THE

ENVIRONMENTAL

PROTECTION AGENCY INVITES PUBLIC

COMMENT

ON THE DRAFT UNDERGROUND INJECTION

CONTROL

PERMIT NO. NYU119401

IN THE TOWN OF INDEPENDENCE, NEW YORK

National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation, 6363 Main Street, Williamsville, NY 14221, has applied to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the provisions of the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. 300f et. seq, for an Underground Injection Control (UIC) permit renewal to continue the operation of a Class IID brine disposal injection well, Allen Whitesell SC-546. The well is located at approximately 42.08574° latitude and -77.81721° longitude, Hallsport – Independence Road, Independence, NY 14806.

This notice is being given to inform the public that EPA has prepared a draft permit, and to solicit public comment. Should there be significant interest displayed by

written public

comment, a

Presiding Officer shall conduct a public hearing on the above-identified draft permit. Comments must be submitted electronically within 30 days of the date of this notice (i.e., by no later than March 7, 2026) to Region2_UIC

@epa.gov.

Please visit the EPA Region 2 UIC website (https://www.epa.

gov/uic/under

ground-injection-control-epa-region-2-nj-ny-pr-and-vi) to access electronic versions of permit documents. All information submitted by the applicant is available as part of the administrative record, subject to provisions of law restricting the

public disclosure of confidential information. The administrative record for the draft permit can be inspected at the address listed

below any time between 8:30 am and 4:00 pm. Please contact EPA at Region2_UIC

@epa.gov to schedule a date and time to review the administrative record so that EPA can make the necessary arrangements for your visit.

Drinking Water and Municipal

Infrastructure Branch

U.S. EPA Region 2

290 Broadway,

24th Floor

New York, New York 10007-1866

Copies of documents comprising the administrative record can be obtained by submitting a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request

online at https://foiapublicaccessportal.epa.gov/app/Home.aspx or by mailing a

request to:

Freedom of

Information Officer

U.S. EPA Region 2

290 Broadway,

26th Floor

New York, New York 10007-1866

Please note that, pursuant to 40 C.F.R. Part 2, fees may apply to FOIA requests