the public of the assessment of a civil penalty in a proceeding commenced pursuant to § 22.13(b), no less than 40 days before the issuance of an order assessing a civil penalty.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Interested parties may contact the following EPA representative to learn more about this action:

Zachary Moor (3RC20)
U.S. EPA Region 3
1650 Arch Street
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-814-2472
moor.zachary@epa.gov

or

Roger Reinhart (3WP22)
U.S. EPA Region 3
1650 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-814-5462

reinhart.roger@epa.gov

Other Information

EPA Tipline for Suspicious
Gas Drilling Incidents

The Enviromental Protection Agency has announced the creation of a tip line to report non-emergency suspicious activity related to oil and gas drilling. The number for the toll-free tip line is 877-919-4372. Reports also may be sent by e-mail to eyesondrilling@epa.gov Tips may be provided anonymously.

How to use the
Pennsylvania Bulletin

All the notices for PA are published on the PA Bulletin website at: http://www.pabulletin.com A new bulletin comes out every Saturday. This includes every department in the state. You'll want to select: "Department of Environmental Protection."

Here are sub-categories of interest:
> Gas Transmission Pipelines are under "Water Obstructions and Encroachments"
> Compressor Stations are under "Air Quality"

You can read the Current Issue. Click on "Current Issue" on the left panel, scroll down to DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, then click on "Applications, actions and special notices." The top of the webpage has navigation you will need because there are multiple webpages for each notice & you can only get to them by clicking "NEXT" at the top of the page. Keep clicking "Next" until you get to Air Quality (or whatever you're looking for).

"Search" is much faster. It gives you another click for "Search" then you fill it in. For instance:
Full Text = "compressor"
Volume = "Volume 41 - 2011"
Issue Number = All
Page Number (leave blank)
Date of Issue (date span or else leave blank (which gives you all of 2011)
Agency = "DEP"
Document Type = "Notices"

Result is a list of links. The list will include applications already approved and applications going into their comment period. Inside the links you can search on the webpage itself (Edit > Find) for additional ways to narrow it.

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