[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 25, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 70169]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-27880]


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DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION


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

    Notice is hereby given that the Delaware River Basin Commission 
will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, December 9, 2014. A business 
meeting will be held the following day on Wednesday, December 10, 2014. 
The hearing 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 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 a resolution adopting the Commission's Water Resources 
Program FY 2015-17. 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 December 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.
    The public is advised to check the Commission's Web site 
periodically prior to the hearing date, as items scheduled for hearing 
may be postponed if additional time is deemed necessary 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 project details commonly change in the course of 
the Commission's review, which is ongoing.
    Public Meeting. The public business meeting on December 10, 2014 
will begin at 1:00 p.m. and will include: Adoption of the Minutes of 
the Commission's September 10, 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. The meeting will include a resolution honoring 
Robert F. Molzahn, President of the Water Resources Association of the 
Delaware River Basin, on his retirement.
    There will be no opportunity for additional public comment at the 
December 10 business meeting on hearing items for which the hearing was 
completed on December 9 or a previous date. Commission consideration on 
December 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 December 9 or to address the 
Commissioners informally during the public dialogue portion of the 
hearing on December 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: November 19, 2014.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary and Assistant General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2014-27880 Filed 11-24-14; 8:45 am]
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