[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 146 (Monday, July 30, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36567-36568]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-16222]
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DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION
Notice of Public Hearing and Business Meeting August 15 and
September 13, 2018
Notice is hereby given that the Delaware River Basin Commission
will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, August 15, 2018. A business
meeting will be held the following month on Thursday, September 13,
2018. The hearing and meeting are open to the public. The public
hearing in August will be held at the West Trenton Volunteer Fire
Company Ballroom, 40 West Upper Ferry Road, West Trenton, New Jersey.
The business meeting in September will be held at the RiverWinds
Community Center, 1000 RiverWinds Drive, Thorofare, New Jersey.
Public Hearing. The public hearing on August 15, 2018 will begin at
1:30 p.m. Hearing items subject to the Commission's review will include
draft dockets for withdrawals, discharges, and other projects that
could have a substantial effect on the basin's water resources.
The list of projects scheduled for hearing, including project
descriptions, will be posted on the Commission's website, www.drbc.net,
in a long form of this notice at least ten days before the hearing
date.
Written comments on matters scheduled for hearing on August 15 will
be accepted through 5:00 p.m. on August 20.
The public is advised to check the Commission's website
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 September 13, 2018
will begin at 10:30 a.m. and will include: Adoption of the Minutes of
the Commission's June 13, 2018 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 Business Meeting will be followed by up to one hour of Open Public
Comment, an opportunity to address the Commission on any topic
concerning management of the basin's water resources outside the
context of a duly noticed, on-the-record public hearing.
There will be no opportunity for additional public comment for the
record at the September 13 Business Meeting on items for which a
hearing was completed on August 15 or a previous date. Commission
consideration on September 13 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 August 15 or to address the
Commissioners informally during the Open Public Comment portion of the
meeting on September 13 as time allows, are asked to sign-up in advance
through EventBrite. Links to EventBrite for the Public Hearing and the
Business Meeting are available at drbc.net. For assistance, please
contact Ms. Paula Schmitt of the Commission staff, at
[email protected].
Submitting Written Comment. Written comment on items scheduled for
hearing may be made through SmartComment, the web-based comment system
introduced by the Commission, a link to which is provided at drbc.net.
Use of SmartComment ensures that all submissions are captured in a
single
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location and their receipt is acknowledged. Exceptions to the use of
SmartComment are available based on need, by writing to the attention
of the Commission Secretary, DRBC, P.O. Box 7360, 25 Cosey Road, West
Trenton, NJ 08628. For assistance, please contact Paula Schmitt 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 meeting or hearing 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 Denise McHugh, 609-883-9500, ext. 240. For
other questions concerning hearing items, please contact David Kovach,
Project Review Section Manager at 609-883-9500, ext. 264.
Dated: July 24, 2018.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary and Assistant General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2018-16222 Filed 7-27-18; 8:45 am]
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