[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 19 (Tuesday, January 31, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8827-8828]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-02011]
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DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION
Notice of Public Hearing and Business Meeting February 15 and
March 15, 2017
Notice is hereby given that the Delaware River Basin Commission
will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, February 15, 2017. A business
meeting will be held the following month, on Wednesday, March 15, 2017.
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 February 15, 2017 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 to adopt the Commission's Water
Resources Program for fiscal years 2017-2019.
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. The draft resolution 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 February 15
will be accepted through 5:00 p.m. on February 21. Time permitting, an
opportunity for Open Public Comment will be provided upon the
conclusion of Commission business at the March 15 Business Meeting; in
accordance with recent format changes, this opportunity will not be
offered upon completion of the Public Hearing.
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 15, 2017 will
begin at 10:30 a.m. and will include: Adoption of the Minutes of the
Commission's December 14, 2016 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
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for which a hearing has been completed or is not required. The latter
are expected to include resolutions for the Minutes (a) authorizing the
Executive Director to enter into a professional services contract with
LimnoTech to support the development of a hydrodynamic and water
quality model of eutrophication effects for the Delaware River Estuary;
and (b) providing for implementation of an e-comment system for the
collection of public comments.
After all scheduled business has been completed and as time allows,
the Business 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 March 15 Business Meeting on items for which a hearing
was completed on February 15 or a previous date. Commission
consideration on March 15 of items for which the public hearing 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.
Advance Sign-Up for Oral Comment. Individuals who wish to comment
on the record during the public hearing on February 15 or to address
the Commissioners informally during the Open Public Comment portion of
the meeting on March 15 as time allows, are asked to sign up in advance
by contacting Ms. Paula Schmitt of the Commission staff, at
[email protected].
Addresses for Written Comment. Written comment on items scheduled
for hearing may be delivered by hand at the public hearing or: 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, written comments on a
docket should also be sent to Mr. David Kovach, Manager, Project Review
Section 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.
Additional Information, Contacts. 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 Judith
Scharite, Project Review Section assistant at 609-883-9500, ext. 216.
Dated: January 25, 2017.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary and Assistant General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2017-02011 Filed 1-30-17; 8:45 am]
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