[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 204 (Thursday, October 22, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63973-63974]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-26837]
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DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION
Notice of Public Hearing and Business Meeting November 10 and
December 9, 2015
Notice is hereby given that the Delaware River Basin Commission
will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, November 10, 2015. A business
meeting will be held the following month, on Wednesday, December 9,
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 November 10, 2015 will begin
at 1:30 p.m. Hearing items will include: draft dockets for the
withdrawals, discharges and other water-related projects subject to the
Commission's review; and a resolution authorizing the Executive
Director to enter into an agreement with the University of Delaware for
an analysis of water quality data collected by the University on the
Cape May--Lewes Ferry, which will be used by the Commission and the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to refine water quality models of the
Delaware Estuary and Delaware Bay.
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. Draft resolutions scheduled for hearing also will be
posted at www.drbc.net ten or more days prior to the hearing.
Written comments on matters scheduled for hearing on November 10
will be accepted through the close of business (5 p.m.) on November 12,
the day following the Veterans' Day Holiday. After the hearing on all
scheduled matters has been completed, and as time allows, an
opportunity for Open Public Comment (formerly known as ``public
dialogue'') will also be provided.
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 December 9, 2015
will begin
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at 1:30 p.m. and will include: adoption of the Minutes of the
Commission's September 16, 2015 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. After all scheduled business has been completed and
as time allows, the meeting will also include up to one hour of Open
Public Comment.
There will be no opportunity for additional public comment for the
record at the December 9 business meeting on items for which a hearing
was completed on November 10 or a previous date. Commission
consideration on December 9 of items for which the comment period is
closed may result in approval of the item (by 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. Items for which a public hearing has been
completed and on which the Commission has not yet acted include a
proposed rule amending DRBC's Administrative Manual Part III--Rules of
Practice and Procedure to provide for the One Process/One Permit
Program.
Advance Sign-Up for Oral Comment. Individuals who wish to comment
for the record at the public hearing on November 10 or to address the
Commissioners informally during the Open Public Comment portion of the
meeting on either November 10 or December 9 as time allows, 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 (preferred) 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: October 16, 2015.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary and Assistant General Counsel.
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