The Travelers Indemnity Company v. DEP; EHB Doc. No. 96-056-R [26 Pa.B. 5764] The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) and The Travelers Indemnity Company (The Travelers) have resolved the above-captioned appeal that was filed with the Environmental Hearing Board. The Department entered into a Consent Adjudication with The Travelers which, in general, will allow Amerikohl Mining, Inc. (Amerikohl) to substitute surface coal mining bonds in connection with surface mining Permit No. 56763022 formerly issued to Delta Mining, Inc. Under the terms of the Consent Adjudication, the Department will waive collection of The Travelers' Bonds upon the substitution by Amerikohl of replacement bonds, or other collateral acceptable to the State, in an amount equal to The Travelers' Bonds.
Copies of the Consent Adjudication are in the possession of:
Martin H. Sokolow, Jr., Regional Counsel, DEP, Rachel Carson State Office Bldg., P. O. Box 8464, 400 Market Street--9th Flr., Harrisburg, PA 17105-8464, (717) 787-8790;
Robert J. Blumling, Esquire, Attorney for The Travelers Indemnity Company, Sable, Makoroff & Gusky, P.C., 7th Floor, Frick Bldg., Pittsburgh, PA 15219;
and at the office of the Environmental Hearing Board, and may be reviewed by any interested party on request during normal business hours. If information concerning this notice is required in an alternative form, contact the Secretary to the Board at (717) 783-3483. TDD users may telephone the Board through the AT&T Pennsylvania Relay Center at 1 (800) 654-5984.
Persons aggrieved by the above settlement have a right to appeal to the Environmental Hearing Board, P. O. Box 8457, 2nd Floor, RCSOB, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8457. Appeals must be filed within 20 days of this publication.
The Environmental Hearing Board is empowered to approve this settlement if no objection is timely made.
GEORGE J. MILLER,
Chairperson[Pa.B. Doc. No. 96-1976. Filed for public inspection November 22, 1996, 9:00 a.m.]
