[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 39 (Friday, February 27, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10670-10671]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-03956]
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DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION
Notice of Public Hearing and Business Meeting; March 10-11, 2015
Notice is hereby given that the Delaware River Basin Commission
will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, March 10, 2015. A business
meeting will be held the following day on Wednesday, March 11, 2015.
The hearing and business meeting are open to the public and will be
held at the Washington Crossing Historic Park Visitor Center, 1112
River Road, Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania.
Public Hearing. The public hearing on March 10, 2015 will begin at
1:30 p.m. Hearing items will include draft dockets for withdrawals,
discharges and other water-related projects subject to the Commission's
review, and resolutions: (1) Authorizing the Executive Director to
award a contract to the lowest responsible bidder for taxonomic
identification of benthic macroinvertebrates in samples collected from
the Delaware River and its tributaries; (2) authorizing the Executive
Director to award a contract to the lowest responsible bidder for
analysis of water, sediment and tissue samples from ambient waters of
the Delaware River Basin for organic chemicals including PCBs, and
mercury; (3) delegating limited authority to the Executive Director to
enter into settlement agreements and to waive administrative late fees
for good cause shown; and (4) authorizing and directing the Executive
Director to initiate rulemaking to provide for the One Process--One
Permit Program and to enter into an Administrative Agreement with the
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection for demonstration of
the program. The list of projects scheduled for hearing, including
project descriptions, will be posted on the Commission's Web site,
www.drbc.net, in a long form of this notice at least ten days before
the hearing date. Written comments on draft dockets and resolutions
scheduled for hearing on March 10 will be accepted through the close of
the hearing that day. After the hearing on all scheduled matters has
been completed, there will be an opportunity for public dialogue.
The public is advised to check the Commission's Web site
periodically prior to the hearing date, as items scheduled for hearing
may be postponed if additional time is deemed necessary to complete the
Commission's review, and items may be added up to ten days prior to the
hearing date. In reviewing docket descriptions, the public is also
asked to be aware that project details commonly change in the course of
the Commission's review, which is ongoing.
Public Meeting. The public business meeting on March 11, 2015 will
begin at 1:00 p.m. and will include: adoption of the Minutes of the
Commission's December 10, 2014 business meeting, announcements of
upcoming meetings and events, a report on hydrologic conditions,
reports by the Executive Director and the Commission's General Counsel,
and consideration of any items for which a hearing has been completed
or is not required. In the latter category, the meeting will include
resolutions for the Minutes: (a) Authorizing the Executive Director to
execute an agreement for the preparation of the
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triennial actuarial evaluation for post-retirement benefits required by
GASB 45; and (b) authorizing the Executive Director to retain an
independent accounting firm to perform required annual audits for
fiscal years 2015 through 2017, with an option to continue these
services through 2019.
There will be no opportunity for additional public comment at the
March 11 business meeting on hearing items for which the hearing was
completed on March 10 or a previous date. Commission consideration on
March 11 of items for which the public hearing is closed may result in
either approval of the item (docket or resolution) as proposed,
approval with changes, denial, or deferral. When the Commissioners
defer an action, they may announce an additional period for written
comment on the item, with or without an additional hearing date, or
they may take additional time to consider the input they have already
received without requesting further public input. Any deferred items
will be considered for action at a public meeting of the Commission on
a future date.
Advance Sign-Up for Oral Comment. Individuals who wish to comment
for the record at the public hearing on March 10 or to address the
Commissioners informally during the public dialogue portion of the
hearing that day are asked to sign up in advance by contacting Ms.
Paula Schmitt of the Commission staff, at
[email protected] or by phoning Ms. Schmitt at 609-883-
9500 ext. 224.
Addresses for Written Comment. Written comment on items scheduled
for hearing may be delivered by hand at the public hearing or in
advance of the hearing, either: by hand, U.S. Mail or private carrier
to: Commission Secretary, P.O. Box 7360, 25 State Police Drive, West
Trenton, NJ 08628; by fax to Commission Secretary, DRBC at 609-883-
9522; or by email to [email protected]. If submitted by
email in advance of the hearing date, written comments on a docket
should also be sent to Mr. William Muszynski, Manager, Water Resources
Management at [email protected].
Accommodations for Special Needs. Individuals in need of an
accommodation as provided for in the Americans with Disabilities Act
who wish to attend the informational meeting, conference session or
hearings should contact the Commission Secretary directly at 609-883-
9500 ext. 203 or through the Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) at
711, to discuss how we can accommodate your needs.
Updates. Items scheduled for hearing are occasionally postponed to
allow more time for the Commission to consider them. Other meeting
items also are subject to change. Please check the Commission's Web
site, www.drbc.net, closer to the meeting date for changes that may be
made after the deadline for filing this notice.
Additional Information, Contacts. The list of projects scheduled
for hearing, with descriptions, will be posted on the Commission's Web
site, www.drbc.net, in a long form of this notice at least ten days
before the hearing date. Draft dockets and resolutions for hearing
items will be available as hyperlinks from the posted notice.
Additional public records relating to hearing items may be examined at
the Commission's offices by appointment by contacting Carol Adamovic,
609-883-9500, ext. 249. For other questions concerning hearing items,
please contact Project Review Section assistant Victoria Lawson at 609-
883-9500, ext. 216.
Dated: February 18, 2015.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary and Assistant General Counsel.
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