[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 205 (Thursday, October 22, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67340-67341]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-23447]
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DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION
Notice of Public Hearing and Business Meeting
November 12 and December 9, 2020
Notice is hereby given that the Delaware River Basin Commission
will hold a public hearing on Thursday,
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November 12, 2020. A business meeting will be held the following month
on Wednesday, December 9, 2020. Both the hearing and the business
meeting are open to the public. In light of COVID-19 mitigation
measures in effect for DRBC member states, both meetings will be
conducted remotely. Please check the Commission's website,
www.drbc.gov, on or after October 28, 2020 for details about the
meeting formats and how to attend.
Public Hearing. The Commission will conduct the public hearing
remotely on November 12, 2020, 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. The list of projects scheduled for hearing, including
project descriptions, will be posted on the Commission's website,
www.drbc.gov, in a long form of this notice at least ten days before
the hearing date.
Written comments on matters scheduled for hearing on November 12,
2020 will be accepted through 5:00 p.m. on November 17, 2020.
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 needed 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 the details of projects may change during the
Commission's review, which is ongoing.
Public Meeting. The public business meeting on December 9, 2020
will begin at 10:30 a.m. and will include: Adoption of the Minutes of
the Commission's September 10, 2020 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. At the business meeting on December 9, 2020, the
latter may include but are not limited to: Possible Commission action
on the findings and recommendations of the Hearing Officer in the
matter of Docket D-2017-009-2 for the Gibbstown Logistics Center Dock
2; and resolutions for the minutes (a) authorizing the Executive
Director to enter into a contract for analytical services for toxicity
testing from surface water samples collected in the Delaware River
Estuary; and (b) amending the Administrative Manual--Bylaws, Management
and Personnel regarding approved holidays.
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 December 9 Business Meeting on items for which a hearing
was completed on November 12 or a previous date. Commission
consideration on December 9 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 November 12 or to address
the Commissioners informally during the Open Public Comment portion of
the meeting on December 9 as time allows, are asked to sign up in
advance through EventBrite. Links to EventBrite for the Public Hearing
and the Business Meeting are posted at www.drbc.gov. For assistance,
please contact Ms. Patricia Hausler of the Commission staff, at
patricia.hausler@drbc.gov.
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 www.drbc.gov. 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 patricia.hausler@drbc.gov.
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: October 15, 2020.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary and Assistant General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2020-23447 Filed 10-21-20; 8:45 am]
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