[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 156 (Friday, August 12, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 50188]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-20512]


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DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION


Notice of Proposed Methodology for the Delaware River and Bay 
Integrated List Water Quality Assessment

AGENCY: Delaware River Basin Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the methodology proposed to be 
used in the 2012 Delaware River and Bay Integrated List Water Quality 
Assessment is available for review and comment.

DATES: Comments must be received in writing by close of business on 
August 31, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Comments will be accepted via e-mail to 
[email protected]; via fax to 609-883-9522; by U.S. Mail to 
DRBC, Attn: Water Quality Assessment 2012, P.O. Box 7360, West Trenton, 
NJ 08628-0360; via private carrier to DRBC, Attn: Integrated Assessment 
2012, 25 State Police Drive, West Trenton, NJ 08628-0360; or by hand. 
All submissions should have the phrase ``Water Quality Assessment 
2012'' in the subject line and should include the name, address (street 
address optional) and affiliation, if any, of the commenter.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. John Yagecic, Supervisor, 
Standards and Assessment Section, DRBC Modeling, Monitoring and 
Assessment Branch, via e-mail to [email protected] or by 
telephone to 609-883-9500, ext. 271.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Delaware River Basin Commission 
(``DRBC'' or ``Commission'') is an interstate and federal compact 
agency that was created in 1961 by concurrent legislation of the States 
of Delaware, New Jersey, and New York, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 
and the United States Government for purpose of jointly managing the 
water resources of the Delaware River Basin.
    DRBC currently is compiling data for the 2012 Delaware River and 
Bay Water Quality Assessment Report required by the federal Clean Water 
Act (``CWA''). The 2012 Assessment will present the extent to which 
waters of the Delaware River and Bay are attaining designated uses in 
accordance with Section 305(b) of the CWA and the Commission's Water 
Quality Regulations (18 CFR part 410) and will identify impaired 
waters, which consist of waters that exceed surface water quality 
standards.
    The assessment methodology to be used in the 2012 Assessment is 
available for review at the following url: http://www.state.nj.gov/drbc/Methodology-WQAssess-draft_July2011.pdf.

    Dated: August 8, 2011.
Pamela M. Bush, Esquire,
Commission Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-20512 Filed 8-11-11; 8:45 am]
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