[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 3, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54244-54245]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-21358]


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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 September 11, 2013. A 
conference session and business meeting will be held the following day 
on Thursday, September 12, 2013. The hearing, conference session and 
business meeting are open to the public and will be held at The 
Enterprise Center at Burlington County College, 3331 Route 38, Mount 
Laurel, New Jersey.
    Public Hearing. The public hearing on September 11, 2013 will begin 
at 1:30 p.m. Hearing items will include draft dockets for projects 
subject to the Commission's review. The list of projects scheduled for 
hearing, including project descriptions, is currently available in a 
long form of this notice posted on the Commission's Web site, 
www.drbc.net. Draft dockets scheduled for hearing are posted on the Web 
site approximately ten days prior to the hearing date. Written comments 
on draft dockets and resolutions scheduled for hearing on September 11 
will be accepted through the close of the hearing that day. After the 
hearing on all scheduled matters has been completed, there will be an 
opportunity for public dialogue. Because hearings on particular

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projects may be postponed to allow additional time for the commission's 
review, interested parties are advised to check the Web site 
periodically prior to the hearing date. Any postponements will be duly 
noted there.
    Public Meeting. The public meeting on September 12, 2013 will begin 
at 12:15 p.m. and will consist of a conference session followed by a 
business meeting. The conference session will include a progress report 
by staff on implementation of the Water Resources Plan for the Delaware 
River Basin (DRBC 2004) and a presentation by a representative of the 
William Penn Foundation (WPF) on WPF's Delaware River Basin initiative. 
The business meeting will include the following items: Adoption of the 
Minutes of the Commission's July 10, 2013 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. In addition to those items for which the public hearing 
is completed on September 11, 2013, items subject to Commission 
consideration during the Business Meeting on September 12 include 
Docket D-2006-037-3 for Hudson Valley Foie Gras, LLC (``HVFG''), for 
which the public hearing was completed on July 9, 2013. A revised 
version of the HVFG draft docket, which takes into consideration 
comments received during the public hearing on July 9, is available on 
the Commission's Web site. The Commissioners also may consider action 
on matters for which no public hearing is required.
    There will be no opportunity for additional public comments at the 
September 12 business meeting on hearing items for which the hearing 
was completed on September 11 or a previous date. Commission 
consideration on September 12 of items for which the public hearing is 
closed may result in either approval of the 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 
for the record at the public hearing on September 11 or to address the 
Commissioners informally during the public dialogue portion of the 
hearing on September 11 are asked to sign up in advance by contacting 
Ms. Paula Schmitt of the Commission staff, at 
[email protected] or by phoning Ms. Schmitt at 609-883-
9500 ext. 224.
    Addresses for Written Comment. Written comment on items scheduled 
for hearing may be delivered by hand at the public hearing or submitted 
in advance of the hearing date to: Commission Secretary, P.O. Box 7360, 
25 State Police Drive, West Trenton, NJ 08628; by fax to Commission 
Secretary, DRBC at 609-883-9522 or by email to 
[email protected]. If submitted by email in advance of the 
hearing date, written comments on a docket should also be sent to 
[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.
    Updates. Items scheduled for hearing are occasionally postponed to 
allow more time for the Commission to consider them. Other meeting 
items also are subject to change. Please check the Commission's Web 
site, www.drbc.net, closer to the meeting date for changes that may be 
made after the deadline for filing this notice.
    Additional Information, Contacts. The list of projects scheduled 
for hearing, with descriptions, is currently available in a long form 
of this notice posted on the Commission's Web site, www.drbc.net. Draft 
dockets and resolutions for hearing items will be posted as hyperlinks 
from the notice at the same location approximately ten days prior to 
the hearing date. 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 Project Review Section 
assistant Victoria Lawson at 609-883-9500, ext. 216.

    Dated: August 27, 2013.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary and Assistant General Counsel.
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