Notice2023-08619
Notice of Public Hearing and Business Meeting
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Published
April 24, 2023
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Delaware River Basin Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 78 (Monday, April 24, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24778-24779]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08619]
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DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION
Notice of Public Hearing and Business Meeting
Notice is hereby given that the Delaware River Basin Commission
will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. A business
meeting will be held the following month on Wednesday, June 7, 2023.
Both the hearing and the business meeting are open to the public. The
public hearing will be conducted virtually, and the business meeting
will be held in person.
Public Hearing. The Commission will conduct the public hearing
virtually on May 10, 2023, commencing at 1:30 p.m. Hearing items will
include draft dockets for withdrawals, discharges, and other projects
that could have a substantial effect on the basin's water resources, as
well as resolutions to: (a) adopt the 2024-2026 Water Resources
Program; (b) adopt the Commission's annual current expense and capital
budgets for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024; (c) 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,
2024; and (d) reauthorize the Toxics Advisory Committee. A list of the
projects scheduled for hearing, including project descriptions, along
with links to draft docket approvals, will be posted on the
Commission's website, <a href="http://www.drbc.gov">www.drbc.gov</a>, in a long form of this notice at
least ten days before the hearing date. Links to drafts of the noted
resolutions will be posted at the same time.
Written comments on matters scheduled for hearing on May 10, 2023
will be accepted through 5 p.m. on Monday, May 15, 2023.
The public is advised to check the Commission's website
periodically during the ten days prior to the hearing date, as items
scheduled for hearing may be postponed if additional time is needed to
complete the Commission's review. Items also may be added up to ten
days prior to the hearing date. In reviewing docket descriptions, the
public is asked to be aware that the details of projects may change
during the Commission's review, which is ongoing.
Public Meeting. The public business meeting on June 7, 2023 will
begin at 1 p.m. and will include: adoption of the Minutes of the
Commission's March 8, 2023 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 agenda is expected to include consideration of the
draft dockets for withdrawals, discharges, and other projects that were
subjects of the public hearing on May 10, 2023.
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 June 7, 2023 business meeting on items for which a
hearing was completed on May 10, 2023 or a previous date. Commission
consideration on June 7, 2023 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 Registration and Sign-Up for Oral Comment. Registration
links for those who wish to attend and speak
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during the (virtual) public hearing and for those who wish to speak
during the (in-person) Open Public Comment session immediately
following the business meeting will be posted at <a href="http://www.drbc.gov">www.drbc.gov</a> at least
ten days before each meeting date. The Commission's hearing, business
meeting and Open Public Comment session will also be livestreamed on
YouTube at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@DRBC_1961">https://www.youtube.com/@DRBC_1961</a>. For assistance, please
contact Ms. Patricia Hausler of the Commission staff, at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2858495c5a414b41490640495d5b444d5a684c5a4a4b064f475e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3b4b5a4f495258525a15535a4e48575e497b5f495958155c544d">[email protected]</span></a>.
Addresses for Written Comment. Written comment on items scheduled
for hearing may be made through the Commission's web-based comment
system, a link to which is provided at <a href="http://www.drbc.gov">www.drbc.gov</a>. Use of the web-
based system ensures that all submissions are captured in a single
location and their receipt is acknowledged. Exceptions to the use of
this system 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 08628-0360. For assistance, please contact Patricia Hausler
at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9cecfde8eef5fff5fdb2f4fde9eff0f9eedcf8eefeffb2fbf3ea"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="90e0f1e4e2f9f3f9f1bef8f1e5e3fcf5e2d0f4e2f2f3bef7ffe6">[email protected]</span></a>.
Accommodation 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.
Those with limited internet access may listen and speak at virtual
public meetings of the DRBC using any of several toll-free phone
numbers that will be provided to all virtual meeting registrants.
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.
Authority. Delaware River Basin Compact, Public Law 87-328,
Approved September 27, 1961, 75 Statutes at Large, 688, sec. 14.4.
Dated: April 17, 2023.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary and Assistant General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2023-08619 Filed 4-21-23; 8:45 am]
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