[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 2, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51982-51983]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-20684]


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DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION


Notice of Public Hearing and Business Meeting, September 9-10, 
2014

    Notice is hereby given that the Delaware River Basin Commission 
will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, September 9, 2014. A conference 
session and business meeting will be held the following day on 
Wednesday, September 10, 2014. 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 September 9, 2014 will begin 
at 1:30 p.m. Hearing items will include draft dockets for withdrawals, 
discharges and other water-related projects subject to the Commission's 
review, and resolutions: (1) Requesting that U.S. EPA establish Stage 2 
TMDLs for PCBs in the Delaware Estuary and Bay; and (2) authorizing the 
Executive Director to enter into an agreement with New York University 
Medical Center for studies on the effects of PCBs and dissolved oxygen 
on Atlantic Sturgeon. The list of projects scheduled for hearing, 
including project descriptions, will be posted on the Commission's Web 
site, www.drbc.net, in a long form of this notice at least ten days 
before the hearing date. Written comments on draft dockets and 
resolutions scheduled for hearing on September 9 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 Commission's Web site during the week immediately 
prior to the hearing date. Any postponements will be duly noted there.
    Public Meeting. The public meeting on September 9, 2014 will begin 
at 12:15 p.m. with an informal conference session, consisting of an 
annual progress report by the staff on implementation of the Basin 
Plan. The business meeting will include the following items: adoption 
of the Minutes of the Commission's June 11, 2014 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.
    There will be no opportunity for additional public comment at the 
September 10 business meeting on hearing items for which the hearing 
was completed on September 9 or a previous date. Commission 
consideration on September 10 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 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

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September 9 or to address the Commissioners informally during the 
public dialogue portion of the hearing on September 9 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 in 
advance of the hearing, either: by hand, U.S. Mail or private carrier 
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, will be posted on the Commission's Web 
site, www.drbc.net, in a long form of this notice at least ten days 
before the hearing date. Draft dockets and resolutions for hearing 
items will be available as hyperlinks from the posted notice. 
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 25, 2014.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary and Assistant General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2014-20684 Filed 8-29-14; 8:45 am]
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