[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 84 (Wednesday, May 3, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20596-20597]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-08919]
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DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION
Notice of Public Hearing and Business Meeting May 17 and June 14,
2017
Notice is hereby given that the Delaware River Basin Commission
will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. A business
meeting will be held the following month, on Wednesday, June 14, 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 May 17, 2017 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 two FY-2018 budget resolutions: (1) A
resolution to
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apportion among the signatory parties the amounts required for the
support of the current expense and capital budgets for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 2018 (July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018); and (2) a
resolution to adopt the Commission's annual current expense and capital
budgets for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018 (July 1, 2017 through
June 30, 2018).
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 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 May 17 will be
accepted through 5:00 p.m. on May 22. Time permitting, an opportunity
for Open Public Comment will be provided upon the conclusion of
Commission business at the June 14 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 June 14, 2017 will
begin at 10:30 a.m. and will include: Adoption of the Minutes of the
Commission's March 15, 2017 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. The latter are expected to include a resolution for the
Minutes providing for election of the Commission Chair, Vice Chair and
Second Vice Chair for the year commencing July 1, 2017 and ending June
30, 2018.
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 June 14 Business Meeting on items for which a hearing was
completed on May 17 or a previous date. Commission consideration on
June 14 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 May 17 or to address the
Commissioners informally during the Open Public Comment portion of the
meeting on June 14 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 Cosey Road, 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: April 27, 2017.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary and Assistant General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2017-08919 Filed 5-2-17; 8:45 am]
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