Rule2023-11205
Regulatory Program Fees and Water Charges Rates
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Published
May 31, 2023
Effective
July 1, 2023
Issuing agencies
Delaware River Basin Commission
Abstract
Notice is provided of the Commission's regulatory program fees and schedule of water charges for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 104 (Wednesday, May 31, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 34747-34748]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11205]
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DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION
18 CFR Parts 401 and 420
Regulatory Program Fees and Water Charges Rates
AGENCY: Delaware River Basin Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: Notice is provided of the Commission's regulatory program fees
and schedule of water charges for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
2023.
DATES: This final rule is effective July 1, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elba L. Deck, CPA, Director of Finance
and Administration, 609-883-9500, ext. 201.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Delaware River Basin Commission
(``DRBC'' or ``Commission'') is a Federal-interstate compact agency
charged with managing the water resources of the Delaware River Basin
on a regional basis without regard to political boundaries. Its members
are the governors of the four basin states--Delaware, New Jersey, New
York and Pennsylvania--and on behalf of the federal government, the
North Atlantic Division Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
In accordance with 18 CFR 401.43(c), on July 1 of every year, the
Commission's regulatory program fees as set forth in tables 1, 2 and 3
of that section are subject to an annual adjustment, commensurate with
any increase in the annual April 12-month Consumer Price Index (CPI)
for Philadelphia published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
during that year. Pursuant to 18 CFR 420.41(c), the same indexed
adjustment applies to the Commission's schedule of water charges for
consumptive and non-consumptive withdrawals of surface water within the
basin. The referenced April 12-month CPI for 2023 showed an increase of
4.74%. Commensurate adjustments are thus required.
This notice is made in accordance with 18 CFR 401.43(c) and 18 CFR
420.41(c), which provide that a revised fee schedule will be published
in the Federal Register by July 1. The revised fees also may be
obtained by contacting the Commission during business hours or by
checking the Commission's website.
List of Subjects
18 CFR Part 401
Administrative practice and procedure, Project review, Water
pollution control, Water resources.
18 CFR Part 420
Water supply.
For the reasons set forth in the preamble, the Delaware River Basin
Commission amends parts 401 and 420 of title 18 of the Code of Federal
Regulations as set forth below:
PART 401--RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
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1. The authority citation for part 401 continues to read as follows:
Authority: Delaware River Basin Compact (75 Stat. 688), unless
otherwise noted.
Subpart C--Project Review Under Section 3.8 of the Compact
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2. In Sec. 401.43, revise tables 1, 2, and 3 to read as follows:
Sec. 401.43 Regulatory program fees.
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Table 1 to Sec. 401.43--Docket Application Filing Fee
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Docket application
Project type fee Fee maximum
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Water Allocation............... $491 per million Greater of:
gallons/month of $18,420 \1\ or
allocation,\1\ not Alternative
to exceed Review Fee.
$18,420.\1\ Fee is
doubled for any
portion to be
exported from the
basin.
Wastewater Discharge........... Private projects: Alternative Review
$1,228; \1\ Public Fee.
projects: $614 \1\.
Other.......................... 0.4% of project Greater of:
cost up to $92,099 \1\ or
$10,000,000 plus Alternative
0.12% of project Review Fee.
cost above
$10,000,000 (if
applicable), not
to exceed $92,099
\1\.
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\1\ Subject to annual adjustment in accordance with paragraph (c) of
this section.
Table 2 to Sec. 401.43--Annual Monitoring and Coordination Fee
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Annual fee Allocation
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Water Allocation.................. \1\ 368 <4.99 mgm.
\1\ 553 5.00 to 49.99 mgm.
\1\ 798 50.00 to 499.99 mgm.
\1\ 1,013 500.00 to 9,999.99
mgm.
\1\ 1,228 > or = to 10,000
mgm.
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Annual fee Discharge design
capacity
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Wastewater Discharge.............. \1\ 368 <0.05 mgd
\1\ 749 0.05 to 1 mgd.
\1\ 1,007 1 to 10 mgd.
\1\ 1,228 >10 mgd.
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\1\ Subject to annual adjustment in accordance with paragraph (c) of
this section.
Table 3 to Sec. 401.43--Additional Fees
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Proposed action Fee Fee maximum
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Emergency Approval Under 18 CFR 401.40 $5,000........................ Alternative Review Fee.
Late Filed Renewal Surcharge.......... $2,000........................
Modification of a DRBC Approval....... At Executive Director's Alternative Review Fee.
discretion, Docket
Application Fee for the
appropriate project type.
Name change........................... $1,228\1\.....................
Change of Ownership................... $1,842\1\.....................
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\1\ Subject to annual adjustment in accordance with paragraph (c) of this section.
PART 420--BASIN REGULATIONS--WATER SUPPLY CHARGES
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3. The authority citation for part 420 continues to read as follows:
Authority: Delaware River Basin Compact, 75 Stat. 688.
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4. In Sec. 420.41, revise paragraphs (a) and (b) to read as follows:
Sec. 420.41 Schedule of water charges.
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(a) $98 per million gallons for consumptive use, subject to
paragraph (c) of this section; and
(b) $0.98 per million gallons for non-consumptive use, subject to
paragraph (c) of this section.
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Dated: May 19, 2023.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-11205 Filed 5-30-23; 8:45 am]
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