[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 39 (Friday, February 27, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10670-10671]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-03956]


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DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION


Notice of Public Hearing and Business Meeting; March 10-11, 2015

    Notice is hereby given that the Delaware River Basin Commission 
will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, March 10, 2015. A business 
meeting will be held the following day on Wednesday, March 11, 2015. 
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 March 10, 2015 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) Authorizing the Executive Director to 
award a contract to the lowest responsible bidder for taxonomic 
identification of benthic macroinvertebrates in samples collected from 
the Delaware River and its tributaries; (2) authorizing the Executive 
Director to award a contract to the lowest responsible bidder for 
analysis of water, sediment and tissue samples from ambient waters of 
the Delaware River Basin for organic chemicals including PCBs, and 
mercury; (3) delegating limited authority to the Executive Director to 
enter into settlement agreements and to waive administrative late fees 
for good cause shown; and (4) authorizing and directing the Executive 
Director to initiate rulemaking to provide for the One Process--One 
Permit Program and to enter into an Administrative Agreement with the 
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection for demonstration of 
the program. 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 March 10 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 March 11, 2015 will 
begin at 1:00 p.m. and will include: adoption of the Minutes of the 
Commission's December 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. In the latter category, the meeting will include 
resolutions for the Minutes: (a) Authorizing the Executive Director to 
execute an agreement for the preparation of the

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triennial actuarial evaluation for post-retirement benefits required by 
GASB 45; and (b) authorizing the Executive Director to retain an 
independent accounting firm to perform required annual audits for 
fiscal years 2015 through 2017, with an option to continue these 
services through 2019.
    There will be no opportunity for additional public comment at the 
March 11 business meeting on hearing items for which the hearing was 
completed on March 10 or a previous date. Commission consideration on 
March 11 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 March 10 or to address the 
Commissioners informally during the public dialogue portion of the 
hearing that day 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: February 18, 2015.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary and Assistant General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2015-03956 Filed 2-26-15; 8:45 am]
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