[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 26, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70544-70545]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-28300]


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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 Tuesday, December 3, 2013. A conference 
session and business meeting will be held the following day on 
Wednesday, December 4, 2013. The hearing, conference session and 
business meeting are open to the public and will be held at the 
Washington Crossing Historic Park Visitor Center, 1112 River Road, 
Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania.
    Public Hearing. The public hearing on December 3, 2013 will begin 
at 1:30 p.m. Hearing items will include draft dockets and resolutions 
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 
December 3 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 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 December 4, 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 presentations by 
staff on (a) new interactive mapping capability, and (b) the updated 
PCB criterion formally proposed by the Commission in August 2013. The 
business meeting will include the following items: adoption of the 
Minutes of the Commission's September 12, 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 or is not required. In addition to those items for which 
the public hearing is completed on December 3, 2013, the Commissioners 
may consider action on revised water quality criteria for PCBs and pH, 
for which public hearings were completed on September 10 and October 
24, 2013, respectively.
    There will be no opportunity for additional public comments at the 
December 4 business meeting on hearing items for which the hearing was 
completed on December 3 or a previous date. Commission consideration on 
December 4 of items for which the public hearing is closed may result 
in either approval of the item (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

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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 December 3 or to address the 
Commissioners informally during the public dialogue portion of the 
hearing on December 3 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 Mr. 
William Muszynski, Manager, Water Resources Management 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 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: November 20, 2013.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary and Assistant General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2013-28300 Filed 11-25-13; 8:45 am]
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